Bipasha Basu: Bollywood's original bombshell

  • She has two sisters named Bidisha and Bijoyeta.

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  • She made her debut with Abbas-Mustan's Ajnabee (2001)and went on to become the Horrex queen of Bollywood because of her choice of films.

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  • She decided to learn swimming after a near-death experience during the filming of 'Shikhar'

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  • She was named the "Sexiest Woman in Asia" by UK magazine Eastern Eye in 2005 and 2007

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  • Basu was ranked 8 in Times' 50 most desirable women in 2011 and ranked 13 in 2012.

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  • She loves pink, Brad Pitt, Biryani and John Grisham.

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  • Bipasha is a complete fitness freak and works out daily, but loves Bengali food and does not believe in dieting.

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  • Bipasha replaced Aishwarya Rai in movie Corporate in 2006. She also replaced Aishwarya in Singularity.

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  • Bipasha was born into a Bengali family in New Delhi and later shifted to Kolkata along with her family. She was not pretty as a child and was called 'Lady Goonda' in school, says she in one of her interviews.

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  • Bipasha Basu is the original sex bomb of Bollywood. Her perfectly chiseled figure and her confident acting skills have given her rank among the top Bollywood divas. She is among those few heroines who is completely honest about her life and relationships. She has changed the mindset of a country which thinks only fair is beautiful. Have a look at some interesting, unknown facts about her life.

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