10 Unknown Facts About Bengali Beauty: Bipasha Basu

A former winner of the Ford’s Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest, the actress, is best known for her sensuality on screen. One of the fittest actresses in Bollywood, she revolutionized a whole new look of Bollywood actresses with her bold attire. U.K magazine Eastern Eye titled her twice the “Sexiest Woman in Asia” in the year 2005 and 2007 respectively.

1. Bips has never revealed much about her family. She always believed in the theory of her work speaking for her. Bipasha is the most adored daughter of HirakBasu and MamtaBasu. She has two sisters, elder sister, Bidisha and younger sister, Bijoyeta.

2. Well, this Bengali beauty was not always hot and beautiful. In fact in her childhood days she was short, dark and ugly. She was criticized for her chubby looks and was named ‘Lady Goonda’ by her school friends. Bips self-confessed, ‘No one thought I was pretty’. Well, Bipasha has undoubtedly transformed her ‘Lady Goonda’ image completely and given some serious fitness goals to all the girls.

3. She was a complete nerd in her school days. Yes, you heard it right! Bipasha loved studying and even had plans of becoming a doctor after class 12th boards.

4. Acting came in her life by sheer coincidence. The leggy lasso was at one of the hotels in Calcutta when she met the famous model, Meher Jessia Rampal. It was Meher who encouraged Bipasha to try her hand at modeling.

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6. The lady’s only remorse in life is that she had to leave her studies midway, as she entered the glam world at the age of 17.

7. It was only near-death experience during the shooting of the film, Shikhar that the actress decided to learn swimming. Bips also has a fear of heights.

8. The actress is a real desi at heart. She loves Bengali food, especially tehposhto. Well, her love for Bengali food is quite evident as the actress even named her pet dog ‘Poshto’.

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