Once rated as the sexiest woman in Asia by a UK magazine, there could hardly be a better example of a Bollywood bombshell other than Bipasha Basu. The Bengali beauty with alluring eyes and sun kisssed complexion was born on 7th January in 1979. Bipasha the middle of the three sisters happened to spend her early days in Delhi and Kolkata. While doing graduation in commerce from Calcutta, she casually took to ramp and modelling.

Her meeting with the supermodel Mehr Jessia marked a major turning point in her life. Encouraged by Mehr's suggestion she not only participated in the supermodel contest organized by Godrej, but also won the same. The year2001 saw the introduction of the bold beauty to the world of celluloid in Ajnabee by Abbas-Mustan. She broke the common myth questioning the acting ability of models by winning the Filmfare Award. Her performance which was a big success at the box office also won her much applause. The same can be said about the film Race.

The model turned actress with an attractively well maintained body proved her all round ability and versatility by her performance in Jism and Shob Choritro Kalpanik a Bengali film directed by Rituparna Ghosh. She was also featured in a couple of South Indian films. Bipasha Basu known for her charismatic dressing sense also had her share of flops in films like Chor Machaye Shor and Gunaah. Her item number in Omkara once again proved her overall popularity.

Immensely conscious of her physical fitness, she launched 2 videos dealing with the same. Her longstanding relationship with John Abraham constantly keeps her in media focus.