TIL Desk Bollywood/ Nimrat first caught attention with The Lunchbox, a simple but compelling film that found wide visibility at international film festivals. It worked in her favour for projects abroad. In the past few years, Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone and Ali Fazal have featured in international movies.
What does it take for an Indian-origin actor to break into Hollywood?”For any Indian actor, the first thing which helps you to be able to cross over and be able to work in different industries — not just the American film industry, but even in Europe or anywhere else — is, I guess, flexibility and relatability… What happens is that the first thing is language,” Nimrat said over phone from Mumbai.
Actors with an ability to express themselves in different languages have an advantage, she said.”We are one of the largest film industries in the world, but we are a Hindi-speaking film industry. So, for actors who are able to express themselves and who are able to translate as actors in a different language, they truly stand out with that advantage… They are able to cross over and are able to work in different industries.
