Hollywood in Bollywood - An Article

Preity Zinta and Monica Bellucci, actress and model: The way Preity looks now, with her straight long hair, clear complexion and cute features (especially her pouty lips and innocent brown eyes), is the way Monica Bellucci looked in the early stages of her career. Monica is best known for movies such as Malena, L'Appartement, The Matrix Revolution, The Matrix Reloaded, The Passion of the Christ, and Irreversible. She is also known for her love of stripping for the camera. The 45 year-old stunner is married to French actor Vincent Cassel and was in the news for giving birth to her second daughter, Leonie in May and for the release of her film, The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

Kareena Kapoor and Angelina Jolie, actress and humanitarian: Kareena has luscious, bee-stung lips just like Jolie's and they share a porcelain complexion. The drop-dead-gorgeous ladies are are fashion icons with high-profile relationships; Kareena with Saif and Angelina with Brad. Co-incidentally, Saif and Kareena are called Saifeena, the Brangelina of Bollywood. Both the stunners choose strong, female-centric roles. They even have sparkling green eyes. Angie looks like her father Jon Voight and Bebo looks like her dad, Randhir Kapoor.

Katrina Kaif and Padma Lakshmi, host, cookbook author, actress, and model: Padma is best known for hosting Top Chef. She was recently in the news for giving birth to a baby girl named Krishna, who was reportedly fathered by Adam Dell, brother of Michael Dell.

Both of them are of Indian origin and started off as models. Both of them are bombshells and have even acted in the same film, Boom. Kaif and Lakshmi are blessed with glowing skin, sharp features and shiny, black hair. Moreover, both have dated older men named Salman. Had Katrina gone to the US instead of coming to India and becoming a prude, she would have been a supermodel, a Victoria's Secret Angel, and featured regularly on 'Sexiest Women' lists and high-profile magazines.

Emraan Hashmi and Colin Farrell, actor: We agree that Colin Farrell (of Phone Booth, Minority Report and In Bruges fame) is the better looking guy among the two but they look similar, especially because of the bad boy vibe they have going on. Emraan was a bad boy on screen (recall films such as Murder and Jannat and his serial kisser image) and Colin is known for his off-screen shenanigans such as dating Britney Spears, drug abuse, and being in a sex tape. Colin turned over a new leaf when he started dating his Ondine co-star Alicha Bachleda and they had a baby in late 2009. Emraan married his long-time girlfriend Parveen in 2006 and had a baby boy, Ayaan in 2010. Emraan wants to clean up his negative image for his son.

Prachi Desai and Penelope Cruz, actress: Ok, don't shoot at us but if you look closely, Prachi Desai looks like a demure and desi version of the Spanish hottie who has starred in films such as Vanilla Sky, Vicky Christina Barcelona, and Volver. Both have a certain innocence on their face and straight, dark hair. Penelope has dated hot men such as Tom Cruise and Matthew McCounaghey before tying the knot with fellow Oscar winner Javier Bardem recently. We hope Prachi learns something from her fiery counterpart.

Urvashi Sharma and Sandra Bullock, actress: Ok, Urvashi does not share Oscar-winner Sandra's talent and fame but the two look similar. Both have milky-white skin and dark hair, winning smiles, and are very pretty girls. Sandra has movies such as Speed, The Blind Side, and 28 Days to boast of while Urvashi has barely done anything since Naqaab flopped in 2007. We hope she catches up.