Unless I work with Shah Rukh my career cannot be complete. I can't hang my boots till that happens. Bipasha Basu More Quotes by Bipasha Basu More Quotes From Bipasha Basu I do a film if it interests me, has a connect with the audience and some entertainment value. The rest doesn't matter. Bipasha Basu entertainment film matter You don't have to do offbeat films to prove that you can act. I have done it but only to prove myself that I can fit convincingly into every kind of films. I want to do the 100 crore film where the hero does all the work, and I get to relax. Bipasha Basu relax hero doe I keep my distance from politics. Lots of money has been offered to me for campaigning over the years, and I have always refused. I used to be very politically aware and very opinionated, but I don't want to involve myself. Bipasha Basu distance want years My wedding won't be a hush-hush affair. When I get married, everyone will get to know about it... there'll be nothing speculative about my wedding. Bipasha Basu hush-hush affair married I would never put on 20 kilos and mess up my system because a role demands it. Hindi cinema doesn't offer you roles that get you an Oscar, anyway. Tom Hanks can do it in Hollywood; not us. Bipasha Basu oscars demand hollywood It is said that anyone who does commercial cinema is not acting, and anyone who does an art film is acting. I don't believe it. I feel whenever you are doing a film, you are acting. So you need to be applauded for that. I won't do art house cinemas. I want to make commercial films. I want my films to make money. Bipasha Basu house believe art It was Vikram Bhatt and 'Raaz' that got me interested in the medium of cinema. Before that, I was like any other youngster dabbling with various things - modelling, films - without a definite direction or focus. Now that I'm working with all of them, life has come full circle for me. Bipasha Basu cinema circles focus I am a simpleton at heart. In my personal life, I don't wear makeup. Bipasha Basu simpletons makeup heart I am so pathetic with machines in real life, it's not a joke. I'd rather walk, or even run, than take the car out myself. I like to be driven around. Yes, I like fancy cars, and fancy bikes, too. It's my dream to learn how to ride one myself, but for now, I am content being driven around. Bipasha Basu real dream running I am so enriched because so much has happened in my life. The way I can express myself is because of the life I have led. It's only when you experience life can you emote it. Bipasha Basu emote happened way I actually wanted to be a doctor. But doing all those horrid rat dissections made me faint. I studied science till the 12th standard and later took up commerce. I was planning to do chartered accountancy, but fate had something else in store for me. Bipasha Basu doctors fate rats I have been called 'Bongshell' the day I stepped into showbiz. So, any adjective coming my way, I take it positively. Sometimes it's also entertaining, but I don't feel bad about it. I'm a proud woman. Bipasha Basu adjectives proud way Whenever I get married, it will be a Bengali wedding. If I won't have a Bengali wedding, my mother won't come. She has warned me. So, I am going to have a Bengali wedding for sure. Bipasha Basu bengali married mother As women, we tend to take the easy way out in showbiz. I have done movies where all I did was look pretty in every frame. Bipasha Basu done looks way Kissing onscreen is the worst thing in the world. I'm OK with lovemaking scenes, but I hate kissing. Bipasha Basu kissing hate world As a child, I was a brat, and my parents didn't know how to control me. So they told me ghost stories, which stayed with me. I am still petrified of darkness and being alone. Bipasha Basu ghost-stories parent children I can't let the baggage of my private life get into work. Artists are more fragile than normal people. But I know that I am a role model for zillions of people, so no matter how deep you are hurting, you need to come out strong. Bipasha Basu strong artist hurt I'm really bad at taking compliments, but whenever I get them, I tell myself, 'Way to go, girl' and move on. Bipasha Basu girl way moving I am very proud of my role in 'Singularity.' It pushed me into the territory of period romance. It was a very emotional and challenging role. Bipasha Basu romance emotional challenges Yes, exes can be good friends, but after a certain time. Though no break-up is a good break-up, time heals everything, including broken friendships. It also depends on the kind of people they are, their mindsets and the reasons for the break ups. Bipasha Basu good-friend broken people
