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![]() Yes, we cannot overlook the one exception, Preity Zinta (who was engaged to Shah Rukh Khan in Dil Se…), but there is a host of actresses with a lot of potential who unfortunately acted opposite Khan in their debut movies and have since been fighting the SRK curse.
Ever since Shah Rukh Khan threw her off the top of a building in her first movie, Baazigar, Shilpa Shetty has been trying to get up for 12 years. After her successful debut, she gave a tremendous performance in another superhit, Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994). Then she started dating Bollywood playboy Akshay Kumar (and we all know what’s happened to the careers of all his girlfriends-but that’s a whole other curse). Since then, all Miss Shetty has to show for herself are 5 movies with Govinda (Yikes!), a movie with the Big B when he was at his worst (Lal Baadshah).
Suchitra Krishnamurthy: Don’t know who she is? Not many people do! For those in the know, Suchitra can be remembered as the object of SRK’s affection in Kundan Shah’s Kabhie Haan Kabhie Naa (1994). These days, she is recognised as Mrs. Shekhar Kapoor. The movie was a big hit, but her career wasn’t. Suchitra has been the most victimised by SRK’s curse. After eleven years, she will finally been seen in her second movie, Ram Gopal Verma’s production of My Wife’s Murder, opposite Anil Kapoor. Hopefully time has let the curse fade away. It’s too late for Ms. Krishnamurthy to become a commercial success, so hopefully she can find fame in performance-oriented roles. Good luck Mrs. Kapoor-you’re gonna need it! Mahima Chaudhary:
Her debut as Ganga in Pardes is one of the most memorable performances by a newcomer–she was better than Shah Rukh Khan in that movie. Moreover, after exuding brilliance of the highest level in Daag-The Fire, she was pitted as a top contender for Madhuri Dixit’s successor as Bollywood’s numero uno actress. But what happened, Mahima? Why did you do that benign special appearance in Dhadkan (sure the producers didn’t label the role as such, but you and the rest of the world know what that role was)? To make matters worse, Deewane (another one of your cameos), released on the same day! The SRK curse bit you hard when you lost Satya to Urmila, and since then, we have only seen you in two-bit roles. I was so happy to see you in Lajja. You were absolutely spectacular and were an easy candidate for Best Supporting Actress (but filmi politics and the curse got you there, too). Last year’s Dobaara showed the world again that you are a powerhouse of talent, but why did you sign Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye? I pray that you get successful and performance-oriented movies in the future! Hrishita Bhatt:
We’ve seen the cinematic fates of the four aforementioned actresses and hope that Gayatri Joshi does not suffer a similar fate. She is the only enjoyable aspect of the highly overrated Swades and deserves good roles. The SRK curse has a pretty good track record so keep your finger’s crossed, Gayatri.
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