Family and fun for Bipasha on birthday

Bollywood beauty Bipasha Basu, who turned 31 this month and enjoyed every bit of attention on her birthday Jan 7, says she is completely different from her model-turned-actor beau John Abraham who "runs the other way when it comes to cutting cakes".

"John runs the other way when it comes to cutting cakes. I spent my whole birthday cutting cakes with different groups of family members and friends. I couldn't take all the calls and SMSes. But I answered all of them on the day after my birthday.

"My house was filled with flowers. You've no idea how wonderful flowers look in a newly-renovated house. My home was fragrant and attractive. My two sweet maid-servants had arranged the bouquets all over the house," Bipasha said.

While John hates birthdays and went into hiding on his birthday on Dec 17, Bipasha grabbed all the attention on her birthday.

She came to Delhi with John and flew back in time to Mumbai for a family lunch.

"It's an annual ritual on my birthday, and one I won't miss for the world. This time one of my sisters was not here for my birthday. She's studying. We really missed her. But my parents and my other sister, brother-in-law and nephew were home for my birthday." John was not invited for the lunch.

"This was my first birthday in Delhi. I was born in Delhi and have special links with it. So when I got a chance to be in the capital for my birthday I grabbed it."

"It was the Auto Expo and as you know John loves anything on wheels, but hates birthdays. So he was just happy being around some of the best cars in the world."