Rishi Kapoor, was ruled over Bollywood even heroines were desperate to work with him, however this particular actress’ career came to an end due to Rishi’s popularity. Read on to find more details.
In Bollywood, many actor find success with their debut film while others find success in later years. Today we will talk about an actress despite having a dark complexion did her debut with Rishi Kapoor. Throughout her career, she worked in nearly 40 films in just 13 years. She even appeared in a hit film with Jeetendra. Despite this, she ended up being labeled as a “flop actress” in the industry. Can you name this actress?
This actress was labelled ‘flop heroine’ despite having a hit with Rishi Kapoor
We are talking about Bollywood actress Kiran Jain, who made her debut in 1977 with the film Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahin, alongside Rishi Kapoor. Right after her debut, she caught the attention of filmmakers. However, there came a time when finding work became difficult for her and she soon got the tag of a flop actress.
When Kiran Jain accused Rishi Kapoor of destroying her career
From the very first film, Kajal Jain proved she had acting skills. Her debut film was a box-office hit but her career failed to take off, overshadowed by Rishi Kapoor’s stardom. Although the actor is no longer with us, his legacy lives on in the hearts of his fans, and the characters he portrayed still come across our minds. Kajal, despite being in a film with one of Bollywood’s most sought-after actors, blamed her unsuccessful career on the late Rishi Kapoor, here’s why.
A report by First Post revealed Shweta had claimed that Rishi Kapoor ruined her career. Despite working with many popular actresses like Dimple Kapadia, Jaya Prada, Zeeba Bakhtiar, Shoma Anand, Bhavna Bhatt, Radhika, and Ranjita Kaur, all of whom went on to become big names, Kajal never achieved similar success.
Why does Kiran blame Rishi Kapoor for her downfall?
Even though Kajal made her debut with Rishi Kapoor’s film in the 1970s, she did not benefit from his stardom. The new heroine criticised him and also made sarcastic remarks about director Nasir Hussain. Despite her first major hit, Kajal struggled to find work and the films she did manage to get ended up being a disaster at the box office.
Another report from IMDb revealed that Kajal Kiran’s films continued to fail at the box office and she blamed Rishi Kapoor for her downfall, claiming that her talent went unnoticed due to his overwhelming stardom of Rishi Kapoor .
However, in 1980 Kajal finally got a break when she played the role of Geeta Sinha in the film Mang Bharo Sajna, which starred Jeetendra, Rekha, and Moushumi Chatterjee. The film was one of the highest-grossing films of that year.
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