Covering Bollywood and the Hindi Cinema

Bipasha Basu is hosting the ‘Seven Wonders of the World’ ceremony at the Benfica Stadium in Lisbon, Portugal on July 7. The star studded event will include appearances by  Jennifer Lopez, Dulce Pontes, Chaka Khan, Jose Carreras, Alessandro Safina and Neil Armstrong and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Bips as expected is excited and here is what she says:

“I am a little nervous and also excited like a little girl. Due to my poor eyesight, I’ve turned down many offers to host award and corporate functions in the past. I was afraid I would not be able to read the teleprompter. But hosting this event was too good to resist, so I’ve decided to wear contact lenses.”

“I will be wearing a bright fuchsia pink saree with red ruby neck piece. I want to shine a bit,” she says with a grin.

“Since I will be representing India, I thought it’s best to wear a saree. It is entirely my idea. I don’t care if people rip me apart for my choice of a saree, or people say I have exposed too much cleavage or tummy!” she says, adding, “I will later change to a soft ivory coloured gown. I didn’t want to go for a western designer like Armani, so I chose a gown by Gauri Naini.”