| In Bollywood, it's a man's world, says Bipasha  She was ignored in part two of 2002 movie "Raaz" and now she is not in
the sequel of last year's hit thriller "Race". But Bipasha Basu is not
complaining and says it's a tradition in Bollywood not to repeat
actresses in sequels."I heard even Abbas-Mustan are not doing
'Race 2'. If the original directors are not doing the sequel, who am I?
I haven't been approached for 'Race 2'. That's fine," Bipasha told
IANS. "In Bollywood, the heroines are never signed for
sequels. It's a tradition. Just check the sequels. The guys get
repeated. The girls don't. It's a man's world. I don't feel like a
second citizen for that. When 'Raaz 2' was made everyone kept asking
why I wasn't in it. But I never worried about that. No point in crying
about it," she added. The original "Raaz" starred Bipasha with
Dino Morea and was directed by Vikram Bhatt. Part two, titled "Raaz -
The Mystery Continues", featured Kangana Ranaut, Adhyayan Suman and
Emraan Hashmi. Directed by Mohit Suri, the horror thriller was released
early this year and did satisfactory business at the ticket window. Spurned
by the "Race" producers, Tips Films, Abbas-Mustan are planning to
revive their long-forgotten shelved project "Mr. Fraud" for Shree
Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd and the actress says she will be really
happy if the film sees the light of day. "If 'Mr. Fraud' is
revived, I'd be happy to give dates. The film was shot in London and
the styling was not time-bound," she said. Bipasha has also
just signed her second comedy. Coincidentally it reprises the "Mr.
Fraud" trio - Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan and Bipasha. "That's
right Sanjay, Ajay and I are together again in 'All The Best'. This is
the one film I'll enjoy doing. I had a ball doing 'No Entry'. Initially
I had too many inhibitions about Bollywood. 'No Entry' made me drop
those inhibitions. I'm sure Rohit Shetty's 'All The Best' will make me
more uninhibited. It's a fun film and I don't have to always do roles
that reflect my personality. Sometimes it's fun to do a fun film," said
the actress. Bipasha has signed only one film this year. "I
don't want do any more work than my pace allows me. I don't want to
compete with anybody. I've made a niche right from my first film. I'm
Bipasha Basu. I don't think there's any replacement for that. I enjoy
my work. "But there so much more to my vocation as an actor
than just acting. I can do stage shows, be a businesswoman, work for
social causes. I keep busy 24x7. At this stage of my life I don't need
to sit and pine for a role," Bipasha said. Indo-Asian News Service |
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