Bips - The Dusky Beauty

By: Poonam Deviah

This dusky, 5.8' light-eyed beauty sets the screen on fire, each time she appears. Her sensuality and vivacious grace sizzles like a whiff of fresh air. Bipasha Basu the Kolkota girl is hot property in Bollywood today.

The Ford Supermodel contest changed her life forever. Little did she know at the age of 17, that soon success and fame would be hers. In the same contest she won the Tulips Miss Super Vivacious title. It was here that Steven Mizhel spotted her and soon she was featured in Vogue.

Today Bips as she is fondly known is synonymous with 'bold roles,' in the changing face of Bollywood. She made her debut in Ajnabee, a multi-starrer, with Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol and Kareena Kapoor. From then there was no turning back. She was being flooded with offers. Raaz opposite, then boyfriend, Dino Morea saw a wonderful performance by her. It was soon followed by Jism opposite John Abraham. This is said to have created some serious rift in their relationship. Bipasha has come a long way since then and has carved a niche for herself. Today she is doing more unconventional roles with amazing ease and grace.

Basically a Commerce graduate, she loves singing and dancing. To family and friends she is 'Bonny' and is the second daughter in her family. She featured in Sonu Nigam's music album 'Kismat' before entering films. Her eyes being very expressive can speak volumes and she feels that her eyes are her assets. Her poise and caliber will take her places.

Bips has won the title of India's "Most Desirable Woman". The Bengali Beauty won the title beating Aishwarya Rai , Priyanka Chopra, Sushmita Sen and several other Bollywood hotties in a poll conducted by Zoom. She has bagged title role in Rituparno Ghosh's Draupadi, which would be his own interpretation, dealing with the human relationships. This movie will be in English.

Today John and Bips are seeing each other and seem serious about their relationship.