The star siblings that failed

Ever wondered why some siblings make it big and others fail to make a mark in our film industry? rediff.com takes a look at some who failed, were compelled to play second leads or simply faded into oblivion.

First off, Amrita Arora. Why is she always in the limelight? She speaks of new boyfriends all the time, but where are the films she's supposed to be in?

Her last big move was in Girl Friend, a film based on a lesbian relationship. Unfortunately for Amrita, the accolades went to her co-star Ishaa Kopikkar. People forgot that Arora too had a role.

Unlike her, sister Mallika is known to make everyone rock. The last time she did was for Nach Baliye, the TV serial, where she was one of the judges. Though Mallika has no big films, one dance number in Dil Se -- Chaiyya Chaiyya -- made all the difference to her career.

Arbaaz Khan

The brother of Salman Khan had a perfect debut in Abbas-Mustan's Darrar (1996). He played a negative role as a hero and everyone thought he would do a repeat of Shah Rukh Khan's Darr. Coincidentally, Juhi Chawla was the heroine. But it didn't work.

The film failed and so did Arbaaz's fortune. Three years later, he reappeared in a big way with Salman doing Hello Brother (1999), but audiences rejected the film. Then came half a dozen forgetful roles before the hit Qayamant, where he played a villain.

He was last seen in Akbar Khan's Taj Mahal in the role of Emperor Aurangzeb.

Faisal Khan

Another Khan, this brother of Aamir made his debut under Vikram Bhatt's direction in Madhosh.

The year was 1994 and Faisal followed it up with a disappearing act. He appeared in Dharmesh Darshan's Mela (2000) with Aamir, but the film was a no show. Audiences rejected the film outright and it is possibly the worst film Aamir has ever done.

Faisal did try his luck with lesser-known films like Basti later, but those failed too.

Rinkie Khanna

As the daughter of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, she had to make news on the big screen.

However, the only role one can recall is that of Tushaar Kapoor's sibling in the hit Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai. Her sister Twinkle was fortunate to get a big debut with Bobby Deol in Barsaat. She also climbed ladders in the industry and did films with all three Khans.

Although Rinkie's debut in Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi was hyped, the film didn't do well. She then settled for second lead roles and was last seen in 2003's Jhankaar Beats.

Uday Chopra

We assumed his brother -- the biggest showman in the film industry -- Aditya Chopra was out to prove he could make a star of Uday even if the latter's looks and acting talent weren't up to the mark.

Aditya directed one of Bollywood's biggest films, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. He then took the reins from father Yash Chopra and made films like Hum Tum and Salaam Namaste, to name a couple. Uday acted in Dhoom, which became a hit, but the credit went to John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan.

We thought Aditya would repeat the magic with Uday in Neal 'n' Nikki, but the film bombed badly.