10 Bollywood stars who made their debut with a flop film

Shraddha Kapoor

Shraddha started her career with ‘Teen Patti’ alongside Amitabh Bachchan. The film flopped at the box-office. She later starred in ‘Luv Ka The End’ which too failed to make a mark. She got fame with ‘Aashiqui 2’.

Aditya Roy Kapur

Aditya Roy Kapur made his debut with a supporting role in Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn starrer ‘London Dreams’ which was a flop. He later starred in ‘Action Replayy’ and ‘Guzaarish’, unfortunately both tanked at box-office. Like Shraddha, Aditya also got fame with ‘Aashiqui 2’.

Sonam kapoor

Sonam made her debut with ‘Saawariya’. However, Sonam's luck didn’t favour her for few years after her debut. She then starred in ‘Raanjhanaa’ which revived her career. And currently she is in the best phase of her career after the success of ‘Neerja’.

Ranbir Kapoor

Ranbir Kapoor made his debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Saawariya’ which tanked at the box-office. However, Ranbir’s acting skills helped to get interesting roles and he featured in films like ‘Barfi’, ‘Wake Up Sid’, ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’, ‘Raajneeti’, ‘Rockstar’ and ‘Tamasha’.

Emraan Hashmi

Emraan Hashmi came into limelight with the film ‘Murder’ which had released in 2004. The film was a hit at the box-office. But, Emraan’s first film was ‘Footpath’ which had proved to be debacle at the box-office.

Kareena Kapoor Khan

One of the most successful and talented actresses of Bollywood, Kareena Kapoor Khan, had also started her career with a flop like ‘Refugee’. But luck favoured her and she became one of the top actresses of B-Town.

Katrina Kaif

She might be an A-lister right now, but Katrina Kaif’s first film was a B-grade movie titled ‘Boom’. The film failed at the box-office miserably. Her career got a boost with the ‘Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya’ and later on she went on to star in ‘New York’, ‘Raajneeti’, ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’, ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’, ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, etc.

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar is currently one of the highest paid actors of Bollywood. But, the Khiladi Kumar had also started his career with flop films like ‘Saugandh’ and ‘Dancer’ in 1991.

Salman Khan

Salman Khan is known for his blockbuster films like ‘Dabangg’, ‘Kick’, ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, etc. but not many know that the actor made his debut in 1988 with the film ‘Biwi Ho To Aisi’. The film which had Rekha in the lead role was a flop at the box-office.

Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit made her debut with ‘Abodh’ in 1984. However, she didn’t receive any fame with the film. She later on starred in many films, but ‘Tezaab’ proved to be a turning point in her career. She went on to be a part of some successful films like ‘Ram Lakhan’, ‘Dil, ‘Saajan’, ‘Beta’, ‘Khalnayak’, ‘Anjaam’, ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!’, ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’ and ‘Devdas’.