People took me seriously after Corporate:

From the chic urban queen in Corporate to the wild untamed lioness in Omkara, Bipasha Basu reveals quite a range within a month. Very soon she will be seen in a new avatar in Yash Raj Films' Dhoom 2. So, it's Bipasha and not Aishwarya who gets into a bikini in Dhoom 2? "I'm not going to tell you. I can't reveal anything yet. But yes, my character in Dhoom 2 is definitely nothing like Nishigandha in Corporate or Billo in Omkara," Bipasha said.

"Billo is brief. But I don't think she can be ignored," Bipasha asserted on her va-va-voom role in Omkara. But she admits it is Corporate that brought her immense critical acclaim. "It's just too much. Till today, I get appreciated by strangers. I know when the praise is genuine. Corporate has got me genuine encouragement," Bipasha said.

"At the first screening of Corporate I had my family and friends watching it. When the film got nearly over, I walked out of the theatre because I'm a very shy person. When I came back my friends, family and boyfriend were all clapping. I burst into tears. I'm too emotional a person. I was like, 'Oh my God, what are they doing!' From then on the response has just grown. It's not like, 'Bipasha, good job.' Women and men have connected with the role. They pick out sequences and describe it in detail. I've never had this experience," she says.

She feels after Corporate people have started trusting her as an actress. "They have realised I'm not just about looking good. That's why I thank Madhur Bhandarkar. I know what I want to and can do," she adds.