<p>Bipasha Basu may be adamant when it comes to protecting her personal space — not surprising, given her rather public break-up with John Abraham last year — but she isn’t in the least reticent. <br /><br /></p>.<p>In fact, when it comes to her latest film, Jodi Breakers, the diva-like actress can’t stop talking. Whether it’s because of her chemistry with co-star Madhavan, the opportunity to work with Helen or her namesake item number, she’s quick to tell Metrolife that shooting for the film was a fun-filled experience. <br /><br />Predictably, her sizzling act in the song ‘Bipasha’ has turned several heads and dominated quite a few headlines in the last few weeks. “My director wanted to do this song, but I’m protective of my name, which is why I was apprehensive of it at first. But after I heard the song I loved it, and bounced the idea off my family and friends. <br /><br />They were all for it, so I went ahead — and now, I realise it’s a good thing I did,” she says. She was adamant on giving the song a different twist, which is why her dance steps are more subdued than the typical Bollywood number. “It has a bit of a Middle Eastern kind of flavour. <br /><br />I wanted something different from the usual hectic dance, so we decided to make it more sensuous,” she explains, adding, “I was supposed to wear a different costume for the song — a skin-coloured dress, which you can see in some parts of it — but a day before shooting, we realised it wasn’t suited to the steps because it wasn’t letting me move. <br /><br />So I decided to wear a sarong, which is what I wanted all along.”<br /><br />Bring up the reports that Shahid Kapur had given her song a definite thumbs down, and — as if on cue — she bursts out laughing. “I read about this too, and I asked him what problem he had with my song. <br /><br />And he told me he hadn’t said anything of the sort. He told me that since his name isn’t as attractive as mine, he didn’t want a song called Shahid — but at the end of the day, everyone has the right to have his or her own opinion,” she says.<br /><br />Ask her about her opinion of her contemporaries, however, and she speaks a bit more carefully. “Everyone’s doing what they’re good at, and are performing well in their own spaces. There’s no one I envy. <br /><br />I’ve been here for ten years, and I still get a warm reception and I’m content in my own space. But having said that, I enjoy the work of a lot of other actresses. <br /><br />Sometimes, scripts and roles might not be that great but everyone’s trying his or her best,” she concludes.</p>
<p>Bipasha Basu may be adamant when it comes to protecting her personal space — not surprising, given her rather public break-up with John Abraham last year — but she isn’t in the least reticent. <br /><br /></p>.<p>In fact, when it comes to her latest film, Jodi Breakers, the diva-like actress can’t stop talking. Whether it’s because of her chemistry with co-star Madhavan, the opportunity to work with Helen or her namesake item number, she’s quick to tell Metrolife that shooting for the film was a fun-filled experience. <br /><br />Predictably, her sizzling act in the song ‘Bipasha’ has turned several heads and dominated quite a few headlines in the last few weeks. “My director wanted to do this song, but I’m protective of my name, which is why I was apprehensive of it at first. But after I heard the song I loved it, and bounced the idea off my family and friends. <br /><br />They were all for it, so I went ahead — and now, I realise it’s a good thing I did,” she says. She was adamant on giving the song a different twist, which is why her dance steps are more subdued than the typical Bollywood number. “It has a bit of a Middle Eastern kind of flavour. <br /><br />I wanted something different from the usual hectic dance, so we decided to make it more sensuous,” she explains, adding, “I was supposed to wear a different costume for the song — a skin-coloured dress, which you can see in some parts of it — but a day before shooting, we realised it wasn’t suited to the steps because it wasn’t letting me move. <br /><br />So I decided to wear a sarong, which is what I wanted all along.”<br /><br />Bring up the reports that Shahid Kapur had given her song a definite thumbs down, and — as if on cue — she bursts out laughing. “I read about this too, and I asked him what problem he had with my song. <br /><br />And he told me he hadn’t said anything of the sort. He told me that since his name isn’t as attractive as mine, he didn’t want a song called Shahid — but at the end of the day, everyone has the right to have his or her own opinion,” she says.<br /><br />Ask her about her opinion of her contemporaries, however, and she speaks a bit more carefully. “Everyone’s doing what they’re good at, and are performing well in their own spaces. There’s no one I envy. <br /><br />I’ve been here for ten years, and I still get a warm reception and I’m content in my own space. But having said that, I enjoy the work of a lot of other actresses. <br /><br />Sometimes, scripts and roles might not be that great but everyone’s trying his or her best,” she concludes.</p>
