Mahie Gill says she has struggled to break the stereotype of playing similar versions of a "sensuous" woman, with many in the industry refusing to see her in any other light.

Gill got a breakthrough with Anurag Kashyap's Dev D in 2009 as Paro in the modern take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bengali novella Devdas. The actor, 44, found further acclaim in filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia's Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster series. While Gill gained popularity for her role as Madhavi Devi, a scheming wife aiming for power, the actor said people couldn't see beyond her "sarees and wine" in the film.