I still cannot wear a sari myself: Bipasha
Wearing a sari is so difficult for Bollywood glamgirl Bipasha Basu that the 30-year-old actress and model still needs someone to help her out.
"Wearing a sari is difficult. I cannot wear it myself. This is only the second time this year that I am wearing a sari," she told reporters here on Saturday after putting the ramp on fire dressed in a red and white sari from the Monapali collection at the ongoing Kolkata Fashion Week.
Praising the work of rural weavers which is the theme in the city's first-ever fashion week, she said she likes their work which strikes a balance between ethnicity and modernity.
"The theme is good as it showcases the talent of weavers and this is what makes Kolkata Fashion Week different from all other fashion weeks," she said while praising city-based fashion designers.
Asked whether working in films is easier or walking on the ramp, the Bengali actress quipped: "In cinema it is easier. Here if I trip, all the television cameras will catch me. I cannot make mistakes on the ramp".
On her style statement, she said she likes a mix and match of everything. "I wear everything. I have national and international stuff in my collection. But I also have street stuff," she said.
Regrettingthat her celebrity status restricts her from going around Durga Puja pandals in her home city, Bipasha said, "No one lets me sit in the pandal these days. I miss the pujas."
Known for her role in films like Raaz, Jism and Corporate, she won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award in 2001 for Ajnabee.
Her boyfriend and co-actor John Abraham will walk the ramp on Sunday at the concluding show of KFW for ace designer Rohit Bal.
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