How successful was Rishi K as a leading actor?DTNpg3

We know the kapoor clan is one of the biggest "pure" bollywood families out there, Rishi Kapoor was one of the best actors imo to come out of that family. How successful was he as a lead actor?? Did he reach the fame that Ranbir had a few years back or of his contemporaries such as Amitabh and Dharmendra?

Originally posted by: Tyagisaab

We know the kapoor clan is one of the biggest "pure" bollywood families out there, Rishi Kapoor was one of the best actors imo to come out of that family. How successful was he as a lead actor?? Did he reach the fame that Ranbir had a few years back or of his contemporaries such as Amitabh and Dharmendra?

I think as bw moved towards 70s.. action heros were appreciated more and he just didn't fit that action hero image. That may have hurt him.. he is not the only that was affected by it though.. the likes of Rajesh Khanna faded out too.. Rishi would have done a lot better than Ranbir if he was to come around this time.

He just didn't look like an action hero and nobody could take him serious.. so he end up as mere psychic or second fiddle to the likes of Amitabh, and other action heroes.

shout out to his performance in Laila manjnun... a very well made movie.. and his performance was flaw less..

Originally posted by: dabang4life

I think as bw moved towards 70s.. action heros were appreciated more and he just didn't fit that action hero image. That may have hurt him.. he is not the only that was affected by it though.. the likes of Rajesh Khanna faded out too.. Rishi would have done a lot better than Ranbir if he was to come around this time.

He just didn't look like an action hero and nobody could take him serious.. so he end up as mere psychic or second fiddle to the likes of Amitabh, and other action heroes.

shout out to his performance in Laila manjnun... a very well made movie.. and his performance was flaw less..

He wasn't a lead actor except in his Dad's films and romantic films. But I enjoy his work.

Originally posted by: ibnbattuta

He wasn't a lead actor except in his Dad's films and romantic films. But I enjoy his work.

He was nowhere near Amitabh or Dharmendra. Why single out action films? Jeetendra was famous for his south remake social dramas in that same era and still he was a top star and in the big league which Rishi was never a part of.

Really so u r saying jeetndra was as big of star in 70s 80s as Amitabh and dharmndra??

U lost me there

Star rating 70s and 80s

Amitabh/dharmandra
Rajesh khanna but fading away
Vinod khanna
Sunil dutt
Manoon kumar
Rishi/sheshi kapoor

Even mithun was ahead of jeetnendra!!!

Originally posted by: dabang4life

Really so u r saying jeetndra was as big of star in 70s 80s as Amitabh and dharmndra??

U lost me there

Star rating 70s and 80s

Amitabh/dharmandra
Rajesh khanna but fading away
Vinod khanna
Sunil dutt
Manoon kumar
Rishi/sheshi kapoor

Even mithun was ahead of jeetnendra!!!

Originally posted by: ibnbattuta

Notice how I said Jeetendra was "a" top star with his social dramas. Not "the" topmost star. Also the whole point was that Rishi Kapoor didn't lose out on lead roles only because he wasn't an action star. Pretty self-explanatory really.

Btw, I don't think Sunil Dutt was ever in the top list. Shashi Kapoor and Rishi only part of ensembles. That's end of discussion from my side. People who want to portray Rishi as the top superstar are welcome to do so.

Some actors stardom gets insanely overrated, and others insanely underrated.

Rishi Kapoor was not a Superstar, Never. Not even close. He was barely a survivor. His only claim to fame is his longevity. He saw everyone's era from Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Bachchan to Sunny, Anil to the Khans.
Jeetendra was a superstar. You could argue he was number 1 from 82-86 with many top grossers.
Sunil Dutt was not a superstar. Rajendra Kumar was just as big as the trio of Dilip-Dev-Raj but gets overlooked constantly.

Have no idea how he was according to BO, but he is my fav hero of d 70s. Also I suppose in that period AB loomed large and hence his contemporaries were overlooked. But Rishi did have some blockbuster solo hits like Laila Majnu n Karz etc.