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 Bipasha
Basu made it to Cannes, but unfortunately got to spend no time at all
at the famed French Riviera town - no shopping, no sightseeing, no
swimming and no meeting Jude Law either! The
actress visited the prestigious film festival a week ago with boyfriend
John Abraham to promote their upcoming venture "Goal", in which she
plays a Pakistani doctor.
"It was like not being there! I wasn't
at Cannes Film Festival for even a full day. This was my first trip to
Cannes and I'd have liked to see and experience more. I landed with
John in the morning and was out by evening. All I had time was the
press events for our film 'Goal'. That's it," Bipasha told IANS.
"No
sightseeing, no shopping. I'm a major shopaholic, though I like to buy
stuff for others and not just for myself. And, of course, I'd have
liked to swim and relax," she added.
She says the worst blow was that she missed meeting her favourite actor Jude Law.
"John met him at a party hosted by Nike for another football film at the festival. I couldn't attend.
"The
ambience is very likeable not just for movie buffs but anyone who wants
to shop or simply stroll by the riverside. I got to do none of that. In
fact, I was supposed to start shooting for Abbas-Mustan's 'Race' early
morning after landing late the previous evening.
"Fortunately
for me, they were gracious enough to postpone the morning shift by a
few hours. Thank god for such considerate souls. I don't know what I'd
have done otherwise," said the busy actress who has had to cancel her
holiday to Goa because of her schedules.
"Goa will just have to
wait until I've a little breathing space. Right now with so much
travelling I don't know whether I'm coming or going. I've another goal
to achieve at the moment," she puns.
The actress says she didn't make any preparations for her role in "Goal".
"What
preparations did I make to play a Pakistani girl? Nothing! Aren't
working women all over the world the same in dress, attitude and gender
relations? I kept my makeup to the minimum, just dabbed some kajal in
my eyes and picked up my medi-bag to take care of the injured souls on
the field."
Bipasha is thrilled with Hollywood icon Richard Gere
singling her out for praise on Karan Johar's chat show "Koffee With
Karan" and describing her as bright, hot and desirable.
"I'm not
just flattered. I'm flattened! If someone as sinfully good-looking and
amazingly cute as Gere thinks that way about me, I don't mind missing
Jude Law. Strangely, I haven't met Gere that much.
"Though
I've made it clear to Parmeshwar Godrej that I'm constantly available
for any AIDS-related work on the field, I generally shy away from the
charity dinners Gere attends. Such do's are don't for me. I'm not a
social butterfly at all," said the actress who has been labelled the
hottest bikini babe in Bollywood.
"Have I?" she laughed. "I
don't mind being called a bikini babe. I guess I looked right in a
bikini in 'Dhoom 2'. I know and so do my fans that I can pull off
anything, from a suit-clad 'Corporate' to a bikini in 'Dhoom 2'.
Looking hot is a good thing, I guess."
If she had one wish right now what would she like?
"I
wish I was one of the footballers in 'Goal' instead of sitting on the
bench. And if you give me one more wish, I wish I had met Jude Law at
Cannes."
By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service
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