Bipasha Basu initially joined She also played comedy roles like the role in the film Chor Machaye Shor, where she was a police officer. Bobby Deol disguised himself as a police officer in his search for an expensive stone and even duped Paresh Rawal and Om Puri. Shilpa Shetty was the other heroine in the film.
But from the film Razz, the acting skills were used and her career took a turn. Critics appreciated her acting and she got roles where her she could concentrate on performance along with glamour. In the film Darna Zaroori Hai, she adapted herself to the spooky sequence of the film directed by Ram Gopal Verma.
In no Entry, she played the role of a club dancer who was paid by Salman Khan to attract Anil Kapoor and create tension in his family. Due to her involvement, Anil Kapoor and Fardeen Khan faced divorce suits from their wives Lara Dutta and Celina Jaitley. Salman Khan had to come all the way from abroad to solve their problem.
She also acted as a fraud character in the film Phir Hera Pheri, where she took huge amount of money from Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal, for doubling them, instead disappeared with the money. She did it for compelling reasons. She played a challenging role in the film Corporate, where the life of the corporate world of India had been depicted. She was nominated for best actress award.
She also did well in the film Dhoom 2 along with Abhishek Bacchan, Hrithik Roshan and Aiswarya Rai. With her new performance in the film Bacchna Ai Haseeno with Ranbir Kapoor and Depika Padukone, the viewers expect a lot from the talented actress. Viewers have confidence that she will develop as a powerful actress in future.