Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu is presently in London with
her husband Karan Singh Grover. Both were seen having a sweet romantic time
with each other and their Instagram pages say it all! But, no, they were not on
their honeymoon, Bipasha visited London for work commitments as she was set to
be the showstopper at the India-Pakistan London Fashion Show.
According to a famous daily, Bipasha refused to come out of
her room few hours before the show kick started, nor did she speak to anyone.
When her manager Sana Kapoor tried to control the situation, Bipasha
abused her and threw her out of the room, and also insulted Gurbani Kaur, the
founder and the organiser of the show.
Speaking about this terrible run-in, Ronita Sharma
Rekhi, the official talent scout of the show specified, "While still in
India, Sana told us that Bipasha wanted her husband Karan to fly out to London
with her and her stay be extended to five nights. We had already booked rooms
at Mayfair but since there were no rooms available after she extended her stay,
we shifted her to the Montcalm Hotel, another five-star property which cost us
600 pounds per night. All her requirements were taken care of and an advance
fee was paid. Within minutes of landing in London, we handed her two local SIM
cards which she literally threw back on my face because it only had a
five-pound recharge. There were around 20 people watching us, including the
chauffeurs. The tantrums got worse once Bipasha reached the hotel."
The show had to begin without Bipasha and was recording live
by a leading British channel who called it as "one of the most exemplary
portrays of Indian and Pakistani fashion".
After few hours, without any prior notice, Bipasha and Karan
were spotted leaving the hotel holding a map of the city and left her manager
Sana stranded there. Sana was then escorted by London-based Sunny Surani to the
airport. He told, "It was a pitiful situation when I was contacted. I had
to organise accommodation and food for Bipasha's manager Sana and book her on
the next flight to Mumbai. The total loss suffered by the show organisers
because of Bipasha amounts to 7800 pounds, apart from the travel expenses paid
to her in cash at the airport. Bipasha used this as 'honeymoon money' but we
will fight this till the end. We are going to apply to the visa and immigration
centre to ban her from working in the UK in future."
While Ronita told, "The agency doesn't want
anything more to do with the affair. But I cannot forget how we, credible and
respectable working professionals, cried and begged Bipasha to walk the ramp
and how mercilessly she let not only us down but also India, and that too on a
platform that was meant to portray the unity between two countries. As event
organisers, we are used to delays, complaints and unreasonable demands but
everybody always comes to an amicable agreement. Sometimes the organisers
apologise, sometimes the celebrities and everybody goes home having earned some
money and recognition. But this is unacceptable."
When Bipasha was asked about the incident, her spokesperson specified,
"Bipasha has always had a spotless reputation for more than 15 years in
the industry and has been a thorough professional. Unfortunately, the
organisers didn’t honour their commitment as promised in terms of hospitality
and logistics, on landing Bipasha had to book her own hotel stay. What happened
was completely unprofessional on the organisers part."
The actor even took to her Twitter and told, "Hearing
about a con woman talking utter rubbish about my work ethics and some section
of the media giving them space too."
She further added, "15 years you don't last any
business being unprofessional. You last because you are clear and particular
and have self-respect."
