Pix: Bipasha Basu's HOTTEST avatars

'I have a sexy, glamour doll image which I want to get out of. But if nothing else is works out, I shall cash in on it.'

Classic Bipasha Basu, even at the beginning of her career, she was unusually candid about her strategy.

Over the last decade or so, the stunner has done a variety of films with the best of banners and filmmakers but her steamy image hasn't diminished one bit. If anything, it's only gotten bigger and better.

Up next, the 33-year-old plays a desperate movie star using witchcraft to destroy her more successful rival (Esha Gupta) in Vikram Bhatt's horror sequel Raaz 3D.

But if the plot's spooky elements lead you to believe there's nothing glamorous about her role, you have another thing coming. Here's a peek into Bipasha's HOTTEST avatars over the years.

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The Bong Bombshell flaunts her most prized (and toned) assets in a sequined bustier and boy shorts to grab eyeballs. Mission accomplished, girl!

Although Bachna Ae Haseeno was crammed with pretty ladies, Bipasha stole the thunder with her hot wardrobe and icy cool portrayal of the sleek but scorned Radhika rechristened to Shreya.

In Abbas-Mastan's Race, everybody plays dubious and dresses snazzy while Bipasha lives up her sex symbol tag in a scorching black number that makes LBDs look boring.

Bipasha puts her sexy leg forward in a dress designed to accommodate and accentuate her curves in the catchy Ho gayi tun track from the lukewarm Players.

What's the point of Bipasha in Brazil if the scene doesn't end up looking something like this?

Bipasha sure knows how to deal with monsoon while raising the mercury in a see-through shirt allowing her striking abs to do all the talking.

Playing a seductress in Anees Bazmee's laugh riot, No Entry is no problem for the ever sizzling Basu babe.

The sultry star shakes a leg in an outfit modelled after Helen's skimpy, slit-friendly gown in Don's Yeh Mera Dil.

Even the most blah, forgotten films boast of Bipasha at her hottest best. And that midriff flaunting appearance in Pankh is no exception.

The actress ensures all the girls hit the gym with a vengeance after observing this blatant display of sex appeal in the trepid thriller co-starring Neil Nitin Mukesh.

And now for the one that started it all.

The January born reveals the truth behind her 'jadoo' and 'nasha' in a smashing black number from Pooja Bhatt's Jism. Whaddya think, Leone?