Originally posted by: Rekha_ji
Is gas-lighting your kink? I said I personally did not find her attractive until Sheila Ki Jawani. Before that she reminded me of Kunika.
No one here has denied she is a super star. I think she's a bigger star than Alia even today. She has more charisma and mystique and sex appeal than her and all the newbies put together: Sara, Janhvi, Ananya etc.
you hardly ever put your personal taste as personal, you try to make it a statement. I still remember that you ranked Deepika over Katrina for the year 2012, giving acting ka bahana, but than again ranked Kareena over Vidya in 2010.
Anyways, see the thing is, it is okay, totally okay if you think Katrina shouldn't be considered the "Queen of Bollywood" for any period of time, because she lacks critical acclaim and awards. Because obviously if a professional actor can't act, it is just an irony to call him/her the top most actor of the country for any period of time. It is a school of thought, which shouldn't be discouraged.
But, a big but, whenever a person in general or media houses/trade houses talk about number one heroine or hero, they don't look at what kind of great acting or great performance is being given by that movie star. They simply see what is their selling value, stardom and popularity, and how much people love them. And Katrina didn't just had "a particular period of young boys wanking over her" type of fame. She had regularly featured in the some of the biggest movies as a major face, yes she doesn't have great roles, but she is always the main face alongside the hero. And that is not something you can say about the likes of Kimi or Silk or Mandakini(who tbf had potential to be a huge star which she squandered) got a long period of time. Yes no doubt the above had great peak fame, but they never sustained it for nearly 13 years like Katrina has done.
See the thing I am trying to tell is simple, you are basing your criteria as an absolute truth, and telling us that the criteria which is being used by public, trade people and media houses is wrong, which is kinda pushing it. There is a reason why Katrina has been in the top 3 most popular movie star(top 2 and top most for a rather large part), and it isn't just "men love wanking over her" type of fame. It is backed with box office success and genuine fan following.
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