Bollywood has long turned into a separate cinematic empire. Of course, Indian films do not collect box office such as American blockbusters around the world. However, Bollywood stars are sometimes well known to viewers across the ocean, and in Russia and China. Who are they: Bollywood Celebrities No. 1?
Aishvaria Rai
Until now, the stars of Bollywood can not reach such heights of fame as Aishwarya Rai. This Indian actress and model is well known throughout the world. Aishwarya repeatedly posed for Vogue magazine, was a jury member at major film festivals.
Also, the famous Indian woman is a representative
of the L'Oreal brand, and in 2013 Paradise was awarded the French Order of Arts and Literature. Paradise is so far the only Indian celebrity whose wax sculpture is installed in
Madame Tussauds.As for the acting career, Aishwarya came to Bollywood quite by accident. Initially, she chose the career of an architect. But already during her studies at the university, the girl was lucky enough to get into the modeling business. Then Aishvari was noticed by one film producer and offered to try his hand at cinema.
At 24, Paradise first appeared in the film. It was a Tamil painting "Tandem." Then the career of a novice actress sharply went uphill: a year on the screens came out at least 4-5 films with the participation of Aishwarya. Paradise was even offered to play in the Hollywood Troy, but the actress refused, because frank erotic scenes were taboo for her.
Aishwarya married at age 34. At 38, the actress had a daughter. In this regard, Paradise took a break in her acting career for 5 years. But in 2010, the Indian star again returned to the set.
Shahrukh Khan
Another real Bollywood master is Shah Rukh Khan. He even bears the unspoken name of "King of Bollywood." And all because Khan has so many movie awards that it is fit to put it in the Indian Guinness Book of Records.
Shahrukh, like Aishwarya, has several honorary orders: Arts and Literature (France), Legion of Honor (France), Padma Sri Award (India).
Khan came to Indian cinema at age 24. He also did not have a special education, but mastered the basics of acting directly on the set. However, this did not stop Khan from making a dizzying career.
Shahrukh has a pronounced charm of a negative hero. It was for performing the roles of villains that he received the most awards.
The most famous films with the participation of Khan: “The Unlawful Bride”, “My name is Khan”, “Don. The leader of the Mafia ”and“ Chennai Express ”.
Shahrukh has been married to his beloved for over 25 years. The couple has three children.
Sonam Kapoor
Among the starters in India, the daughter of the Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor - Sonam - is now very popular.
Sonam Kapoor is unusually beautiful. And she is the continuer of a whole film dynasty. Almost all relatives of Sonam in one capacity or another work in the field of cinema.
The girl began her career in Bollywood as an assistant director. In 2007, Sonam made her debut in the film "Beloved", which was shot based on Dostoevsky's novel "White Nights."
A true commercial hit in the career of a novice artist was the romantic comedy "I Hate Love Stories." Then Sonam starred in the action movie "Players", which tells about first-class fraudsters (part of the shooting took place in St. Petersburg and Siberia).
Kapoor can also be seen in the Coldplay video and in the Bjonce video for the song Hymn for the Weekend.
Aamir Khan
The unspoken list of “Influential Bollywood Stars” also lists the name of 50-year-old actor Aamir Khan. He is just the namesake of Shah Rukh Khan, between the two actors there is no kinship.
Aamir was educated at the College of Economics. In his last years, he became interested in theater, so he changed his profession and did not begin to receive higher education in the field of economics.
Aamir first appeared on the screens in 1973. In Bollywood, he is famous for being able to choose successful projects. Between 2001 and 2015 not a single film with Khan was a failure.
Since Khan is a follower of the theatrical approach to working on the role, he tries not to repeat himself: every time the artist appears on the screens in a new image, he is happy to change his appearance and habits, sometimes even beyond recognition. The secret nickname of Khan in Bollywood is "Mr. Perfection."
“Mr. Perfection” is also famous for being an exemplary family man. The actor refuses to appear on Sundays to spend this day with his family. For the same reason, Khan participates in only 1-2 projects per year.
Riya Sen
Riya was born in 1981 in the city of Calcutta. Little is known about the biography of the actress outside of India. But in his homeland, Riya Sen is considered one of the most beautiful women and a talented performer.
The first film with the participation of Riya appeared on the screens in 1999. It was the Taj Mahal melodrama. The actress at that time was only 15 years old.
Then the girl starred in several video clips and commercials, after which more serious proposals for cooperation began to come.
At the moment, in the filmography of Riya there are about 23 films. The most famous of them are: “Krish-2”, Tara Sitara, Jhankar Beats and “The Art of Loving”.
Kumar Akshay
Akshay Kumar was born in 1967 in a Punjabi family. In college, he became interested in martial arts. For a long time he taught in the sports section.
One of Akshay's students turned out to be a photographer and invited his coach to participate in a photo shoot. Kumar liked to pose, and he first began a career in the modeling business, and then thought about how to retrain as an actor.
Akshay Kumar sent his portfolio to all the well-known production companies. In 1991, the young man made his debut in the film "Oath".
The fame brought the Kumaru thriller "Abduction." For 20 years of his film career, the actor starred in more than 100 films. Kumar also opened his own production company Hari Om Productions.
Shirodkar Namrata
Namrata Shirodkar, like many other performers, came to Indian cinema from the modeling business. The actress was born in 1972 in Mumbai. Namrata managed to get the title of "Miss India" before she became a Bollywood star .
Then the artist managed to achieve the title of “First Lady of Hollywood”. Indians jokingly call “Hollywood” that part of Indian cinema that produces film products in Telugu.
Namrat Shirodkar in 2005 abandoned fame in favor of family and motherhood. For ten years, the once-famous actress has been leading an almost reclusive lifestyle.
Kapoor Shahid
Shahid Kapoor is a rising star of Indian cinema, the dream of all young girls. The actor is distinguished by outstanding external data and is confidently moving up the career ladder.
Kapoor was born in the family of a professional actor and dancer. From the very beginning, the young man knew who he wanted to become, so he purposefully went to get an education at an art college. Then Shahid studied for 3 years at the popular Indian Dance Academy.
Shahid appeared on the screens in 1999. He was invited as a ballet participant to the film “Rhythms of Love” with Aishwarya Rai. The young man then first thought seriously about a film career. After some time, Kapoor starred in a PEPSI advertisement, and then they began to invite him to shoot music videos.
In 2003, Kapoor received his first role in the youth comedy “What Love Is Like”. The young artist immediately gained recognition and became one of the most promising debutants. Since then, Shaheed has played many roles. Perhaps in the future, the artist will try himself as a director.
Babi Parvin
Parvin Babi for Indian cinema is like Merlin Monroe for Hollywood. And although Indian culture does not allow bold antics and frank scenes in the frame, Parvin was brilliant and charming, like a Hollywood diva.
Babi was considered the first lady of Indian cinema from the 70s to the 80s. She became the first Bollywood artist to hit the cover of Time magazine.
In 1983, Parvin made a revolution in Indian cinema: she agreed to play the role of a lesbian in the historical production of The Sultan's Daughter. About the same year, Babi’s career decline was associated: she had a severe form of schizophrenia. The actress spent 10 years abroad, trying to recover, but everything was useless. In 2005, Babi died all alone in her Mumbai apartment.
Prity Zinta
Bollywood stars and the press have long been talking about Preity Zinta as one of the leading actresses in Indian cinema. The girl began her career in 1998 and since then has achieved great success, has won many prestigious awards.
The best films with the participation of the performer are “Love at first sight”, “Come tomorrow or not” and “Heaven on earth”. Prity is also the owner of her own production company.