| 'The world should stop worrying about us' |
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
...lashes out Bipasha Basu at rumours of a rift in her relationship with John Abraham.
"What a mad week this has been! This rumour has caught on like wild fire," says Bipasha, a tad tired by the buzz about trouble in her relationship with John Abraham. And now, she has decided not to talk about her relationships.
"Enough is enough. It took me 10 years in the industry to realise that I shouldn't have done so. John and I are both well and very happy together. The world should stop worrying about us. We don't need to prove anything to anybody. What hurts me is that unlike many others, we have been pretty open about our relationship, and are now paying for it."
Locked in her home while watching the Mumbai rains come pouring down, Bipasha spoke about how she maintains her cool in the face of crisis. "Ours is a genuine relationship. On any other occasion, I would have let these kind of rumours die down naturally. But this time I'm not going to take it lying down," she says.
One wonders whether there is any hidden agenda behind people wanting to spread these rumours.
"Honestly speaking, I don't know why people have painted this bechari image of mine. Excuse me. I hate becharis. I have put in a lot of hard work and energy to get where I am and I don't want to ride on the sympathy wave. And what nonsense is this about me weeping on my co-star's shoulders? Even if I was going through turmoil (touchwood, it hasn't happened that way), I would never cry on my co-star's shoulders. There are too many things in this world to be done instead of weeping," she clarifies...
But yes, Bips too is slightly intrigued by the timing of such rumours floating in the industry. "I don't have any proof and hence, I can't say for sure that my relationship is being used as a bait. After all, haven't we seen link-ups and split stories in the industry circulating just before the release of a film? Whenever stars go on a world tour, there are so many rumours circulating. Why do you think that happens? There are people who just love to spread such news only to ensure that the world tour news is in circulation for sometime."
But none of these rumours, she insists, is going to make her weak.
"John is a handsome guy and will have female fans. But how can people spread such rumours about he loving female company because of his hunk status? I was telling John the other day that there are people trying to pull him down but this too shall pass. As for me, I have a very loving man and all these rumours won't make our relationship weak."
And what about Mallika Sherawat. What does she think of her name being dragged into this controversy? "I don't care. All I'm interested is my work. I've been cool till now but now I'm going to be stern," she says.
Does Bipasha's sex symbol image have anything to do with the gossip? "There's a huge difference between the person that I am and the perception people have about me. I have consciously never tried to clarify that. Basically, I'm a fun -loving, simple girl who isn't part of any number game. Men often find me very intimidating. My sex symbol image has helped to form an invisible protective shield about me. They know that this is one women they better not mess around with."
source:bombay times
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