Bipasha
Basu
gets
to
do
9
different
looks
in
her
new
film
Pankh.
She
clarifies,
"It's
not
nine
roles
as
has
been
wrongly
reported.
It's
just
nine
looks.
I
play
a
character
who
doesn't
really
exist.
I'm
the
young
hero
Maradona
Rebello's
fantasy
figure.
Every
look
is
a
reflection
on
his
mood.
When
he's
mellow
I
come
out
looking
like
an
angel.
He
sees
me
the
way
he
wants
to
see
me.
I
loved
the
script
and
the
director
Sudipto
Chattopadhyaya's
passion."
The
director
wanted
to
name
the
character
Bipasha
Basu.
Says
the
straight-laced
actress,
"Yes,
he
was
very
keen
that
I
be
called
Bipasha
in
Pankh.
But
I'm
not
at
all
comfortable
with
my
name
being
used
for
any
character.
I'd
rather
stick
to
the
character's
name
Nandini."
Belying
the
belief
that
she
is
not
promoting
the
film,
Bipasha
enthuses,
"Pankh
is
very
special,
and
not
just
because
it's
my
first
so-called
art
film.
But
the
minute
I
heard
the
subject
I
was
bowled
over.
It
deals
with
a
very
serious
problem
within
the
film
industry.
Let's
not
trivialize
it
by
people
speculating
whether
the
character
I
play
is
based
on
me.
That's
exactly
what
would
have
happened
if
my
name
was
Bipasha
in
Pankh."
In
Priyadarshan's
Aakrosh,
Bipasha
plays
a
refined
school
teacher,
so
she
doesn't
have
to
speak
a
dialectic
Bihari.
Says
Bipasha,
"It's
very
small
township.
I'm
dressed
in
simple
saris
for
the
role.
It's
a
no-makeup
look.
But
no
makeup
also
means
some
makeup
that
the
character
uses
when
she
goes
out,
etc.
We're
at
this
heritage
bungalow
called
Bangla,
very
nice
but
very
basic.
It's
a
very
hot
place
with
big
mosquitoes."
Bipasha
is
completely
new
to
Priyadarshan's
cinema.
"So
is
Ajay.
But
Akshaye
is
not.
He
has
worked
repeatedly
with
Priyan.
He's
his
favourite."
Story first published: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 13:22 [IST]