Bollywood has an international spirit when it comes to the lovelies that sizzle on its screens. Here are the industry's top 10 foreign imports. No tariffs, please.
The eye candy in the Deols’ disastrous
is three-quarters Russian, one-quarter Tajik. Brought up in Australia, she traveled to India a couple of times before charming Dharmendra into a starring role. Old habits die hard, eh Dharmji?
The mainstream acceptance of this Indo-Canadian porn star is one of Bollywood's—and India's—most intriguing cultural developments. After coming out (as a porn star) on national TV, she won a starring role in
. Since then, she has secured an item number in John Abraham's ; an endorsement deal with Chaze, a cell-phone company; and more leading roles. Not surprisingly, she's sparked controversy and debate along the way.
She’s been on the small-time TV and item-number circuit for a while, but this model from Porto Alegre, Brazil, has regularly landed small roles in mainstream Hindi films, including
and 2013’s . You can catch her in the upcoming Salman Khan-starrer, Mental: For A Cause. (That’s right. Mental: For A Cause.)
This 22-year-old who starred opposite Prateik Babbar in
is an Isle of Man native (Wikipedia it). These days, she’s building her portfolio with Tamil and Telugu movies; no Hindi films in the pipeline. ☹
This Iranian stunner opened a Bollywood dance studio in Sweden before finding her way to Mumbai in 2009. Since then, she’s appeared as an item girl, supporting actress, and leading lady in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu films. (Oh, and that was her alongside Kareena Kapoor in that awkward
mujra.)
You saw Farhan Akhtar romance this Australian beauty in
. According to Akhtar, the heavy lovemaking scenes were critical to the plot. Of course they were.
This Pakistani-Czech New Yorker was a model before her dream Bollywood debut in Imtiaz Ali’s
, opposite Ranbir Kapoor. Her voice was dubbed, but her performance was critically lauded (however that is possible). Since then, she’s continued apace as an A-lister, starring in the well-received alongside John Abraham and even getting a piece of the item-song pie in Shahid Kapoor’s .
After winning the Miss Universe Sri Lanka pageant in 2006, this half Sri Lankan Burgher, half Malay, Bahrain-raised beauty found Bollywood calling. In her five years in Mumbai, she's steadily climbed the rungs, moving from B-films, like
, to blockbusters, like and . And, with big projects in the pipeline, such as the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Roy, she's not slowing down.
This 24-year-old São Mateus, Brazil, native won our hearts with her tender portrayal of a traditional Punjabi girl in Imtiaz Ali's
. Her movie career has stalled since, despite a starring role in Red Chillies' . But in an industry full of pretty faces, she outshines most with her simple yet striking beauty.
In 10 years, this half Kashmiri, half English, Hong Kong-born dazzler has become Bollywood’s hottest commodity. After a start in modeling and independent cinema, she latched on to supporting roles in mainstream Hindi cinema; soon after, she became a leading lady herself.
She has starred in blockbusters, like
, and serious cinema, like ; in fluffy romances, like , and social dramas, like . She’s been every teenage boy’s Sheila or Chikni Chameli and, also, Yash Chopra’s last heroine. She is a bona fide superstar, and, after 5 years at the top, is getting quite comfortable there.
10. Kristina Akheeva
is three-quarters Russian, one-quarter Tajik. Brought up in Australia, she traveled to India a couple of times before charming Dharmendra into a starring role. Old habits die hard, eh Dharmji?
9. Sunny Leone
. Since then, she has secured an item number in John Abraham's ; an endorsement deal with Chaze, a cell-phone company; and more leading roles. Not surprisingly, she's sparked controversy and debate along the way.
8. Bruna Abdullah
and 2013’s . You can catch her in the upcoming Salman Khan-starrer, Mental: For A Cause. (That’s right. Mental: For A Cause.)
7. Amy Jackson
is an Isle of Man native (Wikipedia it). These days, she’s building her portfolio with Tamil and Telugu movies; no Hindi films in the pipeline. ☹
6. Maryam Zakaria
mujra.)
5. Rebecca Breeds
. According to Akhtar, the heavy lovemaking scenes were critical to the plot. Of course they were.
4. Nargis Fakhri
, opposite Ranbir Kapoor. Her voice was dubbed, but her performance was critically lauded (however that is possible). Since then, she’s continued apace as an A-lister, starring in the well-received alongside John Abraham and even getting a piece of the item-song pie in Shahid Kapoor’s .
3. Jacqueline Fernandez
, to blockbusters, like and . And, with big projects in the pipeline, such as the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Roy, she's not slowing down.
2. Giselli Monteiro
. Her movie career has stalled since, despite a starring role in Red Chillies' . But in an industry full of pretty faces, she outshines most with her simple yet striking beauty.
1. Katrina Kaif
She has starred in blockbusters, like
, and serious cinema, like ; in fluffy romances, like , and social dramas, like . She’s been every teenage boy’s Sheila or Chikni Chameli and, also, Yash Chopra’s last heroine. She is a bona fide superstar, and, after 5 years at the top, is getting quite comfortable there.
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