Photo of stars with oriental roots

The 44-year-old Indian fashion model and actress, starring mainly in Bollywood films, is familiar to us from the films The Pink Panther 2, The Spice Princess and The Bride and Prejudice. Born and raised in the Indian town of Mangalore, the son of a merchant marine officer Krishnaray Raya and a writer Brindya Rai. After graduating from university, the girl worked in a modeling agency. In 1994, Aishwarya became a participant in the Miss World beauty contest and won there. The girl with exotic beauty was showered with lucrative offers for filming in advertising. The directors of Bollywood, who literally overwhelmed her with offers to star in a movie, were not left unattended. To date, Aishwarya has played in 48 films, together with her husband, actor Abhishek Bachchan, she is raising her daughter Aaradhya Bachchan.

Amal, 39, nee Alamuddin, a British lawyer of Lebanese descent, was born in the Lebanese capital Beirut. Before marrying actor George Clooney in 2014, the girl became famous for her legislative work: she worked as a legal adviser on Yugoslavia to judges at the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, and was also a senior legal adviser to the prosecutor in the special tribunal for Lebanon. … Represents the Government of Cambodia in a territorial dispute with Thailand before the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Among Amal Clooney’s clients are WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko, former President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed and other famous personalities. In June of this year, Amal gave George Clooney twins – son Alexander and daughter Ella.

The 37-year-old Russian theater and film actress was born into an Uzbek acting family. Father – Bahram Erkinovich Matchanov, theater actor, mother – actress and film director Rano Kubaeva. Uncle – film director and screenwriter Rauf Kubaev. She became widely known after the appearance on the screen in 2009 on the TNT television channel of the youth television series “Barvikha”, where she starred in the role of “school queen” – Angela Konkulova. She starred in films and TV series “Unreal Love”, “Dead Daughters”, “About Love. Only for adults ”,“ I stand on the edge ”,“ Shattered ”,“ Moms ”,“ Women in love ”,“ The island of unnecessary people ”and others. The first husband of the actress was the photographer Semyon Kurkov. After the divorce, Ravshana left the name of her first husband. From 2004 to 2008 she was married to actor Artem Tkachenko. In August this year, according to statements by a number of media outlets, Ravshana secretly married actor Stanislav Rumyantsev.

The 51-year-old actress Salma is derived from the male name Salim and comes from the Arabic word “salima”, which means “peace, security, health.” Salma Hayek was born in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, the son of a Spanish-born opera singer Diana Jimenez Medina and Sami Hayek Dominguez, an oil company manager with Lebanese roots. Salma Hayek has starred in more than 70 films, and in 2003 she won an Oscar for Best Actress in Frida.

The 40-year-old Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, music producer, choreographer and model was born in Barranquilla to Nydia Ripoll and William Mebarak Shadid. On her paternal side, her ancestors emigrated from Lebanon to New York, where her father was born. On her mother’s side, Nydia Ripoll, she has Spanish and Italian roots. She is widely recognized as the most successful Latin American artist, having achieved success by the early 2000s in both the Hispanic and English-speaking music markets. The name of the singer in translation from Arabic means “grateful”, and in Hindi – “goddess of light”. Shakira made the Forbes list as one of the 100 most powerful women in the world in 2013 and 2014. She gave birth to two sons – Milan and Sasha from her husband, the Barcelona football player Gerard Pique.

Sati Casanova, 35, is a Kabardian by nationality. Former member of the Russian women’s group Fabrika (2002-2010). She was repeatedly included in the ratings of the sexiest women by the Russian-language versions of FHM and Maxim magazines. On October 14, 2017, the singer married Italian photographer Stefano Tiozzo.

The 34-year-old singer Alsou is a Tatar by nationality, she was born in the family of the former vice-president of the oil company Lukoil Ralif Safin and the architect Razia Safina. Alsou’s musical career began in 1998, when the singer was 15 years old. Her first two singles “Winter Dream” and “Sometimes” turned out to be very successful and are still the singer’s calling card. In May 2000, Alsou represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest, where she took second place, performing the song “Solo” in English. Alsou is an Honored and People’s Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan. In March, Alsou married businessman Yan Rafaelevich Abramov. They bring up three children – daughters Safina and Mikella, as well as a son, Raphael.

The 42-year-old Russian theater and film actress, public figure was born into the family of engineers Nail Akhmetovich Khamatov and Marina Galimullovna Khamatova. Chulpan is a Tatar by nationality, and her name in translation from Tatar means “the star of the dawn.” Chulpan Khamatova starred in more than 50 films. She is the People’s Artist of Russia. Co-founder of the Gift of Life charity foundation. The actress is raising three daughters – Arina, Asya and Iya.

The Indian actress and model is best known for her debut in the Hindi film Om Shanti Om. This year, Deepika gained worldwide fame after the release of the Hollywood film “Three X: World Domination”, where she played along with Vin Diesel. She is one of the most popular and attractive personalities in India.

The Russian supermodel and actress owes her exotic appearance to her father’s Tatar descent. Irina, 31, was born in the city of Yemanzhelinsk, Chelyabinsk Region, in the family of Valery Shaikhlislamov, a miner and Olga, a music teacher. A modeling career for Irina began with a victory in the Chelyabinsk beauty contest “Supermodel-2004”. Since 2005 she started working as a model in Europe and then in the USA. Since April 2015, she has been in a relationship with actor Bradley Cooper. On March 21, 2017, the couple had a daughter, Leia de Sienne Sheik Cooper.

American film actress Zoe Saldana was born in New Jersey to a Dominican and a Puerto Rican family. Zoe, 39, has Lebanese, Irish, Jamaican and Indian roots. Zoe Saldana is best known after the release of the films Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Colombiana. Since June 2013, Zoe has been married to the Italian artist Marco Perego, who after the wedding took the name of his wife Saldana. The couple have three sons: the twins Sai Aridio Perego-Saldana, Bowie Ezio Perego-Saldana and Zen Perego-Saldana.

Russian rock singer, musician and composer was born into an intelligent Tatar-Bashkir family in Ufa. Her father Talgat Talkhovich Ramazanov taught history, and her mother Florida Khakievna worked as a specialist in physiotherapy exercises. At the beginning of 1998, Zemfira moved to Moscow, where he began working with her group “Zemfira” on the first studio album, released a year later. Since 1999, Zemfira has released six studio albums that have received significant attention from the press and public.

The 42-year-old Georgian and Russian journalist, TV presenter, producer and public figure was born in the city of Tbilisi. Co-owner of the Apostol media company, general producer and deputy general director of the editorial office of the Gazprom-Media sports holding. Honored Journalist of the Chechen Republic.

The 33-year-old Indian film actress stars primarily in American and British films. Freida Pinto worked as a fashion model and was a presenter on Indian television. Through a modeling agency, Pinto landed her first role in the 2008 British drama Slumdog Millionaire. The film was awarded many awards, including the Oscar, and brought the actress widespread fame. After that, Pinto starred in several American and British films, playing mostly supporting roles.

34-year-old Russian gymnast in rhythmic gymnastics, 2004 Olympic champion in individual all-around, public and political figure, was born in Uzbekistan. Father – Marat Kabaev, Tatar by nationality, lives in Tashkent, football coach. He was a professional footballer and played for the Pakhtakor team. Alina’s mother Lyubov now lives in Moscow, at one time she was also associated with sports: she played in the Uzbek national basketball team.

The real name of 71-year-old American pop singer of Armenian descent Sherilyn Sargsyan Lapierre Bono Allman. She is one of the few artists who have simultaneously received Oscars, Grammy, Emmy and three Golden Globes for her work in the film, music and television industries, as well as the only performer in history whose songs took first place in charts in the United States for five decades (from 1960s to 2010s). Over a career spanning over 50 years, Cher has become one of the most sold performers in the history of the music industry.

The 32-year-old Russian athlete, honored master of sports in rhythmic gymnastics, multiple winner of Russian and international competitions, world champion, six-time European champion, TV presenter, sports commentator, was born into the family of the historian Albert and librarian Zulfiya Utyashev. In one of her interviews, she indicated that she is half Bashkir (by her mother), adding that Tatar, Polish and Russian blood flows in her veins (her father is of mixed origin). On November 27, 2012 she married actor and showman Pavel Volya. They bring up their son Robert and daughter Sophia.

The full name of the 38-year-old American jazz singer and pianist is Gitali Norah Jones Shankar. Daughter of the famous Indian musician Ravi Shankar. Nora Jones is familiar to viewers from the movie “My Blueberry Nights”, in which she played the main role – Elizabeth.

The 47-year-old singer, finalist of the “Voice” project on Channel One, was born into a well-known musical family in Uzbekistan. Mother – Luiza Karimovna Zakirova, a pop singer popular in the 1960-1970s, her father, Pulat Sionovich Mordukhaev, a Bukharian Jew, was a drummer in the ensemble, whose leader was Batyr Zakirov, Nargiz’s maternal uncle.

The Chinese actress and singer is considered the most beautiful and photogenic Chinese woman. She is 44 years old and has starred mostly in Chinese films. We know it thanks to the films “Resident Evil: Retribution” and “Transformers: Age of Extinction.”

Soviet, Russian, Georgian pop singer (contralto), pianist, composer, actress, People’s Artist of the Georgian SSR and the Russian Federation, was born into a Georgian-Jewish family. Father – Mikhail Pavlovich, a cybernetic scientist, from the ancient Georgian noble family Gverdtsiteli, and mother Inna Volfovna Kofman – Jewish, granddaughter of the Odessa rabbi, teacher of Russian language and literature.

Jasmine is the creative pseudonym of the 40-year-old Russian singer. The real name of the artist is Sara Lvovna Manakhimova. The singer of songs was born in Derbent, in a family of Mountain Jews. Father Jasmine is a ballet master, Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan Lev Yakovlevich Manakhimov. Mother, Margarita Semyonovna Manakhimova, was a conductor. She is married to a Moldovan businessman and millionaire Ilan Shor. Raises three children – the sons of Mikhail, Miron and daughter Margarita.

35-year-old Indian actress, model and singer, winner of the Miss World 2000 competition. Since 2015, he has been playing the lead role in the American television series Quantico. In May 2017, Priyanka Chopra’s Hollywood debut was released – Seth Gordon’s film Rescuers Malibu, where the actress played the role of Victoria Leeds.

Khloe and Kim Kardashian in Armenia in national costumes

The three half-sisters of the Kardashians, whose every step is followed by the whole world, have Armenian roots. 38-year-old Kourtney is the eldest daughter of the famous lawyer Robert Kardashian and socialite Kris Jenner – a celebrity, socialite, fashion model, actress, businesswoman. From 2006 to 2015, Courtney was in a civil marriage with businessman Scott Disick. Courtney and Scott have three children: a son, Mason Dash Disick, a daughter, Penelope Scotland Disick, and another son, Raine Aston Disick. Six months after the birth of their third child, the couple broke up. The second sister, 37-year-old Kim, is a reality TV star, also an actress and model. Married to rapper Kanye West, the couple have two children – sons North West and Saint West. The youngest, 33-year-old Khloe Kardashian, is also an American television persona, model, businesswoman and entrepreneur. In April 2015, Kim and Khloe visited the homeland of their ancestors, their visit was supposed to draw attention to the centenary of the Armenian Genocide.

The 38-year-old Chinese actress is best known for her starring roles in The Way Home and Memoirs of a Geisha. People magazine twice included the actress in the list of 50 most beautiful people on the planet. Zhang Chiayi is engaged to musician Wang Feng and they have a daughter.