Neha Dhupia: I am the hero

In an age, where making enough noise before the release has become essential, upcoming film PHAS GAYE RE OBAMA is maintaining relatively low key. But Neha Dhupia is quite upbeat with the way her film and her role of a gangster, Munni Madam - the female Gabbar Singh has shaped up. Infact she is pretty confident about the outcome and eagerly looking forward to it.

Says Neha in an elated tone, 'Initially when the role came to me I wasn't convinced and was planning to skip it. However, director Subhash Kapoor assured me that no one but I can play this role perfectly as he had lot of faith in me. So, I gave it a shot and it came out really well. And I am not promoting the film because I have seen it or it is my film. There have been many instances where some very big films made lot of hullabaloo but after the release they disappeared abruptly. Whereas there are other films that don't make too much noise and post the release they stand on their own and our film is definitely one of them. PHAS GAYE RE OBAMA will have lot of noise once it releases.'

Neha is the only female lead in the film but the actress admits that her character in the film is more of a boy than a girl. 'I am not the heroine of the film. I am one of heroes. It is a male part in a female form,' she says.

Other than Neha Dhupia, PHAS GAYE RE OBAMA also stars Rajat Kapoor, Amol Gupte, Sanjay Mishra, Manu Rishi. A Revel Films production, PHAS GAYE RE OBAMA releases on 3rd December 2010.

Phas Gaye Re Obama - Trailer Releases Nov 26 2010

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Neha Dhupia wants Bollywood to be like an Angelina Jolie

When I first read this story, I was thinking that Dhupia, the former Miss India turned Bollywood actress, wanted to adopt a million kids. But that’s not the case at all. In fact, Dhupia is impressed with Jolie’s ability to do action roles, one of which being “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.”

Aside from “Tomb Raider” Jolie has seen action in the films “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” and “Wanted.” As for Dhupia, whose acting has been in a few Bollywood films, she says that Bollywood lacks action queens and would love for an action script to come her way. Unfortunately, Dhupia is in an industry that is filled with dancing and song in its movies. Not that Bollywood is that much behind the eight ball compared to Hollywood, there just isn’t any action in those types of movies.

What Dhupia should do is come to America full-time (she’s been in a couple of Hollywood movies – “Price of Beauty” and “Bollywood Hero”). She would be able to find work immediately but, unfortunately, with her beauty, she will have a difficult time trying to land such roles. Hollywood is a finicky group of people and like its actresses to stand for something. Unless you want to end up in a B-movie then you really have to prove yourself as an action star. Jolie is the rare exception when it comes to kicking ass and looking good. There really is nothing Dhupia can do but to admire Jolie.

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