Disha Patani and Pooja Hegde are two actresses who have worked alongside some of Indian cinema’s biggest stars, but their careers have been a mixed bag of hits and misses. Neither has been able to achieve consistent stardom despite working in big-budget projects.
Disha Patani’s latest appearance in Kalki 2898 AD, a big-budget sci-fi movie starring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, and Amitabh Bachchan, made headlines for the wrong reasons. Though the film performed well at the box office, Disha’s performance as Roxie and her on-screen romance with Prabhas were both slammed.
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Most of them felt that her character was not deep enough, and she had poor chemistry with Prabhas, which made what could have been an interesting love story a laughable accident. This points to how she fails to stand out even in films with big budgets.
Pooja Hegde, however, featured alongside Salman Khan in Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan. Though she explained that her character was an important part of the movie’s storyline, everyone else thought the film was another Salman centric movie where Pooja’s involvement was overshadowed. In spite of her beauty and talent, the film did nothing much for her career.
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Both women possess undeniable talent but appear to be mired in parts that do not allow them to realize their full potential. Their careers highlight the difficulties of maintaining viability in a world where larger-than-life personalities rule.
