Why is Bollywood dominated by Khatris?

[fitpOsitive]

Amitabh Bachan is apparently half-Punjabi as well.

His mother was from Faisalabad.

 

[Tea addict]

The only north indian actors who actually look north indian is randeep hooda

There was a time in my teenage years when i use to consider the khatris to be very good looking, thanks to Bollywood and various other factors.
But now i just love Haryanvi and neighbouring regions "wheatish brown" complexion with a good built physique.
Prithvi mavi is a good example.

 

[Margarita]

The only north indian actors who actually look north indian is randeep hooda

There was a time in my teenage years when i use to consider the khatris to be very good looking, thanks to Bollywood and various other factors.
But now i just love Haryanvi and neighbouring regions "wheatish brown" complexion with a good built physique.
Prithvi mavi is a good example.

I like good looking people from any region I have a thing for Mallu guys...

and Mahesh Babu

I do not like anyone from Bollywood...not even a single actor, though I used to like Hritik Roshan in past.

Surprisingly there are so many better looking people on Television

 

[naveedahmed86]

Bahubali Bahubali Bahubali

 

[Tea addict]

I like good looking people from any region I have a thing for Mallu guys...

and Mahesh Babu

I do not like anyone from Bollywood...not even a single actor, though I used to like Hritik Roshan in past.

Surprisingly there are so many better looking people on Television

Ahh well i dont mean it in that way..i just try to be like prithvi mavi.

 

[xairhossi]

Ahh well i dont mean it in that way..i just try to be like prithvi mavi.

 

[Well.wisher]

Caste system is a form of racial segregation prevalent in the subcontinent since the first Aryans arrived here. Its aim was to prevent mixing between the Aryans (upper castes) and Dalits (former Dravidians of the North who adopted Aryan language and culture). It still continues today for maintaining pure bloodlines, and breaching it often leads to violence

So now you see the reason why we wanted to live separate ? If so, then indians should respect our choice of living separate, I don't get the idea that why so many indians still keeping the grudge of partition.

 

[911]

Hottest girls >> Haryana, UK, HP, UP, Mallu

 

[Tea addict]

Lol you will also consider wrestling to be gay

 

[Butchcassidy]

You guys forgot akshay kumar. Khatrion ka khiladi

 

[Spring Onion]

One thing I've noticed in Bollywood, that there'd be 3-4 Punjabi songs in almost every movie while there not being any other song from a regional language.
I was very surprised when I found out that Punjabis form only 2% of India, given how they were represented in Bollywood.

Hindi discriminating all other languages

 

[Hold up]

So now you see the reason why we wanted to live separate ? If so, then indians should respect our choice of living separate, I don't get the idea that why so many indians still keeping the grudge of partition.

A Punjabi and Tamil in the same nation makes as much sense as a Bosnian and Sudanese being in one #ThankYouBritain

 

[[Bregs]]

Yes they are


her father was a YousafZai Pashtun.

Shahrukh khan - Father's family ifrom Peshawar- Mother's family is predominantly from Hyderabad

Dilip Kumar (Muhammad Yusuf khan)- Hails from an Awan hindko speaking family from Peshawar.

Rajendra nath malhotra -Punjabi family , born in Peshawar

Madhubala: From Peshawar with love ...
JAVED KHANUPDATED JAN 20, 2015 01:08PM
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Madhubala. — Courtesy Photo
The Pakhtuns of Peshawar (and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in general) always took credit for producing Bollywood legends such as Dilip Kumar, Shahrukh Khan, Raj Kapoor, Amjad Khan, Surinder Kapoor and Vinod Khanna. But very few are aware that the most beautiful heroine that Bollywood has ever produced also has roots in the same province.

That’s right, the timeless beauty that is Madhubala (also known as the Marilyn Monroe of Bollywood and the Anarkali of the film, Mughal-i-Azam) parents are from Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Among the men, three of the biggest stars of the Indian film industry, Dilip Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan and Raj Kapur all hail from different streets in the famous Qissa Khwani bazaar, the historic storytellers’ market in Peshawar.

The ancestral houses of these legends are located within 300 to 400 meters from each other and are still intact. The house of Dilip Kumar in Mohallah Khudad has recently been declared a cultural heritage.

The house that belonged to Shah Rukh Khan’s father, Taj Mohammad Khan, is currently occupied by one of his cousins, Noor Jehan; Shah Rukh Khan visited this house twice in the 1970s. The haveli of Raj Kapoor near Asamai Gate was recently under dispute with the government wanting to declare it as a cultural heritage site.

Details of the exact location of her ancestral home, as that of Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan, are unknown.

Madhubala.—Photo provided by the writer
Bushra Gohar, a former lawmaker from KP believes Madhubala needs to get recognition. “Besides her, we must also recognise the non-Muslims from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who became super stars like the Kapoors and many others,” she stated.



Along with some of the finest actors that have graced the Indian film industry, such as Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Shahrukh Khan, the Marilyn Monroe of Bollywood, Madhubala also has roots in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa


Madhubala was born in Delhi, India on February 14, 1933 as Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi. Her father, Attaullah Khan was a Yousafzai Pasthun from the old Peshawar valley, which included the present-day Mardan and Swabi region as well.

He relocated the family to Bombay and then Delhi after he lost his job at the Imperial Tobacco Company in Peshawar. As a side note, Swabi still produces the best tobacco exported all over the world.

The family struggled in Delhi in its initial years before Mumtaz Jehan got a role as a child star in the film Basant which was a big success. She was the sole earning member in her large family which included her parents and her four other sisters.

Madhubala was born in Delhi, India on February 14, 1933 as Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi.— Courtesy Photo
Mumtaz Jehan was only 14 years old when she played her first lead role against Raj Kapoor (who was 22 at the time) in Neel Kamal in 1947. She adopted her popular name Madhubala (made of honey) after the film on the advice of a friend. Madhu played the lead role in around 66 films against all of the major male leading actors before doing her career-defining role as Anarkali in Mughal-i-Azam.





She had a very public relationship with Dilip Kumar (Mohammad Yousuf Khan) but he left her for Saira Banu. Madhubala then married noted Indian film singer and actor Kishore Kumar.

Madhubala. — Photo Courtesy: ititimes.com
The popularity of Madhubala had reached Hollywood too but she missed any opportunity to work in an English film when her father turned down an offer by Italian-American film director Frank Capra.

She was well versed in Urdu/Hindu, spoke Pashto at home but couldn’t speak English. Madhubala began learning the language at the age of 17 and gained fluency over it quickly.

Madhubala.— Courtesy Photo
While filming for Bahut Din Huwe, Madhubala discovered she had Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) or a hole in her heart. She also suffered from pulmonary pressure in her lungs and had to be given oxygen several hours a day.

She was eventually confined to her bed for nine years and attempts at acting or directing failed miserably. She eventually passed away at the tender age of 36. Madhubala was buried along with her personal diary at the Santa Cruz Muslim cemetery.

Published in Dawn, Sunday Magazine, January 18th, 2015

lol you have entire encyclopedia of past Bollywood stars

 

[Tea addict]

Hottest girls >> Haryana, UK, HP, UP, Mallu

Haryanvi sports tomboy girls

 

[Spring Onion]

The only north indian actors who actually look north indian is randeep hooda

Forget about the looks. Randeep is a very fine actor.

I did watch some Indian movies just for his acting. I believe he is a better actor than Shahrukh or Salman Khan