Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001- present |
| Website | Bipasha Basu net |
Bipasha Basu (born January 7 1979) is a Bollywood actress and supermodel. She was the winner of the Ford's Supermodel of the World Contest for 1996 and is currently one of the mainstream Bollywood actresses.
Early life
Basu is the second of three daughters in her family. Her siblings are her elder sister Bidisha, and younger sister Bijoyeta . She was born in New Delhi, but her family later moved to Kolkata, where she won a regional beauty contest at a very young age. She has said that she had come into modelling and acting "quite by accident," because initially Bipasha had planned to either study chartered accountancy or medicine. However, she said that she dropped the idea of doing medical studies because she fainted when attempting to dissect rats.
Career
Basu, a Calcutta based commerce graduate model won the Ford's Supermodel of the World Contest and was named Tulips Ms Super Vivacious in the same event at the remarkably young age of 17. Basu was then flown to New York by the Ford Company. She commented in an interview, "I was spotted by the world famous photographer, Steven Meisel, and featured in Vogue magazine. I was thrilled and soon had plenty of projects coming my way." Bipasha gave it all up and came back to India. She said, "Yeah, I did a lot of ads, but my heart was not in it. I started missing my family because it was the first time I was away from them. So I happily gave it all up and came down to India".
Basu made her debut film 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.
Besides acting, Bips, as her friends call her, did the famous video "Tu" for Sonu Nigam's album, Kismat and made a guest appearance in Jay Sean's music video Stolen.[1] In 2006, she won popular acclaim for her Item number Beedi in the song Omkara.
Personal life
Basu is currently dating actor John Abraham, They have been dating since late 2002. She previously dated fellow Bollywood actors Milind Soman and Dino Morea.
Even though Basu is a practicing Hindu and Abraham is a Christian, both families have accepted the couple. Basu has stated in an interview that though she was raised a Hindu, she believes that all religious groups deserve respect.
Basu claims that she was harassed by organizers of the controversial 2006 India Day Parade in Edison, New Jersey. [2] Organizers are now saying that they will sue Bipasha for breach of contract for not participating in the event and alleging harassment.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ajnabee | Sonia/Neeta | Winner, Filmfare Best Debut Award |
| 2002 | Takkari Donga | Panasa | Telugu film |
| Aankhen | Raina | Special Appearance | |
| Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai | Ria | Cameo | |
| Raaz | Sanjana Dhanraj | Nomination, Filmfare Best Actress Award | |
| Chor Machaaye Shor | Ranjita | ||
| Gunaah | Prabha Narayan | ||
| 2003 | Jism | Sonia Khanna | Nomination, Filmfare Best Villain Award |
| Footpath | Sanjana | ||
| Rules - Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula | Herself | 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 | |
| Sachien | Manju | with actor Vijay | |
| Barsaat | Anna | ||
| No Entry | Bobby | Nomination, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award | |
| Apaharan | Megha | ||
| Shikhar | Natasha | ||
| Viruddh | Passerby | Special Appearance | |
| 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 | Nomination, Filmfare Best Actress Award | |
| Omkara | Billo Chamanbahar | Special Appearance | |
| Jaane Hoga Kya | Aditi | ||
| Dhoom 2 | ACP Shonali Bose/Monali Bose | ||
| 2007 | Nehlle Pe Dehlla | Pooja | |
| No Smoking | Special Appearance in song Phook De | ||
| Om Shanti Om | Herself | Special Appearance | |
| Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal | Rumana | Releasing on November 23, 2007 | |
| 2008 | Race | Post-Production | |
| International Hera Pheri | Pre-Production |
Awards and honours
See also
References
- ^ "Powerlist: Top Bollywood Actresses (2006)". Rediff Top Bollywood Actresses of 2006.
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- ^ [http://www.filminagari.com/index.php/2006/09/bollywood-news/bipasha-sued/
External links
- Bipasha Basu at IMDb