Indian Actresses in Hollywood 

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received a lukewarm response, had reportedly declined an offer to work in

earlier... but as they say, good things come to those who wait.

Deepika's just the latest in a pretty sizable line of leading ladies to make the leap from Indian cinema to Hollywood recently.

Known to be a close friend of Deepika, Priyanka made waves this year as she landed a starring role in American TV drama

in which she plays agent-in-training Alex Parrish. Set to appear in

with Deepika this month, Priyanka also got nominated for a People's Choice Award in the Favorite Actress in a New TV Series category .

Aishwarya recently returned to acting after a brief hiatus following the birth of her child, but her big break in Hollywood came in 2007 when she appeared in

with actors like Ben Kingsley and Colin Firth. Although the film didn't do well, she was soon seen again in the Steve Martin-starrer,

as a villain. Neither film, however garnered her much acclaim in Hollywood circles.

Recipient of many Filmfare awards, Tabu, who was last seen in

, got her chance to work in Hollywood twice. Both of the films she worked were based on novels of the same name,

. Interestingly enough, she played the role of a mother in both and worked alongside Irrfan Khan.

This may come as a surprise to many — but Malaika Sherwat also had her Hollywood moment in 2010 when she appeared in a popular film

directed by Jennifer Chambers Lynch. One year later she was seen in the relatively unknown film

about a love affair between a Republican and a Democrat.

Veteran actor Shabana Azmi ventured into Hollywood decades ago in 1988 with John Schlesinger’s

in which she played the lead role of an immigrant. She also became a part of Roland Joffe's

released in 1992 where she played the role of Om Puri's wife.

Outspoken Anushka Sharma can definitely make the move to Hollywood because she's hasn't shied away from strong roles, like her turn in

We could see her cast as a no-nonsense reporter or even a confident femme fatale.

Kareena's been in the B-town sidelines of late, and we've had enough of that!

, so we know there's more to her than item numbers ('Mera Naam Hai Mary' in

). If the spark's missing in Bollywood, we'd like her to give Hollywood, or American TV for that matter, a try.

, and that role fit her like a glove. Sridevi would be ideally cast in a film exploring culture shock or the generation gap between immigrants and their children. After all, we've seen enough of Tabu in those roles.

Alia Bhatt has proven with time that she can pull off the quirky girl as well as a solemn character in

respectively. Younger than the rest, Alia will be just fine even if she starts small and bags bigger roles later. Ha, we can even picture her in a college romance film, but we know she has exhibited more mettle than that!

There is one small omission. Nargis Fakhri had a minor role in the 2015 movie "Spy" alongside Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law, and Jason Staham

Wonder why a male actor could not make a move except Irfan. He is cute versatile.

Is there any body among them who leaves India to settle US for acting!I have no Idea. But I know veteran actors left Europe and central and South America to play at Hollywood.They settled there. Some of them returned at the end of life.

Depeeka Padukone,Priyanka Chopra,Kareena,are top actresses in Bollywood,and whenever they join Hollywood it\'s a great news.

@M. ASIF Yes, Nasiruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Om Puri, Anil Kapoor, Aasif Mandvi, Suraj Sharma,

@Apoorv Swarup She is half Pakistani and half Check with an American citizenship.

@M. ASIF ,Amrish Puri in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Oscar winning movie Gandhi, Anupam Kher in Oscar nominated Silver Lining Playbook,Bend It Like Beckham ,Om Puri in White Teeth,Mystic Masseur,East Is East, The Ghost and the Darkness, City of Joy, and The Reluctant Fundamentalist ,Naseeruddin Shah in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Great New Wonderful,Amitabh Bachchan in Great Gatsby with Leonardo Decaprio , Irrfan Khan in Namesake ,Life of Pie, Anil Kapoor in Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol ,Cities,Adil Hussain in French,British and French movies

The author missed Freida Pinto who is more regular in Hollywood movies.

@KAZIM REZA - Most of them do not leave India because their main career is in India. They just travel for acting assignments and then return back. Surprisingly, lots of foreigners are going to Bollywood and settling in India.

Those who are doing very well in Indian film industry will not want to move to Hollywood. they earn a lot here anyways and have lives of demi gods which hollywood cannot give them. only those who earn comparatively less and are new in industry and looking for international acceptance will want to venture there. Imagine likes of Amitabth, Hrithi, SRK, Salman, Amir, Akshay trying major roles there. They know they will not be accepted as well as they are in Asian diaspora. and don\'t forget the money they earn from stage shows, TV programs and ad-revenue here. They wouln\'t be entertained outside India.

Before everyone jumps on me - please know that I am a big fan of all I have named above. Its just a comment at the top of my head. Nothing sensational about it.

Sri Devi and Kareena Kapoor...no...don\'t want to see them in Hollywood. Keep them in India...thank you

Persis Khambatta (2 October 1948 – 18 August 1998) played the role of Lieutenant Ilia in the 1979 feature film Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

@AC .......NARGIS FAKHRI IS Half Pakistani And Half CEZCH. don\'t claim everything as indian just because they came to work in bollywood. Meanwhile bollywood doesn\'t have most of Indian origin actresses in bollywood most are foreigners

@M. ASIF : Sashi Kappor is the earliest Hundi actor to act in the Hollywood movies in Merchant - Ivory productions. Later the Hindi comedian I.S. Johar also acted in the Holloywood movies followed by the veteran Hindi actor Saeed Jaffrey many years later.

@M. ASIF : Amitabh Bachhan played a small role in The Great Gastby..

I don\'t know why the greatest actor of all time, Kamal Haasan has shown no interest in the Hollywood.

Hollywood and Bollywood are cultures apart in this globalised world. Reckless aping of the west in Bollywood is only hardly different to working overseas in Hollywood. Indian culture has succumbed to the West and departed with generation of actors like Dilip Kumar. Departing Indian artists to Hollywood have bartered for second class recognition wittingly.

@KAZIM REZA Kunal Nayyar from The Big Bang Theory comes to mind.

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