India, Oct. 11 -- For Meenakshi Seshadri Mysore, Meri Jung is "undoubtedly one of the milestones" of her acting career. "The film has been an iconic Bollywood commercial cinema, and even after 40 years, people continue to like it," she tells us.

She was still new to films when this Hindi drama, which turns 40 today, came her way. "I was very new in the industry back then and had already done the film Hero (1983) with (director) Subhash Ghai," she says. Because of this connection, she "came on the board later" for Meri Jung.

Interestingly, her role was originally different. "The original script had the leading lady playing the role of a doctor who needs legal help in a poison case. However, the director wanted a glamorous lead, and so my...