Bipasha Basu Says: Fans love me as a robust lady: Bipasha Basu tried to experiment and essayed the role of a small town, grief-stricken wife in her last film 'Aakrosh'. But the star is now back to playing a glam girl in her next film 'Dum Maaro Dum' because fans didn't quite like her as a 'weak' woman.

In 'Dum Maaro Dum', Bipasha is cast as Zoey, a hip, strong-minded young woman, aspiring to be an airhostess. She says it was a conscious decision to go in for the role. "Sometimes it's very important for an actor to know whether you fit the bill or not. Also, we have very limited kind of offers in the Hindi film industry. So you have to try and do things that your gut tells you to do," Bipasha told in an interview.

"I did 'Aakrosh' and I felt that I was very convincing as a small town, weak girl in the film, but the strong fan following who love the work I do are absolutely not ready to see me doing weak roles. They don't mind me playing a small town girl as long as it is a strong woman's character - that's the kind of feedback I got after 'Aakrosh'.

"They (fans) thought that I was great in the film, but want to see me as a strong character. Zoey's character in 'Dum Maaro Dum' has that strength," added the 32-year-old. Set in Goa, 'Dum Maaro Dum' is directed by Rohan Sippy who highlights drug mafias through six characters.