Deepika vs katrina-who's the bigger star ?

Deepika Padukone vs Katrina Kaif: Who's the bigger star?

After back-to-back blockbusters in the form of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Chennai Express, Deepika Padukone's career is peaking at the right time. Unlike most of her contemporaries, her performances in films like Cocktail and Chennai Express have been well received both by the critics and the audience.

Which brings us to the question that we have been asked several times over the last couple of weeks " Is Deepika Padukone the top female star in the industry today? How is her fan-following compared to Katrina Kaif who hasn't had a movie release so far in 2013.

Purely based on popularity, Katrina is way ahead of any other female actor in the industry. Her name alone ensures decent footfalls in theatres across India, something that she proved with a smaller film like Mere Brother Ki Dulhan which released just a week after Salman Khan's Bodyguard in 2011. For Deepika, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Ram Leela will be the biggest test of her career, as each of her films so far have either had super-popular music (Cocktail), was a sequel (Race 2) or featured bankable superstars (Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Chennai Express).

On the acting front though, there is simply no comparison. Deepika is competing with actors like Kareena Kapoor and Vidya Balan. While Katrina was criticised for her performance in films like Ek Tha Tiger and Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Deepika impressed critics in each of her last few outings. Her performance in Cocktail was award-deserving, but she lost out to Vidya's brilliance in Kahaani last year. This year, she is one of the top contenders for the Best Actress' award for Chennai Express " the ease with which she transformed into a Tamilian girl in the Rohit Shetty film was awe-inspiring.

If we compare box office figures, Deepika is ahead, but all that could change with the release of Dhoom 3 later this year. Those interested in numbers, here's a comparison between the last 5 films of the two actors.

Average per film - 106 crore	Average per film - 125 crore
Tees Maar Khan - 62 crore	Desi Boyz - 46 crore
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara - 90 crore	Cocktail - 75 crore
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan - 58 crore	Race 2 - 94 crore
Ek Tha Tiger - 199 crore	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani - 189 crore
Jab Tak Hai Jaan - 120 crore	Chennai Express - 220 crore
Total - 529 crore	Total - 624 crore

As you can see from the table above, its pretty close between the two. Dhoom 3 has to collect just 157 crore in India for Katrina to inch ahead of Deepika. The success or failure of Ram Leela could also make a difference!

Confirmed Upcoming films of the two actors

• Deepika Padukone " Ram Leela, Kochadaiyaan (Tamil film) and Happy New Year
• Katrina Kaif " Dhoom 3 and Bang Bang

dpad BO record shoot up after YJHD and CE!!! and critics liked her performance in those films so shees the no 1 actress now

Originally posted by: DB_reloaded

the BO figures ill change dramaticaly after ramleela and d3 release!!! avg per film will shoot up for katrina

Nxt year its

bang bang vs HNY

HNY will obviously win 😆 SRK-farah combo is deadly

Only if Ramleela had a bankable hero 😭 then deepika would have been unstoppable this yr !

Ask that Q to Ranbir,wonder what he would say.

I go with Wave on this one, let's use call a friend option and dial Ranbir's number 😆

Originally posted by: Wave.

Ask that Q to Ranbir,wonder what he would say.

Originally posted by: MR.KooL

middle finger dikhayega aur kya 😆