Yes, I have to go there: So, is Bips the new BFF?
Indian actress Bipasha Basu (C) performs during the 2011 International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, on June 25, 2011.
Bollywood producers, or the rumor mill, are always claiming that everybody from Mike Tyson to Stephen Hawking has signed to sing and dance in the next tearjerker. So don't let the hype over Paris Hilton's recent visit to India convince you to call your cable company to see about Hindi channels.
But apparently Paris fit right into Bombay's catty socialite scene, where the talentless famous are never ignored.
According to the Hindustan Times, the girl who turned a sex tape into a reality TV series and now a line of ridiculousy expensive handbags "admits she’s received hundreds of scripts from Indian filmmakers. But she has never had time to consider them. This visit, though, may have been the turning point."
The real news: apparently Paris "interacted" with several Bollywood stars at a party Saturday (stop the presses). “I met more than 150 people," she said. "I loved Bipasha Basu. She’s absolutely gorgeous and really cool."
So, does that mean Bips is on the inside track to be Paris's new BFF?
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