India, Sept. 26 -- Indian actress Seema Biswas defied suggestions and played a mother's role in Khamoshi: The Musical to prove her mettle but ironically refused similar roles later to avoid getting typecast. In a candid interview with IBNS-TWF correspondent Souvik Ghosh, Seema speaks on her film journey, her latest Hindi release Jolly LLB 3 and upcoming Bengali film Raktabeej 2... Excerpts...

Q. You played PM Basu in The Family Man and now your character in Raktabeej 2 is modelled after Sheikh Hasina (ousted Bangladesh PM). Do you consider yourself as an automatic choice for these roles?

A. Sometimes I think filmmakers love me as a person. I don't know as an artiste or what, but they love me. But I don't like getting the offers of only ...