You enjoyed doing this item number in Shootout At Wadala, isn't it?
I won't call Aala Re an item number. It is the anthem of the movie — and when a filmmaker like Sanjay Gupta calls you for a dance number as grand as this, that too with John Abraham — you'd have to be a fool to reject it.
But you have been missing from action for sometime now. Why is that?
I have been performing across the globe and making good money doing that, which is the whole purpose after all. And since the money part is taken care of, I don't want to compromise on my passion, that is acting, by taking up ordinary roles. I was offered the song Tinku Jiya, I was also offered a role in Delhi Belly. But, I want to do better work. I'm waiting for Alibag to release this year and am keeping my fingers crossed for that as people will see a different Sophie in it.
What do you mean when you say 'different'?
I seriously don't understand why we think that to take up a different image would necessarily mean going de-glam. I don't necessarily need to do a non-glamourous role to prove my acting skills when I know I can do it by being myself.
So you are comfortable with your screen image?
Absolutely. I'm comfortable with that sexy image of mine. Being glamourous doesn't mean one is not intense. I have always been ahead of time. I took up VJ-ing, so that people knew what Sophie was like. Post that, when I was juggling between singing and acting, people wanted me to choose between the two. But why should I when I know I can manage both at the same time? And so many good things came my way because I took that decision. It is just when I decided to wait for a good role to come my way that people started thinking I don't want to act.
We hear you are going to collaborate with Snoop Dogg...
I don't know why people are spreading such rumours! Nothing's confirmed yet. He was in India and we met; that's when he shared his interest on collaborating with Indian artists. It is be too early to comment on this.
Is non-film music is gaining popularity now?
Non-film music is slowly making a comeback in India. My latest song Hungama did well and when I see artists like Yo Yo Honey Singh and others doing well, I do get a positive feeling. But now that Bollywood itself has started including all genres of songs, I don't see too much scope for non-film music.
I won't call Aala Re an item number. It is the anthem of the movie — and when a filmmaker like Sanjay Gupta calls you for a dance number as grand as this, that too with John Abraham — you'd have to be a fool to reject it.
But you have been missing from action for sometime now. Why is that?
I have been performing across the globe and making good money doing that, which is the whole purpose after all. And since the money part is taken care of, I don't want to compromise on my passion, that is acting, by taking up ordinary roles. I was offered the song Tinku Jiya, I was also offered a role in Delhi Belly. But, I want to do better work. I'm waiting for Alibag to release this year and am keeping my fingers crossed for that as people will see a different Sophie in it.
What do you mean when you say 'different'?
I seriously don't understand why we think that to take up a different image would necessarily mean going de-glam. I don't necessarily need to do a non-glamourous role to prove my acting skills when I know I can do it by being myself.
So you are comfortable with your screen image?
Absolutely. I'm comfortable with that sexy image of mine. Being glamourous doesn't mean one is not intense. I have always been ahead of time. I took up VJ-ing, so that people knew what Sophie was like. Post that, when I was juggling between singing and acting, people wanted me to choose between the two. But why should I when I know I can manage both at the same time? And so many good things came my way because I took that decision. It is just when I decided to wait for a good role to come my way that people started thinking I don't want to act.
We hear you are going to collaborate with Snoop Dogg...
I don't know why people are spreading such rumours! Nothing's confirmed yet. He was in India and we met; that's when he shared his interest on collaborating with Indian artists. It is be too early to comment on this.
Is non-film music is gaining popularity now?
Non-film music is slowly making a comeback in India. My latest song Hungama did well and when I see artists like Yo Yo Honey Singh and others doing well, I do get a positive feeling. But now that Bollywood itself has started including all genres of songs, I don't see too much scope for non-film music.