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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 women.
Basu is currently dating actor John Abraham, They have been dating since late
2002. She previously dated fellow Bollywood actors Milind Soman and Dino Morea.
Even though Basu is a practicing Hindu and Abraham is a Christian, both families
have accepted the couple. Basu has stated in an interview that though she was
raised a Hindu, she believes that all religious groups deserve respect.
In 2006, Basu claimed to have been harassed by organizers of the India Day
Parade in Edison, New Jersey. Basu was initially scheduled to lead the parade on
August 13, 2006. Basu eventually appeared on stage late, according to her,
because of the harassment. She said, "I wanted to attend the parade, but I could
not." She explained that she was harassed physically and mentally in the car by
two people who were taking her to the parade.[7]
In November 2007, U.K. magazine Eastern Eye named Basu "Sexiest Woman in Asia"
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