Top 20 Foreigners Who Became Celebs In Bollywood

Bollywood is the second largest film industry in the world after Hollywood. The glamour quotient is high as we all know, and not only from within the country but people from all over the world aspire to work in the Indian cinema. Indeed, it has blessed many careers. Here is a list of those celebs that migrated from around the world to our nation in search of work and have succeeded.

1. Katrina Kaif Katrina Kaif is a prominent and very popular Briti >> Read More...

Katrina’s entry in Bollywood was disastrous, but she came across an angel named Salman Khan Salman Khan is a very famous Indian actor and a pr >> Read More... and never looked back since then. Her accent made her face problems at the beginning of her career, but she soon moulded herself and became an A-list star. She was born in Hong Kong, her father being a Kashmiri and her mother a British. Since she lived with her mother after her parents’ separation, she relocated many times. Kaizad Gustad Kaizad Gustad is a prominent Indian writer and fil >> Read More... offered her ‘Boom’ while she was in London and we know the rest.

2. Jacqueline Fernandez Jacqueline Fernandez is one of the top actresses i >> Read More...

We all quite know about the fact that Jacqueline Fernandez is not a native of India. She was born in Bahrain. She was the winner of Miss Universe Sri Lanka and further represented her country at Miss Universe pageant in Los Angeles. After graduating from the University of Sydney, she became a TV reporter in Sri Lanka. In 2009, she visited India for a modeling assignment where she got her Bollywood debut with ‘ Aladdin Aladdin - Jaanbaaz Ek Jalwe Anek brings to you the >> Read More... ’ opposite Riteish Deshmukh Riteish Deshmukh is the son of a politician, late >> Read More... .

3. Atif Aslam Named Muhammad Atif Aslam when he was born, he is >> Read More...

We all have listened to the song Woh Lamhe Woh Baatein from ‘Zeher’, and quite liked it. Singer Atif Aslam mesmerised us all with his soulful singing, and we saw him first in his music album Doorie, he made everyone fall for his looks as well. The world is aware of the bitter relations between India and Pakistan, but our nation accepted him warmly although he was born in the city of Wazirabad in Pakistan.

4. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a renowned singer worldwid >> Read More...

Khan Not just today, Pakistani singers have always been welcomed in India. Nuzrat Fateh Ali Khan was a soulful singer and so is his nephew Rahet Fateh Ali Khan. Born in the city of Faisalabad in Pakistan, his uncle trained him in classical music. He had been rocking the Pakistani music industry since 1996, and made his Bollywood debut in 2003 with Laagi Tumse Mann Ki Lagan (Paap) and has sung in over eighty Indian movies besides Lollywood and Pollywood.

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Indian film industry has grown vastly over the past few decades, and it’s charm has been attracting foreigner artists for a long time. One such actress that successfully came in Bollywood in search of work was a Burmese model Helen. Her father died when she was young, so her family relocated to Mumbai. She started her career as a chorus dancer and got her first solo chance in Alif Laila Alif Laila was a famous adventurous television ser >> Read More... (1954). She has worked in over 700 films since then.

6. Elli Avram Elli Avram shot to fame when she became a particip >> Read More...

Elli (Elisabet Avramidou Granlund) was born in Sweden to Greek parents. She performed shows in Sweden from young age mostly on Bollywood songs. She came to Mumbai in 2012 for a TV commercial. She took Hindi speaking course before she made her debut in Mickey Virus Click to look into! >> Read More... , after which she appeared in “ Bigg Boss Season 7 Bigg Boss Season 7 is the India’s 7th season of th >> Read More... ” and Kis Kisko Pyar Karoon Click to look into! >> Read More... .

7. Bruna Abdullah Bruna Abdullah, born as Bruna Abdalah was born on >> Read More...

Everyone does not get equal opportunities in Bollywood, but it does not disappoint anyone. The same happened to the Brazilian model Bruna Abdullah, who came to India as a tourist and became an actress. Although she is not an A-list star, she had kept herself busy with work since 2007, when she made her debut as an item girl in Rehem Kare (Cash).

8. Lisa Ray An actress, model, endorser, tv-host, philanthropi >> Read More...

Lisa Ray was born in Toronto. Her father was a Bengali and mother, a Polish which made her an Anglo-Indian. She started her career in the 90s with advertisements where her looks and charms made her cast in a Tamil movie, followed by her Bollywood debut ‘Kasoor’ in 2001. She parallely worked in Canadian films. After suffering from cancer for five years, she made her comeback in 2016 with Ishq Forever.

9. Evelyn Sharma Evelyn Lakshmi Sharma is an Indian actress and als >> Read More...

Evelyn Sharma was born in Germany. Since her father was a Punjabi, she had a little knowledge of the Hindi language. She started her acting career with a British movie in 2006 and soon moved to Mumbai where she entered the Bollywood in 2012 with “ From Sydney With Love Click to look into! >> Read More... ”, after which she appeared in side roles in a handful of films. She also released her solo music video in 2014.

10. Claudia Ciesla The tide seems to have turned for Bollywood. Earli >> Read More...

Claudia was born in Poland to a Polish father and a German mother. She started her career with modeling, after which she had plans to become a tax consultant, but got into acting with a German soap opera Beach House followed by English and an Italian series. In India, she worked in a Bengali and a Punjabi movie before doing an item song in Bollywood. She was a contestant in “ Bigg Boss Season 3 The Bigg Boss Season 3 started on October 4, 2009 >> Read More... ”.

11. Lauren Gottlieb Lauren Gottlieb is a famous dancer and actress .Sh >> Read More...

Lauren was born in the city of Arizona in the USA. She started her career as an assistant choreographer in the famous dance series ‘ So You Think You Can Dance So you think you can dance is a reality show origi >> Read More... ’ for four seasons and appeared as a contestant in the third season. Remo Dsouza Remo D’Souza, who is primarily an Indian dancer cu >> Read More... discovered her and cast her in his movie ABCD: Anybody Can Dance, which marked her Bollywood debut followed by “ Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 6 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 6 was again telecast on >> Read More... ”, where she emerged as a runner-up.

12. Barbara Mori Considered to be the first Mexican Actress that pe >> Read More...

She was born in Uruguay, and past her parents’ divorce, she relocated a few times before she finally settled in the Mexico City. She got a modeling offer at the age of fourteen, after which she never looked back. Although her Bollywood career is limited only to one movie ' Kites Click to look into! >> Read More... ' opposite Hrithik Roshan Hrithik Roshan with his unimaginable dance moves i >> Read More... , she managed to gather Indian fans for her, and also didn’t get out of our minds because of her alleged affair with co-star Hrithik.

13. Yana Gupta Yana Gupta, previously addressed as Jana Synkova, >> Read More...

Yana Gupta, originally known as Jana Synkova was born in the Czech Republic. She started from modeling in Japan, after which she moved to India and got married, thus changing her last name to Gupta. She hasn’t had a great career but was one of the famous item girls of Bollywood after the song Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo. She also appeared in reality shows Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and Khatron Ke Khiladi.

14. Clive Standen Clive James Standen is an English actor from Brita >> Read More...

Clive was born in the Northern Ireland and brought up in England. He started his career as a part of a stunt team in Nottingham, after which he did a diploma from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. He made his acting debut in 2004 with British series 10 Days to D-Day. Bollywood’s charm could not stop him from working in the Indian cinema. So, he appeared in a guest role opposite Madhuri Dixit Madhuri Dixit is not just known as the also a smil >> Read More... in Aaja Nachle Click to look into! >> Read More... . He was also seen playing Katrina Kaif’s boyfriend in the movie Namastey London Click to look into! >> Read More... .

15. Mandana Karimi Mandana Karimi is an Iranian model and actress; li >> Read More...

Although she is new to the Indian film industry, she does not need much introduction, at least to those who have watched “ Bigg Boss Season 9 Bigg Boss has been ruling over the other Indian Re >> Read More... ”. She was born in Iran and was the most noticed contestant in BB9. She made her Bollywood debut with " Ekta Kapoor Ekta Kapoor; a legendry producer in Indian TV and >> Read More... "s Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 opposite Tusshar Kapoor Son of a legendary Filmstar Jeetendra Kapoor and b >> Read More... .

16. Nargis Fakhri Nargis Fakhri is an actress who pivotally works in >> Read More...

Nargis was born in the city of Queens in New York Click to look into! >> Read More... to a Pakistani father and a Czech mother. She started her career with an American series America’s Next Top Model as a contestant. She then made her Bollywood debut with ‘ Rockstar Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ in 2011 opposite Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor is a noted Indian film actor. He was >> Read More... . She then appeared as a part of commercially hit films including Tu Mera Hero Tu Mera Hero is a show based on a Bollywood movie >> Read More... , Madras Cafe Click to look into! >> Read More... and a couple of English movies.

17. Amy Jackson Amy Jackson is the popular actress in India, who i >> Read More...

She was born in the Isle of Man. She won the Miss Teen World competition in 2009 followed by Miss Liverpool title in 2010. She was the runner-up at Miss England pageant. She did a US modelling assignment which was a part of her contract. She made her entry in acting in 2010 with Tamil movie Madrasapattinam and two years later; she debuted into Bollywood with Ekk Deewana Tha Click to look into! >> Read More... in 2012. She also appeared in few Telugu movies.

18. Fawad Khan

Fawad Khan was born in Lahore and had been dazzling the Pakistani cinema since 2007 in movies as well as on television. He made his first move into The Indian film industry in 2014 with ' Khoobsurat Click to look into! >> Read More... ' opposite Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor, Daughter of Anil Kapoor and model Su >> Read More... , and won millions of hearts with his first performance. He is also a singer and played guitar, bass and drum in a music band.

19. Omi Vaidya Who will ever forget this remarkable face in Bolly >> Read More...

Who can forget the ‘Silencer’ of “ 3 Idiots Click to look into! >> Read More... ”? The poor Hindi and not knowing about the language was for real. He was born in Yucca Valley in California. But India wasn’t a stranger to him. He is a native of Goa, so he used to visit every year. He did his course in film making and editing. Before auditioning for 3 Idiots, he worked in a few soaps in the US. When he got cast in the movie, he did not learn Hindi as the role demanded.

20. Sunny Leone Sunny Leone, a famous porn star, has recently ente >> Read More...

The world does not need any introduction of this beauty. Sunny aka Karenjit Kaur Vohra was born in Ontario. We all know that she was a porn star, but she made her entry in Indian television through “ Bigg Boss Season 5 Bigg Boss Season 5 is the 5th season of the very p >> Read More... ” where she got her first movie “ Jism 2 Click to look into! >> Read More... ”, after which the industry welcomed her warmly.