Bipasha Basu is celebrating her 44th birthday today and what could be better than this occasion to look back at her acting journey?

The actor, who recently gave birth to a baby girl, is one of the most inspiring women in the entertainment industry. She never shied away from taking bold roles and is the first Bollywood actor who expressed herself with her sensuality bringing the horror-thriller genre to the 2000s Hindi cinema.

From Raaz to Jism to Omkara, Bipasha Basu did justice to almost every character she played on screen. On her birthday, we have collated a list of films of the actor you mustn’t miss.

Raaz

It is often believed that Raaz was the actor’s debut film. However, Basu’s debut film was Ajnabee co-starring Akshay Kumar, Booby Deol, and Kareena Kapoor. She played one of the most iconic roles of her career in Raaz. The film declared her the queen of horror films and also bagged her nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

Jism

Helmed by Amit Saxena, Basu received rave reviews for her stint in the film. Co-starring John Abraham, the film became the most-talked about due to its songs including Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai crooned by Shreya Ghoshal.

Ajnabee

Basu made her Bollywood debut with Ajnabee which is a crime-thriller. She played one of the antagonists along with Akshay Kumar. Directed by Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla and Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla, Basu’s performance in the film was appreciated by critics and also won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

No Entry

Apart from the horror-thriller genre, Basu also touched the comedy genre and proved herself as a versatile actor. The Anees Bazami film featured Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, and Fardeen Khan.

Omkara

Vishal Bharadwaj’s adaptation of Othello was a breakthrough in Basu’s career. She played the cameo role of Bianca and her dance number Beedi became popular across the globe.

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Bipasha Basu was born on January 7, 1979, in India. She is an actor and model. Basu has appeared in a number of Bollywood films over her career. She has also appeared in films in English, Bengali, Telugu, and Tamil. Today, Basu is celebrating her 43rd birthday.

In 1996, Basu won the Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest, and hence began her successful career as a model. She kept receiving offers to act in films as well. Late actor, director, film producer and politician Vinod Khanna wished to launch her opposite his son Akshay Khanna. She made her film debut in the year 2001 in the film Ajnabee starring Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor and Bobby Deol. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her negative role in Ajnabee.

She also appeared in Raaz in 2002 for which her performance was widely appreciated. In 2003, Basu starred in Pooja Bhatt’s Jism opposite John Abraham. She was in the role of an ambitious and seductive woman who has an extramarital affair. Her performance was loved and she became a famous name. There on, she appeared in various films like Zameen and Rudraksh. No Entry, Phir Hera Pheri, Dhoom and Omkara are some of her best releases.

Bipasha Basu got married to actor and model Karan Singh Grover on April 30, 2016.

Some of the songs that she has appeared in, till date, don’t fail to mesmerize the audience.

On the occasion of the dazzling actor’s birthday, here are some of the songs that became a hundred times better because of her sizzling moves:

Lucky Boy Song (Bachna Ae Haseeno- Sunidhi Chauhan, Hard Kaur, Raja, Vishal-Shekhar)

Beedi (Omkara- Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh, Nachiketa Chakravorty, Clinton Cerejo)

Touch Me (Dhoom:2- KK, Alisha Chinai)

Gazab (Aa Dekhen Zara- Shaan)

Bipasha (Jodi Breakers- Shradha Pandit, Shadab Faridi)

Ishq Di Galli Vich (No Entry Full Video- Sonu Nigam, Alisha)

Ishq Ka Kalma (Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal-Neeraj Shridhar)

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