Making a comeback in Bollywood can be a dicey business. That is, if you weren’t that popular in the first place, making your presence felt onscreen after a long gap can be all the more risky. But what is life without risks? And actors love to come into the limelight at any given opportunity.
Bollywood’s Actors Comebacks
However, having said that, just like any other regular working person, actors too need to take a break and recharge their batteries or do some soul-searching. Some thus decide to take a sabbatical and rejoin cinema, either starting out with a transformation or completely changing their game. Here’s a look at some stars who took the long haul and made a smashing re-entry into films.
Who can forget Big B and the risks he took by starting his own production house, ABCL in the 90’s. He also had back to back flop movies like Major Saab and Lal Baadshah. Critics had almost written off the bankrupt star when his destiny changed with the TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati and Yash Chopra’s Mohabbatein.
Bollywood recognised Sridevi as one of its finest actresses, and her talent and acting skills set her apart from everyone else. The late actress, however, had her share of flops and hits, and decided to take a break from cinema to concentrate on her family life. Her comeback film after 8 years, English Vinglish, is one of the most successful comeback movies in movie history. It got the thumbs up not only from critics, but fans fell in love with her all over again.
From Flops to Blockbusters: Bollywood’s Most Epic Comebacks
A bubbly and full-of-life actress, Kajol took a long sabbatical after having her second child. The actress then starred opposite Aamir Khan in Fanaa, which became a commercial hit and earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award!
The talented Bollywood actress might not have made a ground breaking debut with Pehla Pehla Pyar as a lead actress, but the actress was waiting to show the critics what she could really do. She finally proved her mettle in the Shahid Kapoor starrer Haider and won several awards for it.
After a string of flops like Baabul, Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, and Dil Bole Hadippa!, Rani Mukerji took a break from acting and concentrated on her family life. Her career shifted when the makers cast her as Inspector Shivani Shivaji Roy in the critically acclaimed Mardaani. There was no stopping her thereafter. Her next Hichki too was a superhit.
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