Slipping into the part of the legendary courtesan Anarkali may be a dream role for most artistes, but Sonarika Bhadoria reveals she bid her time before giving her nod to Dastaan-E-Mohabbat: Salim Anarkali. With Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev and Prithvi Vallabh behind her, the actor was in two minds about joining another costume drama.

"Initially, I did not want to do the show because I was doing Prithvi Vallabh. The makers of Dastaan-E-Mohabbat had been looking for an actress to play Anarkali for long, but didn't find anyone. When Prithvi Vallabh got over abruptly, Pathakji [Anirudh Pathak, writer] called me for an audition and I bagged the part immediately. Who in their right mind would say no to a character like Anarkali? A lot of people asked me why I was doing another costume drama, but I'm not concerned about what people say."