Divya is Pakistan's new love

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script></div> <div class="Normal" style="" text-align:="" center=""><img src="/photo/1022742.cms" alt="/photo/1022742.cms" border="0" /></div> <div class="Normal"><br /><br />Her peers have been talking about it for quite some time now, but Divya Dutta has gone ahead and done it.<br /><br />She is the first Indian actress to have acted in a Pakistani tele series, <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Tere Ishq Mein</span>. In fact, many of her recent works have one aspect in common – they were shot in Punjab or Pakistan. <br /><br />"It''s a co-incidence that <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Shaheed, Train To Pakistan, Veer Zaara </span>and Gurdas Mann''s <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Des Ho Ya Pardes </span>all had Pakistani and Punjabi connections, and they were all period films. In reality though, it''s my mom who has her roots in Pakistan," Divya tells us, while shooting at the Chiran Fort palace, for award-winning director Shaji Kailash''s new film. <br /><br />Divya''s last trip to Pakistan had people cheering for her wherever she went. "I was nominated four times for the National Awards, but people didn''t know me that well. All that has changed with just one Yash Chopra movie. People call me Shabbu now," she smiles, glad that she''s begun to get her due as an actress. <br /><br />"I am enjoying it. I have built up my career slowly and steadily. I have no godfather. I''m a greedy actress and now I want more."<br /><br />And she''s getting to bite into meaty roles. She''s acting in Shyam Benegal''s <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Subhash Chandra Bose</span>, the multi starrer <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Silsilay</span>, <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Shobha Yatra </span>and <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Kahani Gudiya Ki</span>. The last one is based on the life of Gudiya, the army wife, whose story made headlines recently. <br /><br />"I haven''t met Gudiya, but I will do so once I complete the film," says Divya. Even <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Des Ho Ya Pardes</span>, which is a huge hit in Punjab, is based on reallife. <br /><br />"The film goes back to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and portrays the lives of those who had to leave India and seek political asylum in other countries," explains Divya. <br /><br />She adds, "It''s easy to find out the truth but tough to put it across, because you may run into problems with the censors or a section of the people might take offence." <br /><br />She mentions how Vijay Ghatge''s <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Shobha Yatra </span>invited the ire of the censors. The film, set at a time when the nation celebrates 50 years of Independence, has six actors enacting historical roles, as they prepare for the parade. "There''s nothing to hurt people''s sensibilities. It shows how the real lives of these characters get intertwined with their stage roles," she explains.</div> </div>