Bipasha Basu Interview: Bipasha Well Played Under Pressure!

Bipasha Basu Well Played Under Pressure: Dealing with work pressure may not be everyone's cup of tea, but actress Bipasha Basu admits that's just what has been driving her through her nearly decade-long career in Bollywood.

Bipasha Basu

"When I started out, I was called this unconventional, dark, tall and sexy woman, and these were taboo for being a film actor at that point of time. I had to deal with all that," Bipasha told reporters here Saturday.

"There was also a point six years back when people said - 'Bipasha is fat'. So for me it's been a growth with all these pressures, and yes, I do play very well under pressure," she added.

The 31-year-old actress, dressed in a white, crochet dress, braved the Mumbai rains and flew to the capital to introduce a new range of shower heads by bath products manufacturer Kohler.

The range is unique as the shower heads have been custom designed for Indian homes which often have low water pressure. Hence, Bipasha ended up talking about the pressures in her life.

"I believe in 'love yourself' and you have to be always confident of who you are. That always helps. The pressures will always remain," she said.

"Somewhere all these pressures actually make you fight back, make you understand yourself and you become a wholesome person at the end of the day," she added.

The secret behind her happiness is that she hopes for "realistic things", Bipasha said.

"I believe in realistic goals and that's one reason for my contentment. There's no end to what you may want from life but you will always be happier if you set achievable goals," she said.

The actress has earlier starred in movies like "Ajnabee", "Raaz", "Jism", "Omkara" and "Race". Among her forthcoming releases are "Aakrosh" and "Dum Maaro Dum".

Shahrukh Khan to turn his Foes into Friends!

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan to turn his Foes into Friends: Shah Rukh Khan is undoubtedly one of the mightiest personalities in the Indian film industry today, no wonder then, that the Khan has his number of foes directly proportional to his number of friends. But seems King Khan is on an agenda to turn his foes into friends now. And why not? After all the friendship spirit is already in the air!

Recently, SRK and Aamir were spotted dining together in London, thereby strengthening their not too string bond. That the two mighty Khans had fallen out badly is not new to anyone. However, things have changed a lot in the past few months.

Also, Shah Rukh has initiated a conversation with Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray, with whom the Khan had a tiff during the release of ‘My Name Is Khan’.

SRK wished Uddhav happy birthday which was published in Shiv Sena mouthpiece, Saamna.

It clearly seems that SRK doesn’t want to carry the baggage of sour relationships with him anymore. Earlier, the Baadshah of Bollywood buried the hatchet with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan. Only time will tell if he adopts the same funda with friend-turned-foe Salman too.

Katrina Kaif Playing As Madhuri Dixit? Bollywood Latest News

Katrina Kaif Playing As Madhuri Dixit? The Latest News Around That The Bollywood Actress Katrina Kaif’s character in director Farah Khan’s Tees Maar Khan  is modelled on the Madhuri Dixit. The actress vehemently denies the rumour and says, “I’m playing a struggling actress who expresses every emotion over the top."

Katrina Kaif

"I’m quite a drama queen in the film.” Kaif

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accepted the role to add more variety to her list of assignments. “I don’t want the audience to get bored watching me play the same kind of roles. A producer saw the rushes of Tees Maar Khan and jumped out of his seat.

Katrina kaifHe couldn’t believe that I’m the same actress in Raajneeti. And the credit for that goes to Farah,” elaborates Kaif.

Belly good
It’s also said that a song picturised on Kaif draws heavily from La Dixit’s Dhak dhak number from Beta. “Farah treats songs in her distinct style. I look up to Madhuri as an actress. For me, her performance and screen presence are an inspiration,” Kaif explains.

The actress is also excited about her belly-dancing track, Sheela ki jawani, which Khan has added to the movie. It will be shot later next month. Kaif is currently working with Zoya Akhtar on Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara in Spain. The film will release after Tees Maar Khan opens in December.

It’s different!
When quizzed Kaif about which lady director she prefers more, she says, “Their styles of presentation are completely different from each other. Farah presents women very elegantly depending on the character.

Zoya perceives them as strong characters. As women, they’re able to point out the nuances very well, especially Zoya.”  The Raajneeti actress is also looking forward to Tarun Manshukhani’s Dostana sequel with Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham.

Reportedly, the actors are more keen to work with each other than the actress. Kaif shrugs, “I’m very happy. Tarun is excited about the way the story shapes up in Dostana 2. My role sounded interesting too.”

Quiet please
It’s also said that director duo, Abbas-Mustan, plan to cast her in their version of The Italian Job, also featuring Abhishek Bachchan and Neil Mukesh. “I’ve never believed in talking about my discussions with producers and directors till the projects aterialize,” states Kaif, pointing out, “Sometimes, lengthy discussions don’t lead up to anything. It makes more sense to talk about projects once they flag off.”