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<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script><br />Actress <span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Bipasha Basu</span> on being nominated in the Best Actor in a Villainous Role category for the 49th Filmfare Awards.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">For an actress to be nominated in the Best Actor in a Villainous Role is quite a compliment, right?</span><br /><br />You know, it was the role and the script that attracted me. I took up Pooja Bhatt''s <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Jism</span> because it was such a powerful role. It gave me a lot of scope to perform and also a lot of satisfaction as an actress while doing it. It wasn''t the usual kind of role where the actress is just a pretty face to adorn the screen in the film. I knew I was doing a villain''s role when I took it up, and portrayed it to the best of my ability.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Your hard work has shown in the success of </span><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="" font-style:="" italic="">Jism</span><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">. Did it ever cross your mind while shooting that you would be nominated in this category?</span><br /><br />No, when I''m doing a film, I don''t think about awards. Obviously, I want the film to do well and I would like to be appreciated as an actress. For me the Filmfare nominations itself is a great reward, and believe me, I''m happy with it.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">If you were the judge and asked to select one from the remaining four nominees in your category whom would you chose the winner?</span><br /><br />I don''t know. Maybe I''d select Irrfan Khan and myself. I''d give both of us the trophy. My role was so different from the run-of-the mill roles actresses do, and it has been well appreciated. And Irrfan Khan is a supreme actor. He''s done a great job in <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Haasil</span>. I''m also working with him in two films and I think he is a wonderful person and knows his job very well.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Surprise, surprise! Guess who wasn''t being diplomatic on that one! Now considering that your performance has been most appreciated; if one goes by the box-office success of the film, who do you expect should win?</span><br /><br />I don''t know whether I should answer that one! But I am certainly happy about the nomination. As for winning, I''ll leave that to the judges to decide.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">If you win, how do you plan to celebrate?</span><br /><br />That would be jumping the gun, wouldn''t it? I''d rather wait and see if I win the award first. Then I''ll think of celebrating!<br /><br />For more log on to: http://movies.indiatimes.com</div> </div>