Bipasha Basu and husband Karan Singh Grover are in London currently as Bipasha had some work commitments to fulfil. The actress travelled to London as she had to walk the ramp for an India-Pakistan London Fashion Show. Bipasha was supposed to walk for the grand finale curated by London-based designers Lubna and Uzma Rafiq. She was also going to interact with the media following the show's finale.
However, just four hours before the show, Bipasha refused to step out of her hotel room or even talk to the organisers. Talking to Mumbai Mirror, Ronita Sharma Rekhi, the official talent scout responsible for bringing the actress to London, called the incident a "horrific run-in". She said, "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 tabloid further reported that Bipasha's manager, Sana Kapoor of Caa Kwan Talent Management Agency Pvt. Ltd even tried to cajole her. But soon after Bipasha and Karan left the hotel with a London map in their hand to explore the city. Ronit went on to reveal that Bipasha's manager, Sana was left stranded in London, and added, "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,” says Sunny, adding, “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 debar her from working in the UK in future."
Ronita further added, "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, complains 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 to comment on the same, the actress' spokesperson said, "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."
Bipasha too took to Twitter and addressed the issues. She tweeted: