How credible is bollywood really?

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Posted: 14 years ago
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I was just thinking a while back how nearly EVERYONE in bollywood has a bollywood/some sort of movie background. It's like how many people really enter bollywood based on merit?

Actors that have had some kind of bollywood background (from the top of my head, correct me if I'm wrong) in list A..and those who didn't/don't (from previous years and currently):

List A:
- Karishma
- Kareena
- Ranbir
- Sunny Deol
- Bobby Deol
- Kajol
- Rani
- Sonam Kapoor
- Imran Khan
- Salman Khan
- Aamir Khan
- Saif Ali Khan
- Sanjay Dutt
- Abhishek Bachan
- Hrithik Roshan
- Vivek Obero
- Esha Deol
- Abhay Deol
- Fardeen Khan
- Zayed Khan
- Akshay Khanna
- Tushar Kapoor
- Anil Kapoor
- Akshay Khanna
- Farhan Akthar
- Abhay Deol
- Emraan Hashmi

List B:

- Shahrukh Khan
- Ranveer Singh
-- Akshay Kumar
- Deepika
- Diya Mirza
- Preity Zinta
- Manisha Koirala
- Aishwarya Rai
- Vidya Balan
- Juhi Chawla
- Priyanka Chopra
- Lara Dutta
- Sushmita Sen
- John Abraham
- Bipasha Basu
Sonu Sood

I'm not going to put Katrina in the second list, because I truly believe she's been given a lot of chances because of her solid connections with *cough* Salman *cough* Khan *cough*

If you look at the lists and compare them...you can't help but notice how:

a. Has way more people (I'm obviously missing people from both lists..this was from whatever I can recall/know/have heard)
b. Some of the people in the first list have been given WAY more chances than some of the people in the second list..and we've tried tolerating them way more because of that. Does that not mean something? I certainly think it does
c. A lot of the people in the second list haven't been given multiple chances to prove their worth despite being at top at one point in their careers. It's like some of them have to put that extra effort in as opposed to people in the first list.

- The differences are obvious, of course theres successful people in the second list, but stilll..if you understand what I mean then you'll get my point. 😆


So, is bollywood really ALL that credible? I mean seems to me that you basically need some sort of connection..with some sort of family, bollywood connection and you've got a career, and doesn't matter if you blatantly SUCK, you WILL be given multiple chances..and you will probably be accepted sooner or later if that''s the case.

Just kind of pisses me off though. 😆 Feel bad for people who actually WORK HARD to come onscreen even for a few minutes in such a big movie industry. It's like bollywood is all about having connections. Compare that with hollywood, that is CERTAINLY not true at all.


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Posted: 14 years ago
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only srk n akshay r true outsider ,,
aishwarya pc r miss world
deepika model her father is a well known sport man


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Posted: 14 years ago
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Originally posted by: LEO88

only srk n akshay r true outsider ,,

aishwarya pc r miss world
deepika model her father is a well known sport man



In my opinion, being a model and entering bollywood is not the same as having a family member(s) from bollywood. Lara Dutta, Diya Mirza, Sushmita Sen all have had some kind of title, but I don't think them being former models etc really has helped them survive at all. Aish and Priyanka have done better, but they only got noticed due to their titles..it didn't help them otherwise. Look at Kareena Kapoor, lets be honest..she sucked the first 7 years of her career. She got fame and praises post 2007, you really think it had nothing to do with her being from the "prestigious" Kapoor family? I most certainly think it did. Or else, she really was annoying to watch. Abhishek Bachan? Why does he even exist anywhere in the media?

And Deepika's father being a sportsperson has nothing to do with this.

So, I don't think being a model and entering bollywood is the same as being a star kid.
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Mahesh Bhatt is Emraan Hashmi's maternal uncle. 😊
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Originally posted by: LEO88

only srk n akshay r true outsider ,,

aishwarya pc r miss world
deepika model her father is a well known sport man




They were Miss Worlds because they achieved it on their OWN, not because of some godfather or other connections.
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Originally posted by: bamboocopter

Mahesh Bhatt is Emraan Hashmi's maternal uncle. 😊


thanks..let me transfer him to the other list. 😆

yeah guys, correct me if Im wrong. 😳
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Posted: 14 years ago
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but when you are a model, you already given a platform for fame, you are initially recognised for your looks and not for credible acting...modeling before acting was one of the pivotal factors that had helped aishwarya, sushmeita etc to be given a chance
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Originally posted by: aitor-metrowzer

but when you are a model, you already given a platform for fame, you are initially recognised for your looks and not for credible acting...modeling before acting was one of the pivotal factors that had helped aishwarya, sushmeita etc to be given a chance


I guess that's debatable now..the modeling factor.

Do you think it's helpful with SURVIVING in bollywood though?
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Originally posted by: VanityGirl



They were Miss Worlds because they achieved it on their OWN, not because of some godfather or other connections.


I thought this was about how they achieved a place in the acting industry not beauty pagents
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Posted: 14 years ago
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But see guys, I also feel..if these models weren't in bollywood, they'd still be models to say the least? probably so unless they chose not to be. Unless someone knows that they became models through connections, I guess we can safely say a lot of them worked to become a model/earn a title? In the end, t least they would still be/could still be earning through modeling. However if you're from a filmy background, seems like your destined to earn through a bollywood career without a doubt, even if you suck...doesnt matter. And most probably you're entire family will go down working in bollywood...its a given (95 % of the times)
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