Bipasha Basu feels bad elements exist everywhere and wants to raise awareness about the security of women in Goa through her next, Dum Maro Dum
Bipasha Basu feels bad elements exist everywhere and wants to raise awareness about the security of women in Goa through her next, Dum Maro Dum
Bipasha Basu has been shooting in Goa for Rohan Sippy drug-busting thriller Dum Maro Dum. In the film, she plays a bohemian character called Zoyee, a free-spirited Goan girl who gets involved with the drug racket in Goa.
The actress says it was her distress for the crime rate against female tourists that prompted her to take up this role, "I'm really concerned about what's happening in Goa. When I took up this role I saw it as a vehicle to create a certain awareness about the reality of the crime rate on the beaches of Goa."
It's so easy!
Bipasha is concerned about the way Goa is being represented to the world. "It's so easy to let an underbelly thrive in Goa. Everyone here can do what he or she like. Goa's image has suffered a beating. And female tourists are the main victims. Female travelers coming to Goa are world gypsies. In Goa, they end up trusting the wrong people. We must protect them. I wish Goa wouldn't be saddled with a negative image. Bad elements exist everywhere."
She hopes to create awareness about the safety and security issues of women in Goa through her character.
Goan 'sunshine'
Bipasha admits that her role has elements of Zeenat Aman in Hare Rama Hare Krishna, "Her character does represent the hippy culture, it doesn't necessarily mean taking drugs and getting zonked out. My character Zoyee represents the bright side of Goa. She's definitely the sunshine in the film."
Bips has a new look for the character in Dum Maro Dum. "I'm trying a new look for all my films. For this film, I've got a new stylist Shyamlee, from the fashion world. I don't have to be me in my films. However, at the end of the day, I have only one face. I can't go beyond my physicality. I'd love to play something like Charlize Theron in Monster. Such a beautiful actress... so grossly disfigured! It was quite a shock."
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