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You know that I love Neha Dhupia, the Bollywood star that has had some success in Hollywood too. Other Bollywood actress that I would not be surprised to see in Hollywood is Shilpa Shetty (the winner of Big Brother in UK and now made famous in the US due to the controversy in India over a kiss from Richard Gere). By the way, Parminder Nagra is another Indian (she is a British citizen though) who stars in "Grey's Anatomy" after being successful in "Bend It Like Beckham." Of course, there is Aishwarya Rai.

There is one big difference, though, in all of these actresses. They are being "Indian." On the other hand, in the new Hollywood movie, "Sing Now or Forever Hold Your Peace" the Indian actor Samrat Chakrabarti is cast as an all American character. Samrat, who was born in London to immigrants from India but grew up in Boston, plays an all American character -- except he's not the quintessential white American. He is educated, affluent -- and as brown as they come. But that's not all. Director Bruce Leddy actually retained the character's name -- Will Wozniak -- even after Samrat was picked for the role. I wonder if this will open doors for Sanjaya.