Bipasha Basu earned her first Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress in film by what director?
Bipasha Basu filmography Bipasha Basu is an Indian actress who has featured in over 50 films, predominantly in Bollywood. After a successful career as a model, she made her film debut with a supporting role in Abbas–Mustan's thriller "Ajnabee" (2001), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Basu followed this with a role in her first Telugu cinemathe action film "Takkari Donga" (2002). She had her first major success with the supernatural thriller "Raaz" (2002), which earned Basu her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination. The following year, she starred opposite John Abraham in the erotic thriller "Jism", in which she played a seductive wife. She received a Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role nomination for the film. Her roles in these films established her as a sex symbol.
Saudagar (1973 film) Saudagar is a 1973 Bollywood drama film, directed by Sudhendu Roy, and based on Bengali story, "Ras" by Narendranath Mitra. It stars Nutan Behl as Mijuben and Amitabh Bachchan as Moti, in the leading roles. It also featured Trilok Kapoor, Padma Khanna as Phoolbanu. Murad, Leela Mishra as (Badi Bhi), Dev Kishan, Jugnu; V. Gopal are also featured in the film. Though the film didn't do well commercially, it was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but didn't receive a nomination.