Actress profile - Bipasha Basu



                                                Bipasha Basu
                                                 
 
CommonlyKnown Name: Bips
Date of Birth (Birthday): 5 May, 1979
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Height: 5' 8
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Delhi
Education: Commerce graduate
Marital Status: Single
Languages: Hindi, Bengali, English
Hobbies: Dancing, reading, helping her mother with interior designing
Contact Address: 105/B, Ashiyana Estate, John Bapist Road, Bandra(w), Mumbai-50
Debut Film: Ajnabee
Basu was born on 7 January 1979 in New Delhi to a Bengali Hindu family. She is the middle child of three daughters: she has an elder sister named Bidisha and a younger named Vijayeta. Basu's family later moved to Kolkata shortly before she entered middle school.
In an interview, she has stated that she had initially planned to study medicine, but entered modelling and acting by accident.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 modelling and ramp shows part-time.When she was 17, she met model Mehr Jessia in Kolkata; the latter suggested that Basu take part in the Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest. Basu participated, and eventually won the contest.
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.
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. 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." 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.
In 2006, she performed an item number Beedi in the film Omkara for which Rediff noted Basu's picturisation.[8] 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". 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. 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.
Personal life



Basu with boyfriend John Abraham at the launch of the Filmfare magazine (2007).
Basu was in a relationship with actor John Abraham from 2002 to 2011.] While together, the two were often referred to as a supercouple in the Indian media.[15] She previously dated Bollywood actor Dino Morea.[16]
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.
In 2005 and 2007, UK magazine Eastern Eye named Basu the "Sexiest Woman in Asia".[18]
[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    
Lamhaa    Aziza   
Aakrosh    Geeta   
2011    Dum Maro Dum    Zoey    Released
Players        Filming
Singularity    Tulaja Naik    Post-production
2011    Kyaa Kool Hai Hum 2        Announce