India, Nov. 13 -- As appreciation for her new film Haq, based on the famous Shah Bano case, continues to pour in, Yami Gautam Dhar has already signed four new films. "It's the producer's prerogative to announce," she smiles when we prod for details. But she's more than willing to talk about being the audience's darling and how staying away from trends and formulas has worked for her.

I'm only imagining the headlines out of this because I have no idea how to answer this question. I'm really trying to be so careful and measured. I don't want to sound like anything that I'm not.

I have, and it's my audience saying it. So, I think that in itself is a really big thing for me. I'm here because of them and, of course, the belief of certain dir...