Bipasha Basu the Bollywood super actress.

Bipasha Basu was born on January 7, 1979 in New Delhi to a Bengali Hindu family. She has an elder sister named Bidisha and a younger--Vijayeta. Although she was born in New Delhi, her family later moved to Kolkata.
In an interview, she has stated that she had initially planned to study medicine, but entered modeling and acting by accident. Basu studied science till the 12th standard and then studied commerce at The Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society College, an undergraduate college affiliated with the University of Calcutta. In Kolkata, she did modeling and ramp shows part-time. However, in 1996, she met model Meher jessia in Kolkata; the latter suggested that Basu take part in the Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest. Basu participated, and won the contest.