Ranbir said sorry to me: Bidita Bag

doweshowbellyad=0; Bidita Bag. (TOI Photo)How did it feel to work alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone for a soft drink commercial?
Ranbir is down-to-earth and easy to work with. During the shoot, he accidentally nudged me and went on saying sorry for the next three days. And Deepika, well I didn���t speak to her. While people say I look like her, she has already reached stardom.Unfortunately, I���m yet to achieve anything!
How was the experience of sharing screenspace with AR Rahman?
Great! Being able to share screenspace with a person of his stature was like a dream come true. I got selected from 300 applicants who came for the audition. I essay a goodlooking coy girl in the commercial and I ask Rahmanji to play a party mix and he obliges. Not many know that I have a flair for singing and my parents wanted me to be a singer. Destiny, I suppose, had something else written for me (laughs)!
Did you tell him that?
Oh! yes. He told me to do the playback of my own song when I become a heroine.
So, will Bollywood be the next stopover for you?
I want to continue with acting and modelling. But Tollywood directors thought that I didn���t quite fit the bill. I have joined dancing classes in Mumbai and am working out and doing yoga. I shall enroll myself in an acting school soon. I even went for an audition and have been shortlisted for a role by Yashraj Films. I���m keeping my fingers crossed. I am 20 and shall try my luck on the silver screen for the next two-three years. If things don���t work out, I���ll consider the small screen for a living in Mumbai.
Would you be open to sporting a bikini and doing item numbers?
If the role requires me to wear a bikini, I shall go ahead with it. I don���t think I would like to start my career with an item number.
Kolkata is abuzz with talks of how photographer Prabuddha Dasgupta praised you...
I must say that it has boosted my confidence. It was when I did a print ad for a tea company with him that he said I have an extremely photogenic face.
But had it not been for Sabyasachi Mukherjee, would you have hogged this limelight?
Sabyasachi is my godfather. He makes sure that I am part of all his projects. He has definitely helped in shaping my career.
Does Kolkata now treat you as a Mumbai model?
Not really. Emnitei Kolkatate payment khub i kom. But now I���m in a position to charge a little more than others.
Do you feel that Mumbai recognised your worth and not Kolkata?
Big ad campaigns are never shot in Kolkata. Had I not shifted to Mumbai, I���d have never got a chance to be featured in so many national ads.