Bollywood actors who turned Hollywood roles into global stardom

In ‘City of Joy’, Om Puri quietly steals scenes from right beside Patrick Swayze. Playing rickshaw puller Hazari, he brings dignity and resilience to a man fighting for his family in Kolkata’s slums. The performance earned him international acclaim and reminded Western audiences that he was already a titan from films like ‘Ardh Satya’, equally at ease in intimate drama and sweeping foreign productions.