While actress Bipasha Basu is a regular visitor to Bangalore, thanks to her professional commitments, she also relates to the city on a personal level. During her most recent visit, she told Bangalore Times, "My brother-in-law, who is married to my sister Vijeta, is from Bangalore. In fact, he was born and brought up in the city and I used to visit them often earlier. But once they shifted to Mumbai, my visits have been restricted to work."

The actress has worked on a couple of films down south earlier in her career, but she seems convinced that it is not her cup of tea. "In Bollywood, we anyway copy some of the south films," she laughs, adding, "I worked with some fantastic teams in the south, but the truth is, I found it very difficult to adapt to their work environment. Language is a barrier too. I didn't feel the connect, so I did not take up any more films in the south. However, having been in the film industry for over 13 years, I have a better understanding of how it works, and if a good script comes my way, I might take it up. Today, I get involved in every stage of filmmaking, including the screenplay. "

 

The actress, who has done the Bengali film Shob Choritro Kalponik by Rituparno Ghosh, is apprehensive about taking up more films in that industry as well. "The compensation is not great. I have to compromise on my work in Mumbai to do a Bengali film. So, unless there is something really interesting, I don't think I will be able to do films there," says Bipasha. So does that mean that she has found herself a firm footing in Bollywood? "Look at the films that are being made now. Very few are thought-provoking and there are hardly any women-oriented roles. Only Vidya Balan gets author-backed roles. The rest of the female characters fall prey to stereotypes. But, I don't take this seriously, as I have the intelligence to understand how it works," concludes Bipasha.