April 12,2018
Leading Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu, a fitness enthusiast, says she is
looking at the digital platform to impart knowledge about health and fitness.
A quick look at her social media posts -- the latest one being "Flex
arms, stretch legs and turn heads" -- will give people an idea about her passion
for fitness.
Not just that. A few years ago, the "Raaz" actress had
unveiled a set of DVDs that told you how to burn fat fast. She now has more to
offer to fitness freaks.
"Soon, I will be imparting more knowledge to
people who want to get fit. It will be in the digital world because DVDs don't
really matter any more," Bipasha told IANS on the phone from Mumbai.
"It
will be a regular stream of information on one solid platform. It won't be only
about what I do but about what different kinds of people need to do. It will be
much more like an informed platform about health and fitness -- and not just
workouts. It will be a 360 degreesplatform that will cover everything good for
the human body," she added.
Earlier this month, she was in Guwahati for
the 'Bhaag North East Bhaag' event.
"People in India are getting much
more aware about health and fitness. Whatever I saw in Guwahati was very clean
and green. One of the initiatives of the marathon was the clean India movement,"
said Bipasha, who hails from Kolkata.
On the evolution of her fitness
regime, she said: "When you are continuously training, you need to keep changing
your routine since your body adapts to it very soon. Pilates has come to India.
There are such good instructors now and also different forms of yoga. There is a
lot more to choose from today. I try to do a mix of everything."
Still,
there is something that she wants to learn from her husband Karan Singh Grover,
also an actor, about staying fit.
"He is much more into yoga than me. I
want to learn that from him. Even though people think he is muscular, his
flexibility... despite his back and knee issues... the way he has combated them
with yoga is amazing.
"People always use their problems as an excuse but
I guess what I learnt from him is that you can get stronger each day through
yoga," she said.
But the former model isn't a fan of people with "skinny"
figure.
"As a model, there are times when you have to be skinny... but
there are curvy models too. I don't appreciate people who are very sticky or
skinny.
"I believe that you have to be fit and strong so that when you
are old, your body still functions properly. You need to have the right amount
of muscle mass and be curvy as a woman. I don't think that very skinny women are
sexy. I am not a big fan of it," she said.
While fitness will always be
on top of her mind, Bipasha, who was last seen on the big screen in the 2015
horror film "Alone", is excited about her upcoming movie.
"The audience
will get to see me (on the big screen) by end of the year for sure. It's not
going to be a horror movie," she said.
She finds the horror genre
"amazing and entertaining".
Sharing some examples, she said: "In 'Aatma',
I played a protective mother. 'Alone' had me as two jealous twins. 'Raaz 3' had
me as a big superstar who did not want to go down."
"Each film gave me a
platform to showcase very strong roles. I really love them (horror films)
because the audience can enjoy these films in a theatre with Dolby sound and
special effects."
But there is a reason why she wants to take a break
from it.
"In India, people easily get stereotyped. So, I need to work
hard to work against it. My last few films have been horror films, so people
remember me for the genre despite doing possibly every kind of film -- 'Race',
'Dhoom 2' and 'Corporate'," said the actress, who has done over 70 films.
"That's the only reason why I won't immediately do a horror film. There are
many roles left and many stories to be told," she added.