India, Aug. 8 -- Dhamaal 4 was a chaotic return to the franchise started by Indra Kumar almost two decades ago. The comedy actioner saw the return of franchise favourites Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, and Jaaved Jaaferi, while also introducing new faces to the series. Among them was actor Sanjeeda Shaikh, who found herself doing a bit of both action and comedy in the film. In an exclusive chat with Hindustan Times, Sanjeeda looks back on how she landed the role and her filming experience.

Prior to Dhamaal 4, Sanjeeda had not dabbled in comedy. Her previous show before this was Sanjay Leela Bhansali's intense period drama Heeramandi. The actor says the tag of 'serious actor' followed her after this. "Dhamaal 4 happened to me...