what happens when a bollywood star falls from their "peak"

have you ever wondered what huge celebs go through once there "time" is over.

They get so much attention, are treated basically as gods, as more "important."

this is probably a weird question, and theres no answer to it. but the psychological impact of having all this fame and success, and one day it just goes away seems daunting

It was harder for yesteryear stars,when there was no TV,Just one magazine- filmfare.Stars had no way of knowing if public still loves them..if people in far off Bihar are still their fans.Worse,they didn't know how to invest their money..It was quite tragic.No fame,no money..

With internet ,Netflix,PrIme,Social Media..it is much more easier now.

Aishwarya is 45 years old and still enjoys being a star..Bebo has been acting for 2 decades!!She seems to be very happy with her life.

Shilpa has more than a million followers on each of her youtube channels..and 100s of million views.

Hema is second time MP-Whether inMathura ,or the Parliament,people are still in awe of her.She KNOWS!

I don't remember who but someone made the whole analogy about how you know its ending when the flowers stop coming. It's such a trivial thing, it's just flowers in a way but I haven't stopped thinking about it.

they read 200 scripts a day but finds no project interesting enough to essay for long.

I believe it would help if one doesn't take stardom too seriously. Do it for the love of the art form, not to garner fans. Let fandom be a consequential aspect of your art form. Because the same people that put you over there, are capable enough to get you down as well. Also this way you and your art form remain sacred to you. You will keep doing what you love irrespective of the reaction it garners. With or without fans.

However if only attaining stardom was always your end goal, (nothing wrong in that too) then be aware of the fact that it is a double edged sword and fame comes with a price. If you are ready to pay that price go for it. Because fans are what make a 'star'. So yes you might have to cater to their demands to maintain the stardom. you shouldn't have to in an ideal world, but it is what it is and this is the price you got to pay to sustain that stardom. Seems scary and stiffing to me, but each to it's own.

In both the cases it helps when you don't take both failure and success too seriously. Learn from it sure...but then let go of it. It is when you keep holding on to it that makes it worse.

I dont know .. Ask Katrina .. She might be able to shed some light on it given that it is something she is going through currently ..