Published 20:46 IST, October 21st 2019

5 Bollywood actors who mastered intercultural roles for their movies

Bollywood actors play roles of different cultures which is tough as it requires a lot of knowledge. Read more about actors who played intercultural roles.

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Playing different kinds of characters is a very difficult task that many actors have to overcome. This is especially true for playing characters of a different culture because y may kw little about it. But still, talented actors easily man to convince audience that y are characters and t mselves,  celebrities. For actors to play roles from different cultures can be a task. It requires kwledge about culture, what y wear, how y greet one ar, and many more nuances. Bollywood has been doing this for a long time w. Here is a list of celebrities who played intercultural roles.

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5 actors who have played intercultural roles

Shah Rukh Khan - Shekhar Subramaniam

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Shah Rukh Khan was seen playing role of Shekhar Subramaniam in film Ra.One. Shah Rukh Khan is from an Islamic middle-class Indian family in New Delhi and was playing role of a very smart South-Indian game developer working at  Barron Industries. He perfected ir accent and pronunciation which me him seem like a natural actor in film. 

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Paresh Rawal - Baburao Apte

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Paresh Rawal was seen playing role of Baburao Apte in film, Hera Pheri. He is from a Gujarati Brahmin family but played role of a Maharashtrian whose presence was felt throughout film. He reportedly practised for a good while to get Maharashtrian accent perfect. His character is very famous and film is considered among one of funniest films in Bollywood.

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Alia Bhatt - Ananya Swaminathan

Alia Bhatt was seen playing role of a South Indian girl, Ananya Swaminathan, in film 2 States. story is all about a college couple who overcome family and cultural problems in order to get married.  Alia Bhatt comes from a mixed line of Kashmiri, German and Gujarati cultures. 

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Salman Khan - Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi

Salman Khan was seen playing role of Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi in his famous film Bajrangi Bhaijaan. In film he was a very strict Brahmin. Salman Khan hails from Sunni sect but reportedly identifies as both Hindu as well as Muslim. 

John Abraham - Manya Surve

Here, John was seen playing role of a fierce gangster, Manya Surve, who is a typical Maharashtrian man. John h to learn Marathi and also deliver a number of Marathi lines in film Shootout At Wala. He is a Syrian Christian from Aluva, Kerala and his mor, Firoza Irani, is Parsi. 

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