Hot actress pics: Bipasha Basu

Born :- 7 January 1979

Occupation :- Actress, Model

Career :- One of the judges of the Godrej Cinthol Supermodel Contest in which Basu participated, Vinod Khanna, wanted to launch her alongside his son Akshaye Khanna in Himalay Putra, but she felt she was too young and declined the role which eventually went to Anjala Zaveri. After returning home, she was convinced by another judge, Jaya Bachchan, to play the role of a village belle opposite her son Abhishek Bachchan in J. P. Dutta’s Aakhari Mughal. However the film was cancelled, and Dutta instead changed the script and made Refugee with Kareena Kapoor. Basu was also offered a role in Refugee opposite Sunil Shetty, which she declined.

In 2001, Basu finally made her debut opposite Akshay Kumar in Vijay Galani’s Ajnabee. The film was inspired by the American film, Consenting Adults and was directed by the duo, Abbas-Mustan. Ajnabee was a moderate box-office success and attracted unfavorable reviews from critics. However, Basu’s performance in a negative role was appreciated by critics and won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

In 2002, Basu starred in the year’s most successful thriller, Raaz. The film, directed by Vikram Bhatt, not only established Basu in the Hindi film industry, but also revived the career of Bhatt, who went on to make similar films. Basu played the lead role of Sanjana Dhanraj, who is pursued by a spirit. She received positive reviews for her performance. One review in The Tribune noted, "...it is Bipasha Basu who steals the show with her fine performance." She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Raaz. She then appeared in supporting roles in Sanjay Gadhvi’s Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai and David Dhawan’s Chor Machaaye Shor, both of which failed critically and commercially. She also appeared in a supporting role opposite Mahesh Babu and Lisa Ray in the Telugu film, Takkari Donga as a mischievous thief, Panasa. Her last release of 2002, Gunaah, opposite Dino Morea, was also a failure, but her performance was appreciated.

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Ajnabee

Takkari Donga

Raaz

Aankhen

Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai

Chor Machaaye Shor

Gunaah

Jism

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