Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan: When Bollywood stars made their Hollywood debut

After successfully making a mark in the Hindi film industry with their performances, many Bollywood actors also made their presence felt on the international front. The latest one to do so is none other than Alia Bhatt who is set to make her debut with ‘Heart of Stone’. In the light of the same, here we take a look at the films and series some Bollywood actors made their Hollywood debut with.

Alia Bhatt is hands down one of the most talented actresses we have in the industry right now. After impressing one and all with her brilliant performances here, the young diva has set her eyes on foreign shores. She is all set to make her big Hollywood debut with ‘Heart of Stone’. The movie will also star Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan in lead roles. Directed by Tom Harper, the spy thriller will be released on an OTT platform.

Bollywood’s ‘Desi Girl’ Priyanka Chopra has become a well-known name in Hollywood. After showing off her acting prowess in Bollywood, the actress went on to make her Hollywood debut with ‘Quantico’ in 2013. Priyanka received positive reviews for her performance in the thriller drama series. Ever since then, she has been a part of a number of films and series namely, ‘Baywatch, ‘A Kid Like Jake’, ‘Isn't It Romantic’, ‘We Can Be Heroes’, ‘The Matrix Resurrections’. She also has some upcoming projects like ‘Text for You’ and ‘Citadel’ in her kitty.

After rising to the top of the success ladder in Bollywood with her choices of films, Deepika Padukone made her Hollywood debut with, ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ co-starring Vin Diesel. The film received mixed reviews. Deepika has now signed her second Hollywood film which is reportedly a cross-cultural rom-com that the actress will produce under her banner ‘Ka Productions’.

Much before anybody else, it was Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who made her way to the west and garnered immense praise and accolades for her acting prowess and beauty. The Bollywood actress made her Hollywood debut in 2005 with ‘The Mistress of Spices’. She has also been a part of films like, ‘The Last Legion’ and ‘The Pink Panther 2’.

Irrfan Khan was one actor who not only won millions of hearts in India with his films and performances, but also successfully created a mark in Hollywood with his classy films. The late actor made his Hollywood debut with ‘Namesake’ which was released in 2006. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Jhumpa Lahiri. Irrfan has been a part of several Hollywood movies like, ‘A Mighty Heart’, ‘The Darjeeling Limited’, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ in 2012, ‘Jurassic World’, ‘Life of Pi’, ‘Inferno’ and many others.