Have
you
heard
of
any
TV
star
who
has
made
it
big
in
films
after
Shahrukh
Khan?
The
answer
is
a
resounding
'no'!
There
may
be
huge
stars
around
who
command
big
money
in
the
TV
industry,
but
everything
comes
to
naught
once
they
try
to
up
their
luck
in
Bollywood.
Bollywood
is
a
totally
new
ball
game
for
them.
The
best
example
is
Amarr
Upadhyay
who
left
his
successful
TV
career
to
try
his
hand
as
a
film
star
and
achieved
a
complete
void.
Not
to
forget
Rohit
Roy
who
made
an
obscure
debut
in
a
much
forgettable
film
in
the
late
90s
just
after
his
hit
serial,
Swabhimaan,
and
received
a
super
flop
Plan
later.
However,
the
dude
is
back
with
production
bubbles
and
directional
projects.
However,
looking
at
the
gloomy
side
of
the
matter,
ditto
goes
for
Niki
Aneja
who
did
a
couple
of
infamous
films
in
the
90s.
Even
TV
hottie
Mandira
Bedi,
in
spite
of
a
good
character
role
in
the
superhit,
Dilwale
Dulhania
Le
Jayenge,
Sharad
Kapoor,
Raman
Trikha,
Sandali
Sinha,
Gracy
Singh
(all
started
out
with
TV
serials)
have
not
been
great
shakes
at
all
on
the
big
screen.
And
Natassha,
biggie
Ekta
Kapoor"s
protegee
had
a
string
of
flops!
Kuch
To
Hai,
Yeh
Dil,
Krishna
Cottage
etc
in
the
course
of
her
brief
film
career.
In
spite
of
good
friend
and
guardian
angel
Ekta
Kapoor"s
patronage,
Natassha
has
been
a
no-show
(and
a
non-actor
as
well!)
Seems
like
Natassha
is
only
cut
out
for
her
sob
stories
and
good
old
cat
fights
(read:
saas-bahu
serials).
Similarly,
Nausheen
Ali
Sardar,
the
famous
face
of
Sony"s
past
serial
Kkusum,
still
seems
to
be
slogging
hard
at
a
movie
career.
The
glamorous
TV
siren,
Sandhya
Mridul,
is
not
considered
that
glamorous
a
babe
in
Bollywood
though
she
has
good
notice
from
critics.
Even
the
hot
young
things,
the
VJs
have
got
a
lukewarm
response
from
Bollywood
fans.
Malaika
Arora
(tagged
as
item
number
specialist),
Amrita
Arora,
Shehnaaz,
Anusha,
Gaurav,
Pia,
Purab
and
Sophie
Chaudhary,
neither
of
them
have
had
any
impact
in
their
filmy
career.
Is
it
the
over-exposure
that
spoils
it
for
them?
It
might
be
so
that
the
viewers,
who
see
their
good
old
TV
stars" day
in
and
day
out
in
the
comfort
of
their
living
rooms,
don"t
want
to
venture
out
and
buy
a
movie
ticket
to
watch
them
on
the
big
screen.
They
want
to
see
something
new,
somebody
who
has
real
star
power
there.
Probably
doing
the
same
stuff
over
and
over
again
for
a
long
time
makes
them
too
boring
for
new
experiments
and
too
loud
to
be
considered
subtle
actors.
Moreover,
TV
stars
are
hardly
as
hot
as
their
big
screen
counterparts.
Mandira
Bedi
is
one
among
the
few
TV
stars
who
has
a
well-maintained
body.
Then,
too,
the
lady
does
not
have
a
film
career
to
talk
about,
not
even
her
husband"s
films!
In
fact,
other
than
a
select
few,
most
TV
stars
are
not
too
much
into
body
care
(their
long
working
hours
can
be
blamed
for
that).
Or
you
wouldn"t
have
Smriti
Irani
ruling
the
roost
on
the
small
screen.
Can
you
imagine
her
in
any
role
on
the
big
screen
other
than
of
a
bhabhi
or
a
maa?
The
spare
tyres
can
hang
out
on
the
small
screen,
but
on
the
big
screen
it
better
be
something
else.
Madhavan
(of
Tol
Mol
Ke
Bol,
Ghar
Jamaai
and
now
Deal
Ya
No
Deal)
achieved
some
success,
but
different
is,
he
achieved
it
only
in
South
films.
So,
maybe
it
will
take
some
time
to
get
another
Shahrukh
Khan
(in
those
times
of
Doordarshan,
exposure
wasn"t
that
much
anyway
and
there
were
no
boring
soaps,
either)
who
does
a
successful
cross
over
to
Bollywood.
Many
failed
film-stars,
on
the
contrary,
have
sought
refuge
in
television
after
having
fizzled
out
in
films.
Ronit
Roy,
failed
as
a
hero
in
spite
of
a
talked-about
Jaan
Tere
Naam
in
the
early
90s,
was
seen
in
television
few
years
later.
Sheeba,
Iqbal
Khan
and
now
small
screen
heartthrob,
Mukul
Dev
(after
appearing
in
Sushmita
Sen"s
debut
film,
Dastak),
Deepshikha,
Rahul
Roy
and
Vikas
Bhalla,
Ravi
Behl,
Sanober
(the
trio
have
also
tried
their
luck
as
pop
stars)
the
list
can
go
on.
In
fact,
better
talents
like
Shekhar
Suman
and
art
film
actress
turned
TV
glam
girl
Rajeshwari
Sachdev
are
seasoned
with
their
TV
careers
now.
Ironically,
if
TV
stars
are
unsuccessful
on
the
big
screen,
same
goes
for
the
track
record
of
film
stars
on
the
small
screen.
Barring
the
biggest
of
them
all,
Big
B,
all
including
Madhuri,
Sridevi,
Karisma,
Raveena,
Arbaaz
Khan,
Jugal
Hansraj,
Govinda,
Manisha
Koirala,
Anupam
Kher
have
failed
to
leave
a
mark
in
television.
Could
be
that
the
working
style
in
TV
doesn"t
suit
them!
Maybe
it"s
always
better
to
continue
in
one"s
own
space
and
not
venture
into
new
territory.
But,
at
the
same
time,
we
can
wish
a
best
of
luck
for
Rajeev
Khandelwal,
the
actor
who
recently
has
switched
his
career
from
television
to
broader
zone
of
B-town
with
his
critically
acclaimed
film
Aamir.
The
lad
has
already
bagged
another
film
titled
Romeo
Gaya
Kaam
Se
from
the
same
production
house
and
expecting
even
more.
Well,
we
can
only
wait
to
see
if
this
Romeo
can
become
the
second
Shahrukh
of
Bollywood.