Regarded as one of the most vivacious actresses of the Bollywood Film Industry Bipasha Basu has highly succeeded in making a mark in world of acting and glamour. This model-turned-actress had it in her the power to conquer the world by means of her irresistible charm and bold attitude. Her birth took place in New Delhi but soon after with her whole family she shifted to the `City of Joy`, Kolkata. While still in the phase of building her academic career she won a regional beauty contest and ventured into the world of modeling in high spirits. Following that she went on to win the Ford`s Supermodel of the World Contest in the year 1996 after which she flew down to thr vibrant city of New York and made the world gasp at the immense charm and aura that she possesses within herself.

Initially Bipasha Basu had thought of making it real big in the world of Commerce or Medicine but then the glimmer and shine of the glamour world had taken a toll on her life and she set out to prove every worth of her inborn talent. At the tender age of 17 she was crowned with the honor of the glorious title `Tulips Ms Super Vivacious` in the Ford Supermodel Contest and was then flown down to the New York City. At such an early phase in her career she was thrilled to have been spotted by the world famous photographer Steven Meisel and also featured in the renowned Vogue Magazine. Soon she was showered with modeling assignments from all over the world but she gave it up all and returned to her homeland, as by that time she had grown quite home sick. Back home she sets the ramps on fire by walking on it for almost all the renowned designers of the nation. On the commercial campaigns front also she has got it within her to endorse any brand with superb grace and elegance.

The very talented Bipasha Basu has made her Bollywood debut in the `masala` flick `Ajnabee` which starred the popular Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol and Kareena Kapoor. She also won the Filmfare Best Debut Award for this performance of hers in which she slated to play the role of a married woman who goes out of her way to captivate the married friend of her spouse. The next film of hers `Raaz` which released in the year 2002 went onto become a huge commercial success and established her as a top-graded actress of the nation. For this film she also received a Filmfare nomination in `Best Actress` category. Following this she starred in the music video of the great Indian singing sensation Sonu Nigam titled `Tu`. She also made a brief appearance in the music video of Jay Sean `Stolen` but made the audiences feel her magnetic presence throughout.

After this Bipasha Basu delivered a number of flicks but she again claimed to fame in the item number `Beedi Jalaile` in the award winning Bollywood flick `Omkara`. This song of hers went on to become one of the biggest hit of the nation and the picturization of the sensational diva was huge acclaimed by the entire country folk with the youth imitating her dance-steps at every possible occasion. Following that she received round of applause for her commercial blockbuster `No Entry` and then went on to bowl the silver screen audiences over with the character portrayal of a rising executive in the Bollywood flick `Corporate` by Madhur Bhandarkar. Recently she is starring in the Bollywood flick `Goal which has her delivering a brilliant performance opposite the silver screen hunk model-turned-actor John Abraham.

On the personal front however the actress is a very happy and contented soul. She would soon be tying the knot with her long-time boyfriend Bipasha Basu and haling from separate religious background has also not made her loose determination to stay dedicated to her love. In fact both the families have accepted the couple and given them their blessings to go ahead and get bonded in marital bliss. Being a staunch Hindu also she believes that all religions are equal and deserve equal respect from all. This year has been great for her on the achievements front, as she has been honored with the title of being `Asia`s Sexiest Woman` by the U.K. magazine Eastern Eye.

As of her acting career is concerned her fans will see her soon in the renowned Bengali filmmaker Rituporno Ghosh`s Bengali project `Sab Choritro Kalponik`. After making it big in Bollywood the sexy siren Bipasha Basu is believed to rock the Tollywood audiences with her immense charm and tremendous acting potential. Her other forthcoming venture also includes `Race` paired opposite to another extremely popular Bollywood actor `Saif Ali Khan. It will be immense pleasure to see this doe-eyed beauty swooning over with nation with her immense acting potential.