Can Bollywood accept a white guy as a main hero?

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Posted: 8 years ago
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Not sure I have ever seen this before? With there being many foreign women playing "indian" or half indian women, why aren't there any guys who do so?

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Posted: 8 years ago
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Not just Bollywood, other Indian movie industries also go crazy over white girls like Amy Jackson's blank face. and No they will never accept a white guy as hero lol.
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Because gori chamdi isn't enough for an actor to make it big in bollywood unlike actresses. For an actor to become a superstar, you should have screen presence, charishma, atleast decent acting skills, good looks and connectivity with the audience. Now Indian audience will find it difficult to connect with an actor who has a white skin. This is not the case with the actresses, they can survive solely on their white skin coz today also the mentality of audience is that heroines are only meant for flower pot roles. They just see them as a piece of meat and not an actress or character.

However, there i Niel Nitin Mukesh who has white skin. He is a good actor and could have made it big but he didn't became successful, probably coz of lack of connections.
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Didn't adi chopra want tom cruise for ddlj?

OT: these women are just an imported showpiece in the movie..toh who needs talent?
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Imran Khan is 1/4th firang.
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Posted: 8 years ago
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I understand they are show pieces but why not use a white guy for a show piece or eye candy role? Doesn't make sense to me...

Hey, I am sure some women would love it...maybe?
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Originally posted by: dahee

Imran Khan is 1/4th firang.


😆 I mean pure full on firangi
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Originally posted by: beauty-inside


😆 I mean pure full on firangi


I saw girls drooling over the English Vinglish and Queen firangs.
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Originally posted by: dahee


I saw girls drooling over the English Vinglish and Queen firangs.



Yes! So why isn't there many films with more foreign leads?
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Originally posted by: beauty-inside


Yes! So why isn't there many films with more foreign leads?


Maybe those white guys don't want to work in BW. That guy in EV was already an established actor in France and Germany. The white guy who played Katty's boyfriend in Namastey London is playing Rollo in the series Vikings.

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