Actresses from as far as Czechoslovakia to England, to as close as Sri Lanka have now conquered our hearts through many Bollywood films. We give you a lowdown on the same.
**Giselle Monteiro **
This Brazalian model had auditioned for the role of ‘Jo’ who plays Saif’s ‘gori’ girlfriend in Imitiaz Ali’s film ‘Love Aaj Kal’ but she actually ended up playing the role of Punjabi kudi ‘Harleen Kaur’. Her character was kept under wraps until the movie released, after which she was the talk of the town. Monteiro was born in Espirito Santo, Brazil.
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**Katrina Kaif **
Katrina Kaif entered Bollywood with a ‘Boom’(Kaizad Gustad film), ironically the film bombed at the box office. Kats was born in Hong Kong to a Kashmiri father, Mohammed Kaif, and a British mother, Suzzane Turquotte. She is by far the most successful actresses amongst her foreign counterparts. She tasted success with films like ‘Sarkar’; ‘Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya’; ‘Namastey London’ to name a few. She was last seen in the movie, ‘Ajab Prem Ki Gajab Kahani’ which also did well!
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**Barbara Mori **
She has been in news way before the release of her film, ‘Kites’. Since the announcement of the film, she has been linked to her co-star Hrithik Roshan. Barbara was born in 1978 in Uruguay. Barbara Mori is an actress with Uruguayan, Japanese, and Mexican blood.
**Jacqueline Fernandes **
This former Miss Sri Lanka just recently acted opposite Riteish Deshmukh in ‘Aladin’. She will be seen next in ‘Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai’. She is half Malaysian and half Sri Lanka. She competed in Miss Universe 2006 and she has worked as an anchorwoman on one of Sri Lanka’s business programs called “Lanka Business Report”. She used to write for a weekly column for a national newspaper, the “Daily mirror”.
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**Rachel Shelley **
Rachel was born in Swindon. She played Elizabeth Russell in the film ‘Lagaan’ in 2005.She is a well established actress in United Kingdom with many successful films to her credit.
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**Antonio Bernath **
Raised in Wiltshire, England, Antonio is a United States-born British actress. She debuted in Subhash Ghai’s film ‘Kisna: The Warrior Poet’ (2005), playing Catherine, opposite Bollywood star Vivek Oberoi. She has done a three-year acting course in the Bristol Old Vic Drama School in London.