Name :                 Bipasha Basu
Birth Date :          January 1st
Birth Place :        Delhi, India
Height :                5' 8.5
Nationality :         Indian
Occupation :       Actress, Model
Debut Film :       Ajnabee (2001)

Bipasha Basu Bipashu Basu: this Bollywood dazzler started out as a supermodel before scorching the big screen with her sultry sensuality.
Early days
Bipasha was born on the 7th of January, 1979 in New Delhi, later moving with her family to Kolkata. She is the second of three sisters. The other two are Bidisha and Vijayeta.
Bipasha studied science, her repulsion towards dissecting animals, prompted her to move away from medicine to commerce. She did her schooling at Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir and her college years were spent at Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society College. In her spare time, she took up some modelling assignments.
She participated in the Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest and walked away as the winner. She moved to New York, courtesy the Ford agency, where she continued with her modelling, until she decided to pack her bags and head back to India landing in Bollywood.
She has appeared in Sonu Nigam’s Video ‘Tu’ from his album Kismat as well as Jay Sean’s video Stolen.
Bipasha Basu dated some of the hunkiest men like Milind Soman and Dino Morea before settling for John Abraham. A photograph of her kissing footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, raised questions on whether her relationship with John Abraham was in trouble. However the couple still seem to be as smitten with each other as ever.
Bringing sexy back
2001 Bipasha broke stereotypes in Ajnabee, in which she is a married woman making a play for her husband’s married friend. The risk was worth it as she won the Filmfare Best Debut award for her role.
2002 It was followed by the success of Raaz, a thriller directed by Vikram Bhat. She was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actress award for her role as Sanjana.
2003 She again made waves in Jism, with John Abraham, in which she played a scheming seductress.
2004 The year saw movies like Aetbaar, Rudraaksh that didn’t make much of an impact.
2005 Her films No entry and Phir Hera Pheri did well in the box office.
2006 It was Bipasha’s year all the way with hits like Corporate, Omkara and Dhoom 2.
Her brilliant portrayal in Corporate as Nishigandha Dasgupta won her a nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress award. She sizzled in the item number ‘Beedi’ in Omkara.
2008 Bipasha had another hit in her kitty with Race while her performance in Bachna Hai Haseeno was appreciated.
More Bips
Year 2009 will see Bips in Pankh, Freeze and a Bengali film Shob Charitro Kalponik.

Filmography as Actor
        
Pankh (2008)
Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008) - Radhika
Race (2008) - Sonia
Dus Kahaniyaan (2007)
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007) - Rumana
Mr. Fraud (2007)
No Smoking (2007) - Special Appearance
Fool n Final (2007)
Nehle Pe Dehla (2007) - Pooja Sahni
Dhoom 2 (2006) - ACP Shonali Bose
Omkara (2006) - Billo Chaman Bahar
Corporate (2006) - Nishigandha Dasgupta
Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006) - Sonia Berry
Alag (2006) - Special Appearance (Song)
Darna Zaroori Hai (2006) - Varsha
Shikhar (2006) - Natasha
No Entry (2005) - Bobby
Sachein (2005) - Manju
Apaharan (2005) - Megha Basu
Barsaat (2005) - Anna
Chehraa (2005) - Megha
Phir Hera Pheri (2005)
Aetbaar (2004) - Ria Malhotra
Ishq Hai Tumse (2004) - Khusboo
Madhoshi (2004) - Anupama Kaul
Rakht (2004) - Dhristi
Rudraksh (2004) - Dr. Gayetri
Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula (2003) - Herself (special appearance)
Footpath (2003) - Sanjana
Jism (2003) - Sonia Khanna
Zameen (2003) - Nandini
Aankhen (2002) - Raina (Special Appearance)
Raaz (2002) - Sanjana Dhanraj
Takkari Donga (2002) - Panasa
Chor Machaaye Shor (2002) - Insp. Ranjita
Gunaah (2002) - Prabha
Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002) - Ria
Ajnabee (2001) - 'Fake' Sonia/Neeta