Bipasha Basu, the dusky bong bombshell has been in the news recently for all reasons except her films.

Last seen doing a cameo in No Smoking along with her beau John Abraham and again as his physiotherapist in Vivek Agnihotri's Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, it is evident that 2007 wasn't too lucky for this lady from Bollywood.

Year 2008, however, has a lot of films lined up for her and one of them is a fast-paced action thriller Race directed by duo Abbas-Mustan, who gave her a break in films with Ajnabee. In this film, she is paired opposite hunk Saif Ali Khan and the film boasts of a huge star cast that includes Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Katrina Kaif and Sameera Reddy.

Race would be in the lines of Dhoom - 2 in terms of production value and sources close to the unit claim that the highlight of the film is the chemistry between Saif and Bips. To make this even more attractive, the directors has shot a steamy love making scene between the two that is said to have come out really well. This film is under postproduction and is to hit the screens soon. Now, that should make fans queue up in front of the theatres.