Yes, she is a superstar. Yes, she is sizzling hot. Yes, she has been voted the Sexiest Woman In Asia twice over. But no, it’s not just her looks that make her sexy. Bipasha Basu’s sex appeal lies beyond her sinfully silky chocolate complexion, her melt-you in-an-utterance husky voice, her sculpted figure and her never-ending legs. The sexiest thing about Bipasha Basu is that with her what you see is what you get. Frank, down-to-earth and absolutely chilled out, Bipasha is one of the best representatives of
modern Indian women I’ve met. She knows what she wants, she knows how to get it and she will give her all to get it. This fiercely independent woman is also unquestionably the “mostest fittest” actress in the country. And fitness is one thing she is obsessive about... apart from diamonds, short clothes and her independence, as I learned over a delightful conversation with this gorgeous woman. Read on as she shares her passions with you...
Hey, tell us about this BB: Love Yourself thingy...
You know, Tushar, I have always been interested in fitness and fashion for the longest period of time and I’ve been closely associated with both for many years. It’s been my desire to expand in the direction of health because health is something I really feel for and for the past six years, I’ve
been totally involved in that...
And looking absolutely gorgeous for that...
Thank you, but you know the fun part is that my focus was never really the looks. It was being healthy. I’ve always believed that if you are healthy, you will always look good. That’s going to be a bonus. Given the kind of business we are in, we work such extensive hours... I wanted to launch an initiative where, you know, lazy people..
Ahem...
(Laughs) Yes, that’s people like you. And people who are busy get an incentive. It’s a short and effective workout that I started doing myself. I kind of created the content and tried it out. It started out as something I tested on friends and then I saw the results. I realised that it was working out quite well and since it has a very scientific approach, I thought why don’t I take it a step further and share
it with the world. Every time I speak to someone about health and fitness, most of the times people say, we don’t have time. But I just find that absolutely silly. Because I believe that, if you do not have health in the long run, you actually cannot have anything else. No matter whether you have the money or whether you are famous, whether you have the best things in life, it is not going to come to any use of yours if you are not healthy. So, the idea came from this desire to spread the message of health. I also believe it is important to love yourself and be confident to do anything in life – whether you want
to be an achiever or a housewife. Whatever you want in life, you have to like yourself and be confident
about yourself first. Since I’ve been involved in all kinds of training and have been also into diet programmes – though I am not a follower of any fad diet – I thought I am going to take it up seriously and pursue sideby- side with acting. That is the idea behind the brand. And what better way to love yourself than starting to focus on your health by giving 25 minutes for a start.
The complete story...in the March 2010 issue of FHM India. Grab a copy!