The creative industry, especially films, has defied international borders and cultures to bring great storytelling to cinemas worldwide. Hollywood (American film industry) and Bollywood (Indian (Hindi-language) film industry) stars have often starred in movies to give it a unique touch, like Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001), starring Aamir Khan. It also featured English actors Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne.
Similarly, Bollywood actors have starred in multiple Hollywood movies and have gained a global fan base.
Here’s our curated list of top 10 Hollywood movies that starred Bollywood actors
The Namesake (2006), IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
Actors: Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Kal Penn, Sahira Nair
This film highlights the struggles of first-generation Bengali immigrants to the United States. The main characters, Ashoke (Irrfan Khan) and Ashima Ganguli (Tabu), and their children’s indifference to their cultural background. Directed by Mira Nair, The Namesake spotlights Indian Bengali customs and traditions, cultural differences, and America lifestyle.
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Life of Pi (2012) IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
Actors: Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Suraj Sharma, Gautam Belur, Vibish Sivakumar
Life of Pi is an adventure-drama film directed by Ang Lee and based on a novel by Yann Martel. It’s about two shipwreck survivors, a 16-year-old boy, and a Bengal tiger. They are stranded in the Pacific Ocean on a lifeboat for 227 days. This film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and 11 nominations at the 85th Academy Awards.
The Great Gatsby (2013) IMDb Rating: 7.2/10
Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Toby Maguire, Carey Mulligan
This historic romantic drama film was based on the 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Amitabh Bachchan played the role of a Jewish gangster Meyer Wolfsheim. The Great Gatsby is about Jay Gatsby, a mighty man who often holds grand parties. Gatsby is a captain of the US Army and throws parties in the hope that the woman he loves will attend.
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The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
Actors: Helen Mirren, Manish Dayal, Om Puri, Rohan Chand, Charlotte Le Bon
The story is about an Indian Muslim family who live in a French village. They have an Indian restaurant but it’s located opposite a Michelin star French restaurant. There is a war of ingredients as the owner of the French restaurant buys all the things needed to cook Indian food, leaving none for them at the local market. This sabotage turns into a little war of complaints and finger-pointing.
Furious 7 (2015) IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
Actors: Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Nathalie Emmanuel, Ali Fazal, Tyrese Gibson
This film is a chapter of the Fast and Furious franchise. Ali Fazal has a character role in Furious 7. The Toretto House mourns the passing away of a good friend Han (Tokyo Drift). A government agent Mr Nobody full-onwants them to help him get the God’s Eye, a chip that is like artificial intelligence and is used for worldwide surveillance. There’s full on driving.
Inferno (2016) IMDb: 6.2/10
Actors: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Omar Sy, Irrfan Khan, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Ben Foster
This film was based on Dan Brown’s novel by the same name, and a sequel to the 2006 The Da Vinci Code and (2009) Angels & Demons. It has popular lead Professor Robert Langdon played by Tom Hanks. Inferno is about a symbol and starts dramatically with Langdon waking up in a hospital with no memory of what has happened.
Baywatch (2017) IMDb: 5.5/10
Actors: Priyanka Chopra, Zac Efron, Dwayne Johnson, Alexandra Daddario, Pamela Anderson
This film is about an elite lifeguard division called Baywatch that protects the beaches and the bay. Zac Efron plays the role of Matt Brody, an Olympic gold medalist swimmer, who expects to join the Baywatch team without having to try out. But he has his fair deal of challenges. Some competitors want to look after the area. There’s a hidden murder in a private yacht fire that’s made to look like an accident.
XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017) IMDb: 5.2/10
Actors: Vin Diesel, Deepika Padukone, Ruby Rose, Tony Jaa, Samuel L. Jackson
This is a sequel to the XXX series of films about the NSA and special agents being recruited from around the world for a special mission. This time, they have to retrieve the Pandora’s Box, that can crash satellites as warheads. Vin Diesel plays the main role of Xander Cage. There’s chase, romance, and more chase and fight.
Extraction (2020) IMDb: 6.8/10
Actors: Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani, Randeep Hooda, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Sam Hargrave
This is an action-thriller film based on a graphic novel by Ande Parks. It’s about a black market mercenary who goes on a mission to rescue an imprisoned son of an international crime lord. The story goes deeper into the world of drug traffickers in Bangladesh and the underworld of weapons dealers. Watch the movie to know more.
Tenet (2020) IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
Actors: Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Michael Caine, Dimple Kapadia, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Himesh Patel
This is a Christopher Nolan film about a covert organization called Tenet. It’s about time travel and terrorism. Dimple Kapadia plays the role of Priya an undercover Tenet agent who is an arms dealer. Not to give away too much of the story, Tenet is a great watch.
