Seems like Bollywood actors have really left a mark on the hearts of the Hollywood and that’s why one after the other, the Hollywood tickets are being rolled out thick and fast.
Be it Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Irrfan Khan, Ali Fazal, Nawazuddin Siddiqui or Priyanka Chopra, they have already marked their presence in Hollywood and that too in a very tremendous way.
Joining this bandwagon is an actress who is beautiful, bold and gracious; she marked her presence with Ranbir Kapoor in 2011 with Rockstar, leaving everyone awestruck.
Yes, you guessed that right, she is Nargis Fakhri.
This beauty has surely left an impression on Hollywood, as the actress was roped in for a film ‘Spy’ starring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Statham.
Though the film is yet to release in India, it has been screened specially for the members of the fraternity and Nargis’ performance has left everyone swooning all over her.
The ‘Rockstar’ fame actress will be seen jumping over cars in the film, as she plays an agent from a terrorist group who is on a mission to seal a deal over a nuke bomb.
‘Spy’ revolves around a plus-size CIA operative, who takes up the challenge to go out in the field to fight the wrong and save the world. It chronicles her adventures and narrates obstacles she finds during the mission.
Although she will be seen in a cameo role, but still she will be seen in a never-seen-before avatar. Well it is rightly said that something is always better than nothing.
Lesser known facts about Nargis:
A New Yorker by birth, Nargis was prominently an American model before she caught the eyes of director Imtiaz Ali for the film Rockstar in 2011.
Fakhri has also appeared in famous American TV show ‘America’s Next Top Model’. She was the only contestant of the 2003 season who was called back by the organisers after elimination.
A known model in the west, Fakhri has already appeared in the campaigns designed for companies of the likes of Ford, Nova and Leni. She was among the models captured for Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar in the year 2009.
Career Graph:
Nargis debuted with the movie Rockstar opposite Ranbir Kapoor in 2011 and the movie did a commendable job at the BO and she was also appreciated for her acting skills. After that, Nargis was seen in quite a number of films like Madras Café in 2013, Phata Poster Nikla Hero which also released in 2013, then she was seen in Main Tera Hero opposite Varun Dhawan which also stars Ileana D’Cruz and she will be soon seen in Azhar starring with Imraan Hashmi.
The Legacy:
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan did some awesome films like Provoked, The Mistress of Spices, Bride and Prejudice, The Last Legion, Pink Panther 2 which did decent business at the BO and was critically acclaimed by all.
Irrfan Khan who has always wooed his audience with his performance in Bollywood, has also did some tremendous project in Hollywood like ’A Mighty Heart’ (2007), ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (2008) and the HBO series ‘In Treatment’ (2008-2010). The actor was recently seen in Jurassic World and will soon be seen in Inferno.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui who is famous for his role in Gangs Of Wasseypur (2012), will soon be seen alongside Hollywood actor Nicole Kidman. The film will be directed by Garth Davis and will be shot in India and Australia. The film is an adaptation of Saroo Brierley’s book, A Long Way Home.
The Fukrey fame actor Ali Fazal, recently did a cameo in the action film “Fast and Furious 7†which was the seventh instalment of “The Fast and Furious†film series.
Priyanka Chopra who has always made us crave for more with her roles in Bollywood, has also made her entry in Hollywood. Priyanka is riding high on the praises garnered for the trailer of her upcoming TV show, Quantico. The actress is seen portraying the role of an FBI agent who becomes an easy target of conspirators and thus lands in a situation where her only way out is to break free and prove herself innocent. She sung some famous songs like Exotic opposite Pitbull, In My City and is all set to charm with some more songs.
