Is stardom based on flowerpot roles real stardom? - Page 4

Originally posted by: MunnaBadnamHua

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Agree with TM. You become a star in a Hindi film by doing flowerpot roles. And it's quite possible to make a career out of doing just that. Shraddha and Katrina are limited actresses and they know it too. Kareena is better but she's happy just being a star.But the really good actresses like Vidya or Kangana who develop a passion for their craft are not going to be satisfied by fame and money. Once established in their career, they'll usually start a production company,collaborate with great directors, demand scripts being written for them,act in an art film etc....

Forties are a great equalizer. The flower pot heroines become flowerpot mommies. While the mother roles with some real meat in them goes to the fantastic actresses like say Ratna Pathak.

Originally posted by: Glitter_In_Eye

@bold I don't understand this excuse given by all DP fans here, Rani portrayed a blind bland looking girl in black, why did it work? Because the movie was well made, isn't it?

And PC as autistic, deglam Jhilmil in Barfi. Her portrayal might not have a marred face but there was nothing to take of jhilmil at face value.  It still worked because it was a well made movie elevated by PC's stellar acting, nothing loud but subtle and nuanced -- simply what was needed for the role..