Most overrated actors/actresses

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Posted: 16 years ago
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Who do you feel is the most overrated actors/actresses in Bollywood?

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Posted: 16 years ago
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For me, it would be undoubtedly Katrina Kaif. She may be good looking, but looks alone is not sufficient to get through one's acting career (excluding her performance in New York). Same goes for Preity Zinta - glad that she's not visible these days (she did a good job in KANK and DIl Se though). And then comes Aishwarya Rai. I don't feel she is a great actress. Granted she looks magnificient, but as far as her acting skills are concerned, it needs to be imporved a lot.

For actors, I would say Shahid Kapoor.
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Shahid Kapoor I dont think is overrated elsewhere as much as on IF, so I dont think he is overrated, he has definetly matured as a actor since JWM and followed that up fantastically well with Kaminey. Quite a contrast to his earlier cringeworthy movies.
Shahid is a good enough actor to do credible work, provided his script sense remains intact. DBH was a horrendous choice, esp since it came after Kaminey!
Also the 'actor' Shahid Kapoor is hardly talked about really, its always more about his onscreen pairings, which are grossly overrated!
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Originally posted by: Alia_Khan50

Shahid Kapoor I dont think is overrated elsewhere as much as on IF, so I dont think he is overrated, he has definetly matured as a actor since JWM and followed that up fantastically well with Kaminey. Quite a contrast to his earlier cringeworthy movies.

Shahid is a good enough actor to do credible work, provided his script sense remains intact. DBH was a horrendous choice, esp since it came after Kaminey!
Also the 'actor' Shahid Kapoor is hardly talked about really, its always more about his onscreen pairings, which are grossly overrated!

I agree with you here and I also believe that his fan base on IF at times makes it seem that he's overrated as an actor. At one point, I did lean toward that theory too, because often times fans would have lengthy discussions over his smile, body, dimples, co - stars. etc. Oh, and the recent craze of pairing him with every actress in Bollywood is beyond my understanding, especially since he looks awkward with most of them, but that's beside the point.

Now to think of it, I don't believe he is overrated, save for IF, but he is extremely overexposed like certain other actors. As you said, he is worthy of an actor if provided a decent script that can showcase his talent, unlike movies such as DBH that in the end proved nothing.

Edited by zainab25 - 16 years ago
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Preity is overrated?? are u kidding me ................................
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Shahid is not overrated. But his lunatic fans are to be blamed for him gaining that tag. They keep buzzing on and on about his IMHO nonexistencial looks and render him vapid when he's actually decent. The guy will do a very good job if given the right script and good direction. Kaminey was a good watch due to his acting because the screenplay was poor and dragged in certain parts IMHO.

I'm on the fence about Aishwarya and Priety because they're both OTT and ham thier way through in candyfloss flicks but are actually pretty decent in thier subtle roles. My favorite Aishwarya/Priety movies are ones where they play serious/subtle roles.


Katrina Kaif isn't overrated as an actress. Most people actually think she can't act. But yes she is definitely an overrated starlet. She can barely even mouth her dialogues off right.



Who I think is overrated? Hrithik Roshan. OR maybe Jodha Akbar scarred me for life. 😡
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Posted: 16 years ago
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*Zips up double-duty flame-suit*
I definitely find Kareena Kapoor to be vastly over-rated. Her much-acclaimed role as Geet was over-the-top, uncontrolled hamming in most parts IMO. This kind of buoyant, talkative, over-energetic female protagonists are not rare in Bollywood and when you compare actresses like Rekha, Sridevi, Jaya Bhadhuri in similar roles with Kareena as Geet, you will definitely see how terribly forced and artificial her acting seems in comparison. I find even Karishma, who was never hailed as an actress of any great consequence, a better actress than Kareena. Kareena is lucky that her playing-field in today's Bollywood is occupied by other actresses of such pitiable talent that she just seems brilliant by default.
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Easiest question ever and the easiest answer ever, Katrina Kaif . I wont even try to explain why she's overrated, I'm tired of doing that 😆. Cant even understand why she's around, she has no charsima whatsoever.
For men, it could be Imran Khan, he always has the same expressions on his face, but I guess he's new so yeah.
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Posted: 16 years ago
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all the new hunks and starlets, so much hype and so early on in their career. They need to display their talent in a varitiy of roles - just because your part of a big-budget film or advertising every soap, gum, watch, drink on the market doesn't make you an actor/actress
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Posted: 16 years ago
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for me i think Aishwarya rai is very overrated we know she is da worlds most beautiful girl but she cant act!!!
An Actress acts n u should praise them for their performance not beauty!!! so i think she is an over rated actress.
followed by Abhishek Bachan who is overrated because he is Amitabh's son. So what he cant act.
he has only acted well in Dostana. Apart from dat he has not gave his best. Nowadayz he is heard alot because he has married prettiest girl in the world.
but dat is unfair as he is famous by his realations not his acting
n Ash is famous fot her dashing looks n not her acting

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