Younger sisters fail to make it in Bollywood

[ilovetv]

Like star parents, having elder sisters in the industry to help you get that launch always helps. But sadly in Bollywood most actresses like Amrita Arora, Shamita Shetty and Tanisha Mukherjee have failed to come out of the glittering shadow of their siblings despite seeking to carve out their own destiny.

Ever since Amrita stepped into Bollywood in 2002 with Kitne Door Kitne Paas opposite Fardeen Khan, parallels have been drawn with her elder sibling Malaika Arora Khan. And every time, she has fallen short of matching the latter in terms of sensuality, looks, physique, dancing ability as well as her overall on screen persona.

But Amrita says this has not affected their relationship.

"I am extremely close to Malaika and the bond we share is unexplainable. We depend on each other and feel happy for each other's success. I just can't do without her. We are always there to help and motivate each other. Like success, we share our failures as well," she has often said.

Ditto is the case for Shamita, whose sister Shilpa Shetty's popularity skyrocketed after she won the British reality show Celebrity Big Brother in 2007. But things haven’t been as lucky for Shamita.

Though Shamita made her debut with a role in Aditya Chopra's big-budget film Mohabbatein in 2000, she has failed to deliver a single hit in her career spanning seven years.

"Though I'd love to be my sister's sister on screen, I think it would be slightly awkward to play real-life roles. It's far more challenging to come together and play against one another as rivals in love, as we did in Fareb," Shilpa had said.

Now Shilpa is planning to re-launch Shamita under her newly launched banner S2 Productions.

Another example is that of Kajol and Tanisha. Although Kajol is not doing too many films, she is still one of the most sought after actresses in Bollwood. Tanisha, however, was seen as a disappointment with her debut in Sssshhh opposite Dino Morea and she has continued to give flops with Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao, Tango Charlie and Neal N Nikki.

However, there is one exception to this Bollywood rule. And that is the case of Kareena and Karisma Kapoor. Unlike others, Kareena has successfully carried forward her elder sisters' legacy in Bollywood and seems to be on the right track to supersede her sister as well!