Bipasha Basu was born in New Delhi, into a Bengali family.
She is the second of 3 daughters to her parents, the elder being Bidisha, and the younger, Vijayeta. Although she was born in New Delhi, her family later moved to Kolkata.
As a child, she was considered ugly because of her dark skin.
Bipasha initially wanted to be a doctor.
She measures 32-25-35, stands 5' 8.5" tall, has black hair and dark brown eyes.