5 Bollywood Cameos That Instead Became The Highlight Of The Film

It’s a funny story if one character that you intended to feature as a guest appearance or an extended cameo ends up as the highlight of the film. While the culture of cameos is a popular one in Bollywood, the objective of it has somehow been widely misinterpreted. Some characters were noticed, some went unnoticed, some stayed with you but some stole the complete show away. Here we are discussing those 5 Bollywood cameos that ended up as a major highlight of the movie.

Shah Rukh Khan in Army

The film was made with the intent of a woman marking revenge of her husband’s death with the help of few men. While it mostly succeeded in doing so, the highlight unfortunately remained Shah Rukh Khan who had a guest appearance in the movie. After having delivered blockbusters like Karan-Arjun and DDLJ the previous year, the presence of SRK in Army was more than a major aspect to tackle. Despite his extremely brief role, he became the poster boy of the film along with Sridevi.

Sunny Deol in Damini

What was written as a guest appearance character ended up winning the Best Actor National Award. Sunny Deol as a lawyer in Damini was so powerful that he overshadowed the likes of Meenakshi Sheshadri playing the title role and Rishi Kapoor the main lead. With magnificent dialogues, excellent performance and a supremely powerful character, Sunny Deol was the most talked about aspect of Damini.

Salman Khan in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

While he didn’t steal the thunder in Karan Johar’s directorial debut, his charater of Aman clicked bigtime with the masses back then. Despite Shah Rukh being at the center, the unexpected guest appearance of Salman remained the talk of the town at the time of film’s release, and also earned him his first Filmfare Award for best actor in a supporting role.

Shah Rukh Khan in Dulha Mil Gaya

He got onboard with the intention of doing a favor to the makers and cast who happened to be his friends, things originally went the other way. Dulha Mil Gaya starring Sushmita Sen and Fardeen Khan was sold at the name of SRK who ended up stretching his role to the extent that he featured on the poster as well. How could a film with SRK on its cast board, make anyone notice anything else?

Salman Khan in Saawariya

Bhansali largely succeeded in selling his film on the name of his new actors Ranbir and Sonam. He even succeeded in keeping Salman Khan’s cameo under wraps. However, the extremely underwhelming content of the film made sure that Bhai was the only takeaway from this dull affair. Salman’s extended cameo who ends up winning the girl was talked more than the film in itself.

It's such a thin line between a cameo, a guest appearance & a full featured role!

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