There
are
many
South
Indian
actors
who
have
made
it
big
in
Bollywood.
From
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
to
Rajinikanth,
there
are
many
talented
South
Indian
stars
who
showed
their
talent
and
skills
to
woe
fans
nationwide.
Many
Bollywood
celebrities
like
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
Lara
Dutta,
Deepika
Padukone,
Guru
Dutt
and
many
more
have
a
common
connection.
Do
you
know
what
is
it?
These
and
many
other
Bollywood
celebrities
are
from
Karnataka.
Did
you
know
there
are
so
many
Bollywood
celebrities
who
are
from
Karnataka?
Many
Bollywood
stars
like
Feroz
Khan,
Suniel
Shetty,
Shilpa
Shetty,
Kiran
Rao
and
many
more
are
also
from
Karnataka.
While
Deepika
Padukone
made
Bangalore
all
the
more
popular
in
Bollywood
as
she
is
from
the
Silicon
Valley.
There
are
many
other
Bollywood
celebrities
who
are
from
different
parts
of
the
state.
For
example,
Freida
Pinto
who
is
a
well
known
international
actress
is
from
Karantaka?
She
belongs
to
a
Mangalorean
Catholic
family
with
family
origins
in
Karnataka.
The
actress
who
became
a
sensation
with
Slumdog
Millionaire
in
both
Bollywood
and
Hollywood
is
also
from
this
South
Indian
state.
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
who
is
one
of
the
most
beautiful
women
in
the
world
is
also
from
Karanataka.
Aishwarya
was
born
in
Mangalore
and
her
gorgeous
beauty
and
talent
made
her
an
international
star.
Here
is
a
list
of
Bollywood
celebrities
who
are
from
Karnataka.
Bollywood
Celebrities
And
Their
Karnataka
Connection:
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
who
is
one
of
the
most
beautiful
women
in
the
world
is
also
from
Karanataka.
Aishwarya
was
born
in
Mangalore
and
her
gorgeous
beauty
and
talent
made
her
an
international
star.
Freida
Pinto
The
sultry
and
gorgeous
dusky
beauty
who
has
made
her
mark
in
Hollywood
is
also
from
Karnataka.
She
belongs
to
a
Mangalorean
Catholic
family
with
family
origins
in
Karnataka.
Deepika
Padukone
The
gorgeous
and
sensuous
Bollywood
actress
is
the
daughter
of
Badminton
sensation,
Prakash
Padukone.
She
was
raised
in
Bangalore.
Genelia
D'Souza
Although
Genelia
is
settled
in
Mumbai,
she
belongs
to
a
Mangalorean
Catholic
family.
Genelia
was
raised
as
a
Roman
Catholic.
Feroz
Khan
The
handsome
veteran
actor
was
born
in
Bangalore
to
a
Pathan-Afghan
immigrant
father,
and
an
Iranian
mother.
Suniel
Shetty
The
rough
and
tough
Suniel
Shetty
is
also
from
Karnataka.
He
was
born
in
a
Bunt
family
in
Mulki,
Karnataka.
Shilpa
Shetty
The
yummy
mummy
of
Bollywood
is
from
a
traditional
family
in
Mangalore
that
hails
from
the
Bunt
community.
Lara
Dutta
The
gorgeous
former
beauty
queen
has
been
brought
up
in
Bangalore
to
a
Punjabi
father
and
Anglo-Indian
mother.
Kiran
Rao
Kiran
too
has
a
connection
with
Karnataka.
Her
paternal
grandfather
was
J
Rameshwar
Rao,
Raja
of
Wanaparthy.
However,
Kiran
was
raised
in
Kolkata.
Amrita
Rao
The
cute
Bollywood
actress
is
from
a
Konkani
family
in
Karnataka.
However,
the
actress
was
born
and
brought-up
in
Mumbai.