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“I don’t have an issue with showing skin. ![]() I would have been worried otherwise,” says Bhumi matter-of-factly. “The scene was important to the movie I had Zoya, and it was important to her. “I believe in what Lady Gaga said, ‘Your career is never going to wake up one morning and tell you it doesn’t love you anymore!’” The Zoya Akhtar-directed short film may have started “full throttle”, but went on to showcase the nuanced emotions of a maid in an affair with her young, single employer, and how odd her situation was when she had to serve tea to his prospective bride. (Tank top, Zara jacket, Ikai by Ragini Ahuja shorts, Balmain (via Mytheresa) earrings, Misho ring, Varnika Arora) (Abheet Gidwani) ![]() Sex on the screen Bhumi was nervous about the kind of reactions that her sex scene in Lust Stories would evoke from the audience. Now, my mum had read the script – she always helps my decision-making – but as we watched the movie that day, we avoided each other’s gaze, and didn’t talk about it later.” ![]() “Sure,” she agrees with a laugh, “that opening scene was full throttle! It had a really strong vibe! I first saw Lust Stories in a theatre seated next to my mother, and as soon as the moaning and grinding started, I slid deeper into my seat. ![]() Lust Stories was her fourth release, where this Mumbai-born and bred girl from Juhu played another character that was totally unlike her in real life: a maid. I have an issue with vulgarity, objectifying my body parts and character assassination.”
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