Will Smith, Sylvester Stallone, Ben Kingsley: 5 Hollywood stars who starred in Bollywood films

Bollywood and Hollywood have always been in awe of each other and every time they have come together, audiences have witnessed magic on the silver screen. While Bollywood actors like Irrfan Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have created waves in Hollywood, we have also had many Hollywood stars who have crossed over to Bollywood in the past. Take a look!

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Karan Johar pulled off a casting coup when he roped in Hollywood actor Will Smith for ‘Student Of The Year 2’ in a special appearance. The star was seen shaking a leg in one of the songs in the film. Apparently, on a show called, ‘Bucket List’, Will had revealed that he wants to dance to a Bollywood song. When his team got in touch with the Bollywood director, they were shooting for ‘Yeh Jawaani hai Deewani’ song. Although he only featured in the song for a few minutes, it was enough reason for his fans in Bollywood to rejoice.

Sabbir Khan’s action-comedy ‘Kambakht Ishq’ featured a bevy of Bollywood stars. Along with Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor, it was Sylvester Stallone’s scene that had the audience whistling and clapping in the cinema halls. The Hollywood star made a grand entry, saving the Bollywood diva from goons.

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After winning accolades from all quarters for his brilliant performance in and as ‘Gandhi’ in 1982, Ben Kingsley was seen sharing the screen space with Bollywood’s megastar Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Teen Patti’. He played the role of Perci Trachtenberg, while Big B was seen as Prof Venkat Subramaniam. The film also starred Madhavan, Raima Sen and debutante Shraddha Kapoor in pivotal roles.

Prakash Jha roped in American actress Sarah Thompson in his political drama, ‘Rajneeti’ where she played the role of Ranbir Kapoor’s American girlfriend. The film revolved around a political election and the lengths that the candidates are willing to go to in order to achieve their goals. It also starred Ajay Devgn and Katrina Kaif.

From amongst the array of stars who featured in Sabbir Khan’s ‘Kambakht Ishq’ was also Denise Richards. She played Akshay Kumar’s love interest in the film. After her experience of working in Bollywood, the Hollywood star has all nice things to say. The actress, in an interview, said that she wishes to work in another Bollywood movie after her last experience.