"Playing a dumbo is as hard as being serious," avers Shilpa Shetty. The svelte actress is actually doing a lot of hard work. One glance at her career graph is all it takes to know how much of an uphill struggle it must have been for her.

Take a look at the films she`s done since Dhadkan - Badhaai Ho Badhaai, Chor Machaye Shor, Indian and Jung. All these films have Shilpa shaking a leg in at least two song sequences, look deliciously sexy, reveal her great body in glamourous outfits, toss her lovely tresses and giggle. So much for serious acting! What most people can`t fathom is where exactly in these films has she done a Dhadkan act, supposedly a performance-oriented role by her standards.

There isn`t much difference: while Shilpa still manages to look delectable in half a dozen songs, her efforts to emote often provoke collective giggles? For heaven`s sake, Shilpa, enduring a `serious` role from you is going to be as tough as putting up with your glamour routines.