Bollywood has been a breeding ground for talent and it has kept its doors open for talents coming from any and every front. While we have seen some popular ladies from a foreign land made it big in this industry, some from the newer lot have are also proving to be a force to reckon within the film industry. They have been around for some time and have been excelling in all the projects they do, yet they are waiting to taste stardom. But with their journeys, we can say that stardom is not very far for them.

And in case you have been smitten by Katrina Kaif and Jacqueline Fernandez’s craft, these 5 foreign actresses from the current crop will also have you rooting for them..

Nora Fatehi

From the current crop, Canadian dancer, model, actress, and singer, Nora Fatehi is the most popular, in fact, she has even stepped on to the ladder of stardom. Not only in Bollywood, but Nora is also popular in the South film industry. The most desirable girl for item songs, Nora makes hearts skip a beat with her moves, and even though a special appearance in a song, Nora has worked in some of the biggest films like Baahubali: The Beginning, Satyamev Jayate, Stree, Bharat, and Street Dancer 3D. Ad next, she will be seen playing a role in Bhuj: The Pride of India.  

Sunny Leone

The Canadian and American citizen Sunny Leone aka Karenjit Kaur Vohra has been one of the most controversial foreign actresses in Bollywood and it is due to her past reputation as a porn star. But her past doesn’t define her anymore, for her hard work and dedication towards acting has what put her on the map. Not only has Sunny settled in India she also had done some great films like Ragini MMS 2, Jism 2, Ek Paheli Leela, Mastizaade, Raees, etc. Other than this there was also a web-series made on her life which became very popular and we also see Sunny host a youth-based reality show Splitsvilla. On the film front, she has two South projects namely, Veeramadevi and Rangeela, other than this Sunny also filming for two multi-lingual films titled Koka Kola and Helen.  

Iulia Vantur

Salman Khan’s rumored ladylove Iulia is also a very popular name in Bollywood and also in the singing circuit. While she hails from Romania, before being a celebrity here, Iulia was a Romanian Television Presenter. While Iulia has sung in films like Sultan, Race 3, Genius, and Veere Di Wedding. She also featured in the film Oh Teri in an item song and now she will be seen acting in three films, one is Laila Manju and the other one is titled Radha Kyun Gori Main Kyu Kaala and the third one for which is she is currently filming is called Jack Stall Dead. 

Elli AvrRam

The Swedish-Greek actress who is now based in Mumbai has been in the film industry for quite some time now. While her first sting in acting was with Bigg Boss, she made her film debut with a movie called Mickey Virus. Even Elli is a very popular name Down South and has featured in some Telugu and Kannada films. Some of her most popular projects include films like, Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon, Naam Shabana, Jabariya Jodi, and Malang, next she will be seen doing an item song in Roohi Afzan. In the South, Elli has two projects, namely, Paris Paris and Butterfly. 

Elnaaz Norouzi

This Iranian based model and actress who hails from Germany shot to fame after her stint in Sacred Games. And now she is establishing herself in Bollywood with some other projects too. Her last project was the web-series Abhay. 

Written by Nawaz Kochra