I'm proud of myself and what I am today

Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu, whose journey in showbiz began in 1996 after winning the Cinthol supermodel contest, says she is extremely lucky and proud of her achievements.

"I just realised my journey has been quiet a long one, from 1996 to 2011. It's only me who knows how much hard work and dedication has gone behind everything. I have been honest with my profession and brought the best of me on the screen," Bipasha told reporters here.

Dressed in a formal white outfit with black beads and sequin work on it, she came for the the launch of Versace collection of watches in collaboration with Timex Group.

"I feel extremely lucky when I look behind in my life. I am proud of myself and also proud of what I am today. I used to dream of having such luxury brands and now I effortlessly own so many of them," said the 32-year-old, who has a fetish for watches.

"The one object that I love the most is the watch. It is a must have possession for everybody. It is also my favourite gifting option.

"All the watches that (actor) John (Abraham) owns are gifted by me. Now I think his collection is set to have a Versace watch," she said.

Bipasha Basu 'faces obscenity charges'

Bipasha Basu has become embroiled in an obscenity row after the publication of images of the actor in the Indian edition of Maxim.

According to PTI the complaint was made against the star by a local advocate after the magazine was released in January.

Advocate Nisar Mohammed stated that his wife and children "felt outraged" after Mohammed purchased the recent edition of the men's lifestyle publication, which contains a series of racy images of Basu.

The case, which will appear before the magistrates court in Bhopal, is scheduled to be heard on February 15.

Basu is currently shooting the US film Singularity, which has been partly shot in Brisbane, Australia and India.

At 32, Bipasha Basu goes topless

What a perfect way to make a come back… Yes! We are talking about the very hot and sexy, Bipasha Basu. As per sources and the as per notification with according to the news sources or according to the official news search engine bipasha basu goes topless AT 32. She drops her top and flaunts her silken curvaceous back for Maxim’s saucy January 2011 cover page. The magazine is celebrating its fifth anniversary and who else than Bips to adorn the cover! ‘Sexy’ has become her middle name and thus the magazine gives us the original sexy woman of Bollywood, hotter than ever.

Gorgeous Bong diva of Bollywood, Bipasha Basu is surely having a super Friday as she turns a year older.
The B-town beauty turns 32 on Friday with a promise to gift more beautiful films to her fans.
"I celebrate my birthday fr a week! Starting now! Thank god fr this day(7th jan) when I was born!I love my life.Thank u all fr ur sweet wishes!," she tweeted to her fans.

Who Is Bipasha Basu's New Love Interest?

Is Bipasha Basu tired of boyfriend John Abraham? Going by Media speculations, this may turn out to be true.

So who is the new man in the actress' life? While there have been several rumors in the past, trying to link Bipasha Basu's name to a number of her co-stars, she has been in a steady relationship with beau John Abraham for the last eight years. Is it time that they call it quits? Bipasha Basu is definitely in love with a new man and this becomes apparent from her personal page on social networking site Twitter. But we still do not know how actor John Abraham will take this!

The imaginations must be running wild by now, so it's time we name the new love interest of Bipasha Basu. It is none other than Pakistani singer Atif Aslam. This may come as a shock to most of her fans but the news is very much true that Bipasha Basu has fallen in love with Atif Aslam's voice! Yes, the actress recently posted a tweet saying that she loves Atif Aslam's songs so much that she listens to them whenever she is driving. Bipasha Basu also goes on to add that she hopes that Atif would sing specially for her someday! That must be quite a compliment for the young Pakistani singer.

Bipasha Basu is currently filming her debut international project 'Singularity' in Australia. Giving her company from Bollywood is actor Abhay Deol. The film sees Bips in the role of a Maratha fighter. But is John Abraham feeling insecure sitting in India? There has been no statement from the actor on girlfriend Bips' tweet. So if you want to impress Bipasha Basu next time, do make sure that you have a really good voice.

Bipasha Basu bags her first Hollywood project

After sizzling on Bollywood screen for almost a decade, dusky beauty Bipasha Basu has signed her first international project -- English-French director Roland Joffé's "Singularity".
The 31-year-old is extremely excited and admits she does have butterflies in her stomach.

"I am very excited...but have to admit that I am also a little nervous. Everything happened really fast," Bipasha told IANS over phone from Mumbai.

Bipasha met Joffe in a chance encounter at the Taj Land's End Hotel in Mumbai in September.

The $33 million movie, written by Ajey Jhankar, is a riveting tale of an impossible love set across two time periods and continents.

It is set in the backdrop of the First Anglo-Maratha War of the 18th century and revolves around four characters - a British officer in colonial India and the Indian woman he falls in love with, an American marine biologist and his researcher lover -- who gets trapped in a wrecked British merchant ship.

The film will be shot in Australia and India. Bipasha will be flying to Brisbane in the first week of November.

Bipasha, who will be missing Diwali for the initial rehearsals for the film, says she would have loved to get some more time to prepare for her role.

"I am not getting much of preparation time right now. I have been given just eight days to prepare for underwater scenes and horse riding...I wish I had at least a month's time for preparation," she said.

As much as she would have liked to, Bipasha is also not getting much time to brush up on her history.

"There is just no time before I fly out! I have finished all my pending endorsement assignments and now I will try and grasp whatever I can there itself," she said.

Nevertheless, she is looking forward to working with Hollywood actors.

"The script is fantastic. They have a lot of expertise in their field...it's going to be a whole lot of hard work, and it's going to be great fun to adapt to their system of working," she said.

"Singularity" also stars Bollywood actor Abhay Deol besides Hollywood stars Chris Pine, Josh Hartnett, Olga Kurylenko, Christopher Egan and Shane Briant, among others.

Bipasha will shoot from the third week of November till the last week of December in Brisbane.

Her upcoming Indian projects include "Dum Maaro Dum" and Abbas-Mustan's "Players".

Bipasha is glad that Abbas-Mustan, who gave her a launchpad with 2001 film "Ajnabee", were accommodating enough to adjust their dates so that she could give her nod to "Singularity".

The film is tentatively slated for a 2011 release.

John Abraham reveals Bipasha Basu’s weakness!

For eight years, John Abraham and Bipasha Basu have been committed to each other romantically. There’s apparently a secret behind this long-lasting love.

While promoting his film Jhootha Hi Sahi on the show ‘Emotional Atyachar’ John got candid when asked about the reason behind his rock-steady relationship with Bipasha.

John revealed that whenever he does something wrong, Bipasha keeps forgetting it as she has short memory. He obviously did not go as far as to elaborate what ‘wrongs’ he had done.

John also spoke about the art of lying to make a relationship work. In Jhootha Hi Sahi he plays a character who’s an irrevocable liar.

John and Bipasha began dating in 2002. Since then their relationship has seen rare downs and has mostly been steady.

Bipasha Basu as femme fatale in ‘The Italian Job’ remake

Bipasha Basu’s wish to do an action role has been fulfilled. The lady has bagged a plum role in Abbas-Mastan’s Hindi remake of the 2003 Hollywood thriller ‘The Italian Job’.

Just recently, Bipasha had expressed her itching desire to do an action role after a spate of serious, character-based roles in her recent films. Well, the wish has been granted. She will reportedly play a femme fatale in the movie titled Players which will be the official remake of The Italian Job.

From what we learn, the makers of the film saw the rushes of Rohan Sippy’s upcoming film Dum Maaro Dum which has Bipasha playing a Goan junkie. Moreover, Bipasha’s spunky performance in Dhoom 2 was also in their mind.

Players will have Bipasha sharing screen space with actors like Abhishek Bachchan, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Bobby Deol.

It will be a full-on action film revolving around a heist, with loads of stunts, pyrotechnics and, needless to say, unexpected twists and turns in the plot.

Bipasha finally takes over Katrina

Filmmaker duo Abbas-Mastan has finally zeroed in with Bipasha Basu as the leading lady of their next flick the remake of The Italian Job. The remake version has been titled as 'Players'.

Other big names in the film include Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Sonam Kapoor. Earlier, two other big names (Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif) were considered to play the role.

A source was quoted saying that the director and producer of the movie decided to cast her after seeing her sizzling performance in Rohan Sippy's Dum Maro Dum. Her character in the movie will be very sexy and deadly. The source added that her character in the film will be a very intelligent one, who is very much part of the team and she is not just a scantily clad pretty face.

The mega budget movie will start its first schedule in the November first week in Goa. The team will then travel to New Zealand and next year, to Russia.

Bipasha Basu has fear of flying

Bipasha Basu is so scared of flying that she refused to board a chartered plane with her Aakrosh co-stars.
While Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna and producer Kumar Mangat travelled from Mumbai to Jaipur on the six-seater plane, Basu chose to take a larger aircraft instead.

"I am a nervous flier and hate travelling in the monsoons because rough weather is at its peak then," she said.
"Ajay and Kumarji told me that there are perks to travelling in a chartered flight but I prefer normal aircrafts! They had even saved me a seat but I came back with my staff."

After avoiding small planes for nine years, Basu reluctantly joined the others when they took a chartered flight earlier in July. However, she vowed not to fly in light aircraft again when turbulence led to a difficult journey.

Basu, Devgn film gets adult certificate

Bipasha Basu and Ajay Devgn's new release Aakrosh has received an 'A' certificate.
Director Priyadarshan is reported to have been given a list of suggested cuts by the Indian Censor board, relating to the film's political violence and adult language, reports PTI.

Producer Kumar Mangat told the news agency: "They wanted us to make more than a dozen-odd cuts due to these factors. If we would have consented to that, Aakrosh would have got a U/A certificate."

Although most production houses strive to avoid getting an adult rating, Mangat explained why in this case it was preferable.

"Aakrosh wasn't designed as a kiddie flick in any case. This is a dramatic affair and inspired by related stories. It was not the best case scenario but still, given the circumstances, it is okay."

The hard-hitting project, which also features Akshaye Khanna, Paresh Rawal and Reema Sen, releases October 15.

I have a boyfriend who is very strong

Bipasha Basu is itching to do action roles. While her latest film "Aakrosh" is about honour killings where she plays her most fragile character yet, the actress says in real life she is fit enough to beat her boyfriend John Abraham's energy levels.

"I want to do action. I think I am too fit at this point in time and that is a zone that I have not tapped fully and in India we don't have too many films where the woman gets to do action. Hopefully, somewhere I see that I will be able to realize something that I want very soon. So I'm just crossing my fingers, " Bipasha told in an interview.

The 31-year-old has one of the most well-toned bodies among Bollywood actresses.

"I feel girls should be (physically) strong, it's very important. I have a boyfriend who is very strong; so I should match at least 30 percent of his strength.

"Now my energy level is much more than him, I can beat his energy levels in 20 minutes, " revealed Bipasha, who also released a fitness DVD "Bipasha Basu: Love Yourself" earlier this year.

After starting her career with the 2001 film "Ajnabee", Bipasha, who was initially a model, went on to do films like "Aankhen", "Jism", "Raaz", "No Entry", "Corporate", "Race" and "All The Best".

Tagged as 'sexy' and 'glamour girl', Bipasha surprised everyone when she decided to do the issue-based film "Lamhaa" and flaunt a no make-up look. She is repeating the same in her new release "Aakrosh". Directed by Priyadarshan, it is about honour killings and also stars Ajay Devgn and Akshaye Khanna.

"In the film, I play Geeta who loves Ajay Devgn but is not allowed to marry him because he is from a lower caste. She is married off to Paresh Rawal. In the film, I lead a very sad life. This is by far the saddest role that I've ever done. I actually pity the life of women who go through this.

"My character in the film goes through marital abuse, she gets continuously beaten up and abused by her husband. She has no happiness left. She is not married to the man she loves. Basically she is more or less a dead person.

"That's why Geeta has no makeup, her saris are very normal. She doesn't even do her hair properly. She is by far the most vulnerable, weak, fragile role that I have ever played, " she added.

Bipasha maintains she is not a method actor and leaves her character on the sets.

"I'm not a method actor, I don't even take it after the cut. I'm an instinctive actor because I learnt on the job. I never wanted to be an actor when I did my first film. so for me it is all instinctive.

"If you make me rehearse too much, I'll be like a robot, I'll be mechanical. So, I don't belong to the method school of acting and I don't understand it because to me they all sound mad."

Bipasha Basu joins 'Players'

Bipasha Basu has joined Sonam Kapoor as the other female lead in Players.

The Abbas and Mustan Burmawalla-directed remake of The Italian Job originally had Katrina Kaif in Basu's role before she walked out.

The male lead roles have been taken by Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Omi Vaidya.

Joining them in a smaller role is newcomer Sikandar Kher.

Talking about the film, Kher said: "It is a smart and stylish package.

 In fact, it is going to be bigger than the original and will include some new characters."

Bipasha talks Sex

Last weekend, Bipasha Basu answered racy questions about her boyfriend John Abraham.

Watch out for when host Koel Purie asked bluntly, "Have you learnt how to ride a bike? Or are you still riding John?" Any other actress would have stormed off or asked for a cut, but not Bips. She guffaws, "For me the bikes remain a distant fantasy, not John." Touche Bipasha.

The Aakrosh actress also happily discussed John's butt. Did she mind that so many women lusted after her object of affection? Did it make her insecure that even Abhishek Bachchan wanted to pinch the derriere?

No, says Bips, adding that it's his own fault for flaunting it to the nation.

Besides a good butt is important for girls and boys, she says, and you can't be sexy without one. Bips also doesn't shy away from mentioning how much she has spent on her dream home.

Meanwhile, in Couch Cares, meet five-year-old Babu, who's dream is to go to school, become a doctor and open a hospital for the poor. But the boy was born with a defective leg and half a functioning heart. He's undergone one heart surgery, but needs another one and a surgery for his leg. Do open your hearts and wallet for him.

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com

Ranaut and Basu 'no longer friends'

Kangna Ranaut has allegedly fallen out with director Anurag Basu.

The actress has worked with Basu on a number of projects, including Life In A Metro and Gangster.

According to Mumbai Mirror, Ranaut is unhappy with the type of roles she is being asked to play in the director's films.

"Ranaut still cares for Basu. But he has been really unfair to her. You don't consider people as your lucky mascot, but in return give them a raw deal," a source claimed.

"There is much more to Ranaut than playing only demented females. She has it in her to display a gamut of emotions."

The star is also reported to have felt disappointed with the editing of Kites, which left her with minimal screen time.

Bipasha will take pay cut on social films

Bipasha Basu will reportedly reduce her fee on films with a social message.

The model-turned-actress revealed that she is prepared to take a pay cut to act in socially relevant projects.

"That's the only way they can work. I will reduce my price for similar films," Basu commented.

Despite the poor box office performance of her last realistic film, the star will follow up Lamhaa with similar project Aakrosh.

"If Lamhaa had been made for the price of an Udaan or a Tere Bin Laden, it would have been a hit," she said.

Basu has agreed to establish an NGO for Kashmiri orphans with Lamhaa co-star Sanjay Dutt and director Rahul Dholakia.

Bipasha Basu is creating waves on the internet

 As soon as she announced her plans to join Twitter, videos of her posing topless in an old advertisement surfaced on the site YouTube.

The ad, which also features Vivek Oberoi, was reportedly shot in India 11 years ago when Bipasha was bound in a contract with the New York-based Ford modelling agency.

It was a television commercial for the New York Lotto but was shot in India. The ad is directed by Ken Nahoum. The video is posted online by Tommy Kane, who was the art illustrator for this ad.

A Mumbai tabloid quoted Bipasha's manager saying: "Bipasha had done this ad in 1999 when she was modelling for Ford Modelling Agency in New York. It was done as an international assignment and was meant for the international market. I don't know why such an old ad has surfaced now.

However, Vivek's spokesperson refused to speak on the commercial, saying that they have no idea of the ad.

Beautiful Bipasha with bold Shahrukh

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The hunt is on for India’s next supermodel and who else than the sassy Bipasha Basu to host the show. The Indian version of America’s Next Top Model will soon hit the small screen and it’s none other than Shahrukh Khan who is producing it.

The King Khan has reportedly signed Bipasha to be the host of this grand show which will go on air next month. The American show was hosted by the stunning supermodel Tyra Banks. The Red Chillies Entertainment of SRK will take care of every detail related to the show. The show, just like its US counterpart, will have the hot, sizzling young girls vying to become India’s next supermodel. However, according to sources, some minor changes have been made in the show so that it suits Indian sensibility.

Shahrukh, who suffered a jolt with his last TV show, is aiming big with this one. The sources add that the show will start with 10-14 contestants who will be competing for nine to fourteen episodes to be the winner. However, the other details of the show are kept under wraps, like who all are going to be the judges, but it’s said that they all will be noteworthy personalities from the modeling world. The winner will get a chance to start her modeling career in a big way.

The show, which is the first of its kind on the Indian television, is apparently named ‘The Female Model Hunt’.

Bipasha's film with Billy Zane doesn't take off

Why wasn’t Bipasha Basu available for the shoot? Did she act unprofessionally? Why was the scheduled shoot called off? Is she not keen to work with Billy Zane in the movie ‘Chimera’? The answers to these questions are not clear.

However, the fact that she wasn’t there on the first day of the movie’s shoot is true. Bipasha was supposed to report for filming on the 23rd July in Kodaikanal but there was no sign of her, neither was there any trace of Titanic actor Billy Zane. As a result, the shoot got cancelled for an indefinite period.

According to reports, it was because of Bipasha that Billy was asked to delay his trip and hence he didn’t come to India for the shoot. It’s been rumoured that the sexy actress had certain unresolved issues with the film; now we have no idea whether she will act in the film or not.

‘Chimera’ will be directed by Daniel Silverman from Hollywood and arthouse director Tapan Saha. The film has been in the making for a long time but looking at recent happenings, it appears that the movie is at a standstill.

This is not the first time that Bipasha has had problems with an international film; a few years ago her Ben Kingsley starrer was also put on the backburner for reasons unknown.

Such incidences are common when Bollywood wants to join hands with Hollywood; something or the other seems to go wrong. Monica Bellucci was slated to star opposite Sanjay Suri in a biopic on Sonia Gandhi whilst Aishwarya Rai has been on the wish-list of the handsome Will Smith forever. However, the gorgeous actress doesn’t seem to have time to work with the talented Hollywood star. Even Deepa Mehta wanted to sign John Abraham and Rachel Weisz together for her ambitious project ‘Luna’ but is concentrating on other projects for now.

Nevertheless, there is an international collaboration for us to look forward to - Mallika Sherawat’s film Hisss is complete without any hitches and is into post-production.

Bipasha’s Hollywood film plans to fizzle out?

Just few days back there were tabloid reports about Bipasha Basu’s first Hollywood project starring Titanic villain Billy Zane, going on floors. But now news has trickled in that the project is being scrapped. It was to begin shooting tomorrow on Saturday July 25th. It is learnt that Smita Thackeray who was to produce this film has now backed out with reasons being cited as personal and professional.

This yet untitled film was to be directed by David Silverman and was to feature Bipasha in Angelina Jolie’s Lara Croft avatar. This romantic thriller was going to be shot in Kodaikanal and had actor Rajvirr of Kaise Kahen (2007) fame playing Bipasha’s second love interest. The film was to have Bipasha doing some intense love making scenes with both Billy and Rajvirr. Rumor mills suggest- the Rajvirr’s choice as the male lead wasn’t being appreciated and Smita Thackeray was adamant about him playing the role.

However now that Smita has backed out from the film, it only means that for now Bipasha’s dream of going international has come to a standstill, at least for now. Though for a long time now both Bipasha and her boyfriend John Abraham have been trying to go international but the plans are simply not working out.

Bipasha’s sexy image troubling her

Bipasha Basu is known for her sex appeal and very few have yet tapped her acting talent, since her sexy-ness often overshadows her other capabilities. The woman who has so far tried hard to break her ‘sexy looking’ tag by doing films like ‘Goal’ and ‘Corporate’ is still working hard to change her image. “I am bored of being looked upon as just hot. Not that I don’t like it. It’s a compliment but people somehow associate all my roles with the word sexy! If I play a teacher I am sexy teacher, sexy cop, sexy housewife. I can’t help it. I am not trying to get rid of my image but it’s just that no matter what I do, these adjectives just don’t leave me! “In my forthcoming film Pankh , I play an imaginary, outlandish whacky character. She is fun. Then there is a regional Bengali film called ShabCharitro Kalpanik which is an intense love story of a wife who converses with her dead husband through literature! Also there is Freeze – which is a romantic thriller. It is fast paced fun thriller and all these films will hopefully make people see me in different light” said Bipasha sounding concerned about her being typecast in the film industry. Looking forward to your image-change Bips.