Exotic yet earthy, they are quite a special lot.
Born out of mixed parentage, these Bollywood stars get the best of both worlds. Be it half-Anglo Indian and Burmese Helen or part-Irish, part-Bengali Amla Akkineni or Mrs Nagarjuna.
rediff.com takes a look at offshoots of this peculiar mix:
Katrina Kaif
Born in Hong Kong to a British mom and Kashmiri dad, Katrina Kaif was raised in Hawaii before she came to London and dabbled with modelling.
Eventually, the Welcome beauty found her true calling in the make-believe world of Bollywood.
Text: Sukanya Verma