Born January 7, 1979 (1979-01-07) (age 30)
New Delhi, India
Occupation Film actress , model
Years active 2001 – present
Domestic partner(s) John Abraham (2002 – present)

Bipasha Basu is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood films and a former model. She was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cintho 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.

Bipashu Basu: this Bollywood dazzler started out as a supermodel before scorching the big screen with her sultry sensuality.
Early days
Bipasha was born on the 7th of January, 1979 in New Delhi, later moving with her family to Kolkata. She is the second of three sisters. The other two are Bidisha and Vijayeta.
Bipasha studied science, her repulsion towards dissecting animals, prompted her to move away from medicine to commerce. She did her schooling at Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir and her college years were spent at Bhawanipur.