Mumbai, June 30 -- Veteran actor Poonam Dhillon, who won countless hearts with her graceful screen presence and ethereal beauty as part of Indian cinema since the late 70s, continues to captivate audiences with her timeless charm.

Recently, Poonam sat down with ANI to give a sneak peek into how yesteryear actresses used to behave on and off sets.

Poonam quipped, "Oh, I've done that for years. I was this dumb blonde. I didn't understand anything anybody was saying for years and years."

She also explained why earlier heroines used to behave in such a manner. And it does make sense.

"It was for two reasons. Sometimes if non-veg jokes were being cracked on the set so you didn't sit and guffaw with them. You just pretended you didn't under...