Bipasha Basu

Bipasha Basu Biography
Birthdate: January 7, 1979
Birthplace: Delhi, India
Occupation: Film actress, model
website: http://bipashabasunet.com



Bipasha Basu (Bengali: বিপাশা বসু , Hindi: बिपाषा बासु) (born January 7, 1979) is an Indian Bollywood actress and model. She was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest for 1996 and is currently one of the mainstream actresses in Bollywood. She is often cited by popular magazines and newspapers as one of Asia's sexiest celebrity women.



Born on January 7, 1979 in New Delhi, India, Basu hails from a Bengali family. She is the second of three daughters to her parents, the elder being Bidisha, and the youngerâ€"Vijayeta. Although she was born in Delhi, her family later moved to Kolkata.



According to her, she had come into modelling and acting quite by accident, because initially she had planned to study medicine.Basu studied science till the 12th standard at Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir and later took up commerce at The Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society College in Kolkata where she also did modelling and rampshows partime.



Although, as pointed above, she intended to become a doctor, her aversion for dissections made her opt for chartered accountancy.However, in 1996, she met well-known model Mehr Jessia in Kolkata; the latter suggested that Basu take part in the Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest. She eventually participated, and won the contest.