How Bollywood took Hollywood
PUBLISHED ONMarch 08, 2016 8:00 PMByVikram Barhat
Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra has plenty of experience of red carpets but this weekend was different. Rather than the usual gala premieres, she posed for hundreds of flashing cameras outside the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood before presenting a golden statuette to Margaret Sixel, Best Film Editing for Mad Max: Fury Road at the 2016 Oscars.
For many, her presence at this glittering event, more loudly announced the arrival of Indian actors in the Hollywood big leagues. But it's been a long time coming.
Diversity was the hot topic before and at this year's Academy Awards. Director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett-Smith boycotted the ceremony over lack of diversity among nominees, sparking the #OscarsSoWhite campaign. And while Indian actors or actresses have yet to win at the Oscars, their rise in American films and Hollywood overall can't be overlooked.
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