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Mumbai: Bipasha Basu, Shilpa Shetty and Lara Dutta don't have brothers of their own.

But on Raksha Bandhan they tie the rakhi thread on cousins and friends who are like family to them to celebrate the bond between brothers and sisters.

Bipasha Basu

Bipasha Basu: "Though I've no brother of my own, I've a lot of cousins. But they all live far away. So I could never feel like a true sister on Raksha Bandhan. The only person I tie a rakhi to is Venky, John (Abraham)'s makeup man every year for the last four years. He's my only brother at the moment."

Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty: "For many years now I've made Ajay Virmani (Akshay Kumar's best friend in Canada) my rakhi brother. And though my equation with those around him has changed, I continue to religiously send him a rakhi every year. This year is no different. Thank god for certain relationships that never change! The bhai-bahen rishta is one such.

"Otherwise do I miss a brother? No way! Shamita (Shetty) has always been a bit of a tomboy. And I don't think either of us sisters has made our parents long for a son. I think Shamita and I are like daughters and son to our parents. Maybe Shamita and I think we should tie a rakhi on each other... Or, maybe, you'd like to be our rakhi brother?"