Bipasha Basu is Calcutta based commerce graduate model came into limelight when she
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Hardly had Bipasha landed here, and she was inundated with offers from
all over.
Ads, she accepted, but films were the last thing she planned to venture
into. She had
no plans of joining the film industry but one day, film-maker J. P. Dutta
telephoned her
with an offer. It was for a ‘perfect’ role in Aakhri Mughal. Bipasha took
it up without a
murmur. Later, when it was shelved, and Refugee was launched, she refused
the
role. “Not because it was opposite Sunil Shetty, as rumours go,” informs
Bipasha,
“but because I didn’t identify with the character. I don’t think I would
have
looked convincing as a 13 year old”!
This Bengali bombshell is bold enough to accept an unusual role in her
debut film,
Abbas-Mustan’s next. She plays a married woman who goes all out to woo
her
husband’s married friend. Her forthcoming films, Bipasha admits freely,
aren’t too
many. She says, “If one wants to bag films out here, the practice is to
be in touch
with producers. I feel uneasy doing this because I don’t want people to
get the
impression that I’m desperate for work. I’m doing Abbas-Mustan’s forthcoming,
untitled venture with Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor and Bobby Deol and
am enjoying every minute of it.”
About her image of being sexy, she shrugs, “Sexy in India, is not considered
positive.
But, with today’s crop of fresh faces, in the modelling arena, being sexy
is an asset,
so let’s hope for the best. I’m often asked if my image has tempted industry
men to
make a pass at me. The answer is, ‘No’! And, if anyone dares try it, I’ll
knock the
daylights out of him.”
The light-eyed Bipasha, also the Tulips Miss Super Vivacious in the same
contest, says,
"I can't believe it. It feels out of the world. I knew I was good, but
I am surprised." While
she knew she was good enough for the finals, Bipasha found her spirits
sagging as her
very advantage — her eyes — caught an infection on the morning of the event.
"I was very
worried. I went to an eye specialist, and I called home and spoke to my
mom and dad. I
became my mom's baby."
Coaxed into participating for the zonal rounds by a friend, she says, "
I cannot boast
about my figure because I have not worked on it. My eyes are my strong
feature.
Whatever I am, it's because of Mehr Jesia. She is my godmother.
"My mom and dad said, you don't have to win. It doesn't matter. Just do
what you want."
She seems determined, and says that she wants to finish graduation. "Otherwise
I'll get
thrown out of my house," she jokes. She then wants to go on to MBA, along
with
modelling. "And no, I won't do any films."
She was the second daughter in the family and her pet name was bonny.
She recalls that till the age of 14 she was considered to be a very ugly
child and after that
she blossomed into a true beauty.
Apart from modelling, her other hobbies include dancing, reading and helping
her mother
with interior designing.
She must be hoping fervently that the third time proves lucky for her.
Though roles in two
movies — Aakhri Mughal opposite Abhishek Bachchan and Refugee with Sunil
Shetty —
got shelved shortly after announcement, Bipasha is still a current name
in Bollywood.
Director-producer Abbas Mastan (of Soldier, Baazigar fame) has recently
signed her for
a movie opposite Akshay Kumar and Bobby Deol. Bipasha must have heaved
a sigh of
relief — at least now she has another movie to boast of. So what if the
main reason for
signing her was the availability of bulk dates!
She was a household name much before she entered films. Besides doing
innumerable
prestigious ads, Bips, as her friends call her, did the famous video ‘Tu...’
for Sonu
Nigam’s album, Kismat. Mention of the assignment does not bring a smile
to her lips.
She explains it with, “Initially I was extremely excited, but when I saw
the results, I was
very disappointed. It was different from what was narrated to me.
Anyway, that was long
ago, and doesn’t affect me anymore. I have many new and interesting
things to look
forward to.”
She is currently seeing top male model Dino Morea.