Serene beauty Bipasha Basu has turned 30 today.

Fondly called Bips, this Kolkottan beauty was born on January 7, 1979 in New Delhi, to a Bengali family. Presently, she is one of the top actresses in Bollywood. She is often cited by popular magazines and newspapers as one of Asia's sexiest celebrity women.

Ever since Bipasha, who made her debut in Bollywood with ‘Ajnabee’, deservingly earned the ‘sexy lady’ label with her sultry acts in movies such as ‘Jism’ and ‘Raaz’, the Bong bombshell has engraved her own place in the Bollywood oomph brigade, never contending with anyone but upholding her position all the while.

India’s Angelina Jolie never tried to keep her relationships secret. Her lasting love affair with hot John Abraham has found a Column of Honour on Page 3.

In 2007, she was voted as the ‘Sexiest Asian woman’ by the British weekly newspaper, 'Eastern Eye'.

To top it all, who can ever, ever forget her brave performances in Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Corporate', Prakash Jha's 'Apaharan' and Rituparno Ghosh's 'Shob Charitro Kalponik'.

Last but not least, who can forget the Anthem of the Century in the form of ‘Beedi Jalai Le’ from her national award winning film ‘Omkara’, in which Bipasha simply set afire the silver screen with her golden presence!

Bipasha is not known for throwing grand birthday parties. She might have a quiet birthday with her nears and dears. There’s a possibility that Bips and John might go out for a dinner in the evening.

Happy Bithday, Bipasha.