They both won the debut award at Filmfare in 2006/2007, and since then they have consistently been known for their strong acting talent right from their first movie.
Of course they have made bad movie choices as well (Hey Baby, Ghanchakkar, Rascals) but overall they have acted very well and in my opinion kind of iconic in their own way.
Do you think they are the real queens?...as opposed to the Deepika's and Priyanka's? In KWK, when Karan asks his guests to rate female acting abilities...He doesn't even put them in the list...he sticks to Priyanka, Deepika, Kareena, Anushka, Katrina...
I don't think they are any less popular than these other girls, apparently Aishwarya and Vidya were the most searched actresses, im sure that counts for something.
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