When director Madhur Bhandarkar came to Mugdha Godse with the script of Fashion, the model was unsure about how her character would make an impact, considering the stronger roles for co-actors Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut. “But that was before I read the script. Once I was through, I knew Janet’s character had as much scope to perform. If

I did it with honesty, it could get me a little appreciation,” says Godse.

In the movie, she plays the second-rung model, Janet, married to a gay designer.

It has been a week since the movie released, but the “little appreciation” that Godse had hoped for, has snowballed into generous accolades. “There’s been a steady stream of congratulatory messages and phonecalls. Priyanka texted ‘Babe, you blew my mind!’ at three in the morning, and I was totally floored. The one person who is vindicated is Madhur sir. Everytime he told me I had it in me to make it as an actor, I would tell him not to speculate. Now, with each review that I have received, he has been telling me ‘I told you so’,” she giggles.

For Godse, the most touching praise has come from her family. “My family is quite critical of me, so I was apprehensive of their reaction. They went for first-day-first-show, when I was still promoting the film in Dubai. My sister later told me they were left speechless by my performance,” she says.