Hollywood actress Samantha Lockwood is Bollywood bound; deets inside

Bollywood has always attracted artistes from all over the world. The latest one to be smitten by the glitz and glam of the Hindi film industry is Samantha Lockwood. With an aim and ambition to kick start a career in B-Town, the American actress, daughter of the veteran sci-fi icon, Gary Lockwood and actress and entrepreneur, Late Denise DuBarry, landed in Mumbai yesterday.

Having worked in over 30 Hollywood projects including Hawaii Five-0, CSI: NY, Shoot The Hero among others, what inspired Samantha to turn towards Bollywood? She says, “Truth is that over the years I have met many people in the US, who encouraged me to come and explore Bollywood. I used to always meet Indian filmmakers and actors who used to come there. Upon my last visit to London, a mutual friend made me meet a leading female producer from Bollywood. I was attracted to take the meeting forward and so I am here. I really like working with female producers and directors and I wish there were more of us doing that job.”



A Bollywood buff, Samantha, enjoys watching Hindi films and has been a fan of movies like Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Mohenjo Daro, Sultan among others. About her picks she says, “Zindagi… had very relatable characters. This film had a very Bollywood and Indie-Hollywood vibe. I loved the performances of each of the actors in this one. Sultan had a mix of all….there was action, romance! In Mohenjo Daro, Hrithik looked so hot. Actually, he is so hot that anything he does I like to watch.”

Not just Bollywood, the other Indian thing she loves the most is yoga. At the age of 17, she became a certified Bikram Yoga teacher. An advanced Yogini, she has traveled around the world teaching Bikram Yoga in cities like Tokyo, Vienna, Istanbul, Milan, London, Marrakesh, Washington DC, New York, San Francisco and more.