Bipasha Basu Singh Grover was born on 7 January 1979 and is an Indian actress.
50 Facts About Bipasha Basu
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Bipasha Basu then began receiving offers for film roles, and made her acting debut with the thriller Ajnabee, which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
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Bipasha Basu's first leading role was in the horror film Raaz, which earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
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Bipasha Basu's career progressed with a leading role in the erotic thriller Jism and with her roles in the top-grossing films No Entry and Dhoom 2.
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Bipasha Basu has hosted the horror series Darr Sabko Lagta Hai in 2015.
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Bipasha Basu was born on 7 January 1979 to a Bengali family in Delhi.
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Bipasha Basu's father, Hirak, is a civil engineer, and her mother, Mamta, is a homemaker.
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Bipasha Basu has one elder sister, Bidisha, and one younger sister, Vijayeta.
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In Delhi, Bipasha Basu lived at Pamposh Enclave, Nehru Place, till the age of eight and studied at Apeejay High School.
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In 1996, Bipasha Basu was spotted at a hotel in Kolkata by the model Mehr Jesia Rampal, who suggested she take up modelling.
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Bipasha Basu later appeared in the Calida commercial with her then-boyfriend Dino Morea, which was controversial for picturing them sultrily; she had some protesters outside her house after that.
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One of the judges of the Godrej Cinthol Supermodel Contest in which Bipasha Basu participated, Vinod Khanna, wanted to launch her alongside his son Akshaye Khanna in Himalay Putra, but she felt she was too young and declined the role, which eventually went to Anjala Zaveri.
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Bipasha Basu was offered a role in Refugee opposite Sunil Shetty, which she declined.
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In 2001, Bipasha Basu finally made her debut opposite Akshay Kumar in Vijay Galani's Ajnabee.
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In 2002, Bipasha Basu starred in the year's most successful horror thriller, Raaz.
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Bipasha Basu was appreciated in a supporting role in Sanjay Gadhvi's Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai, a moderate critical and commercial success.
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Bipasha Basu appeared in a supporting role opposite Mahesh Babu and Lisa Ray in the Telugu film, Takkari Donga.
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Bipasha Basu played the role of a cop who loves a convict and tries to reform him.
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Derek Elley of Variety observed that Bipasha Basu was a miscast as the "idealistic cop".
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In 2003, Bipasha Basu starred in Pooja Bhatt's erotic thriller film, Jism alongside John Abraham, which was well received by critics and fared well at the box office.
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Bipasha Basu played the role of seductive, ambitious wife of a millionaire who indulges in an extramarital affair with an alcoholic lawyer and plots to kill her husband.
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Bipasha Basu had four releases in 2004, all of which performed moderately and drew mixed reviews.
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Bipasha Basu collaborated for the second time with Vikram Bhatt in her first release Aetbaar.
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Bipasha Basu played the role of a young woman who falls in love with a psychopath.
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Bipasha Basu then starred in Rakht as a tarot card reader trying to solve a murder mystery.
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Besides acting, Bipasha Basu did the video "Tu" for Sonu Nigam's album, Kismat.
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Bipasha Basu made a guest appearance in Jay Sean's music video "Stolen".
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Bipasha Basu established herself as a leading actress in 2005 and 2006 with the subsequent success of No Entry, Corporate and Dhoom 2.
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Bipasha Basu played the role of a bargirl who acts as wife of two men.
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Bipasha Basu earned a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film.
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Bipasha Basu's performance received praise from critics and she earned her second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the film.
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In Vishal Bharadwaj's adaptation of Othello, Omkara, Bipasha Basu played the role of Bianca and was a cameo.
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Bipasha Basu caught the attention of public with her dance number "Beedi", which was highly popular in India and overseas.
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Bipasha Basu is brought in to lend oomph and she succeeds in doing just that.
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Bipasha Basu reportedly ate only oranges for three days and trained hard to shoot the scene.
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Bipasha Basu played the role of Sonia who is stuck in a love-triangle between two brothers and, through the course, she murders one of them.
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Bipasha Basu completed 2008 by appearing during the song "Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte" in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.
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Bipasha Basu gave up her glamorous look and was praised by critics for her performance.
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Bipasha Basu was then featured as a Kashmiri girl in Rahul Dholakia's Lamhaa, which explored socio-political problems in Kashmir.
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In 2014 Bipasha Basu was seen on numerous roles in different types of movies.
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Bipasha Basu appeared in Humshakals, a comedy movie directed by Sajid Khan opposite Saif Ali Khan.
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Bipasha Basu was seen in a horror film Creature 3D, which was again a box office failure.
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Bipasha Basu had completed work on her first English film, Roland Joffe's epic drama The Lovers in which she portrayed a Maratha warrior.
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In 2015, Bipasha Basu featured in Bhushan Patel's romance horror film Alone opposite her future husband Karan Singh Grover.
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Bipasha Basu ranked 8 in The Times of India 50 most desirable women in 2011, ranked 13 in 2012, and ranked 7 in 2013.
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Bipasha Basu was the brand ambassador of Sugar Free, which helped her promoting the DVD.
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In January 2014 Bipasha Basu launched her much awaited third instalment of her Love Yourself DVD fitness series, Unleash, an advanced training routine that includes plyometrics and focuses more on power and speed, while strengthening the bones and improving muscle coordination.
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Bipasha Basu is the face of Delhi Marathon, which has been inspired by her interest in fitness.
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Bipasha Basu was in a relationship with actor Dino Morea from 1996 to 2002 and a very high-profile one with John Abraham from 2002 to 2011.
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Bipasha Basu briefly dated Harman Baweja, but they broke up in 2014.