5 Asian celebs with Hollywood lookalikes: does Bollywood’s Hrithik Roshan really look like Bradley Cooper? And who is the ‘Malaysian Jay-Z’?

STORYNur Naressa Binti Mohamed Nazam Khan

May 7 , 2021

Faye Wong and Shannyn Sossamon. Photo: @faye_forever/ Instagram, AP

Other famous Hollywood doppelgänger duos include Katy Perry and Zooey Deschanel, Hilary Duff and Victoria Pedretti, plus Emma Watson and Kiernan Shipka

Hrithik Roshan and Bradley Cooper also share a surprisingly similar career arc: both are hunky leading men who started sombre before moving into comedic roles

The concept of doppelgängers – that is, people who look exactly alike despite having no relation to each other – has doubtless been around for as long as humans have had eyes.

In Hollywood, the doppelgänger phenomenon is commonplace. Some of the most famous pairings to date are Katy Perry and Zooey Deschanel, Rob Lowe and Ian Somerhalder, Hilary Duff and Victoria Pedretti, and Emma Watson and Kiernan Shipka – all said to uncannily resemble each other in physical appearance.

Zooey Deschanel and Katy Perry. Photo: @peternotuiter/Twitter

But is there really such a thing as Asia-Hollywood doubles? Some netizens seem to think so.

Below are pairs of shots that prove that even among celebrities scattered far across the globe, there can be striking strong resemblances. How alike do you think these five pairs really are?

Hrithik Roshan and Bradley Cooper

Indian heartthrob Hrithik Roshan is best known for his piercing gaze and emotionally riveting roles on the silver screen. But there’s another aspect that sets our heart speeding: his likeness to Hollywood superstar Bradley Cooper! Their careers are also quite similar; both actors started with sombre, straight roles and later expanded their repertoire with more comedic performances.

Faye Wong and Shannyn Sossamon