I vividly remember Dibakar Banerjee's interview on his fab movie Byomkesh Bakshi, specifically when he mentioned he wanted to cast someone who was not a superstar yet, but on the verge of superstardom. And he picked SSR.
Over sometime I used to wonder why SSR couldn't cross that barrier to breakthrough. Well, come to think of it, he had 4 movies on the table from SLB. I now doubt it was really date issues at all. It is apparent that Half Girlfriend was snatched from him and given to (imo) talentless Arjun. It's quite possible the coterie pushed him out. Had he had these movies (and many more that we won't know) he could've had a shot at superstardom. Going by the blinds planted by KJo's salt and pepper haired chamcha, apart from these dirty games, he was also slandered. That could've impacted his confidence as well.
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