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Can Television Actors make it in Bollywood? And I dont mean 2-bit roles...I mean as fully fledged Bollywood Actor?
Of course the advocates will say, of course... Shahruk Khan being the prime example, but that was another time and bollywood as well as telelvision has changed considerably.
I remember the early days of telelvision, though admitted I was fairly young, television actors had good parts, not run of the mill but sometimes very new, fresh stuff . If you take Seema Kapoor who started of in Hasratein, which went on to be gound breaking stuff (with it's first on screen kiss for telelvision), she is now staring as a saas in a daily. No disrespect to the daily but it just does not compare to the quality of the yesteryears...
My point being, back in SRK's days...telelvision actors were of a high calibre too...(we still have some, but they are few and far between these days...) , the shows were also good and so the transition into bollywood would seem smoother...producers would see your work and if they liked you, they could cast you...
Now from the pick of K serial actors and some others working in the same factory produced shows...are producers offered the same quality? And therefore are they willing to take television actors in their films?
There is undoubtedly nowadays a stigma attached to working in televison, as a friend once said to me...the more you work and television, the more you lose your star quality. Why is this? To some degree, it is not the sctors fault, but perhaps the quality of the productions they star in that determines their value. Saas-Bahu drama's are looked upon quite unfavourably, perhaps it is the opinion that those that act in such shows, simply cant make it as a bollywood star.
We can take our pick of television actors who had tried and mostly failed to get a successful launch in bollywood, having to settle for side roles. Is this worth it? When you are adored and worshipped by your fans for the work you have done in television, is it worth the heartbreak, the criticisms and the prejudice against you just for a chance to make it in bollywood?
Undoubtedly, not all have "failed" as such...we have a few new stars venturing into bollywood such as Rajeev Khandelwaal and Shabbir Ahuwalia, but could either make it in a solo or paralelle lead in a commercial film?
Is it possible for actors to work in both telelvison and Cinema?...and not in telelvision as in reality shows such as Dus ka Dum and the like...but actual shows? It seems that there is a fear of television within the Film industry...why has Prachi Desai been told not to work in television anymore by her producers? Are they scared of her ruining her Star image?
I would love to hear your opinions on this...
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