When she last visited Mumbai, this Indian-origin model from the United States ended up contracting malaria that confined her to a wheelchair and put an end to her ambitious modelling plans. Refusing to let her condition affect her dreams, she worked hard all these years and is now hunting for modelling assignments and roles in Bollywood.

Viral Modi (with Dr Alok Sharma, left) claims a well-known Bollywood director has offered her an audition and is confident of getting the role