Bipasha Basu-Turning on the heat!

Bouquets and controversies

First the bouquets:

• Bipasha featured in the song ‘Beedi’ from Omkara. The song was the biggest chartbuster of 2006.
• Bipasha learnt swimming after having a near fatal experience during the filming of Shikar. This girl simply does not know how to give up!
• Bipashawas among the top 10 in the Rediff Hottest heroines list.
• She has also featured in the Vogue magazine.
• Bipasha’s erotic love-making scene picturized with her beau John Abraham was voted 83^rd best sex scene ever in the history of cinema across the world. The scene did not contain nudity but was filmed in a sensuous manner.
• She was one of the judges in the Femina Miss India pageant.
• Bipasha Basu has been chosen to officially host the New 7 Wonders of the World on July 7, 2007.

and now the Controversies:

Bipasha has never been controversial but has accidentally fallen prey to them. There was an unfortunate incident in the year 2003, when Bipasha’s breast was groped by a young man at Rain, a pub in Mumbai. He apparently touched her breasts and then scampered away. Her boyfriend John Abraham caught up with the man and ‘disciplined(as he John likes to put it) him.
Bipasha had unfortunate incidents especially during the filming of Omkara when she said she had to maintain her composure and dance as a part of the shoot, before lecherous men in the village. She also had her share of legal hassles when the actress of ‘Bipasha-The Black Beauty’, Nidhi Gill sent her a legal notice for making derogatory claims about her movie.

Bipasha has also said on record that she was harassed by organizers of the divisive 2006 India Day Parade in New Jersey. Bipasha also managed to catch the ire of Amisha Patel when she said in the Koffee with Karan show that Amisha did not have the figure and the package to carry off a Jism.

What turns Bipasha on and what turns her off!

Bipasha’s bio-data

Nicknames-Bips, Ramp Goddess

Height: 5’8”

Education: Graduate in Commerce field

Modelled for brands: Lakme, Close-up, Pantene and Benzer

Favorite movies-Godfather, Masoom

Favorite actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan

Favorite actresses: Tabu, Manisha Koirala and Kajol

Her sex appeal-Eyes

Is thankful for-Mehr Jessia who advised her to take up the Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest which she won eventually

Hobbies: Interior designing, reading and dancing

What turns her off: Waiting, especially with lots of make-up on sets and doing nothing!

What turns her on: Foo

d, music and movies

Favorite food: Thai food and curd rice

Favorite temptation: High heeled shoes. Bipasha likes to pick up stilettos wherever she goes. She has not even worn most of what she has bought.

Weakness: Shopping and America according to her is the best place to shop till you drop!

Ambition: Making a movie.

Bipasha’s quotes:

Quotes:

“I always find myself looking ugly on screen”

“Once you enter films, your private life becomes a joke”

“Insecurity is a word that doesn't exist in my head.”

“These days, it's shocking to see the level of desperation among girls to enter the film industry.”

“No matter how heroine-oriented my roles are, everyone just sees the glamour. After all that effort, all people see is that I look hot and sexy.”