There had been rumors that Bipasha Basu was kicked out of ‘Raavan’ because her role as Mandodari opposite Abhishek Bachchan was posing a threat and overshadowing other female characters in the film.

Now, Bipasha speaks up saying that these rumors are baseless and her leaving the film was an amicable decision between her and the director.

“They were all rumors and only rumors. I am not a part of ‘Raavan’. I was initially a part of ‘Raavan’ but Mani sir thought he couldn’t do justice to my role… as to whatever he had promised me would definitely be in conflict with the actual story of the film once it is shot, ” said Bipasha adding, “So he took a call instead of being in an embarrassing position later on. He decided to tell me that and amicably we decided that it should not be done…hopefully we’ll work together soon. So now there’s going to be no Mandodari in the film.”

Bipasha spoke up at a press meet for All The Best in New Delhi on Saturday, October 10, 2009. This Yash Raj production has been directed by Rohit Shetty and stars Fardeen Khan, Mugdha Godse, Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn, besides Bips.

About the film, Bipasha revealed, “‘All The Best’ is a situational comedy and a total entertainer. It deals with a lot of mistaken identities, people lying and getting into trouble. My character is called Jahnvi who is married to Ajay in the film. She is a straightforward girl who is trying to run her life and family by looking after a totally rundown gym. She cons people to join the gym by lying because by the looks of it, nobody wants to join it.”

Apart from “All The Best”, Bipasha’s future projects include “Lamha”, “Pankh” and Priyadarshan’s next. Check out this 30 year old looking gorgeous at the press meet for ‘All The Best’.