During the last one decade, Bollywood has seen a splurge of gorgeous girls making their way into tinsel town from across the saat samundars. These lovely women, who have some loose ends with India, found stardom and a welcoming audience in India. Let us have a look at these ladies and see how they rose and shone in the big bad world of Bollywood.
Katrina Kaif
Born in: British Hong Kong
Katrina set foot in Bollywood with the Kaizad Gustad movie Boom in 2003. However, her popularity rose with the films and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005) and Namastey London (2007). Since then, there has been no looking back for this lovely lady. Many contribute her success to Salman Khan, who was said to be dating her during the time. Katrina herself has admitted that she owes a lot to Salman and his family. Today, the actress is apparently going study with the country's hottest star Ranbir Kapoor and if rumours are to be believed, she is on her way to becoming a Kapoor bahu. Katrina is known for her dancing skills and gorgeous looks. The actress however feels that it is time for her to opt for performance-oriented roles.
Sunny Leone
Born in: Sarnia, Ontario
Sunny Leone's acceptance in Bollywood and India gives us an idea of the country's welcoming and non-judgemental attitude. Sunny was a pornographic actress before Bollywood came calling. She debuted in Bollywood with the Pooja Bhatt erotic thriller Jism 2 (2012). Since then, she has acted in many movies including Jackpot (2013), Ragini MMS 2 (2014) and Ek Paheli Leela (2015). Things are certainly looking up in Bollywood for Ms Leone.
Jacqueline Fernandez
Born in: Manama, Bahrain
Lived in Srilanka
This Srilankan beauty queen debuted in Bollywood with Mohit Suri's psychological thriller Murder 2 (2011), her first commercial success. This was followed by glamorous roles in the ensemble-comedy Housefull 2 (2012), and the action thriller Race 2 (2013), both of which were box-office successes. In 2014, Fernandez played the leading lady in Sajid Nadiadwala's Kick, which is one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time. Since then, there has been no looking back for Jacqueline.
Nargis Fakhri
Born in: Queens, New York
Nargis made her acting debut with the 2011 Bollywood film Rockstar opposite none other than Ranbir Kapoor. She went on to star in films Madras Cafe (2013) and Main Tera Hero (2014). She later tried her luck in the Hollywood film Spy (2015). However, Nargis is now back in Bollywood and raring to go.
Amy Jackson
Born in: Isle of Man
Unlike the others, Amy Jackson gained more foothold in the south than Bollywood. She debuted in the 2010 Tamil period-drama Madrasapattinam. She had her first Bollywood release in 2012, the romantic drama Ekk Deewana Tha, while 2012 saw the release of her first Telugu film Yevadu. She later starred in Shankar's romantic thriller I, which as of 2015 is the costliest and highest-grossing film featuring her.
Do you think these ladies have contributed to the film industry with their charm and talent? Would you like to see more Videshi mems in Bollywood?