He did very well in HTP as well and I feel Ek Villain would solidify his position, he was one of the first young gen actors to get that 100 crore movie and yet he went downhill from there! EV Was his last "BIG HIT" - that's 4 years ago! The fizz has fizzled out and now we're just left with a good looking piece of wood - Varun's body of work has surpassed Sid's by at least ten-folds.
Same with Parineeti...I was in love with her in LVRB - this is the same girl that stole the show from RANVEER AND ANU!!! And that same girl shined in Ishaqzaade, HTP and then from there she also went downhill. I feel like Parineeti is in an even worse position than Sid. There is no hype around her, nobody cares about her, her future movies are going to do NOTHING for her! Alia's work has also surpassed her and now she's pretty much done bcause people are more interested in Jahnvi, Sara, Ananya.
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