Being called bubbly is fine: Genelia D’Souza

Actress Genelia D’Souza is riding high on the success of her last release with actor John Abraham and is understandably happy.

The film got critical as well as commercial acclaim, and their pairing has been the talk of the town. But Genelia confesses that initially when she was told she was being paired with John, she had her own apprehensions. Talking about that she says, “When we were paired together, even I was unsure and would often question as to how it would work between us. John and I have very different images, he is considered hot and I am considered cute, but then we have a different chemistry. However, we did manage to look fresh and the feedback only reinforced that.”

About her part in the film, she says, it was a role she always wanted to do. “Ever since I saw Kaakha Kaakha, if there was one film I really wanted to be a part of, it was this. I had no clue it was going to be remade in Hindi and when they contacted me, I was thrilled. I saw the film six years back and was completely bowled over and then this  remake just fell in my lap. It was unreal.”

Her cute, bubbly, girl-next-door image has always worked in her favour. But is that at times a hindrance to her not getting different types of roles? “Not at all. I don’t think that way. I am often told I am the only actor who can carry off the college girl look effortlessly.

Everyone has that one zone that they own and I belong there. I am proud of it. It is not a hindrance. I have realised that it is best to move around and work around it. Also my roles are very similar to what I am in real life. I am young, bubbly and if I get to play an extension of my personality on screen, sure.”

But would she ever step out of her comfort zone and do a film that deals with a bold subject? “I feel as long as you are comfortable, it is your call. If you have agreed to the terms and conditions of the film at the very beginning, then it is unfair to put your foot down and say no to it at the last minute.  I am very open about what I will have to do to look convincing, right from the very start so there is never any confusion,” she says.