<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script><br /><img src="/photo/443190.cms" alt="/photo/443190.cms" border="0" /><br /><br /><img src="/photo/443191.cms" alt="/photo/443191.cms" border="0" /><br /></div> <div align="left" style="position:relative; left: -6"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="left" border="1" width="69.4%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" fbfbfb=""> <div class="Normal">In an industry given more to vagaries than to path-breaking films, it’s a coincidence as hard to miss as Bipasha Basu’s expanding waistline.
We have known about her choice of co-stars being closely related to her real love life. But in a strange quirk, the men in Bipasha’s life also seem to have something to do with box office outcome. </div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold=""><formid=367815></formid=367815></span><br /><br /></div> </div><div class="section2"><div class="Normal"><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script><br /><br /><br /><br /></div> <div align="left" style="position:relative; left: -6"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="left" border="1" width="69.4%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" fbfbfb=""> <div class="Normal">She paired with real-life beau Dino Morea in Vikram Bhatt’s <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Raaz</span>, which became the year’s first hit in 2002. In 2003, the year’s first hit, Pooja Bhatt’s <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Jism </span>had her opposite latest boyfriend John Abraham. Now, she readies for her second outing with still-her-boyfriend John in <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Aetbaar</span>, which hits the screens on Friday.</div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold=""><formid=367815></formid=367815></span><br /><br /></div> </div><div class="section3"><div class="Normal"><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script><br /><br /><br /><br /></div> <div align="left" style="position:relative; left: -6"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="left" border="1" width="69.4%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" fbfbfb=""> <div class="Normal">Interestingly, the year 2004 opened with <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Ishq Hai Tumse</span>, with Bipasha and her ex, Dino in the lead. The film was a total washout. As was the other film, <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Gunaah</span> (2002), which they did together after their split. Dino has not had a single hit since then. </div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold=""><formid=367815></formid=367815></span><br /><br /></div> </div><div class="section4"><div class="Normal"><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script><br /><img src="/photo/443190.cms" alt="/photo/443190.cms" border="0" /><br /><br /><img src="/photo/443192.cms" alt="/photo/443192.cms" border="0" /><br /></div> <div align="left" style="position:relative; left: -6"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="left" border="1" width="69.4%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" fbfbfb=""> <div class="Normal">In <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Jism</span>, Bipasha hogged the limelight with a no-holds-barred skin show, replete with heavy breathing. John made his mark as an actor with Mahesh Bhatt’s <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Saaya</span>, in which he stole the show completely from newcomer Tara Sharma. The film flopped, nonetheless. </div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold=""><formid=367815></formid=367815></span><br /><br /></div> </div><div class="section5"><div class="Normal"><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script><br /><br /><br /><br /></div> <div align="left" style="position:relative; left: -6"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="left" border="1" width="69.4%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" fbfbfb=""> <div class="Normal">If Vikram Bhatt’s <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Aetbaar </span>does well, the coincidence might well become a superstition in the quirky world of Bollywood. The K-letter which Bollywood banked on for last year’s blockbusters might just get replaced by the 3Bs – Bhatt-Bipasha-boyfriend.</div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal"><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold=""><formid=367815></formid=367815></span></div> </div>