Rasika Dugal and Jim Sarbh enjoy a meal at Leaping Windows in Versova. Pics/Nimesh Dave

In a cosy corner of Leaping Windows in Versova, a table is set for a Sunday lunch, where over coffee and customised meals in the cafe-cum-library, Jim Sarbh and Rasika Dugal share with us their Bollywood journey, never once hesiting to admit how it's still new to them. Sarbh leaves for New York the same evening to attend an awards ceremony - he won the Best Villain award for the film Neerja earlier this week - while Dugal has recently wrapped up the shoot for Nandita Das's much-awaited Manto. As they talk about the commercial machinery in place behind the big screen, and the joys and challenges of acting in indie cinema, we encounter an unassuming, perceptive side to the actors. Curious about how the other interacts with the camera, they end up interviewing each other for a good part of the session.