Bipasha Basu, once a fixture on the silver screen, has spent the past few years in the comforting shadows of a more personal spotlight motherhood. While many actors often stay in the public eye through interviews and podcasts, even without current work, the actress prefers to keep her voice measured and meaningful.
Bipasha Basu opens up about stepping away from movies; says, “I want to do some substantial work which will make my daughter Devi proud”
In an interview with Times Entertainment, “I think I should do interviews when I have content to talk about. I’m very clear about that. I don’t want to make noise just like that. It’s a simple life right now.”
Bipasha’s last full-fledged cinematic outing was in 2015’s Alone, and since then she has kept a deliberate low profile. Talking about her much-deserving sabbatical, she said, “I have worked from the age of 15, so I needed a break. When I got married, I definitely. consciously stepped back. I wanted to enjoy the perks of all that I had worked hard for. Then the three ow years went by so fast being in love and settling down, it was great. I don’t regret any of it. Then the decision of wanting to become a mother that was a little difficult on me. I had to take some strong decisions, and it took me some time to do that. I had a baby and now I don’t want to miss out on any time with my baby. Itni mehnat se bacha bada kiya hai. It’s as simple as that. And I’m grateful that I can do that. I worked so hard that today I can take that decision of stepping back and be with my baby and it’s going to be fine.”
Despite the absence from the screen, the passion never dimmed. When asked if she misses facing the camera, and she doesn’t skip a beat. She said, “I do miss it. I love acting. I used to do it 365 days a year. I’ve done it for 20 years. So, I do miss it. And it’s (return to acting) going to happen soon. I’m not worried about that because now it’s looking good for women. There are more opportunities, there are more platforms. There are newer ways the world is looking at women, it’s not stereotypical. I have tried to always do something different, right from the time I began, I went against the tide always. And it’s always worked for me. So, I do believe that you have to live your life. The work and your life have to kind of be in balance. Mine is not right now. It’s my baby, my baby, my baby. But, it is going to come. I think it is the right time. I will do it.”
While she’s open to diving back into the professional pool, Bipasha is in no rush to sign on the dotted line. She has “no idea” what she is looking for. She stated, “I have no idea. I’m all open. I’ve always been a very open person. So just bring it on. When I’m ready, bring it on. And I will choose and do so. I feel like if I have to commit, then will I have time, otherwise I’m going to keep pushing this. Acting is something that I love, so. And I need my child to see who I am, apart from being a mum. Now she’s becoming more intelligent and sharper. She always is curious – ‘Why are people taking Mama’s pictures at airports?’, she frowns. She doesn’t understand it, right now. But I want to make her proud and I want to do some substantial work which will make her proud as she’s growing up.”
As for her time at home, Bipasha, who recently walked as a showstopper for Max’s vibrant Lilo & Stitch collection, has found joy in the simplest of roles-being her daughter’s full-time fashion guide. Devi, who is three, is a “fashionista” Bipasha reveals. “My baby is a fashionista. And I am her stylist. She likes to dress up, very unlike me. I don’t like to dress up in my normal time. She’s taken after the father (actor, Karan Singh Grover). She likes to dress up every day. She likes to go and see herself as soon as she gets ready. There are times when she’s telling me, ‘Mama, you didn’t put lipstick’, to which I reply, Just keep quiet. I’m going to go out without lipstick. I’m not going to get ready.’ That little one is becoming a fashionista because the stylist is excellent. I take all the credit. Everyone asked me, how does she tie her hair so much? She’s so small, but she loves it. And she sits very patiently. And five minutes, her hairstyles are done,” she concludes.
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