Nisha Kothari is the new 'cover' girl

It seems like only yesterday when sexy girl Nisha Kothari had made her presence felt in Bollywood.

She was and still is Ram Gopal Verma's blue-eyed gal. Having done films like Sarkar, James, Shiva, the actress is currently shooting for yet another film from Ramu's stable entitled, Go.

When the press visited her on the sets recently, the actress threw up quite a fuss as the photographers got their cameras ready.

Dressed in a mini skirt, Nisha instructed that no one click her in that particular attire and changed into something more 'decent' and 'less revealing'.

Since when has the girl become so conscious about exposing, we wonder! The actress soon emerged wearing a red jacket. And in place of the mini-skirt was a pair of denim capris.

This sexy gal has surely become a 'cover-girl' of sorts. She likes being covered up and all, na?

First Look: Basanti turns Ghungroo

Ram Gopal Varma's new take on Sholay turns the gaon ki gori Basanti into a Mumbaiya tapori called Ghungroo.

Here's an exclusive look at this character played by Nisha Kothari.

Bowl Nisha, bowl

Nisha Kothari is flying high after shooting for a commercial with cricketer Kapil Dev. After all, it is not every day that one gets the chance to be trained in cricket by the legend himself.

The actress was spotted shooting at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai last week with him. After shooting with Kapil, Nisha is in complete awe of him. "He is a legend and I never thought that I would share the same frame with Kapilji," says Nisha. On the first day of the shoot, Kapil Dev asked her if she follows cricket or not? Nisha told Kapil, "I am not a cricket fan, but like any other Indian I get invariably interested in the game if India is playing. But I am not an avid lover of the game."

Although the cricketer was slightly taken aback with Nisha's confession initially, he bonded well with Nisha on the sets and promised to train her in cricket. "Kapilji is a very sweet person. He came up to me and told me that 'I will train you in cricket.' Even girls play cricket, and you should know about the game. I readily agreed to learn cricket from him, because you can't say no to Kapilji," adds Nisha.

Nisha is considered as Ram Gopal Varma's latest muse after Urmila Matondkar and Antara Mali. Does she take an offense when people call her Ramu's muse? "No," pat comes the reply. "Kuch toh log kahenge, logon ka kaam hai kehna… this is my favorite song and I guess that says it all. I am glad that Ramuji is making films with me and he wouldn't have repeated me in his projects had he felt that I don't suit the character. I am just doing my job. I don't care even if people call me Ramu's muse, it's their problem and not mine," clarifies Nisha.

Currently busy playing Basanti in Ramu's Sholay, the actress was criticised by Hema Malini who played the original Basanti. "I want to make it clear that I am not playing Basanti. My character is Ghungroo and it's a complete departure from what Hemaji played in Sholay. Frankly speaking, no one can match up to Hemaji's performance. She is a veteran actress and I know why she reacted like this when Ramuji signed me for the film. I am not that experienced as an actress, but at least give me a chance. How can you reject me before giving me a chance to prove my point? I know that comparisons are inevitable, but I will try my best to make it as original as possible," she says.

Nisha seems to have become a permanent fixture in Ramu's camp. "I don't know, nothing is permanent in this industry, so I would not like to buy this theory," she laughs.

"There Is No Basanti In RGV's Sholay"

Nisha Kothari speaks about her character Basanti oops I mean Ghungroo!

"Ghungroo is a totally different character from Basanti. There is nothing that I can take from the yesteryears' 'Sholay'. In fact, I will say there is no Basanti in this film," Nisha told to sources.

"Ghungroo is an auto rickshaw wali (auto rickshaw driver) and the name of her auto is Laila. She is very arrogant and carries loads of attitude. She smokes a beedi and constantly tries to prove herself as a man. She is the one who is taking care of her parents," adds Nisha.

"I learnt driving the auto from an auto-driver. It was scary but at the same time a very funny experience."

"I go for dance classes in the morning and prefer commuting by auto. That interaction with the auto rickshaw drivers helped me a lot,"

"When we talk about a classic, it is impossible to make it again. Even today, if you see 'Sholay', you will find the movie and the characters so young. But it is the love that you have for the movie that encourages you to retell the same story again. And there is nothing wrong in paying tribute to a movie by remaking it."