'Oh
this
film
has
been
the
toughest
in
my
career
so
far
as
it
belonged
to
the
real
world.
Because
I
had
to
go
totally
de-glam
in
the
film,
I
had
to
work
extra
hard
to
gain
audience
attention.
Working
in
this
set
up
was
the
biggest
challenge
ever
as
it
made
me
come
out
of
a
comfort
zone
and
do
something
that
was
far
closer
to
real
life."
And
so
say
most
of
the
leading
ladies
when
they
act
in
a
realistic
film,
deal
with
an
issue
based
subject
and
go
totally
de-glam
for
a
role.
However,
bipasha
basu
has
a
different
take
on
the
state
of
affairs
and
this
is
what
makes
her
stand
apart
from
the
crowd.
Making
no
big
deal
about
doing
films
where
she
is
required
to
wear
minimal
make
up,
she
instead
goes
on
to
state
that
working
in
such
films
is
far
easier
than
the
'fantasy
world'
of
hardcore
commercial
blockbusters.
"Because
of
the
kind
of
person
that
I
am,
I
am
constantly
on
the
edge
while
working
in
commercial
entertainers.
When
you
do
something
which
is
frothy
and
frivolous,
you
are
really
conscious
because
there
are
some
intellectuals
who
are
out
there
to
judge
you.
It
becomes
a
far
tougher
setup
than
a
realistic
one," says
Bipasha
who
has
made
her
career
out
of
being
an
ultra
glam
woman
who
definitely
knows
her
style
statement.
"But
I
had
to
learn
on
the
job",
says
Bipasha,
who
is
currently
in
the
10th
year
of
her
professional
career,
"I
wasn't
brought
up
in
a
surrounding
where
I
was
in
the
midst
of
film
talks
and
filmy
people
24X7.
Acting
also
just
happened
by
chance.
Even
when
I
decided
to
take
on
acting
as
a
full
profession,
I
didn't
go
to
any
acting
school.
I
learnt
everything
on
the
sets.
It
took
me
a
lot
of
time
to
break
my
inhibitions.
When
I
look
back,
I
am
actually
glad
about
all
that
I
had
to
go
through."
She
is
not
convinced
with
the
theory
that
actors
worldwide
are
taken
far
more
seriously
once
they
do
realistic
films.
"That's
wrong
actually",
she
says
immediately,
"This
has
happened
to
me
first
hand
though.
When
Corporate
happened,
quite
a
few
people
said
that
I
have
proved
myself
as
an
actor.
Then
when
my
Bengali
film
Shob
Charitro
Kalponik
arrived,
there
were
all
the
more
praises
that
came
my
way.
But
still,
I
stand
by
my
statement
that
these
films
were
easier
to
do.
Reason
being
that
these
are
much
more
believable
and
humane.
They
didn't
put
much
stress
on
me."
It's
a
different
world
though
for
Bipasha
when
she
acts
in
an
out
and
out
commercial
entertainer.
"When
I
have
to
go
glam,
do
dance
numbers
and
create
this
fantasy
like
world,
it
becomes
really
tough
for
me",
she
admits,
"Having
said
that,
I
feel
that
whatever
I
do
means
a
lot
to
me
as
an
actor.
Some
of
these
commercial
flicks
may
not
be
serious
cinema
but
then
there
is
a
lot
of
credibility
required
since
you
are
entertaining
audience
at
the
end
of
the
day.
This
is
the
reason
why
every
film
is
like
a
challenge
to
me."
Now
that
she
is
on
her
way
to
complete
a
decade
in
Bollywood,
is
she
looking
at
taking
a
deep
breath
and
figuring
out
how
exactly
does
she
wish
to
plan
the
decade
to
come?
Says
Bipasha
after
a
hearty
laugh,
"Can
I
shatter
your
illusion
and
say
that
'No,
I
haven't
really
thought
on
these
lines'?
Really,
I
am
not
so
deep
with
such
far
fetched
thoughts
and
plans.
I
am
a
very
grounded
person
and
have
enjoyed
my
life
the
way
it
has
been.
Nothing
has
been
planned
in
my
professional
career
so
far
and
I
have
gone
by
guts.
Am
I
enjoying
it
all?
Oh,
of
course
yes.
Now
that
I
am
enjoying
it
all,
I
am
not
into
any
planning
mode.
Till
all
of
this
stays
interesting
enough
for
me,
I
am
on.
What
I
am
clear
about
though
is
that
once
the
going
gets
bad,
I
am
not
going
to
be
a
part
of
this
world."