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Corny though it may sound, she’s been told this many times – that she’s a bomb! And blowing up is what she’s doing in her next film, Dhoka, directed by Pooja Bhatt. “This time I can safely say it’s different – I play a suicide bomber in the film and that’s not a role that actors get too often,” says Tulip.

“Contrary to the common perception of how a suicide bomber looks, I’m not this terrorist-like woman; I don’t fit into that typical image at all,” she says. Tulip is a big fan of Pooja Bhatt and her style of filmmaking. “My character, Farah, has been given a very different look by Pooja. She’s good-looking, very subtle and simple, so Pooja has made me wear beautiful, flowing kaftans and very lightcoloured long kurtis. So I’m a good-looking suicide bomber!” she laughs.

When Tulip started shooting for the film, she was horrified by what she learnt about suicide bombers. “Pooja gave me some reference material and that psyched me. They’re a crazy cult, but it was interesting to play such a role. The script is by Mahesh Bhatt and it’s in pure Urdu – a far cry from Mumbaiyya Hindi. My language has improved a lot since this film,” she says.

With Pooja’s two previous films, Paap and Holiday, failing at the BO, does Tulip think this film will make it? “When I’m part of a project, it’s because I’m happy being with the team. All I know is that Pooja’s films are extremely well-made. But if they aren’t received well, there’s nothing one can do about it. The box office is something that remains a mystery – you never know what clicks and what doesn’t,” she says.

Does she think a film like Dhoka will be a hit with the audience? “Absolutely. It’s a very power-packed film. It might not have a huge star cast, but now is the time for experimental films. And some of the biggest films today aren’t doing as well as the small budget films. So I don’t see why our film shouldn’t work,” she explains.

So, like the rest of the films from the Bhatt camp, does this film also have some intense love scenes? “I know the Bhatts are known for going all out with every aspect in their films – it’s what makes them such a hit. But unfortunately, there’s nothing like that in this film,” says Tulip.

But she stresses that she will not be stereotyped. “I know I can pull off anything and that’s it,” she says.