By:
Upala
KBR,
Mid-Day
Thursday,
June
07,
2007
It
seemed
Bipasha
Basu
was
in
something
of
a
confessional
mood
when
she
admitted
that
she
could
be
attracted
to
Saif
Ali
Khan.
Recently,
when
she
appeared
on
Koffee
With
Karan
along
with
boyfriend
John
Abraham,
Karan
Johar
asked
her,
'If
John
wasn't
in
your
life,
which
Bollywood
actor
would
you
be
attracted
to?',
Bips
declared
that
it
would
be
Saif.
Now,
it
is
being
learnt
that
there's
more
to
that
casually
made
statement
than
what
meets
the
eye.
The
buzz
is
that
Bips
and
Saif,
who
have
spent
a
considerable
amount
of
time
together
shooting
for
Abbas-Mustan's
Race
in
South
Africa
and
Dubai,
have
now
become
extremely
close.
Common
interests:
A
source
from
the
industry
says,
"During
the
schedule
of
Race
in
Dubai,
Bipasha
and
Saif
become
good
friends.
Ever
since
they've
returned,
Bipasha's
car
has
often
been
spotted
parked
in
Saif's
compound.
These
late-night
visits
have
sparked
a
lot
of
speculation."
Says
an
industry
source,
"It
was
bound
to
happen.
Bipasha
has
been
through
a
lot
in
the
last
few
years
(rumours
of
John's
affairs
with
several
co-stars)
and
so
has
Saif.
Both
are
lively,
intelligent
people,
so
it's
natural
that
sparks
are
flying
between
them.
While
in
Dubai,
they
would
often
go
out
together."
In
fact,
friends
of
both
actors
are
hoping
that
this
will
develop
into
something
serious.
"Bips
is
just
the
right
kind
of
mature
influence
Saif
needs.
He
needs
emotional
security.
It's
just
that
Bipasha
is
dating
John
and
Saif
has
two
kids
he
is
devoted
to,
that's
why
both
are
being
cautious
and
taking
their
time," adds
the
source.
Home
truths:
Naturally,
Bipasha
stresses
that
there's
nothing
more
to
this
than
friendship.
"Saif
is
a
very
close
friend
of
mine
and
I
am
not
going
to
allow
rumours
to
affect
our
friendship.
I
won't
justify
my
relationship
with
him
because
of
some
gossip
mongers.
I
certainly
won't
avoid
Saif
because
of
that,"
she
says.
On
prodding,
she
admits
she's
very
fond
of
Saif.
"We
get
along
very
well.
We
even
go
out
for
dinner
together
and
John
knows
about
it.
What's
the
big
deal?
Saif
is
an
easy
person
to
get
along
with.
We
have
a
similar
mindset."
About
her
visits
to
Saif's
house,
she
says,
"I've
gone
to
his
house
many
times.
What's
wrong
with
that?"
Why
the
fuss?
Recently
Bipasha
attended
a
fashion
show
for
designer
Rocky
S
with
former
boyfriend
Dino
Morea
too.
She
says,
"I
went
with
Dino
because
John
isn't
in
town.
Why
can't
people
understand
that
I
am
in
a
relationship
with
John?
I
am
not
single.
These
stories
can
affect
relationships."
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