Acting

Bipasha Basu

Profession: Acting
Born: January 7, 1979 · New Delhi, India

Biography

Bipasha Basu (born 7 January 1979) is an Indian actress and former fashion model who has worked primarily in Hindi cinema, along with appearances in Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, and English films. She began her film career by portraying a negative character in Abbas-Mustan's suspense thriller *Ajnabee* (2001), earning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Basu's breakthrough role came in Vikram Bhatt's horror film *Raaz* (2002), for which she received a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress. She made her Telugu film debut opposite Mahesh Babu in the western action film *Takkari Donga* (2002). She later played a murderess in the erotic thriller *Jism* (2003), earning a Filmfare nomination for Best Villain. Her other Hindi films from the 2000s include the ensemble comedies *No Entry* (2005) and *Phir Hera Pheri* (2006), the action thriller *Dhoom 2* (2006), and the suspense thriller *Race* (2008). She played a corporate executive in Madhur Bhandarkar's *Corporate* (2006) and Billo Chamanbahar in Vishal Bhardwaj's Shakespearean adaptation *Omkara* (2006). Her later film roles included the supernatural thrillers *Raaz 3* (2012), *Aatma* (2013), *Creature 3D* (2014), and *Alone* (2015). She made her digital streaming debut alongside Karan Singh Grover in the crime thriller web series *Dangerous* (2020). She has not had a theatrical film release since *Alone* (2015).

Known for

Filmography

2020 Dangerous · Neha Singh
2017 The Drama Company · Self
2016 The Kapil Sharma Show · Self
2015 Darr Sabko Lagta Hai · Bipasha Basu
2015 The Lovers · Tulaja
2015 Alone · Anjana / Sanjana
2014 Creature 3D · Ahana Dutt
2014 Most Welcome 2 · Special Appearance
2014 Humshakals · Mishti
2013 Comedy Nights with Kapil · Self
2013 Aatma · Maya Verma
2013 Race 2 · Sonia
2012 Raaz 3 · Shanaya Shekhar
2012 Jodi Breakers · Sonali
2012 Players · Riya Thapar
2012 Break Free Bipasha Basu
2011 Dum Maaro Dum · Zoe
2010 MasterChef India · Guest Star
2010 Aakrosh · Geeta
2010 Lamhaa · Aziza
2010 Pankh · Nandini
2010 Bipasha Basu: Love Yourself · Self
2009 All the Best: Fun Begins · Jhanvi Chopra / Kututu
2009 Tere Mere Beach Mein · Self
2009 Shob Charitro Kalponik · Radhika
2009 Aa Dekhen Zara · Simi Chatterjee
2008 Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi · Special Appearance in "Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte" Song
2008 Bachna Ae Haseeno · Radhika / Shreya Rathore
2008 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah · Self
2008 Race · Sonia
2007 Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal · Rumana Khan
2007 Om Shanti Om · Self
2007 No Smoking · Item Number
2007 Nehlle Pe Dehlla · Pooja Sahni
2006 Dhoom 2 · Sonali Bose / Monali Bose, Playback Singer
2006 Jaane Hoga Kya · Aditi Chopra
2006 Omkara · Billo Chamanbahar
2006 Corporate · Nishigandha Dasgupta aka Nishi
2006 Alag
2006 Phir Hera Pheri · Anuradha
2006 Darna Zaroori Hai · Varsha
2006 Humko Deewana Kar Gaye · Sonia Berry
2005 Shikhar · Natasha
2005 Apaharan · Megha Basu
2005 No Entry · Bobby
2005 Barsaat · Anna Virvani
2005 Sachein · Manju
2005 Chehraa · Megha Joshi / Megha Diwan
2004 Koffee with Karan · Self
2004 Madhoshi · Anupama Kaul
2004 Rakht · Dhristi
2004 Rudraksh · Dr. Gayetri
2004 Aetbaar · Ria Malhotra
2004 Ishq Hai Tumse · Khushbu Akhter Bhatt
2003 Zameen · Nandini J. Rai
2003 Footpath · Sanjana Srivastav
2003 Jism · Sonia Khanna
2003 Tujhe Meri Kasam · Self
2002 Chor Machaaye Shor · Inspector Ranjita
2002 Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai · Ria Bhalla
2002 Aankhen · Naina
2002 Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai · Self
2002 Raaz · Sanjana Dhanraj
2002 Takkari Donga · Panasa
2002 Gunaah · Inspector Prabha Narayan
2001 Ajnabee · Sonia
2000 Kaun Banega Crorepati · Self
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