Screen Celebrities Half Indian Half White ( or foreign origins )
In our Bollywood film industry there are many actors who are half Indian half white or one of the parents / both parents have Indian origin . In this article focus is on their Indian connection and not on their entire career in film industries .
Alia Bhatt - Alia Bhatt needs no introduction . She is quite a young actress who has earned fame so early in life . She was born to Mahesh Bhatt , who is of Gujarati descent and a Bollywood director , and Sonia Razdan , a British citizen actress . Sonia’s mother is a Kashmiri Pandit and father is of British German ancestry .
Alia, a school drop out , joined films too early . She has about 35 films to her credit and four Filmfare awards besides many other awards . She is one of the highest paid actresses
Helen - Helen too doesn’t need any introduction . She was born as Helen Ann Richrdson and she is a very popular name in Bollywood . She was born to an Anglo Indian father George Desmier and Burmese mother Marlene.
Helen, a Padma Shri Awardee , has appeared in more than 1000 films . She has done various types of roles - heroine , dancer , character roles , guest appearances . Her career spans around 70 years .
Katrina Kaif - She was born as Katrina Turquotte . She was born in Hong Kong to Mohammad Kaif , a British businessman of Kashmiri origin , and mother Susanna , a British lawyer . She lived in many countries in early life - Japan , France , Germany , Belgium , Hawaii ( U.S.A) before settling in London ( U.K ) . She started modeling at a very young age in London .
Katrina is a renowned actress in Bollywood and is one of the highest paid actresses . She has appeared in nearly 50 films and bagged 40 prestigious awards from various institutions .
Dino morea - Dino , a Bollywood actor , was born in Bengaluru to Rone Morea and Edna Morea . His father is an Italian and mother an Indian from Kochi .
Dino has acted in nearly 49 films . He has a Zee Cine award and an Indian Television Academy award to his credit .
Evelyn Sharma - Evelyn Lakshmi Sharma is a German actress and model who has primarily appeared in Bollywood films . She was born in Germany to an Indian Punjabi father and German mother . She holds a German passport . She is an international model also . She is quite talented , she has studied business and she knows eight languages . Besides modeling and acting she is a singer , lyricist , Entrepreneur and Philanthropist .
Evelyn has appeared in 15 Indian films .
Naomi Scott - Naomi Scott is primarily an English actress and singer . Naomi was born to Christopher Scott and Usha Scott in London . Her father Christopher is English while mother Usha is of Indian Gujarati descent . In 2015, Screen International selected her as one of their "Stars of Tomorrow"
She has one award to her credit .
Ben Kingsley - Sir Ben Kingsley was born as Krishna Pandit Bhanji in Yorkshire , U.K. He was born to Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji and Anna Lynn Mary, an English actress and model . He is well known to Indian public after his Oscar award winning movie “ Gandhi “ .
Ben himself is an English actor of international fame . He has bagged several international awards ( around 49 ) including an Academy Award for his excellent role in the film Gandhi in 1982 . He has appeared in over 145 films .
For his excellent services to British film he was made a Knight ( Sir ) in 2002 . He has appeared in Hindi movie Teen Patti also .
Ashika Pratt - Ashika Pratt is an international fashion model . She was born as Ashika Jane Kiran Pratt to an English Father and Indian Fijian mother .
Ashika is a citizen of New Zealand . She started modeling at the age of 15 and she has done more than 60 modeling . She has appeared on cover pages of many international magazines including Indian magazines Vogue and Femina and was part of Kingfisher Calendar and Lakme fashion week held in Mumbai . She was on editorial boards of some international magazines too.
Lisa Haydon - Elisabeth Marie Haydon is an Indian actress , TV anchor and model . . She was born to an Australian mother , Anna Heydon , and Indian father Venkat from Tamil nadu .
Lisa is a model in India and internationally also . She has acted in nine Bollywood films including the famous comedy film Queen featuring Kangana Ranaut , Ae Dil Hai Mushkil . She has appeared on cover pages of various Indian and international magazines .
Dia mirza Rekhi - Dia was born as Dia Handrich to a German father Frank Handrich , and Indian Bengali mother Deepa ( who subsequently married Ahmed Mirza ) . She is known as Dia Mirza in Indian film industry .
Dia has appeared in more than 55 films of Hindi , Telugu and Tamil languages . She has bagged 11 awards from Indian and international institutions . She has appeared in Web series and TV serial also ( Ganga the Soul of India )
Anya Chalotra - Anya Chalotra was born to an Indian descent father Madan Chalotra and an English mother April Chalotra . Anya is a British actress . She has appeared in seven ( including 2 upcoming movies ) English movies and won one award
Karan Kapoor - He is son of famous Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor and actress Jennifer Kendal ( an actress and costume designer )who was born in England, UK . He has appeared in nine films in Hindi and English Languages . He has also modeled for famous brands .
Michelle Khare - Michelle Khare was born with an Indian father and a white mother . Her father Vivek Khare is an Indian American while mother Laura Khare is an American .
Michelle is an American Youtuber , television host , actress and producer . She is a former professional cyclist . She is known for her famous TV series - Karma . She has appeared in 14 films / TV series .
Safiya Nygaard - She was born to an Indian mother and white father. Her father . Niels Nygaard is Danish while mother , Mumtaz , an Indian . She is also a renowned American YouTuber . She is famous for her works with Buzzfeed and the series LadyLike.
Indira Anne Varma - Indira was born to an Indian father and Swiss mother who was of part Genoese Italian descent. She is a British actor and narrator .
Indira has appeared in nearly 80 movies / TV series . Her debut and major role was in the movie Kamasutra : A Tale of Love . Her other better known films are - Jinnah , Bride and Prejudice and Niobe . She appeared briefly in the second season of the award-winning series when it was aired on 14 January 2007
Rhona Mitra -Rhona Natasha Mitra was born to a Bengali father and Irish mother.Rhona is a British actress, model and singer. She is the daughter of Anthony Mitra, a surgeon, and Nora Downey. Her father is of Bengali Indian descent while Nora is an Irish .
She has appeared in more than 45 Movies / TV series .
Jacqueline Fernandez - Jacqueline is a famous actress in Bollywood . She is a Sri Lankan actress and model. She has worked in Indian films, primarily in Hindi, besides appearing in reality shows and music videos albums . Though she was born to Sri Lankan father , Elroy Fernandez and mother Kim who is of Malaysian and Canadian descent , her great parents were Indian from Goa.
Jacqueline Fernandez has appeared in more than 40 films and bagged 14 awards from various institutions .
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