'Wearing a bikini is no big deal'

Smart, sexy and sultry... these words can very well define model-turned-actress Mugdha Godse who is all set to make her debut in the film industry with Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion.

Having begun her journey with the ‘Miss Beautiful Body’ title at a mega model contest, Mugdha has since been seen in lot many advertisements and music videos sharing space with stars like Shah Rukh Khan.

“From mega model hunt to advertisements and now a Bollywood flick, everything is going the way I wanted,” says Mugdha who will play the role of a model in her upcoming movie.

We asked her why she chose a Madhur Bhandarkar film to begin her innings in Bollywood. “I got many offers but none of them were interesting. Besides, the production house and the director you work with are also very important these days. After rejecting so many offers I got this opportunity to work with such a prominent director and such good co-actors that I didn’t even give it a second thought,” informs Mugdha who has also signed three more movies recently.

Further she says, “Not many people get a platform like this to make a first impression. Since the movie is based on the life of models, it was easy for me to relate to the character which I am playing.”

Talking about the initial jitters, Mugdha says, “In the beginning I was not very confident and wondered if I would be able to do justice to this role, but Madhur had complete faith in me. He convinced me that I would be able to play my role easily and he made me act exactly the way he wanted. For this I attended a 10-day workshop at Anupam Kher’s acting school which too helped me a lot.”

Quiz her about skin show and lip-locks in movies and she replies, “Wearing a bikini is no big deal today. In this movie itself, I am there in a swimsuit. And as far as lip-locking is concerned, it depends upon the storyline. If the movie demands it, I won’t hesitate to go for it.”

Recently the hot model got an offer to work in a French movie, where she was supposed to go topless. Confirming this Mugdha says, “Yes, I did get that offer, but wearing a bikini is much easier than giving a topless scene in a movie. So I rejected the offer.”

Following in the footsteps of model-turned-actors like John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone and Arjun Rampal, Mugdha feels, “Modelling does open the doors of Bollywood but it is quite difficult for a model to act in movie. Acting in movies is tougher than walking on the ramp. Besides, models can do only certain roles that suit their personality. See, exposure to the modelling world makes one’s personality so glamorous that they can only do justice to glamorous roles in movies.”