It's
never
happened
to
her
before.
Though
once
in
Phir
Hera
Pheri,
her
voice
had
been
dubbed
without
her
permission
and
she
was
understandably
upset,
in
her
new
release
Aakrosh,
Bipasha
Basu's
role
has
been
cut
substantially.
And
Bipsha
is
not
sulking!
In
fact
she
seems
quite
happy
to
be
in
the
shadows.
Chuckles
the
actress,
"I
knew
from
the
start
that
my
role
was
comparatively
small.
But
I
wanted
to
be
part
of
this
film
because
I
believed
in
it.
When
I
saw
the
complete
film
for
the
first
time
with
my
family
and
friends
earlier
this
week,
I
realized
my
role
had
been
edited
out
even
more.
Now
I'm
hardly
there.
Important
things
that
I
had
shot
have
been
removed."
Naturally
Bipasha's
family
and
friends
were
disappointed.
Says
the
actress,
"I
quickly
took
charge
of
the
situation
in
the
theatre
and
told
them
to
watch
Aakrosh
as
an
Ajay
Devgn
film.
I
told
my
friends,
'Hey
guys.
just
enjoy
the
film
for
Ajay.
Forget
I'm
there'.
Sometimes
it's
important
to
be
part
of
a
film
that
says
something
important.
We
live
in
the
cities
and
half
the
time
we
don't
even
know
what's
going
on
in
the
backward
areas.
We
city
folks
live
a
blinkered
life.
As
an
actor,
I
am
ashamed
to
say
I'm
not
aware
of
the
world
as
much
as
I
should
be."
Aakrosh
opened
Bipasha's
eyes
to
a
reality
she
didn't
know
existed.
"Though
my
role
is
the
blink-and-miss
kind,
I've
no
regrets
about
doing
it.
The
greatest
of
actors
do
walk-on
parts
when
they
believe
in
a
project.
Aamir
Khan
entered
Taare
Zameen
Par
at
mid-point.
And
John
(Abraham)
insisted
on
being
a
small
part
of
Sooni
Taraporewala's
Little
Zizou
because
it
was
about
football."
Story first published: Friday, October 22, 2010, 10:47 [IST]