�It was a complete honour even being nominated with such senior actresses like Rani Mukherjee, but I don�t see any reason why I should be disappointed. Even a nomination is a reward, isn�t it? And if we actresses started assessing our work on the basis of awards, then disappointments will be a-plenty. There are many good actresses and a lot of good work happening. Our achievements don�t begin and end with awards but, yes, awards are encouraging.�
This year you�re back with two big banners, and your first hit co-star, Shahid Kapur. Old screen-romance revives?
�Yeah, we�re hoping the �Ishq Vishq� luck will strike again. We do have this amazing comfort level. You know, there are some screen pairs that people don�t forget, like Anil Kapoor�Madhuri, Shah Rukh-Kajol...and what�s interesting is that even after two years, people remember Shahid and me as a great screen pair.�
The John Mathew Mathan film has hot sex symbol Bipasha Basu with you in the lead roles. Any fire on the sets?
�No way! Just like there was no fire on the sets of �MHN� with a diva like Sushmita Sen. There�s no denying that Bipasha is very sexy, but we have such defined roles in the film that there�s no scope for rivalry. Besides, we got along very well. I think I have this strange bonding with Bongs - first Sushmita and now Bipasha!�
How comfortable are you with Shahid�s actress-girlfriend, Kareena?
�I haven�t worked with her, but I�m totally comfortable with her and I think she is, too. Bebo is a cool girl.�
Do you think you�re getting type-cast as this sweet-girl-next-door? That can limit the kind of roles you could get...
�I don�t really think the image is �sweet-girl-next-door�, because though Sanjana in �MHN� was sweet, she wasn�t anything like the next-door girl. And you�ll see that my character in �Life Ho Toh Aise� is starkly different. Now just because one doesn�t see me in a film emerging from the sea wearing a swimsuit, it doesn�t mean that I�m only doing candy floss, college-kid kinds of roles, right? The directors who approach me know exactly what I�m capable of and to what extent I can go.�
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