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on 2007/11/14 2:07:53
Moviedom's prime sex symbol, a feisty actress when the script gives her that leeway, sureshot czarina of the gossip columns, she knows that she's all these.. and some more. Over to an afternoon in Mehboob studio. Here's Bipasha Basu in conversation with Hiren Kotwani
It's been more than a year after Dhoom 2. You know there's something like out-of-sight-out-of-mind. Right?
I may not have had a new movie in over a year but I've been performing at stage shows. And I've been in the news for all the wrong reasons. More importantly, I've been busy shooting for Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, Race and Pankh.
Why do you get worked up on being questioned about your personal life?
Because clarifying the so-called news reports would mean giving undue importance to them. The best way to deal with controversy is to keep quiet. After a while, controversies subside because someone else will be making them.
Your item song in No Smoking was barely noticed since it came literally at the fag-end of the movie.
When I heard Phoonk de, I liked it tremendously. The sensuous number goes with my personality. It's composed by Vishal Bharadwaj, who gave me Bidi jalaiyle le. That's why I did it.
And also because of Anurag Kashyap, who had offered me the film. And because of John (Abraham). I like the song so much that I'm going to perform it at many shows in the future .
As for the end credits placement, I got many calls and SMSes that the audience stopped and walked back to see the song.. (laughs) it's another story that very few people actually went to see No Smoking
Would it bother you, if years later, you were merely remembered as the Bidi jalaiyle girl?
As long as I'm appreciated and I'm making money, I've no issues.
Since Goal is a football, male-centric movie, what are you doing in it?
I was happy with what I saw in the rough cut. Besides, I wanted to be a part of a sports film. Plus the role of a Pakistani girl, Rumana, a medical professional, interested me.
Didn't the shoot of Goal in London begin on a lousy note for you with differences with Arshad Warsi?
See, after landing in London, I went straight to the sets. There was some miscommunication.. the driver didn't go to pick up Arshad. So he was late by a few hours. Later on, I just joked with him that if he was planning to report late the next day, he could inform me earlier. That's it.
But it was reported that Arshad and I had major hassles.
I apologised to him about the reports.. someone in the unit was obviously passing on mischievous information.
What about John Abraham's problems with Arshad Warsi?
They had creative differences, which has helped the final product.
