5 Bollywood Actors Who Opened Up About Feeling Underappreciated

Despite all its glam and glitter, Bollywood can surely be a tough place to navigate especially for actors. It is not easy to stay put in the race for years on end. While hard work and talent is a major chunk of the process, there are other things like luck and networking that also contributes massively in an actor becoming a star. In fact, in so many cases a good actor never becomes a big star.

While some chose to accept their fate and stay quiet, some decided to call things out in the open. Here are 5 actors of Bollywood who feel underappreciated by the industry.

Shahid Kapoor

With stellar performances like Haider, Udta Punjab Shahid Kapoor is one of the most talented actors in Bollywood. Even though he has been an A-lister, Shahid thinks he has been underrated as an actor. He said, “I agree when others say I am underrated as an actor...When you give super-hit films then only you are considered as a good actor. At least that is how it is there in our industry. I think you need to be successful to be appreciated.”

Arshad Warsi

Recently, while talking about his new film Fraud Saiyaan, Arshad Warsi said, “Unfortunately, in the profession of acting, acting is the least important thing and that's the sad part.” He has also previously stated that Jolly LLB 2 would have still been a 100 crore hit if he and Boman Irani were in it instead of Akshay Kumar, which clearly proves that he feels that he has not got his due in Bollywood.

Vivek Oberoi

One of the most unfortunate actors in Bollywood, things have truly been difficult for Vivek. In an interview he said, “It was like a fatwa issued against me from the powers that be. Even if I gave a hit, work wouldn't follow. Shootout at Lokhandwala became a huge hit but I sat at home for a year after that.” He was obviously referring to the whole Salman Khan mishap and did not let Vivek’s career be what it had the potential to become.

Ratna Pathak Shah

In 2017, Ratna Pathak Shah became the hottest topic of discussion due to her masturbation scene in Lipstick Under My Burkha. In an interview when asked about lack of good roles for women in Bollywood, Ratna Pathak Shah said that people used to come to Naseeruddin Shah with film offers and talked to him about it was difficult to find a good actress these days. She said that even though she would be serving them tea and snacks, no one considered her for good roles despite being a good actor with a solid theatre background.

Pooja Bhatt

With films like Sadak and Dil Hai Ki Maanta Nahi, Pooja Bhatt was almost on the verge of superstardom, but things did not go as planned. In an interview, she said, “I could not be arm candy to a hero. When I would ask, ‘Mera role kya hai?’ they would say, ‘You are Akshay Kumar’s heroine’. I would persist, ‘But what is my role?’ And they would dub me as a badtameez. They would be upset I had a brain, I had an opinion and that I thought of myself as Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter. Hindi film heroines were meant to be seen and not heard.”