Work for Bips takes a Dip...

Work for Bips takes a Dip...

Bipasha Basu at saucy video shoot.

'Thirty, flirty and thriving', that's how the saying goes for single women entering their thirties in our post-modernist world. So it should be no surprise that when I think of a woman in her thirties, I think of maturity, beauty, and possibly being at the peak of her success in the chosen profession. I wouldn't however, regard it as the end of her career, where work is drying out because she's now considered too 'old'.

That's exactly the terror faced by Bipasha Basu, where our beloved 'Bips' is finding trouble getting work because she's now 34. The model-turned-actress was once hot property, but now the emergence of newer, younger actresses have caused her to be swept aside, allowing the likes Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone to take her place!

This causes me to question her relationship with the very handsome, yet younger Ranbir Kapoor, and whether she's just using him to make herself seem younger. Don't misunderstand me, I think Bips is extremely talented, but her efforts come across a little too 'try-hard' when she's scantily clad in her saucy little numbers, with legs wrapped around a man ten years her junior.

Wouldn't we prefer to see a film where she plays a mature yet classy lady, instead of the cheap roles she's played up until now? I'm not sure her age is the problem, but the fact that Indian cinema has become a little too racy of late is sure to take a toll on audience figures. Personally, women who leave more to the imagination than less, come across better on the screens, so take notes Bipasha.