Neha
Dhupia
tells
us
on
the
release
of
her
latest
film
Raat
Gayi
Baat
Gayi
that
she
has
succeeded
in
overhauling
her
earlier
sleazy
image…
What
is
Raat
Gayi
Baat
Gayi
all
about?
It
is
a
hilarious
take
off
on
the
syndrome
of
one
night
stand
and
is
about
three
guys,
their
wives,
one
missing
mobile
number
and
Sophia,
a
gorgeous
woman,
who
seems
to
be
rushing
behind
all
the
wrong
things
in
her
life.
No
prize
for
guessing
that
you
play
the
gorgeous
woman.
Tell
me
more
about
Sophia!
Sophia
is
a
very
good
flirt,
who
does
not
mind
smoking
and
drinking.
In
short
she
is
the
woman
of
today,
who
likes
to
make
men
run
around
her
in
circles.
To
what
extent
could
you
relate
to
the
role
that
you
play?
I
can
say
that
I
could
easily
relate
to
Sophia.
Like
Sophia,
I
too
have
no
pretensions
in
life.
I
too
am
a
modern
day
woman
who
does
not
mind
an
occasional
drink.
How
challenging
was
the
role
for
you
as
an
actress?
I
would
say
that
Raat
Gayi
Baat
Gayi,
which
is
a
different
comedy,
is
my
best
film
till
date
as
an
actress.
It
was
a
great
opportunity
for
me
to
let
my
work
speak
for
itself.
Though
I
know
for
a
fact
that
I
am
under
rated
as
an
actress,
I
am
happy
because
even
if
I
give
just
an
average
performance,
people
are
happy
because
they
did
not
expect
it
from
me.
How
did
you
prepare
for
your
part?
The
brief
given
to
me
by
Saurabh
when
he
narrated
the
script
and
my
role
to
me
was
that
I
should
not
study
the
character
in
detail
because
he
was
of
the
opinion
that
only
then
I
could
give
an
effortless
performance.
He
did
not
want
me
to
have
a
pre-conceived
half
baked
notion
about
the
character
of
Sophia.
How
can
you
be
so
sure
that
every
viewer
will
be
able
to
relate
to
the
characters
in
Raat
Gayi
Baat
Gayi?
Because,
whether
they
are
ready
to
admit
it
or
not,
the
fact
is
that
all
men
have
been
drunk
one
night
or
the
other
and
every
woman
has
been
in
some
relationship
or
the
other
at
one
time
or
the
other
in
their
lives.
Would
you
readily
forgive
your
man
if
he
has
a
one
night
stand?
All
that
I
can
say
is
that
in
spite
of
the
fact
that
I
have
been
saddled
with
a
sleazy
image
thanks
to
some
of
the
films
which
I
had
done
early
in
my
career,
the
fact
is
that
I
am
a
hard
taskmaster,
but
not
a
very
forgiving
woman.
Have
you
succeeded
in
shaking
off
that
image?
My
journey
as
an
actress
made
me
get
stuck
in
a
certain
image.
I
know
that
it
is
very
hard
to
get
rid
of
an
image
like
that
and
hence
I
have
been
working
hard
to
change
that
image
of
mine
and
I
should
say
that
I
have
succeeded
to
a
large
extent
by
being
patient.
In
fact,
I
did
not
say
yes
to
even
a
single
film
in
2004.
Wasn"t
it
risky
for
you
as
an
actor
to
say
no
to
the
offers
that
you
received?
I
just
did
a
cameo
in
Garam
Masala
in
2005
and
a
role
in
Chup
Chup
Ke
in
which
Priyadarshan
had
the
courage
of
conviction
to
drape
me
in
a
salwar
kameez
from
top
to
toe.
The
gamble
paid
off
and
slowly
and
steadily
people
started
forgetting
the
image
that
they
had
of
me
thanks
to
films
like
'Julie",
Qayamat
and
Sheesha.
You
went
in
for
a
through
overhaul
of
your
image
as
an
actress!
You
can
say
that.
I
did
films
like
Mithya,
Ek
Chalis
Ki
Last
Local,
Dasvidaniya,
all
of
which
saw
me
in
a
different
genre
as
an
actress
in
a
deglamorised
avatar.
When
I
did
films
like
Singh
Is
Kinng
and
De
Dana
Dan,
though
I
did
not
play
the
leading
lady
in
them,
the
films
fetched
me
International
recognition
in
a
big
way.
Are
you
happy
with
the
way
your
career
has
shaped
in
the
last
few
years?
Life
is
about
progressing.
Priyadarshan
told
me
that
he
could
not
see
any
other
actress
in
the
role
in
which
he
cast
me
in
De
Dana
Dan.
For
me
it
was
like
winning
an
Oscar.
Saurabh
throws
me
in
a
sea
of
talent,
with
great
actors
like
Rajat
Kapoor,
Vinay
Pathak
and
Ranvir
Shorey.
It
is
the
faith
that
I
have
been
able
to,
instill
in
my
co-actors
that
gives
me
a
high.
Does
it
mean
that
you
will
now
not
accept
any
glamorous
role
and
stick
to
your
deglamorised
characters?
Though
I
should
say
that
I
have
more
or
less
covered
most
of
the
space
as
an
actor
but
take
it
from
me,
I
am
not
somebody
who
will
continue
to
play
the
roles
of
girl-next-door
just
because
I
have
the
image.
I
am
an
actor
and
hence
I
want
to
break
away
from
every
image.
Which
are
the
films
which
you
have
up
your
sleeves
as
of
now?
Among
the
films
which
I
have
now
on
the
floors
are
I
am
24,
a
nice
comedy
in
which
I
am
opposite
Ranvir
Shorey,
Raftaar,
a
thriller
opposite
Emraan
Hashmi,
Pappu
Can"t
Dance
Saala,
a
light-
hearted
film,
in
which
I
am
opposite
Vinay
Pathak,
Action
Replay,
an
out-and-out
action
film
with
Akshay
Kumar
and
Aishwarya
Rai.
What
is
your
criterion
when
you
take
up
a
role?
All
that
I
can
say
is
that
I
have
been
in
the
industry
for
the
last
six
years.
I
do
not
want
to
work
for
the
sake
of
work
and
films
would
never
be
a
business
for
me,
because
it
is
only
a
project
which
will
make
me
proud.
The
script,
the
set
up
and
the
co-actors,
whether
they
will
be
able
to
pull
off
their
characters
are
my
criteria
when
I
accept
a
film.
In
what
way
have
you
evolved
as
an
actress
from
Qayamat
till
say
Raat
Gayi
Baat
Gayi?
Raat
Gayi
Baat
Gayi
is
a
stand
alone
film,
which
is
different
from
Bheja
Fry
and
Mithya.
Mithya
and
Bheja
Fry
earlier
and
Raat
Gayi
Baat
Gayi
now
have
been
landmarks
in
my
career.
I
take
up
a
role
only
if
it
is
challenging.
I"d
say
that
as
an
actress
I
have
miles
to
go.