Tall, tough, confident and catty, she does not care whether the role is negative or positive. What Usha Bachani looks for are roles with substance. However, in the same breath, she admits that she loves to play roles with shades of grey or outright black. Why? Simply because she looks more convincing in such roles. "I don't think I am cut out for roles of a saree-clad, simple and homely girl who has to say only sweet things. Because of my height and seductive looks, I am more at home playing negative characters," she reasons.

That's what Bachani has been doing on the small screen for the past five years. And that is also what she is currently doing in her forthcoming, big-budget Bollywood flicks.

This self-claimed seductive glamour girl has really shocked her parents and relatives. "I come from a very conservative middle class Sindhi family," she reveals. "So my parents and relatives got a shock of their lives when I started doing ramp shows a decade ago and later took to acting because middle class girls are supposed to keep a safe distance from the world of fashion, glamour and showbiz."