7 Indian Directors Who Have Directed Bollywood And Hollywood Films

Indian Cinema is more than 100 years old now and over the course of a century, it has not only produced a number of iconic films but also artists who have mesmerized the audiences worldwide with their performances. Indian actors are now also seen in foreign language films and stars like Irrfan Khan and Priyanka Chopra maintain a full-time career in both Bollywood and Hollywood.

A large number of actors, directors, writers, producers, singers of Indian origin are making a name for themselves at the worldwide stage and more films are being made with international casts. Bollywood has produced some of the best directors of all time and directors like Guru Dutt, Satyajit Ray and Bimal Roy are highly respected among the Hollywood fraternity. Here are 7 Indian directors who have directed Bollywood and Hollywood films:

Shekhar Kapur: The acclaimed director has directed iconic films like Masoom, Mr India in Bollywood while he has directed films like Elizabeth and Elizabeth: The Golden Age in Hollywood.

Ritesh Batra: He directed The Lunchbox starring Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur which won highly positive reviews form the audiences as well as the critics. He also directed Our Souls At Night starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda in Hollywood.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra: He has directed films like Parinda and Eklavya: The Royal Guard in Bollywood while he directed Broken Horses in Hollywood. 

Mira Nair: She directed Amelia in Hollywood and also directed the acclaimed film Salaam Bombay in Bollywood.

Bornila Chatterjee: The Kolkata born filmmaker has made Let's Be Out, The Sun Is Shining in Hollywood while she has made The Hungry starring Naseeruddin Shah in Bollywood.

Jahnu Barua: The Assamese director has made Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Mara in Bollywood while also made Homing Pigeons in Hollywood.

Param Gill: He has made Warrior Savitri in Bollywood while he also made Hotel Hollywood in Hollywood.