90s actresses that really had a future but blew it!
Monica Bedi: Before she got involved with the whole Abu Salem scandal, Monica Bedi was doing well at the Box office. Although her movies weren't doing so well, she got great recognition for her sweet, round face. Her soft, angelic looks made her stand out amongst the rest. Her cute, bubbly acting and a soft screen presence made her worth a while. However, she decided to opt out of movies and then we all know what happened.
Sheeba: Sheeba, the girl who was burnt to death by her viscous husband in Yeh Aag Kab Bujhegi. Sheeba was involved for posing nude on some film magazine cover. She was highly regarded for her acting back in the days and was a good competitor for Manisha and Raveena. However, destiny had its own games to play and she was subsequently sided.
Rukhsar: Rukhsar was a direct competitor to late Diya Bharti, Raveena, Manisha, and Kajol. She was in the league and made a fortune with her first ever movie. Such was her aura that every other director wanted to cast her. However, she quit movies, and returned back to screen after almost 15-16 years. By that time, people had forgotten her and she was no where in any director's good books...
Madhoo, Pratibha Sinha, and the Shirodkar sisters: Although Shirodkar Sr. was an 80's actress, she did well in the 90's too. However, her career declined around 94 or 95 and was subsequently forgotten. Regarding Madhoo, Pratibha Sinha, and Namrata; they all started as glamor dolls of the 90s. However, to their misfortune, Karishma Kapoor, Kajol, Juhi, Madhuri, Raveena, Manisha, Urmila, Shilpa (Shetty), Tabu, and Sonali were rocking the screen. These girls were pretty, but somehow failed to make an impression. Madhoo had a very grown-up woman like face (very typical south indian looks), and therefore, couldn't fare well. Pratibha, who becuz of her mother Mala Sinh, made her way into Bollywood, could only see a few years of glory and was forgotten later. Finally, Namrata, from whom ppl had much expectations decided to go for side roles (Pukaar) or either do movies in the South. She too was later forgotten.
Anjala Zaveri, Mayuri Kango, Simran, Suman Ranganathan, and Priya Gill: The actresses who started the year 1996-97 with a bang!!! They made a major impact on the screen with their looks, fresh acting, and a beautiful screen presence. However, their happiness lasted until the end of the decade and were totally lost after 1999... The rising sun of the millennium didn't bring any good news for them!
Nagma, Ayesha Jhulka and Mamta Kulkarni: PROBABLY THE ONLY SUPER FLOP ACTRESSES OF THE WHOLE BUNCH THAT STOOD OUT!!!! Ayesha Jhulka was a major actress of the early 90s. She acted with a lot of super flop heroes including Pritvi, Avinash Wadhwan, etc. The movies fared well only becuz of her. The girl with a broad smile and a raspy voice was lost after the mid to late 90s and was no where to be found.
Mamta was a great dancer, she had a beautiful face with a beautiful screen presence. However, she was much interested in skin show and boob flash, instead of focusing on her dialogue delivery and acting. Her dialog delivery lacked the fullness and steadiness of conversation. She would deliver dialogues in an amateur fashion. Compare her acting to Kajol in Karan Arjun, you'll notice the difference in dialog delivery.
Finally Nagma, a very promising actress with dreamy eyes and a pretty face. She would have gone against the odds to make it big. But she decided to stick to doing movies in the south. This really hindered her potentials in Bollywood. Nagma did not have any competitor, since her acting skills were great and her face was very striking. She could have easily given actresses like Karishma Kapoor (who then looked like a man) and Kajol (who looked like she never took shower) a run for their money!
Regarding rest of the actresses mentioned below, the lesser said the better.
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