The actress was supposed to be giving out prizes and having photos taken at the event which was organised by a brand she endorses.
However, she arrived late, refused to stay for the whole ceremony and stomped out while reprimanding the event’s organisers.
"Bipasha was to make an appearance and the organisers were to pay her attendance fees immediately after. She would be expected to attend, sit in for an hour, meet contest winners, give out prizes on stage, do some photo-ops and leave," a source told.
"The actress came in more than an hour late. Nobody knows why.
"Because Bipasha had come in late, she could only meet half the contest winners. The event had started without her, She refused to wait for an hour saying she was in a hurry and had to leave. The event managers and the brand folk refused. The actress got up, almost rudely ticking them off and stomped out to her car. She was so upset that she even left her managers behind before anyone could even react.
"After driving halfway, Bips called the organisers and told them that she wanted to come back but by that time everyone had had enough of her moody, cranky behaviour. They politely told her that they didn’t need her.
"The organisers are so livid with Ms Basu that they have even held her appearance payment back. You can’t come to an event, insult people and walk away."
A source close to the actress said: "It was a logistical nightmare. There was a long waiting period between the two activities she was supposed to do. The event was within a certain timeline and it was one of those rare occasions where everything didn’t fall in place. She wasn’t late for the event nor was the event delayed because of her.
"It’s unfortunate that this happened and the onus is always on the artist to spearhead the course of events which follow after that. Bips was the artist involved so unfortunately, the onus comes to her. If everyone had kept their cool, this unfortunate incident wouldn’t have taken place."
