Which starkid would have struggled/would not make it in Bollywood? - Page 5

Originally posted by: asmi_joya

If they would have been outsiders ? None

As insiders , they are given enough chances and still if they are not able to make it , their loss. No outsiders are given this level of chances. Like some one mentioned long back, Oustider ko critic/audience kamane mei 10 saal lagte hain pehle to, forget about getting continuous chances.

Have you seen the flop/hit ratio of Akshay Kumar, Priyanka, Aish, Sidarth Maholtra, Kangana and how many chances they got before they made it big (if they made it big)

But sure, they're all more talented and worthy than Raj Kapoor and company.

Is it easier for actors who have film connections or who grew up in the industry to get that first big break or to hang on when they don't make it out of the box? Of course. Is that why they become huge stars. No. All we have to do is look at Bachchan Jr's career or all the Kapoors who couldn't make it.

Originally posted by: Talis

I think he's a fantastic actor (and a few of his most acclaimed roles have no dancing) but regardless he's by far the greatest asset in any film made by his father. He's largely what made KNPH and the Krrish series enormously successful. His father knew how to use his talent but HR delivered and became a phenomenon - and not because of his last name.

Rakesh Roshan did not want HR to become an actor because of the hardships and struggle he experienced as an actor for 20 years. So they made a deal that while HR studied and trained to be an actor he would work as an assistant learning the film biz from the bottom up (6th Asst to Associate Director) until he was 24. HR said on Film Companion that he didn't imagine his father would ever launch him.

If Shekhar Kapur hadn't left India to make Elizabeth he would have launched Hrithik. Shekhar also said that he developed Paani with HR in mind during that time. HR had already signed on to do Fiza and Vidhu Vinod Chopra Mission Kashmir and had filmed one and was filming the other before KHNP came out.

Without his father his trajectory and filmography would have been different but I have little doubt he'd still be star. For example, if HR hadn't done Krrish he'd have done Rang De Basanti which he had to turn down because of dates.

Rakesh Roshan is a tough and practical man yet he mortgaged his house and cars on KNPH instead of getting a name actor who would have got him financing because he knew what he had in Hrithik. It's why he said HR will make movies with other directors but he'll never direct another lead actor because he knows Hrithik's worth. That worth has made the Roshans enormously successful and wealthy.

If he failed, as he has, he would have got up and tried again. He overcame a debilitating stammer and still practices speech therapy every day. When he was diagnosed at 21 with Scoliosis the Dr told him he would become paralyzed if he became an actor because of dancing and action requirement would put too much pressure on his spine. He decided he'd rather have his dream for a short while than not at all. Then he trained his body to withstand the punishment. He's danced through torn ligaments brittle bones and slipped discs. He's acted with a blood clot in his brain and then with a hole in his skull when even the sound of his own voice gave him excruciating pain. He's not only talented, he's tough and determined.

Yeah, I think he has 3 crucial qualities- good dancer, can do action and is versatile across genres. He needs to improve his film choices though