Pranutan Bahl's innocent face will remind you of her grandmother - late veteran actor Nutan. Pranutan may be Mohnish Bahl's daughter, but she is proud of stepping into the Hindi film industry on pure talent and hard work. She doesn't think you are entitled to be an actor just because you are part of a family of actors. A double law graduate, this 26-year-old bares it all about her debut film Notebook, releasing on March 29, co-actor Zaheer Iqbal, her equation with Salman Khan, and her idea of love in this exclusive interview with mid-day.com. Edited excerpts:

How did you bag this role?
I was called in for an audition, and I gave a four to five-hour-long audition. It was amazing and extremely positive. I was patient and gave it time and he (Nitin Kakkar, Notebook director) just wouldn't let go until he thought that he had extracted my full potential. That is very encouraging for a newcomer or for any actor. About eighteen days later, I got a call saying that I had been selected.