<p>Her pet project is "indefinitely on hold" due to cash constraints, Sushmita admits.<br />"'Rani Laxmi Bai', my home production, is indefinitely on hold till I have the funds to make the film the way I want to," Sushmita said. " 'Laxmi Bai' to me is a dream, it's not just a film. So I can't compromise with it at all.<br /><br />"The script, the storyboard, everything is ready...it's just a matter of putting in the money now and making the film."<br /><br />The actress admits she is disappointed with the deferment of the endeavour. "When I open my production house, it'll definitely be for producing films but I hoped 'Rani Laxmi Bai' will be the first one, which as of now, it won't be," she said.<br /><br />Another project of the actress that has gathered much buzz but is also on hold is a biopic of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto - tentatively titled "Benazir Bhutto: The Movie".<br /><br />" 'Benajir Bhutto...' is also on hold," Sushmita said. "We require the Pakistan People's Party's (PPP) permission to make the film and they have issues because it is a controversial subject. But whenever we get the clearance, I'll play Benazir Bhutto."<br />Last seen in English film "Karma, Confessions and Holi", Sushmita is at present geared up with the release of "Do Knot Disturb".<br /><br />Produced by Big Pictures and Vashu Bhagnani, the film has been directed by David Dhawan. Releasing Oct 2, it is a comedy on marriage. It also stars Govinda, Lara Dutta and Riteish Deshmukh.<br /><br />This is Sushmita's fourth film with Dhawan after "Biwi No.1" (1999), "Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta" (2001) and "Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya" (2005).<br /><br />Asked if the Bengali beauty was drifting away to comedies with her repeated teaming-up with the director, Sushmita said: "After the kind of films I have done in the past, the last thing that can be done is brand me in any particular genre.<br /><br />"I have done very different kind of films from experimental, non-experimental to commercial. If I look at commercial films then I either look at a love story or a comedy.<br /><br />"Having said that, there is also 'Dulha Mil Gaya' and Aness Bazmee's 'No Problem' and all of them have a touch of comedy, but I just hope that I don't get branded into doing just that. It's just that I enjoy doing comedies a lot," she said.<br /><br />In "Do Knot Disturb", Sushmita will be teaming up with another former Miss Universe, Lara Dutta.<br /><br />Asked if the combo would add to the oomph factor of the movie, she said: "Why not? Anything that adds to a film is a good thing. It's ironic that after all this time we finally come together and Chichi (as Govinda is fondly called) gets to be the lucky guy to have a Miss Universe on both sides."</p>
<p>Her pet project is "indefinitely on hold" due to cash constraints, Sushmita admits.<br />"'Rani Laxmi Bai', my home production, is indefinitely on hold till I have the funds to make the film the way I want to," Sushmita said. " 'Laxmi Bai' to me is a dream, it's not just a film. So I can't compromise with it at all.<br /><br />"The script, the storyboard, everything is ready...it's just a matter of putting in the money now and making the film."<br /><br />The actress admits she is disappointed with the deferment of the endeavour. "When I open my production house, it'll definitely be for producing films but I hoped 'Rani Laxmi Bai' will be the first one, which as of now, it won't be," she said.<br /><br />Another project of the actress that has gathered much buzz but is also on hold is a biopic of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto - tentatively titled "Benazir Bhutto: The Movie".<br /><br />" 'Benajir Bhutto...' is also on hold," Sushmita said. "We require the Pakistan People's Party's (PPP) permission to make the film and they have issues because it is a controversial subject. But whenever we get the clearance, I'll play Benazir Bhutto."<br />Last seen in English film "Karma, Confessions and Holi", Sushmita is at present geared up with the release of "Do Knot Disturb".<br /><br />Produced by Big Pictures and Vashu Bhagnani, the film has been directed by David Dhawan. Releasing Oct 2, it is a comedy on marriage. It also stars Govinda, Lara Dutta and Riteish Deshmukh.<br /><br />This is Sushmita's fourth film with Dhawan after "Biwi No.1" (1999), "Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta" (2001) and "Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya" (2005).<br /><br />Asked if the Bengali beauty was drifting away to comedies with her repeated teaming-up with the director, Sushmita said: "After the kind of films I have done in the past, the last thing that can be done is brand me in any particular genre.<br /><br />"I have done very different kind of films from experimental, non-experimental to commercial. If I look at commercial films then I either look at a love story or a comedy.<br /><br />"Having said that, there is also 'Dulha Mil Gaya' and Aness Bazmee's 'No Problem' and all of them have a touch of comedy, but I just hope that I don't get branded into doing just that. It's just that I enjoy doing comedies a lot," she said.<br /><br />In "Do Knot Disturb", Sushmita will be teaming up with another former Miss Universe, Lara Dutta.<br /><br />Asked if the combo would add to the oomph factor of the movie, she said: "Why not? Anything that adds to a film is a good thing. It's ironic that after all this time we finally come together and Chichi (as Govinda is fondly called) gets to be the lucky guy to have a Miss Universe on both sides."</p>
