10 Hottest Indians in Hollywood

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Parminder Nagra

Parminder is a British actress of Indian descent who rose to international fame in 2002 after starring in Bend It Like Beckham.

Parminder starred as  Jesminder 'Jess' Bhamra  in ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ and responding to the huge success of the movies, she tells, ‘’ In London there was an article about all these girls bending it like Beckham, and in India there's this big wave of girls playing football. Wow! I can't believe a movie's done this! ‘’

In London's National Portrait Gallery one can find the portrait of Nagra by Stuart Pearson Wright. She was awarded an Honorary DLitt (Doctor of Letters) from Leicester University in the year 2007.

Parminder’s Sikh parents emigrated from Punjab to UK in the 1960s.

Parminder was named to the "Britain's 100 most eligible women" list by The Daily Mirror in  2003.

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