Minissha Lamba is all over the place, looking hot — turning heads, her new haircut giving her the ‘out of bed’ look. And talking of bed and having witnessed Minissha in those daring bikinis in her new film, are the boys looking at her differently now?“They are!” she admits, “Everyone seems to be pleasantly surprised. But it’s nice to surprise people once in a while with something fresh. My (male) friends used to describe me as cute. They were of the opinion that I could never look hot, and shouldn’t even be trying! They now think I’m ‘smoking hot’!”
What was her reaction when told she’d have to wear a bikini? “...that I’d just six months to get ‘bikini-fit’. But established actresses had paved the way for me and made my situation easier. So it was six months of rigorous workouts — intense weight training and cardio, a high protein and fibre diet, and what I did miss was decent, tasty, stomach-filling food,” says Minissha who craved most for a biryani during those months. But now she’s eating well and eating right.
“I always wanted a fab body; this film was an impetus to achieve the goal, and now that it’s done, there’s no way I’m going to let myself go,” reveals the actress.
With many having dared to bare – Aishwarya and Bipasha in Dhoom 2, Kareena in Tashan, Deepika during her modeling days, Priyanka having gone skimpy in Dostana – who has the sexiest bikini-figure? “They’re all gorgeous,” says Minissha with much diplomacy, “But I just couldn’t take my eyes off Ash in Dhoom 2!”
Having created much of a dhoom herself with her willingness to expose — B-wood must have become easier on her and the offers must be pouring in. “First, I think me wearing a bikini is a one-time phenomena, I don’t see myself doing it often. Second, if bikinis could have upped your career graph, we would have every girl donning one. Third, I’ve never found Bollywood unwelcoming. But yes, people now seem to be sitting up and taking notice!”
