My character is similar to the characters played by Smita Patil and Rekha in the 1970s and 1980s," the 24-year-old said here at a party organised for the film. The National Award winning actress, who is working with John for the first time, is happy to have got the opportunity.

"John is a fabulous guy. He is very friendly, very sweet and I am surprised that we have not worked together yet.

Now that we have got this opportunity, we are very happy," said the actress who entered Bollywood with the 2006 movie "Gangster - A Love Story". In six years she has done films like "Life.

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in a Metro", "Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai", "Tanu Weds Manu" and "Fashion" that fetched her a National Award for the best supporting actress. In "Shootout at Wadala", John plays gangster Manya Surve who was shot dead by the Mumbai police in 1982 and is the first-ever registered encounter, or shootout, by Mumbai Police.

Directed by Sanjay Gupta and co-produced by him and Balaji Telefilms, "Shootout at Wadala" also stars Sonu Sood , Manoj Bajpayee , Tusshar Kapoor , Ronit Roy and Mahesh Manjrekar (less)