Name	: Bipasha Basu
Bust	: 32
Waist	:25
Hips	: 35
Hair Color	: Black
Eye Color	: Blue

                                     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.