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Mawra Hocane has expressed time and again her wish to work with Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, but it seems she has changed her mind!

In a radio interview with Special Broadcasting Service SBS in Sydney, the Sanam Teri Kasam actor revealed that Ali Zafar is one artist she dreams to work with: "I hope I can work with him soon, he's a wonderful human being and he's such a great performer. He opened the show at the Lux Style Awards and though I knew him from before, I was mesmerised by his performance - the way he took over the show."

It's news to us too!

But he's not the only one she's hoping to work alongside onscreen, Mawra revealed that she and her sister Urwa Hocane are looking for projects in which the two can work together.

"We're looking forward to working together; we're waiting for a good script, because usually they [TV shows] show sisters fighting or being envious of each other, or destroying the other's families'. So we're waiting for a script which displays the essence of sisterhood," added the starlet.

Her sister also serves as her inspiration, more so after Urwa's recent hit TV serial Udaari, which centres around the sensitive topic of child abuse, and Mawra discloses that her upcoming Hum TV drama Sammi is also along the same lines.

On the Pak-India divide, and ban on Indian films, the actor stands firmly for local cinema, assured that we are not dependent on international films to get back up.

She said, "I don't feel we're dependent on anybody [Bollywood or Hollywood films]. I personally believe there's no lack of talent in our country, nor entertainment in this world. Our dramas are the best in the world, they're recognised globally for being the best [sic]. The only reason we watch other country's films is for our own exposure, so it's not about the need or the lack thereof of our films."

If you're guessing about her upcoming films, she's keeping mum about them, though she did hint at her next role saying that she will not be playing another 'damsel in distress'.