Bipasha Basu: It was me in the ad

 Bipasha Basu admits frankly (full marks to her honesty) that the woman who is topless in the ad is her. But she is obviously angry at the miscreant who made the video famous  on Youtube.  Not dentying the ad, sultry Bipasha who has obviously moved on to bigger and better movies, says, “In 1999, I was a model living in the USA and that is where I wanted to make my career.

 "I was young and naïve and when I was told to turn towards the camera in the pose that eventually is in the ad, I did not understand anything about angles. In those days there was no monitor on the sets and I had no idea what was shot.” says she. 

The ad shows Bipasha Basu nude getting ready for her wedding, dressing up as a Rajasthani bride.  It is a lottery ad with a tag line  ‘All you need is a dollar and a dream’. She is exposed from one side, showing her breast and from behind also she is seen without a single strand of cloth.



“Becoming an actor was not something I had even thought of,” she continues. “I was a kid in bohemia. Today as a mature woman working in India, I would never do such a shoot, not because I have double standards, but because such shots are just not part of our sensibility. It isn’t cool here.”

Asked whether a body double was used, Bipasha laughed and says she does not remember clearly. “I have a very short memory and cannot remember anything that happened more than three years ago.

Confiding that boyfriend John Abraham has no problem with the ad either, she says, “John is not hyper at all and neither are my parents. In fact, John told me I looked really hot in it. It is so wonderful to have a supportive boyfriend and parents.”

Honestly, I don’t remember anything specific about shooting the ad.” The specifics are out now. Further defending the ad, she says, “It is a beautiful ad and I look great in it. It’s neither sleazy nor a porn. I am proud of the way I look in it.” Yes Bipasha you definitely rocked in the ad

 You can check out Bipasha Basu's topless pics here and watch the controversial Dollar Lottery ad