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5 foreign beauties who made their name in Bollywood

Katrina Kaif

This list cannot start without having the beautiful Katrina’s name. She started her career as a model in London. She made her Bollywood debut in 2003 opposite Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff and Zeenat Aman in Boom. Her first successful movie is Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? opposite Salman Khan in 2005. Since the release of Namstey London in 2007, Katrina has been part of many successful movies like Partner (2007), Welcome (2007), Race (2008), New York (2009),Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Dhoom 3 (2013), Tiger Zinda Hai (2017). She also appeared in few Malayalam and Telugu films. Katrina’s upcoming movies are Thugs of Hindostan which releasing on 8 November and Zero and Bharat.


Jacqueline Fernandez

The former Miss Universe Sri Lanka, made Bollywood debut in a fantasy movie Aladin opposite Ritesh Deshmukh in 2009. She rose to fame after appearing in Housefull for the song Dhanno, at the end of the film. Her first commercial success movie was Murder 2 in 2011. Some of her latest released movies are Dishoom (2016), A Flying Jatt (2016), Judwaa 2 (2017) and Race 3 (2018).

Amy Jackson

After winning Miss Teen Liverpool, Miss Teen Great Britain, she won the Miss Teen World title in 2009. The following year she competed for Miss England and finished as a runner up. During those years she was modelling in England and made her Bollywood debut in 2012 as Jessie Thekekuttu for Ekk Deewana Tha opposite Prateik Babbar. She is mostly seen in Tamil movies.

Nargis Fakhri

The American model who started her Bollywood career through Rockstar opposite Ranbir Kapoor. Before starting her career in Bollywood, she was part of America’s Next Top Model for second and third cycle. She was part of Main Tera Hero (2014), Housefull  3 (2016), Banjo (2016). Her upcoming movie 5 Weddings is releasing on 26 October.

Lisa Haydon 

Lisa started her career as a model in Australia then moved to India to take her modelling career forward. She walked for many fashion shows like HDIL- India Couture Week and Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week. She made her Bollywood debut in 2010 though Aisha. She was part of movies like Queen (2014), Houseful 3 and Ae Dil Hain Mushkil (2016). Lisa won Lion#s Gold Award for Favourite Actress in Supporting Role for Queen.

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British Asian filmmakers gain rare access to China’s entertainment industry at Third Shanghai London Screen Industry Forum

UK China film collaborations take off as Third Shanghai London Forum connects British Asian filmmakers with Chinese studios

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British Asian filmmakers gain rare access to China’s entertainment industry at Third Shanghai London Screen Industry Forum

Highlights:

  • Forum brings UK and Chinese film professionals together to explore collaborations.
  • Emerging British-Asian talent gain mentorship and international exposure.
  • Small-scale dramas, kids’ shows, and adapting popular formats were the projects everyone was talking about.
  • Telling stories that feel real to their culture, yet can connect with anyone, is what makes them work worldwide.
  • Meeting three times a year keeps the UK and China talking, creating opportunities that last beyond one event.

The theatre was packed for the Third Shanghai–London Screen Industry Forum. Between panels and workshops, filmmakers, producers and executives discussed ideas and business cards and it felt more than just a summit. British-Asian filmmakers were meeting and greeting the Chinese industry in an attempt to explore genuine possibilities of working in China’s film market.

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