She has, however, forgiven Panscholi and moved on. “He apologised saying he gave the interview in a drunken state. He made a mistake and realises it,” Ranaut adds.

The actress’ penchant for controversy is often cited as the reason she does intense roles, which, say many, tends to get repetitive. But the candid actress remains unfazed. “I have no intentions of changing my image. I’m here to do good work and I don’t care if it takes being a tragedy queen to do that. I’ve been in the industry merely two years and am in no hurry to ‘experiment’,” remarks the soft-spoken actress.

In real life, however, the 21-year-old enjoys watching comedies. “I am your typical popcorn flick audience. In fact, I can never watch the kind of work I do — it’s a tad too intense for me,” she laughs.