8 Bollywood Actors Who Had An Eventful Debut Year
An actor's debut in Bollywood is closely watched by the audiences, the producers, directors and prominent names from the industry as everyone is looking for 'next big star'. A number of actors who debuted with hits or blockbusters slowly faded into the oblivion even when the industry kept offering them projects after projects. Sometimes, the audiences didn't like them and sometimes, they didn't like the films they were a part of.
Nowadays, we see youngsters being extremely cautious and careful about their debut films and they give their all to their debut film, making it nothing less than perfect. Still, there have been actors who starred in multiple films in their debut years. That year was a roller coaster ride for some of the biggest stars who are ruling Bollywood now as they saw the highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows in their debut year. Here are 8 actors who had an eventful debut year:
Saif Ali Khan: The actor made his debut in Yash Chopra's directorial Parampara in the year 1993. The same year he also starred in Pehchan and Aashiq Awara. All 3 films flopped at the box-office.
Abhishek Bachchan: The actor made his debut with JP Dutta's Refugee in the year 2000. He also starred in Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya and Dhai Akshar Prem Ke. Refugee was an average grosser while the other 2 films flopped at the box-office.
Hrithik Roshan: The actor made his debut in Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai which was directed by his father Rakesh Roshan and the film emerged a blockbuster at the box-office. He also starred in Fiza and Mission Kashmir, both of which performed average at the box-office.
Akshay Kumar: The actor made his debut in the year 1991 with Saugandh and also starred in Dancer the same year. Both films flopped at the box-office.
John Abraham: The model turned actor began his innings in Bollywood with the hit film Jism in 2003. He also featured in Saaya and Paap the same year and both failed at the box-office.
Vivek Oberoi: The actor made his debut in Bollywood in 2002 with Company which was an average grosser. He also starred in Road (below average) and Saathiya which was a big hit.
Shah Rukh Khan: The actor made his debut in the year 1992 with Deewana which was a hit. He starred in Chamatkar, Dil Ashna Hai which were flops while Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman was an average grosser.
Govinda: The actor made his debut in the mid-80s in Bollywood and his first release was Ilzam (1986) which was a hit. His other films in the same Sada Suhaga, Love 86 were also hit while Tan Badan and Duty were flops.