It couldn’t have been a happier start to the new year for Genelia Deshmukh, whose latest offering Ved has set the cash registers ringing. The romantic drama, which also marks the directorial debut of actor-husband Riteish Deshmukh, has become one of the biggest grossers in Marathi cinema in recent years. Genelia, who is also attached as a producer on the film, beams with joy as she says, “Usually, you have to fight for shows, but with Ved, more shows are being added. I feel fortunate that people are taking these characters home. The last time this happened to me was during Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na [2008].”

A still from Ved