They say a good start is half done but what about those who didn’t have a good start. In this world, there has been an example of icons who failed to have a skyrocketing start and yet become G.O.A.T. and one of the biggest of such icons are Bollywood actors. In the tinsel town of Bollywood, there are a number of Bollywood stars who are creme de la crème but they started their journey with a flop. Call it their luck or hard work but they kept hustling and became one of the most celebrated superstars. Here we bring you a list of the top 10 Actors Who Had Flop Debuts but Went on To Become Bollywood's icon:
1. Salman Khan: In this nation, there is not even a single human being who is not aware of the name and fame of Salman Khan. Bhaijaan, who is currently riding success in the industry started his career with a flop movie titled Biwi Ho To Aisi. But within the span of a few movies, he proved that he is going to be Bollywood’s next big thing.
2. Rekha: The industry is yet to see a bigger female superstar than ageless beauty Rekha. Whether it be her acting performance or fashion statement, she always gets A1. She made her debut back in 1966 with the Telugu film Rangula Ratnam and failed to make her mark in the industry.
3. Amitabh Bachchan: Tell us a more celebrated actor than Amitabh Bachchan. We will wait. But the actor who is an inspiration to look up to took 7 movies to make his presence felt in the industry. He started his career with Saath Hindustani which didn’t gave him the success he desired but he kept signing movies until he got the name of Angry Young Man.
4. Katrina Kaif: Call it hard work or luck, but Katrina Kaif is currently on the position where she is the heart beat of millions of hearts. Even after starting her career with an awful movie titled boom, she kept her hustle on and managed to make her presence felt.
5. Ranbir Kapoor: The Casanova, cutie of the industry, Ranbir Kapoor today stands among some of the most paid actors in the industry. But the buffs has a dark memory of the actor in their mind because of his debut movie Sawariyya which failed to impress the audience. But he soon played his trumph card and made audience forget that movie.
6. Kareena Kapoor: We all make mistakes in our teenage and so did Kareena Kapoor Khan. She was barely 19 when she made her Bollywood debut with Refugee. But the film couldn't save the grace for her. Blame it on her co-star or the sloppy script. But she did remind us of her sister Karisma a lot.
7. Shraddha Kapoor: I'm sure you don't remember her first film. No, it wasn't Aashiqui 2. It wasn't Luv Ka The End too. She made her debut opposite Amitabh Bachchan in Teen Patti. The film went in drains, and Shraddha had to rework her career to make a mark. She returned romancing Aditya Roy Kapoor and swept our hearts. She is not just a pretty face with good acting skills but also has a fab voice.
8. Sonam Kapoor: Sawariya is not just a bad start for Ranbir Kapoor. The movie also failed to give a kick start to Sonam Kapoor. She too had a starry debut with Saawariya, but her first tryst with Bollywood failed miserably.
9. Emraan Hashmi: He is one man who has grown in his acting to extremes. From being a serial kisser to delivering heartfelt performances in The Dirty Picture, Awarapan and Azhar, Emraan has proved his mettle. But did you know Murder wasn't his debut. It was actually Footpath. He played a gangster who died.
10. Aditya Roy Kapoor: He left us drooling with his chiseled body and mysterious acting in Fitoor. He was also the perfect friend material in YJHD. And all this after a failed debut in London Dreams and even a bigger failure in his second film Action Replay.
