Bipasha Basu
Bollywood’s dusky beauty Bipasha Basu has carved a niche for her in Hindi cinema and says she has no aim of going to Hollywood because filmmakers there are familiar with only one Indian actor Aishwarya Rai. "No filmmakers of Hollywood are willing to sign any Bollywood actor without a screen test apart from Aishwarya. They seem to know no Hindi film actors, not even Amitabh Bachchan," Bipasha said. "I got a chance to go there, but I found out that I will have start again from scratch like screen tests and other crabbiness. They treat you like a beginner. So I decided to stay in Mumbai and be the ‘queen’ here," said the actress who was in town to promote Bachna Ae Haseeno. Talking about the film with newcomer Ranbir Kapoor, Bipasha said she signed on because she hadn’t done a romantic movie since long. "I haven’t done an out-an-out romantic film for a long time so when I heard the script of this film, I found it a little fresh. "I play Radhika, who comes all the way from Ranchi to Mumbai to become an actor. But she ends up being a member of (choreographer) Shiamak Davar’s dance troupe." Bipasha doesn’t seem to mind sharing screen space with two other actresses - Minissha Lamba and Deepika Padukone in the film. "I am okay with even a small role provided I get an suitable character and my share of consideration on screen. Anyway, if you are a Bollywood actress, you have very narrow choice. I was smart enough to realize it long back and hence am picking up roles that look good on-screen," she said.