Bipasha Basu was born on 7th January 1979 in Delhi, India. Her family later moved onto Kolkata where she was brought up. She has also worked in Telugu, Bengali and Tamil language films. She hails from a Bengali family and is the second of three daughters to her parents.

 She Debuted in a negative role in Abbas-Mastan thriller Ajnabee in 2001 which starred Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor and Bobby Deol along with her. The film was a hit and Bipasha Basu’s performance was appreciated.Her first blockbuster was Raaz (2002). She was then noticed for her bold role in the erotic thriller film, Jism (2003). She starred in top grossing films like 2005's biggest hit - No Entry, Phir Hera Pheri (2006), Dhoom 2 (2006) - her biggest commercial success till date and Race (2008). Her performances in Apharan (2005), Corporate (2006), Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008) and Lamhaa (2010) won her critical praise and multiple nominations for several awards. Her only release in 2011 was Dum Maaro Dum which performed reasonably well at the box-office.Bipasha Basu collaborated with Abbas-Mustan for the third time in Players which became the first release of 2012. Bipasha Basu is also signed by Vikram Bhatt for the third time for Raaz 3D, the third film in the Raaz series.She will also be seen in a guest appearance reprising her role of Race in the upcoming film by Abbas-Mustan, Race 2.