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Birthday Special: Bipasha Basu's FABULOUS desi avatars

January 07, 2014 13:54 IST

Image: Bipasha Basu

We celebrate Bipasha Basu's 34th birthday by looking through her fabulous traditional outfits.

Bipasha Basu, who took Bollywood by storm with her unabashed sexuality on screen and a body that could carry off daring outfits with commendable ease, turns 34 today, January 7.

Seen mostly in urbane, modern characters in her films, Bipasha made showing skin in Hindi films mainstream, often with western outfits like mini skirts and bikinis.

That said, the actress is quite a pro when it comes to pulling off desi avatars too.

Case in point: This absolutely breathtaking shot of her from the 2010 IIFA awards, in all her desi glory.

The red bindi never looked more enticing than on her.

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Sheer appeal

Image: Bipasha Basu
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

For the promotional rounds of her 2012 comedy Jodi Breakers costarring R Madhavan, the actress sported a daring blouse to go with her embellished sheer sari.

Notice that sexy collarbone?

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Ramp queen

Image: Bipasha Basu
Photographs: Courtesy Clea Public Relations

Dressed in a deep blue lehenga and an elegant diamond necklace, Biapsha took to the ramp for the jewellery brand Nakshatra at the 2012 India International Jewellery Week.

The flashes of red was just the right amount of colour that the outfit needed. 

IIFA icon

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During the course of Bollywood's annual international sojourn for IIFA, the actress has earned the reputation of quite the risk-taker when it comes to the green carpet.

At the 2012 IIFA ceremony, Bipasha walked in wearing this edgy two-toned sari with a strappy blouse.

Quite the player

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Photographs: Sattish Bate/ Hindustan Times via Getty Images

The 2012 edition of IPL witnessed some of Bipasha's awesomeness when she performed dressed in a very elegant red and white lehenga.

She would make for a gorgeous Bengali bride, wouldn't she?

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Reigning with red

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The Race 2 hottie knocked everybody's socks off as she walked the ramp for Anjalee and Arjun Kapoor at the 2012 Bridal week.

We're loving the little affair she has with red!

The bongshell

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As a pioneering figure in Bollywood fashion, Bipasha makes even the much difficult puffed sleeve work for her.

This beautiful Sabyasachi creation sits pretty well on the slender actress.

Regal in white

Image: Bipasha Basu
Photographs: Punit Paranjpe/Reuters

Dressed in majestic white, Bipasha looked divine as she walked the ramp for good friend Rocky S at the Lakme India Fashion Week in March 2010.

Her modelling days may be behind her but the spark is very much in place.

Festive fervour

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Photographs: Bipasha Basu/Instagram

Festive season brings out the best in us and it sure does the same for Bipasha too.

On her way to attend a dahi handi ceremony, the actress shared this pretty picture of her on Instagram.

She wrote, 'Great energy on the streets today!Dahi Handi:) This is the India I love!Celebrations!'

Resident queen bee

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Photographs: Bipasha Basu/Instagram

With yet another picture in an ethnic outfit, she posted, 'Beautiful Indian clothes sometimes make u feel like a Queen:)'

We couldn't agree more!

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Going red again

Image: Bipasha Basu with Manish Malhotra
Photographs: Bipasha Basu/Instagram

The actress poses with one of Bollywood's favourite designers in a red creation by him.

A sight to behold indeed!

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Working it

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Photographs: Bipasha Basu/Instagram

Yet another Instagram post has the actress kick back after a tiring day at work.

If only us lesser mortals looked like that at the end of the day!

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Dolling up for Puja

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Photographs: Bipasha Basu/Instagram

The actress wore this soothing shade of peach and teamed it with an updo to attend Pujo celebrations in her home city Kolkata.

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Bewitching in black

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Photographs: Bipasha Basu/Instagram

In this absolutely gorgeous black sari and desi accessories, the actress turned heads as she attended the Kolkata International Film Festival in November 2013.