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Jiah Khan, who appears in a bikini in Housefull, dispels the notion that she is inclined to show skin.

In a chat with Screen, Jiah said the scene in Housefull mandated a bikini and she consented to wear it after helmer Sajid Khan explained the setting to her.

"Some of the key scenes are set on a beach and it was imperative that all we leading ladies got into swimwear. Now when you are on a location like this, you don't quite roam around all covered up, right?" she asks. "What else would young girls wear when on beach? You have to go as per the mood and setting. It is the practical way of doing things."

Being convinced about the need to wear a bikini didn't make it any easier for her to wear one.

"It was actually quite difficult for me to wear a bikini. I am pretty demure when I am not on screen", Jiah added. "Would you believe it that in real life, and I don't really wear bikinis even when I am on holidays."

"I guess somehow the Nishabd image has stuck by me", she laments, "The fact though is entirely different. If you come to my house, you won't find me roaming around in hot pants. That's not the way it works actually. But then people are in a different impression altogether and it is actually quite a task for me to make them understand that my reel life and real life are two completely different things. I am actually quite an introvert and not as 'bindaas' as I am perceived to be."