Usha Jadhav who started her career in cinema with a small role in Madhur Bhandarkar’s Traffic Signal, has come a long in just six years. Today she stares at the National award for Best Actress with some disbelief and a lot of gratitude. Usha says, “It does seem a bit unreal. I knew my performance in <em>Dhag</em> had been applauded. But to have beaten all my favourite actresses like Sridevi, Vidya Balan and Priyanka Chopra is something that is yet to sink in. The competition was so tough this year. I didn’t think I stood a chance.”