I know I’m Hot, what’s harm in that: Bipasha
Noreen Aslam

BOMBAY—Bipasha Basu was welcomed back with a thunderous response in the No Entry zone, where her adoring fans lapped her up. The trendsetter of the bold Hindi film heroine, she’s back to doing what she’s best at- wooing the male population with gusto. And the female folk aren’t exactly her friends for that. From the object of desire to the object of envy, Bipasha has progressed well. Here’s a refreshing chat with the vivacious beauty...
With two hits in a row, Barsaat and No Entry, do you think you have returned to the top league once again?
I don’t understand how can you just hop in and out of the so-called top league so easily. It takes years of hard work to be where you are. I don’t believe in Friday stars, and most of the actors of the past, who have always been remembered, have been consistent with their performances. My films might not have worked at the box-office, but I don’t think I failed as an actress in any of them. It’s the media who said Bipasha is not what she was any more; she has lost her charm. But the fact is that I was trying out different things, which were important to me at that point of time. I am glad I have had it this way because I have the best of everything now. And I am looking forward to much more.
Isn’t it unfair to refer to your previous films as mistakes, now when things are working for you again?
Well, Rudraksh, for example, was a big mistake, and even my biggest fan can’t tell me otherwise, because I myself didn’t know what I was doing in that film. Also, I feel, I intentionally tried to move away from my glamorous image, just to prove myself as an actress. And I think by doing so, I was being dishonest to my fans who expect to see me on screen in a certain way. I can’t shy away from being the glamorous person I am, and glamour is a very important part of our film industry.
So you are back to wearing the sex symbol tag?
Do you think this sex symbol tag is going to leave me even if I want it to? I know I am sexy and people see me as sexy. So what’s the harm in that? All I wanted to make clear earlier was that there was more to me than just being sexy. But now I am ok, people can call me what they want to, as long as they go and watch my films. But there is a big difference between me and all the other girls who are being tagged sex symbols along with me, and if I were being clubbed with them, then I would rather not be called that.
The Chopras have signed you on for Dhoom 2. You are banking on that film heavily, though it was reported that you don’t have much to do in the film...
That’s something you will be able to say only after watching the film. As far as I am concerned, I know what my role is, and I am happy doing it, otherwise I wouldn’t have signed it in first place.