Much
haloo-baloo
has
been
made
the
move
that
Bollywood
has
been
making
towards
Hollywood.
The
entire
issue
was
brought
back
to
play
when
Lagaan
were
recommended
for
the
Best
Foreign
Film
Oscar
followed
by
Rang
De
Basanti.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
Lage
Raho
Munnabhai
producer
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
was
fumed
at
the
fact
that
RDB
was
chosen
over
the
second
Munnabhai
installment
that
he
entered
the
film
in
seven
categories
as
an
independent
entry.
A
little
while
before
this
was
the
most
Hollywoodesque
film
ever
Krrish
making
waves
for
it
technical
quality.
Almost
right
out
of
a
Spiderman
movie,
Hritik
Roshan
unleashed
India's
first
ever
superstar
and
to
a
great
response.
Today
it
has
crossed
its
silver
jubilee
of
running
and
has
grosses
well
over
150
crores
-
the
highest
ever
grossing
movie.
But
all
of
this
is
not
as
much
news
as
the
most
recent
endeavours
towards
the
West
are.
To
top
it
all
off
is
Salman
Khans
Hollywood
debut
with
actress
Ali
Larter.
The
much-publicized
film
seemed
to
be
a
dampener
-
not
what
was
expected
from
the
film,
it
being
Sallu
Bhai's
big
Hollywood
debut
and
all.
Another
one
to
make
almost
similar
inroads
is
none
other
than
Aishwarya
Rai.
She
was
the
first
one
to
go
on
The
Oprah
Winfrey
Show.
She
was
one
of
the
first
Bollywood
stars
to
be
noticed
on
the
red
carpet
at
Cannes
and
has
been
a
regular
on
pictures
from
the
red
carpet
at
Cannes.
She
has
a
role
in
the
hit
US
Kill
Bill
actress
Uma
Thurman
and
has
also
bagged
one
in
the
Pink
Panther
sequel
(one
that
was
played
by
her
most
comparable
to
Hollywood
personality
Beyonce
Knowles).
But
of
all
these
the
only
such
opportunity
has
become
a
reality
is
that
of
the
Last
Legion
which
from
recent
reports
is
lackluster
and
boring.
Latest
to
be
added
to
this
list
is
Tabu.
Preferred
over
Rani
Mukherjee
and
Konkona
Sen
Sharma
for
her
role
in
the
director
Mira
Nair's
film
The
Namesake,
she
can
surely
add
the
film
to
her
list
of
credits.
The
director
recently
said
that
she
will
be
pushing
for
a
Best
Actress
Oscar
for
the
actress
for
her
performance
in
the
film.
(Embed
video
after
this
line)
Tabu,
surely
one
of
India's
most
talented,
worked
her
charm
in
Cheeni
Kum
too
-
a
film
that
worked
well
with
foreign
audiences.
Now
having
talked
about
those
who
have
people
who
have
tried
and
failed
(or
succeeded),
lets
talk
about
those
who
were
arguably
smart
enough
to
say
no
and
not
face
the
judgment
of
failing
at
Hollywood.
Hritik
Roshan
refused
a
role
with
Kill
Bill
actress
Uma
Thurman
due
to
date
problems.
Well,
I
wouldn't
blame
him
for
letting
success
in
Bollywood
go
to
his
head
after
that
much
after
that
35
crore
deal
that
he
scored
recently.
Shahrukh
Khan
implied
in
an
interview
that
just
maybe
he
is
not
good
enough
for
Hollywood.
Efforts
have
been
made
to
rope
in
the
Big
B
by
director
Ridley
Scott
for
his
film
Body
Of
Lies.
If
he
accepted,
he
would
be
opposite
Russell
Crowe
and
Leonardo
DiCaprio
but
the
had
to
back
out
because
of
the
film
was
to
be
shot
during
the
dates
when
he
was
engaged
in
other
shootings.
However
he
will
act
(rather
dance)
with
superstar
Johnny
Depp
in
Mira
Nair's
next
film
Shantaram.
We
sure
do
hope
that
we
see
some
competition
there.
Hottie
John
Abraham
will
mark
his
debut
with
actress
Rachel
Weisz
and
veteran
Dustin
Hoffman.
This
one
too
will
be
by
an
Indian
American.
The
fact
that
all
the
inroads
have
been
dug
only
by
Indian
American
directors
shows
that
there
is
still
not
a
large
awareness
of
Bollywood
in
the
international
film
world.
But
we
have
not
lost
all
hope
for
we
have
had
enough
success
outside
Indian
shores
to
boast
of.
Naseeruddin
Shah
and
Om
Puri
have
acted
in
numerous
crossover
and
foreign
films.
But
we
have
no
cause
for
worry
because
all
the
stars
that
we
have
quoted
here
have
maintained
that
Hollywood
is
not
the
eventual
goal.