What could be the possible reason for a Manisha Koirala to sign on Sushmita Sen for her first film as a producer, Paisa Vasool, at a time when Sush is not exactly a clincher at the box office?

"Because she is a fabulous actress", says the Nepali actress. By announcing this, she is avoiding any tussle with the Bengali actress.Insiders have a different story to tell though. Sush is a bold actress and the film requires one of the actresses to go the whole hog and show her bohemian attitude on screen.Manisha has coolly played it safe by opting for the other woman's role. She can afford to - she is the producer and wouldn`t want to harm her screen image of a typical Bollywood actress.

So is Sush playing what the conventional movie watcher would term a negative role? "I don't know yet,' is Manya's diplomatic answer. But what about Sush's image?Manisha, you are more in the news for controversies. And their after effects when they make it to media pages.Why do you allow such nonsensical details to do the rounds in the first place by being so evasive?