Bipasha Basu Singh Grover admits to being ‘paranoid’, especially about her parents, amid the increase in Coronavirus cases in India. The actor says she keeps tabs on everything they do, as any concerned daughter would, and ensures that they are safe.

Bipasha also makes sure that the staff caring for her parents follow all protocols, and maintain hygiene. “I am very particular about what my parents do, where and how they go. For a long time, they didn’t travel, so when everything felt better (last year), with all possible protocols in place, I took them to the Maldives. Then my father flew to Kolkata. I was very paranoid and wanted him to come back to Mumbai, and thankfully he reached just before this new wave,” says the actor, who turns 43 today.

Bipasha will be celebrating the day with her parents and husband, actor Karan Singh Grover, and says it is one of the most special days of her life. She gushes, “I am very excited about my birthdays each year, no matter how old I am getting. I am as excited as I was in childhood.”

Bipasha adds, “I had a lot of plans for this year… I was supposed to go to the Maldives, it is Karan’s and my favourite place. A lot of plans were there, but owing to this third wave that has come in, we are trying to be responsible and stay put at home, doing our bit to contain the wave.”

Talking further about her plans for the day, the Alone (2015) actor says, “There will be no party as such; it will be very simple, with my mum and dad and food. I am a foodie. All my favourite specialties will be made by my mum. I will miss all my friends and my birthday holiday, which I love.”

The actor adds that “this will be the second year in a row” that she hasn’t “celebrated her birthday” in a big way. She shares, “Last year, Karan got Covid-19 and was stuck in Serbia. Our plans for the New Year’s and my birthday got cancelled. I am grateful that this year my entire family is healthy and all are happy.”