She might be one of the most bankable stars of Bollywood but actress Preity Zinta is consciously working towards breaking the popular image of a bubbly heroine with films like ‘Videsh’.

The star, plays a migrant woman, who overcomes the trauma of an abusive marriage through her spirituality and imagination in Deepa Mehta's crossover film.

"I had reached the stage in my career where I felt I was stagnating. Of course, the commercial hits were raining and it was great but somewhere inside me I felt 'where is my growth'?," the actress told reporters.

However, the star was quick to add that she has not bid adieu to commercial cinema but would like to explore more intelligent and meaningful roles in near future.

"Today with commercial hits people remember you for a year or two but when I am old or dead what are the films that I will be known for? I want to have a body of work that inspires the actor inside me and helps me grow in my craft," the actress said.

Zinta, however, thanks her commercial success for allowing the opportunity to choose films that inspire her.

"Now I have reached a stage in my life where I am very secure financially and I am spreading my wings and flying into different directions. I have the freedom to choose films that excite me enough to get up in the morning and go to work," Zinta said.

‘Videsh’, scheduled for release this Friday in India, has already won Zinta her first internation award as the best actress at Chicago film festival.

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