When Bipasha Basu was asked to do this SURGERY

Bipasha Basu, one of the fittest female celebrities in the country today, was diagnosed with arthritis at the age of 23 and was advised knee replacement surgery and strictly told not to dance.

The supermodel-turned-actress refused to let that bog her down and instead dealt with it by strengthening her legs. Her regime included everything from 10 different types of squats, lunges, presses, leg curls, calf raises, leg extensions - functional plyometric training, pilates, yoga, cardio and weight training.

She also constantly pushed the envelope with her regime whenever she reached a plateau and balanced it with a diet high in protein, fibre, greens and complex carbohydrates and followed a disciplined lifestyle.

In a conversation with a fashion magazine about her struggle, she said: "Everyone has their personal struggles with what they want to look like in order to feel beautiful and confident. I have always loved myself even when I was told that the left side of my face didn't match the right.Ask yourself who you really are and retain that about yourself."