Actress Saumya Tandon recently returned to the big screen after 18 years in the film "Dhurandhar," playing Akshaye Khanna's wife. Although people still remember her for her role as Roop in Imtiaz Ali's 2007 film "Jab We Met," the actress reveals that she first met Imtiaz Ali when "Rockstar" was being shot and he was casting for the female lead.

The actress explains, "Actually, I met Imtiaz for a lead role in another film. I met him through UTV. He was making "Rockstar" with them at the time. So, we met for "Rockstar," and then this film (Jab We Met) came along, and I felt like I was a complete newcomer with no one to guide me. I first met Imtiaz Ali when he was casting for a Kashmiri girl."

The actress ultimately chose the role of Roop, who plays Geet's (Kareena Kapoor Khan) sister. Saum

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