'I am smart,' boasts Bips

Bipasha Basu, whose much-awaited film Pankh released Friday, said that if she had not been smart and intelligent, she wouldn't be where she's now.

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"If you all have been seeing me over the years, you know that I have a good level of smartness," Bipasha told reporters Thursday night at at Mumbai hotel where she unveiled the latest issue of a magazine featuring her on the cover.

"It's a tough job being an actor and (that too) being an actor coming from outside without any support system, making your name in this business," she added. "I think if I was not smart and intelligent I wouldn't have been here today. It's very important to be smart and have a personality," the actress added.

Bipasha even gave some tips for the scorching Indian summer. "Being in a country like India, I think it's very important that we wear clothes friendly to the weather. Any kind of cotton clothing like linen pyjamas, linen dresses and shorts with sandals - I think that's what is needed for this weather," she said. "In summer we need hydration because it is really hot in India. So I would suggest drinking lots of water, fluids, juices and curd with your food. You need to keep your system a little cooler and hydrated all the time."