5 Forgotten Actresses Who Deserve A Well Written Comeback!

What are comebacks really for an industry too heavily reliant on mass power and masala ingredients? A passable appearance for an actress as a mother because she stopped getting offers vindicating her talent? We usually tend to overlook the bygones and in a matter of time and forget them for we don’t see them often enough on screen. However, art is beyond age, appearance and aura!

A few years ago when Sushmita Sen did a heart wrenching film like Filhaal, we probably didn’t appreciate her as much as we should have. With inevitable headway of time, we stopped caring if she was even being missed! Well to answer some of those unrequited thoughts and biddings, we realized they are kind of needed here. Writers maybe failing to inscribe characters for them, filmmakers may have several other priorities to handle but any qualm in these affairs cannot overrule the fact that these actresses would make for a better cinema watching experience at any given day.

Here are 5 of those forgotten Bollywood actresses who really deserve a well written comeback:

Sushmita Sen

Much more than what her acting prowess did for her, Sushmita’s sensitive approach towards a lot of social issues made her a figure in her own realm. While she didn’t hesitate in making brave choices like Chingaari and Filhaal in her rather short showbiz career, she somehow got forgotten in the race to fight numbers. If ever she makes a big Bollywood comeback, we’d just love to see her carry a character that does justice to her persona.

Sonali Bendre

While she didn’t let anybody miss her owing to her frequent television appearances, Sonali Bendre however deserves a well written comeback. An actress who despite all her shortcomings gave everything she had to justify her character, suddenly started sitting the games out. With her feel-good commercial space she made herself a big league name in the 90’s, we wouldn’t mind seeing her make a comeback in a nice role.

Preity Zinta

Theoretically, she hasn’t gone anywhere you can’t find her. You see her cheering for her IPL team everywhere, making occasional TV appearances and sometimes even doing a movie or two. However what she deserves is a role written exclusively for her that does her enough justice. The actress who gave us repeatedly enchanting performances like Veer-Zara, Kal Ho Naa Ho and Kya Kehna, doesn’t deserve to see us off with a movie like Ishq in Paris. And yes, we know she’s also doing the long delayed Bhaiyya Ji Superhit with Sunny Deol.

Urmila Matondkar

Quite possibly the Vidya Balan of 90’s, Urmila had her own ways as an actress. Expressive, untroubled and mostly emotive, Urmila was a match winner in herself who didn’t need anybody’s support to sail through. While it has been more than a decade we last saw her on screen, maybe it’s time someone gets the brains to give her the comeback she deserves. And no, we don’t want RGV to do it!

Raveena Tandon

While she made audiences go weak in their knees with her absolutely sizzling moves and expressions, the great aspect about Raveena Tandon was the fact that she was a performer. While her enviable skills to deliver chartbusters one after the other made her a household name, her ability to have done a Satta or a Daman put her in a different zone. With the way she wears her heart on sleeve, it can’t be not exciting to see her pull of a meaty full-fledged role once again!

We’ll just repeat what we said – Cinema could only get more used to them, if at all anyone out there is listening to us!