Originally posted by: mintyblue
Wow thanks for this amazing, amazing summary😃
But just have to say...Urmila and Tabu are better actresses than Madhuri and Kajol IMO
You're welcome.😃
I partly agree, and partly disagree with you Minty.
Because for me, a perfect BW actress would be who could do all types of roles (glamour, offbeat, dance etc) , especially when we take 90s into consideration.
Mads got an upper hand because of her dancing skills which was almost a perquisite for actresses in the 90s. She acted well, did versatile roles and her Madhubala-like features also helped her.
Kajol lacked glamour, had the most unconventional looks but it worked in her favor because the audiences connected with her. She acted decently. DDLJ/KKHH factor also contributed A LOT to her success. Till today I believe that, no one can do emotional/crying scenes like her.
Tabu took a while in founding her niche in offbeat roles. She also failed in dance and glamour roles, which is not a bad thing, but considering her 90s competition, I have to take that into account.
Urmila is a sad story because she actually could do all kind of roles. Not sure why Bollywood ignored her after the 90s. Lack of better opportunities, internal politics... who knows what happened?
Along with all this, when we take Filmography, BO success, fan-following, craze and overall 90s hype into consideration, then Mads and Kajol seem to be quite ahead of Tabu & Urmila.
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