12 Actors Who Were Told They Won’t Be Able To Make It Big But They Did

9. Ranveer Singh

Ranveer Singh once revealed in an interview with Bollywood Hungama that Aditya Chopra who launched him had told him in the second meeting,

“You’re not Hrithik Roshan, toh tu acting kar lena (so you please act)”

Later, as per reports of Navbharat Times, he mentioned,

“Ahead of the release of my first film, I went to the theatre to watch some other movie. My poster was up there and two guys were discussing the poster. ‘Who is he, he does not look like a hero,’ they said. I heard it.”

10. Adil Hussain

Adil Hussain is a talented actor who was seen in movies like Life of Pi, English Vinglish, Kabir Singh, Lootera, and shows and series like Delhi Crime and Star Trek: Discovery. The actor once revealed on Neelesh Misra’s show that he can’t act because he is not fair. He said he was told,

“Tu toh kala hai tu acting kaise karega?”

11. Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri once told RJ Siddharth Kanan in an interview,

“People used to say that I don’t look like a heroine because I was a very young girl, from Maharashtrian roots, very petite. Everybody has those myths about what should a heroine should look like”

Yes, the Queen of Hearts who delivered several hit films in the 90s, was also told that she doesn’t look like a heroine. Can you believe that?

12. Katrina Kaif

In her initial days, Katrina Kaif was rejected by filmmakers for her looks. Wait what? Yes, she was rejected for her “foreigner-like looks”. Everyone thought she was only fit for supporting roles and she wouldn’t be able to make it big as a heroine.

In an interview with Bollywood Bubble, Katrina disclosed,

“got thrown out, not thrown out, let’s say replaced in a film called Saaya which was an Anurag Basu film with John Abraham and Tara Sharma. After shooting one shot, not one day but just one shot. At that time I thought my life was over. I thought my career was over.”

As per reports, John had refused to work with her as she was not fluent in Hindi. Later, when they were cast together in New York Katrina was skeptical about working with John, but Salman convinced her to let go of the past.