Bipasha Basu is sad because she could not meet her Hollywood heartthrob Jude Law even though he was around at Cannes. Making matters worse John Abraham got to meet the star!

Basu was at Cannes Film Festival not even for a full day.This was her first trip to Cannes. She reached their with John in the morning and was out by late afternoon as she had to be back in Mumbai. All she had time for were the press events for our film.

The worst blow was when she missed meeting Jude Law. John met him at a party hosted by a sportswear company for another football film at the festival.

The ambience at Cannes was very likeable not just for movie buffs but everyyone from shoppers to general people strolling by the riverside. The busy actress also had to cancel her holiday to Goa because of her packed schedule.

Back home, she has another Hollywood icon is all out praising her on Koffee With Karan. Richard Gere has described her on the talk- show as "bright hot and desirable." Bipasha laughs pleasurably.

"I'm more than flattered if someone as sinfully good-looking as Richard Gere thinks that way about me. I have met Richard Gere a few times." Bipasha generally shys away from the charity dinners that Richard generally attends as she is not a social butterfly.