I don’t mind being linked with singles: Bipasha Basu

Need advice on hooking up, making up and breaking-up, then ask the expert. Bipasha Basu - diva at times, hippie at heart and sexy as ever - recounts her finest moments as a single hottie and tells you all there is to know about those darned relationships. Read on...

Conning, jodi-breaking, you're quite in a mood this year...
I would say I've started the year on a naughty note. Ha, ha..Players was a negative role, but I don't think Jodi Breakers is. It's a romantic comedy, we're not against love. We only help unhappy couples break-up.

Can people stay friends after a break-up?
I've managed it pretty well. I'm great friends with all my exes, be it Milind or Dino. I think it depends on the frame of mind you're in, and how you part ways.

You've been proudly promoting 'singlehood' lately...
I'm not propagating singlehood forever. But it's very important in life to be single and focus on yourself.

So now you've realized what you were missing out on?
Being committed is fantastic. I've experienced that. But I've just realized that being single can be so much fun! I haven't been single since the age of 15. My sister tells me that I'm seeing the world like a 19-year-old. I'm a free bird, I'm socialising more, and I'm meeting friends and going out... I feel like a teenager.

Are you back in the dating game?
Male attention obviously matters a lot to me. I'm meeting interesting men and going out. But it's not technically dating. It's a very frivolous word. I don't even know what it means. I'm not a frivolous person; I can't 'date' someone."

Being single, you're bound to be linked with your co-stars...
I don't mind being linked with singles. If I'm going out for dinner with a single friend and there is a link-up rumour about that, it's fine with me. But I'd be furious if I'm linked to a committed person or a married man.

What is the strongest ground for a couple to break up - infidelity, lack of romance or lack of commitment?
nfidelity, hands down. That's absolutely not acceptable.

Have you ever played a Jodi Breaker in real life?
Well, there have been times when I didn't like something about a friend's boyfriend, and I've told them upfront. I'm a brutally honest person and a brutally honest girlfriend. I don't like sugar-coating things. So I can be blunt about anything.

You were very open about your relationship, but you seem to be more guarded now...
Yes, I was open about it and I regret it. I will be more discreet the next time. You won't get a statement from me.