Happy Birthday Bipasha Basu: 10 Interesting Facts About The Actor

Indian model and actor Bipasha Basu is turning 43 on January 7, 2022. She was born in 1979 in Delhi and was raised in Kolkata. She is known for her exceptional work in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu and English films. Bipasha is a beauty pageant and fashion model. Here's to honouring her work in Hindi films on her birthday by remembering some of her movies.

Bipasha has grabbed eyeballs since her debut. Her acting skills and impactful presence made her a great choice for many movies. Bipasha's life was also filled with controversies about her personal life.

On Bipasha Basu Birthday, Here Are 10 Facts About Her

• Bipasha won the Godrej Cinthol Supermodel Contest in 1996.
• Her debut film was Ajnabee that released in 2001 in which she played a negative role. The movie was a hit and bagged Bipasha Filmfare Award For Best Female Debut.
• The actor went on to play the lead role in the 2002 hit horror movie Raaz for which she was nominated as Filmfare Award For Best Actress.
• Basu wanted to be a doctor after her XI board exams. However, a meeting with model Mehr Jessia Rampal in a Kolkata hotel shifted her focus to the modelling world.

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• Bipasha Basu has a knack for fitness. She had released fitness DVD's in past like Bollywood Bodies (in 2005 with John Abraham), Love Yourself: Fit & Fabulous You (2010) and Unleash (2014).
• She got featured in '50 Most Desirable Women' list in three consecutive years, 2011 (8th rank), 2012 (13th rank) and 2013 (7th rank). She was also named "Sexiest Woman in Asia" in 2005 and 2007 by Eastern Eye, a UK magazine.
• She was very commanding as a child and was called lady gunda by her friends.
• Basu was caught in many controversies in her career one of them being with ace footballer Critiano Ronaldo back in 2017 when photos of her kissing the footballer went viral.
• She was a part of many blockbuster hits like Raaz, Race, No Entry, Jism, Dhoom 2 and Omkara.
• She met actor Karan Singh Grover on the sets of horror movie Alone and they fell in love. The couple got married in April 30, 2016 and are still going strong.