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How many times have we seen promising young actors who came in with a bang but somehow got lost along the way? Somehow, Read More">somewhere their careers went on a downhill slide and never did recover. IndiaFM brings to you a mini biography on some of them and what they are doing today. Harish He startedRead More

How many times have we seen promising young actors who came in with a bang but somehow got lost along the way? Somehow, somewhere their careers went on a downhill slide and never did recover.

IndiaFM brings to you a mini biography on some of them and what they are doing today.

Harish

He started off as a child artist in films like Jeevan Dhara and Sansar and was then known as Master Hari. However his big break came in K. Murali Mohan Rao's Prem Qaidi opposite Karisma Kapoor. Though the film did not have high production values, it did turn out to be a hit mainly for the fact that the Kapoor clan's fourth generation was making its debut. After that, we saw a low spate of his films. However he did manage to get a few A-grade leads in films like Jawaab (opposite Karisma again in 1995), Gaddar (opposite Sonali Bendre in 1995) and Army (1996). However none of these films registered any impact amongst the viewers, so Harish headed down south with little success as well. He came back to tinsel town again to do a few side lined roles in films like Coolie no. 1, Hero No. 1, Aunty No. 1 and Bulandi . Not much news of his as of now. One wonders if he will strike back.

Kamal Sadanah

This young man too made his debut opposite a star daughter. Kamal was first spotted in Bekhudi (1992) opposite none other than Kajol. The film directed by Rahul Rawail flopped but Kamal struck back with his next film Rang (1993) opposite Divya Bharti. After that it was downhill all the way for Kamal with Mohabbat Aur Jung (1998), Nirnayak (1997), Hum Hain Premi (1996), Rock Dancer (1995), Hum Sab Chor Hain (1995), Baali Umar Ko Salaam (1994). In fact, his film Rock Dancer had pop star Samantha Fox doing an item number with Govinda.

Recently, he directed his first film Karkash (2004), a festival film starring Anoop Soni and Suchitra Pillai. Now he will be seen on television in Kasam Se .

Trivia:

• His father Brij, a producer and director shot his family and then himself. Kamal was not present at the scene at that point of time.


• He was dating Kajol and Pooja Bhatt.

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Kumar Gaurav Kumar Gaurav can be the prime example of a one-film wonder. His first film Love Story in 1981 proved to be his first and only solid hit. Flop after flop after flop later, Read More">he decided to call it quits. He was then back in the limelight with his delayed film Gang along withRead More

Kumar Gaurav

Kumar Gaurav can be the prime example of a one-film wonder. His first film Love Story in 1981 proved to be his first and only solid hit. Flop after flop after flop later, he decided to call it quits. He was then back in the limelight with his delayed film Gang along with Jackie Shroff, Javed Jaffery and Nana Patekar and then finally had a little bigger role in the multi-starrer hit Kaante . (Psst! The producer of the film Sanjay Dutt is also his brother-in-law). He is now seen in political campaigns lending support to his sister-in-law Priya Dutt.

Trivia:

• He is the son of late Rajendra Kumar and is married to Sanjay Dutt's sister Namrata Dutt.


• He was in the television serial Chocolate.

Atul Agnihotri

He debuted in Mahesh Bhatt's Sir (1993) opposite Pooja Bhatt and had Naseeruddin Shah as well. The film turned out to be a hit but just like everyone else in this list, his other films do well either. Krantiveer (1995) was a Nana Patekar film all the way and Atul's wooden acting capabilities could not really sustain himself anywhere in the film. He slowly moved to television and also starred in Anaida's pop video Oova Oova as well. Was last seen in the delayed Shahrukh Khan - Madhuri Dixit starrer Hum Tumhare Hai Sanam and recently directed the Salman Khan-Preity Zinta starrer Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha .

Trivia:

• Atul is married to Alvira, sister of Salman Khan.


• He rechristened himself as Atull Agnihotri.

Sumeet Saigal Sumeet Saigal has had a lot of films to his credit, Read More">but a very few like Bahar Aane Tak (1990) actually stand out and is one of his bigger hits. This plump hero gradually bid farewell to Bollywood and recently made his debut on television with Aangan and Shaan and a few more.Read More

Sumeet Saigal

Sumeet Saigal has had a lot of films to his credit, but a very few like Bahar Aane Tak (1990) actually stand out and is one of his bigger hits. This plump hero gradually bid farewell to Bollywood and recently made his debut on television with Aangan and Shaan and a few more. He has turned producer with Bhoot Uncle starring Jackie Shroff in the main lead.

Trivia:

• Is married to Shaheen Banu, niece of yesteryear actress Saira Banu. Shaheen was also an actress for a few films.

Avinash Wadhwan

Best known for films like Junoon (1992), Police aur Mujrim (1992), Balmaa (1993) and Paapi Gudiya (1996), Avinash too found it tough on the film front. So he moved towards regional flicks. His Punjabi film Khalsaa Mero Roop Hai Khaas was a success in UK and L.A. and his Telugu film Bharat Ratna did good business in Andhra Pradesh. And if that wasn't enough he moved to television as well with his serial Zindagi - Teri Meri Kahani . He also made his debut on stage with a political satire called Kabhi Luck Kabhi Chance . Talk about exploring new territories.

Trivia:

• He was a popular model of the 80's.


• He starred in a British Movie The Case (2002) , in which he was known as Malaria Max.

Read More">Ronit Roy He is now quite a successful name in Kyunki Saans Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Mihir Virani and in Kausati Zindagi Kay as Rishabh Bajaj. But how many of us mere mortals know about his film career? Ronit started of as a lead actor in Jaan Tere Naam – the only hit ofRead More

Ronit Roy

He is now quite a successful name in Kyunki Saans Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Mihir Virani and in Kausati Zindagi Kay as Rishabh Bajaj. But how many of us mere mortals know about his film career? Ronit started of as a lead actor in Jaan Tere Naam - the only hit of his career. He went on to make another dozen films and another dozen got shelved even before the mahurat shot. His Army (1996) had Shahrukh Khan in a special appearance and even he could not save the film. He was recently seen on (or rather not seen) in Nishaan - The Target (2005) and a bit role in Kisna (2005). His forthcoming films include Dil Laga Ke Dekho and Aap Jaisa Koi Nahin . With his films failing left, right and centre, his decision to move to television was definitely his safest bet.

Trivia:

• Is the elder brother of television actor and fellow flop actor Rohit Roy.

Vivek Mushran

Vivek had a dream debut with Subhash Ghai's Saudagar having a mammoth cast comprising of Dilip Kumar, Raj Kumar, Jackie Shroff and also had Manisha Koirala making her debut opposite him. But according to the laws of physics - what goes up must come down. Poor fellow, didn't have much of a chance to lift his feet of the ground when he got sucked into it. A spate of bad films and bad acting performances forced him out of the limelight until he too made a head towards television with Son Pari and was recently seen on Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki as well. The 'ILU ILU' boy also had rendered a really bad album 'Main Kahin' which too sank without a trace. He was last seen in his mentor's Kisna.

Trivia:

• Not many people know but he also sang a song for Manisha Koirala's home production Paisa Vasool (2004). Geee! We wonder why it wasn't ever promoted.

Ayub Khan Ayub Khan made people notice him in his debut Mashooq (1992) opposite Ayesha Jhulka. But it was the surprise hit Salaami (1994), that actually made the industry-wallahs take this new Khan seriously. He came up with a sort of an identical flick Sanjay (1995) which tried to capitalize on Salaami, Read More">but itRead More

Ayub Khan

Ayub Khan made people notice him in his debut Mashooq (1992) opposite Ayesha Jhulka. But it was the surprise hit Salaami (1994), that actually made the industry-wallahs take this new Khan seriously. He came up with a sort of an identical flick Sanjay (1995) which tried to capitalize on Salaami , but it bit the dust. Slowly and steadily his career graph started sliding downwards. Dil Chata Hai (2001) brought him back into the public eye and then he went onto do a few more films but as a side actor like Qayamat (2003), Gangaajal (2003) and Apaharan (2005). He too moved towards the small screen with soaps like Karisma - The Miracle of Destiny, India Calling , etc. Today, he has a few films on hand but nothing really significant to talk about. He is also seen a lot on the party circuit with his wife Nihaarika.

Trivia:

• He is the nephew of yesteryear superstar Dilip Kumar. He is the son of Dilip Kumar's brother Nasir Khan who was also an actor.

Hemant Birje

Hemant Birje came into Bollywood in 1985 with a howl (in a loose sense) with 'The Adventures of Taarzan' (the movie which people know simply as Taarzan ) opposite Kimi Katkar. The film turned out to be a major hit. He went onto to make a number of B- Graders after that and was seen as the next Dara Singh for a while. He was last seen in Garv - Pride and Honour (2005). This muscular Stallone wannabe was in the news more for his off screen antics rather than his movie. Along with a friend he was accused of molesting a girl and her friends in a suburban Mumbai apartment. Recently he was thrown out of Abhishek Bachchan's birthday bash for allegedly getting drunk after he gate-crashed at the party.