Bipasha Basu

Bipasha Basu Biography :

Bipasha Basu (Bengali: বিপাশা বসু; born 7 January 1979) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.

Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Early life

Basu was born on January 7, 1979.^[1] in New Delhi to a Bengali Hindu family. She has an elder sister named Bidisha and a younger--Vijayeta. Although she was born in New Delhi, her family later moved to Kolkata.
In an interview, she has stated that she had initially planned to study medicine, but entered modelling and acting by accident.^[2] Basu studied science till the 12th standard at Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir and then studied commerce at The Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society College, an undergraduate college affiliated with the University of Calcutta. In Kolkata, she did modeling and ramp shows part-time.^[3] However, in 1996, she met model Mehr Jessia in Kolkata; the latter suggested that Basu take part in the Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest. Basu participated, and won the contest.^[2]

[edit] Career

After winning the Ford Godrej Cinthol contest, Basu was flown to New York by the Ford Company, where she had a successful modelling career at the age of 17.^[2]
Basu made her film debut in Abbas Mustan's Ajnabee, with Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol and Kareena Kapoor. She played a married woman who goes all out to woo her husband’s married friend, and eventually won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for her performance.
In 2002, Basu starred in Telugu movie Takkari Donga and Vikram Bhatt's thriller Raaz. Raaz was a big commercial success and surfaced as the biggest hit of that year.^[4] For her performance in the film, she received her first Best Actress nomination at the Filmfare. One review in The Tribune noted, "...it is Bipasha Basu who steals the show with her fine performance."^[5] She appeared as Sonia Khanna in the 2003 hit movie Jism alongside John Abraham. The movie earned her a Filmfare Best Villain Award nomination.
Besides acting, Basu did the video "Tu" for Sonu Nigam's album, Kismat. She also made a guest appearance in Jay Sean's music video Stolen.^[6]
In 2006, she performed an item number Beedi in the film Omkara for which Rediff noted Basu's picturisation.^[7]

Basu in 2008

In 2008 Basu starred in Race, her second collaboration with Abbas-Mustan. Co-starring Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Anil Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, the film performed well at the box office, and Basu's performance was appreciated by critics. Taran Adarsh of indiaFM described her performance as "her best work so far. She’s superb".^[8] She also received good reviews for her role in Bachna Ae Haseeno opposite Ranbir Kapoor. She completed the year by appearing in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi in the song Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte.
In 2005 Bipasha and John Abraham did a fitness video with Eros called Bollywood Bodies.^[9] In 2010 she has launched her own line of videos with Shemaroo under the banner BB - Love Yourself. The first release is called 'Fit and Fabulous You. ^[10][11]

[edit] Personal life

Basu with boyfriend John Abraham at the launch of the Filmfare magazine (2007).

Basu has been in a relationship with actor John Abraham since late 2002 but recently separated in 2011.^[12][13] The two have been referred to as a supercouple in the Indian media.^[14] She previously dated Bollywood actor Dino Morea.^[15]
In 2006, Basu claimed to have been harassed by certain organizers of the India Day Parade in Edison, New Jersey. Basu was initially scheduled to lead the parade on 13 August 2006. She eventually appeared on stage late, according to her, because of the harassment. She said, "I wanted to attend the parade, but I could not." She explained that she was harassed physically and mentally in the car by two people who were taking her to the parade.^[16]
In 2005 and 2007, UK magazine Eastern Eye named Basu the "Sexiest Woman in Asia".^[17]

[edit] Filmography

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Bipasha Basu

Year	Film	Role	Awards
2001	Ajnabee	Sonia/Neeta	Winner, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award
2002	Takkari Donga	Panasa	Telugu film
	Raaz	Sanjana Dhanraj	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	Aankhen	Raina
	Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai	Ria
	Chor Machaaye Shor	Ranjita
	Gunaah	Prabha Narayan
2003	Jism	Sonia Khanna	Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award
	Footpath	Sanjana Rai Shingla Khan
	Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula	Special appearance
	Zameen	Nandini
2004	Ishq Hai Tumse	Kushboo
	Aetbaar	Ria Malhotra
	Rudraksh	Gayetri
	Rakht: What If You Can See the Future	Drishti
	Madhoshi	Anupama Kaul
2005	Chehraa	Megha
	Sachein	Manju	Tamil film
	Viruddh	Special appearance
	Barsaat	Anna
	No Entry	Bobby	Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
	Apaharan	Megha
	Shikhar	Natasha
2006	Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye	Sonia Berry
	Darna Zaroori Hai	Varsha
	Phir Hera Pheri	Anuradha
	Alag	Special appearance in song Sabse Alag
	Corporate	Nishigandha Dasgupta	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	Omkara	Billo Chamanbahar
	Jaane Hoga Kya	Aditi
	Dhoom 2	ACP Shonali Bose/ Monali Bose
2007	Nehlle Pe Dehlla	Pooja
	No Smoking	Special appearance in song Phoonk De
	Om Shanti Om	Special appearance, Herself
	Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal	Rumana
2008	Race	Sonia
	Bachna Ae Haseeno	Radhika/Shreya Rathod	Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
	Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi	Special appearance in song Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte
2009	Aa Dekhen Zara	Simi Chatterjee
	All The Best: Fun Begins	Double role: Jhanvi Chopra/Princess of Lushoto
	Sob Choritro Kalponik	Radhika	Bengali film
2010	Pankh	Nandini (Alter-ego)
	Lamhaa	Aziza
	Aakrosh	Geeta
2011	Dum Maro Dum		Post-production
	Players || || Filming
	Singularity	Tulaja Naik	Filming