From Sara Ali Khan's Atrangi Re to Alia Bhatt's Highway, here's a list of films that proved to be the turning point for the stars

Every actor boasts of a performance, that sets their career in an upward trajectory. Every year, we see various actors and actresses who break their conventional mould, and springs out as a pleasent surprise. One such performance, we saw in the recent times, was of Sara Ali Khan in the movie ' Atrangi Re '. With Aanand L Rai 's direction and belief in the actress, the film went on to become a blockbuster. 

With audiences now looking at the actress with new lens, we are reminded of how ‘Highway’ too was a turning point in Alia Bhatt ’s career, much like how ‘Atrangi Re’ has proved to be one for Sara Ali Khan. Similar to what ' Jab We Met ' was for Kareena Kapoor Khan's career and ' Cocktail ' to Deepika Padukone .

1. Alia Bhatt in 'Highway'

Released in 2014, the film is considered as one of the finest films by Imtiaz and one of the finest performances by Alia Bhatt. This was actress’ just second film and the young girl showed the world that she’s here to act and amaze us with her performances.

2. Sara Ali Khan in 'Atrangi Re'

The Christmas digital release, Atrangi Re, directed by Aanand L Rai, has managed to impress audiences, with Sara Ali Khan getting universal acclaim. After a few hiccups, Sara has proven her mettle as a performer and that she is one of the finest actresses around. From commercial films to content-backed films, the actress can pull off any character with ease and it shows. 

3. Kareena Kapoor in 'Jab We Met'

Bollywood Diva Kareena Kapoor has given us a variety of great performances and characters in a vast career span of 20 years. But her finest one will always be from Imitaz Ali's 'Jab We Met', where she embodied the character of ' Geet ' —cementing her position as one of the best actresses in the industry. 

4. Deepika Padukone in 'Cocktail'

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone has treated the audiences with numerous characters and memorable performances within a career span of 13 years. One performance that proved to be a turning point in Deepika's career was the character of 'Veronica' in 'Cocktail'. Post 'Cocktail', the actress delivered many other memorable characters and fabulous performances but Veronica remains one of her best.