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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
So I decided to wear a sarong, which is what I wanted all along.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sometimes, scripts and roles might not be that great but everyone’s trying his or her best,” she concludes.