For Further Details See Indian Movie Actors, Indian Movie Actresses, Indian Film Directors, Indian Film Music Directors & Indian Playback Singers.
"Bollywood People From All Parts Of India. It Attracts Thousands Of Actors & Actresses, All Hoping For A Break In The Film Industry. Models & Beauty Television Actors, Theater Actors & Even Common People Come To Mumbai With The Hope And Dream Of Becoming A Star. Just As In Hollywood, Very Few Succeed. Since Many Bollywood Films Are Shot Abroad, Many Foreign Extras Are Employed Too.
Only Few Non-Indian Actors Are Able To Mark In Bolywood, Though Many Have Tried From Time To Time. There Have Been Some Exceptions, Of Which One Recent Example Is The Hit Film "Rang De Basanti", Where The Lead Actress Is Alice Patten, An English Woman. Kisna, Lagaan, & The Rising: Ballad Of Mangal Pandey Also Featured Foreign Actors.
However, Industry Connections Are Have No Guarantee Of A Long Career: Competition Is Fierce & If Film Industry Scions Do Not Succeed At The Box Office, Their Careers Will Falter. Some Of The Biggest Stars, Such As Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan & Akshay Kumar Have Succeeded Despite A Lack Of Any Show Business Connections. For Film Clans, See List Of Hindi Film "Clans".
