Bollywood beauty Bipasha Basu didn’t have to look too far to get real-life inspiration to connect to the character of a mother for her upcoming movie ‘Aatma’. The actress who is to star in yet another thriller movie said she was able to relate to the role of a mother because of the closeness she has to her own niece Nial.

Bipasha tweeted a picture of her and her niece on the social networking site Twitter saying, “The real inspiration of my life who helped me perform like a true mother in #Aatma! My lil niece, Nia!

“#Aatma taught me even more abt the mother daughter bond!Hats off to all the moms of the world!,” she continued.

Describing the film Bipasha said, “Aatma the film, isn’t just about Horror of the Supernatural, but also horror of the fear of losing a loved one and also horror of marital abuse.”

‘Aatma’ directed by Suparn Verma, is a story of a single mother who is haunted by the ghost of her dead abusive husband. Her daughter is repeatedly possessed into attempting to kill herself by the ghost of her father.

Bipasha Basu who is paired opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui for this film, was nominated for the Best Actress in a Negative role for her exceptional performance in ‘Raaz 3’. Co-star Nawazuddin received a wide critical appreciation for his flawless performance in ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ and ‘Talaash’.

Produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak, ‘Aatma’ will hit the screens on March 22, 2013.

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