Rajeev Masand: No One Wants to Act Opposite her
No One Wants to Act Opposite Her
She was a popular leading lady not so long ago, even if her acting skills weren't much to speak of. She had films opposite every top Khan; she worked regularly with the Chopras and Johars, and the media loved her. Until it all suddenly went south. Practically overnight, the offers stopped coming. She became yesterday's news.
Didn't help that she took off to the US to pursue everything from short-term business courses to new boyfriends, while her career was folding up back home. On her return, she found that nobody wanted to hire her anymore. Younger, better actresses had shown up, and her place in the sun was gone.
Now it appears that with great difficulty the actress has succeeded in finding a financier who's agreed to bankroll a new film that she is set to produce with herself in the lead. Since no A-list director will work with her, she's roped in a talentless hack whose first film was a box-office disaster. It appears that the romantic comedy will be filmed in Europe, and while pre-production is complete, the actress and her director friend are now struggling to cast a male lead.
Turns out the younger lot has no interest in being cast opposite 'an older' actress, and the Khans she once did successful films with have moved on to working with younger heroines. Nobody will say 'yes.' As the start date on filming draws scarily close, the actress is still reportedly scrambling for a half-popular star to take the lead opposite her. Industry insiders are whispering that it's going to be hard for her to make any sort of impactful comeback, given that her looks have begun to betray her too. All that Botox has made it hard to tell if she's genuinely excited about something, or those arched eyebrows are just frozen permanently.
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