By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Wednesday,
July
11,
2007
Although
there
was
a
major
crisis
on
stage
Bipasha
had
herself
a
whale
of
a
time
in
Lisbon.
Just
one
regret.
"John
who's
shooting
in
Pondicherry
couldn't
watch
me
at
the
Seven
Wonders
of
the
World
Show.
There
was
no
electricity
where
he
was.
But
I'll
make
him
see
the
entire
experience
on
a
DVD."
The
Teleprompters
ceased
to
work
during
the
Seven
Wonders
show
in
Lisbon.
"The
teleprompters
conked
out
during
rehearsal
itself.
We
never
thought
it
wouldn't
work
during
the
show.
Then
during
the
event
the
Teleprompters
came
on
and
just
disappeared.
It
came
on.
I
started
reading.
But
then
representatives
from
various
countries
walked
by
in
front
of
the
tele-prompters,
so
we
couldn't
see
what
was
written,
just
had
to
go
by
my
memory.
Then
it
just
went
off!
We
had
to
read
out
from
a
paper.
But
my
co-hosts
Sir
Ben
and
Hillary
Swank
were
so
good
we
managed
without
them.
Somehow
we
pulled
our
segment
through.
I
hope
I
managed
well.
The
three
of
us
laughed
and
had
so
much
fun."
When
the
Taj
was
announced
Bipasha
was
in
seventh
heaven.
"The
envelope
announcing
the
Taj
Mahal
was
with
me.
Everyone
was
so
happy.
Sir
Ben
is
half
Indian
you
know.
His
real
name
is
Krishna.
His
great
grandfather
was
Gujarati.
He
was
really
nice
to
me.
So
was
Hillary
Swank.
We
had
so
much
fun."
Bipasha
has
made
friends
for
life.
"Hillary
Swank
and
Sir
Ben
Kingsley
are
friends
for
life.
I
plan
to
keep
in
touch
with
them."
Then
there
was
pop
star
Chaka
Khan.
"She
was
wonderful.
I
made
everyone
call
me
'Basu'
with
a
big
pout.
During
the
entire
trip
everyone
would
go
'Basooo
Basooo'
with
a
big
pout.
With
that
Basu
thing
going,
no
one
could
forget
me
at
the
event.
They
didn't
know
who
I
was.
But
everyone
wanted
to
know
who
I
was.
The
attention
and
appreciation
was
a
big
high.
The
whole
experience
was
a
dream
come
true."
Sighs
Bipasha,
"I'm
exhausted.
I
did
the
Seven
Wonders
show,
then
I
partied
all
night
in
Lisbon
and
took
a
flight
back
to
Mumbai.
I
haven't
had
a
chance
to
breathe.
I
landed
in
Lisbon
on
the
5th
without
my
luggage
and
left
on
the
8th
afternoon.
It
was
a
whirlwind
tour."
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