The internet lit up with pride and congratulations when it was announced that Deepika Padukone would be among the artists in the Class of 2026 to the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame. Many headlines proudly proclaimed her as the first Indian to receive this prestigious honour. But is she really the first Indian on the Walk of Fame? History tells a different, and far more fascinating story. Turns out, while Deepika is indeed the first actress from India to get honoured with the star, it was a teenage boy from Mysore, Sabu Dastagir, who received the prestigious honour decades ago.
Sabu Dastagir, the first Indian to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
We are talking about more than sixty years ago, long before the era of global red carpets and international crossovers in cinema, a teenage boy from Mysore, named Sabu Dastagir, etched his name in the history of Hollywood. Long before Deepika Padukone was even born, in 1960, Sabu became the first-ever Indian actor to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And now, 65 years later, Deepika’s name followed suit, making it to the same legendary lane.
