Monday,
July
30,
2007
After
proving
her
mettle
in
films
like
Matrubhoomi,
a
crossover
movie,
Tulip
Joshi
will
now
be
seen
in
a
host
of
Bollywood
flicks,
Dhokha
being
the
latest.
She
talks
about
her
soft
corner
for
the
Bhatt
camp,
her
Mumbai
spirit
and
the
intricacies
of
playing
a
journalist.
What
was
the
reason
behind
doing
Dhokha
after
Matrubhoomi?
After
Matrubhoomi,
I
was
being
offered
similar
roles
which
were
not
challenging
my
creative
ability.
I
do
not
want
to
be
stereotyped
in
the
industry.
I
want
people
to
remember
me
as
a
versatile
actress.
That
is
why
I
signed
up
for
Dhokha.
My
performance
in
the
film
would
definitely
prove
to
the
audience
that
Tulip
is
capable
of
handling
all
kinds
of
characters.
Tell
us
about
your
character
in
Dhokha.
I
play
a
Kashmiri
Muslim
girl,
Sara,
who
is
married
to
a
man
named
Zayed,
played
by
Muzammil.
I'm
a
suicide
bomber
in
this
film.
I
cannot
tell
you
more.
How
was
the
experience
of
working
with
newcomer
Muzammil?
Muzammil
is
a
hard-working
and
intelligent
person.
His
language
is
a
mixture
of
Urdu
and
our
Hindi.
I
am
happy
that
I
worked
with
him
because
I
have
improved
a
lot
on
my
Hindi.
How
do
you
find
Pooja
Bhatt
as
a
director?
Pooja
is
a
very
good
director
who
knows
exactly
what
she
wants.
She
is
extremely
passionate
about
her
work
and
pays
special
attention
to
the
looks
and
acting
of
the
artistes.
I
feel
that
being
an
actress
herself,
she
knows
what
difficulties
we
face
in
front
of
the
camera.
How
much
input
did
Mahesh
Bhatt
put
into
the
film?
Though
he
is
the
writer
of
the
film,
he
went
out
of
his
way
to
make
us
actors
understand
our
characters
properly.
This
made
our
work
so
much
easier.
Mahesh
Bhatt
is
also
passionate
about
his
work
and
it
won't
be
wrong
to
say
that
Pooja
has
inherited
the
trait.
How
did
you
bag
this
role?
I
received
a
call
from
Pooja's
associate
and
when
I
went
to
meet
her,
she
offered
me
this
film.
You
will
not
believe
me
but
I
had
signed
this
film
without
even
listening
to
the
story.
I
have
been
a
big
fan
of
Bhatt
films
for
long.
It
was
like
a
dream
come
true
for
me.
What
else
are
you
doing
besides
Dhokha?
I'm
doing
a
yet-to-be-titled
film,
directed
by
Rohit
Jugrat,
under
the
banner
Asthavinayak.
Cast
opposite
Kunal
Khemu,
I
play
a
middle-class
orphan
girl
named
Mausami.
She
is
simple
at
heart
and
wants
to
become
a
journalist.
Then
there
is
a
film
by
Amol
Shedge
titled
Kabhi
Kahin
and
Arindum
Mitra's
Shunya,
written
by
Anurag
Kashyup
and
starring
Kay
Kay
Menon.
Did
you
do
any
homework
to
play
a
journalist?
No,
nothing
special.
All
I
did
was
keep
track
of
the
body
language
of
journalists.
I
also
watch
news
channel
to
know
their
behaviour.
I
have
learnt
a
lot
this
way.
Which
films
are
you
doing
down
South?
Last
week,
my
Malayalam
film
with
Mammootty
named
Mission
90
Days
was
released.
This
film
is
doing
good.
Then
I'm
shooting
for
a
yet-to-be-named
film,
directed
by
Raju,
along
with
Venky.
What
would
you
like
to
say
about
Mumbai?
Mumbai
is
the
best
metropolitan
city
in
the
entire
country
and
there
is
no
doubt
about
that.
What
I
like
most
about
this
city
is
that
it
never
sleeps.
We
should
be
proud
that
multinational
companies
have
opened
up
their
offices
here.
The
standard
of
living
has
improved
and
unemployment
has
been
taken
care
of.
People
here
do
not
show
off
and
do
not
poke
their
noses
into
other
people's
business.
Tell
us
about
your
interests.
I
like
reading
and
traveling.
Apart
from
Africa
and
Middle-eastern
countries,
I
have
toured
almost
every
part
of
the
world.
I
loved
France,
Ireland
and
Italy.