Bipasha
Basu
aka
Bips
is
all
set
to
cast
her
'jaadu
and
nasha'
on
screen
once
again!
And
this
time
it
is
in
Sanjay
Gupta's
Pankh
directed
by
Sudipto
Chattopadhyay.
Interestingly,
Bipasha
is
a
mere
fantasy
of
the
20–year–old
protagonist
Jerry
(Maradona
Rebello)
and
does
not
actually
exist
in
the
film.
Explaining
the
complexity
of
the
story
director
Chattopadhyay
said,
“Bipasha
is
Jerry's
fantasy
who
exists
only
in
his
mind.
She
is
his
alter–ego
and
loves
to
provoke
him
at
a
drop
of
her
hat.''
Sudipto
further
explains,
''The
character
of
Jerry
is
very
complex.
The
film
shows
him
as
a
famous
child
artiste
who
crossed
dressed
as
a
girl.
Thus
he
is
confused
about
his
identity.
There's
a
song,
"Jiya
na
Jala",
sung
by
Sunidhi
Chauhan,
where
he
fantasizes
Bipasha
seducing
him,
creating
confusion
in
his
mind
about
his
real
identity
whether
he
is
a
man,
woman
or
an
eunuch.
But
Bipasha
seduces
him
completely
and
is
his
sexual
fantasy.
Bipasha
is
his
only
solace
from
the
ugly
reality
of
life.''
The
director
reveals
that
he
and
designers
Rocky
S
and
Gavin
Miguel
worked
hard
on
Bipasha's
look
in
the
film.
''We
wanted
Bipasha
to
look
like
a
Diva
a
la
Sophia
Loren
and
Liza
Minelli
in
Cabaret.
Also
we
had
lengthy
discussions
over
the
scenes.
And
during
the
shoot
Bipasha
got
so
in
with
her
character
that
as
if
she
was
visible
only
to
Jerry
and
completely
unaware
of
the
actor's
presence
on
the
sets.
Her
whole
attitude
and
behaviour
while
playing
the
character
made
the
entire
experience
very
interesting.''
Story first published: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 11:57 [IST]