Bollywood starlets reborn on the silver screen

Gone are the days when an actress, if got married, was considered ineligible for further hogging the limelight. We have ample examples of our ‘daring’ ladies who reincarnated themselves on the silver screen.

Dimple Kapadia did it with Sagar. Kajol with Fanaa. Hema Malini with Baghban. Zeenat Aman with Boom and Madhuri Dixit wih Aaja Nachley. So did various other actresses! And Sridevi is giving the latest buzz.

Madhuri Dixit
Bollywood’s dancing damsel, Madhuri Dixit, after walking down the aisle with the NRI doctor Sriram Nene in 1998, returned with the same smile in Pukar, Lajja and Devdas, and recently shook her leg in Aaja Nachle. Every time, she was received with arms wide open!

Kajol
The star kid, Kajol tied the knot with the star hubby Ajay Devgan and vanished from the big screen. But in next to no time, reappeared with Fanaa and rejoiced good amount of admiration for her outstanding performance.

Hema Malini
The dream girl, Hema Malini hit the theaters again with her amazingly refreshing looks in Baghban. After sliding away from the spotlight, Malini was seen in a handful of character roles, unless this beautiful creation went to her kitty.

Dimple Kapadia
When Bobby came, everybody was flabbergasted by the gorgeous face and impeccable innocence of the then 16-year-old Dimple Kapadia. So was the then superstar Rajesh Khanna…so much so that he ended up getting hitched to the beauty! And that, in turn, ended the lady’s booming career. But as the pair tasted bitterness in the relationship, they split. The outcome was Sagar, followed by great works like Rudali, Lekin, Dil Chahta Hai, etc. Rest is history.

Zeenat Aman
Zeenat Aman is one name that reminds us of a ‘bold and beautiful’ star of her time, who became the inspiration of today’s Mallika Shehrawat, Bipasha Basu. And why not? She has it in her even today! Endowing the industry with hits like Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Hare Rama Hare Krishna, Qurbani, she suddenly went astray only to bang the tinsel town’s doors with Boom in 2003. Though she was noticed in the flick for all the wrong reasons, Aman is all set to be seen in Jaana, sharing screen space with Rajesh Khanna.

Sridevi
With Judaai, she went behind the curtains. But now, Sridevi is again looking forward to joining the Bollywood. Married to producer Boney Kapoor, the still-very-gorgeous Sridevi hopes to get roped in some challenging project in the near future. And her action is awaited by the masses.

People’s verdict to their comeback

When people, movie buffs in particular, were asked about their take on such comebacks, we got our sack filled with mixed reactions.

Naveen Malhotra, an MBA (Master of Business Administration) student at IMT (Institute of Management Technology) chuckles, “Though we are having so many comebacks these days, yet these actresses need to work on the upholding of their reappearances. Like after Hema Malini’s Baghban and Veer Zara, we are again left with waiting for her next. So is the case with others. I guess, they must keep up giving their part of performances. I was highly disappointed with Zeenat Aman’s work in Boom. We, as an audience, look forward to seeing something more than the usual glamour existing now when the yesteryears’ stars touch the silver screen.”

Whereas, Itisha Patlan, a physiotherapist by profession, comes out with a new line, “I would like to see Madhubala and Geeta Bali act again, in lead roles! They are more powerful actresses than any of those we have today. And yes, it’s always good to see ‘good’ actresses on screen, no matter how many birthdays they have celebrated.”

Sakshi Rawat, an HR (human resource) personnel, says, “It depends on the performance enacted by the particular actress. Like in Baghban, Hema Malini looked dazzling. And it seemed that she still had that spark! So why not? I believe age but performances matter in today’s time.”