Now, Bips Can Sleep Well

Well, it was Euro 2008, the soccer extravaganza that concluded yesterday, which had been keeping Bipasha Basu and boyfriend John Abraham awake till late since the past few days. Almost 20 of John's childhood friends would visit the couple every night through the past weeks to watch the game together.

"We would watch it either at John's place or mine. Sometimes, I couldn't keep myself awake. So I would doze off for a few minutes in between. But we watched all the matches regularly every night. The only difference was that while the boys could sleep till late, John and I had no choice but to wake up at seven to report for shooting," says Bipasha. She adds, "I wouldn't get more than six hours of sleep. I need sleep so badly."

Of late John and Bipasha have been more or less cooped up at home, keeping a low profile. Ask her why and she says, "Not low-key, we have just not been in the country to be seen. Even now that we are here, we don't really party much. Where to go and do what ? But we do go out for dinners," adding, "We have also been busy with John's brother's (Allan) marriage. Later, I injured my knee while shooting in Bangkok." Then she laughs, "These days I've been busy working out and trying to look good."

Coming back to her career, Bipasha is working with Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in her next film Bachna Ae Haseenon. She says, "I haven't met Deepika as yet because we don't have any scenes together. But I am really fond of Ranbir. He is a darling."

Ranbir-Deepika, the new IT couple, seems to have followed John and Bipasha's example of being open about their relationship. Bipasha says, "I wish them all the best. They look good together. Being honest is a good thing. As a couple you might not be answerable to anyone, but there is no point playing hide-and-seek and hiding your feelings for someone." She continues, "If you are truly involved with someone, it is best to be open about it. You don't need to give details of what you do 24X7. I agree sometimes the media can get a bit more intrusive than it should."

Bipasha's upcoming films include Freeze, Pankh and the Bengali film Sab Charitroyi Kalponik. "All my films will be releasing around September-October," she informs.