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In PICS: From Fatima Sana Sheikh to Deepika Padukone, Bollywood actresses and their career-defining films
Fatima was recently seen in Modern Love Mumbai series and Padukone in Gehraiyaan, both currently available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Fatima Sana Sheikh and Deepika Padukone
Today's top Bollywood actresses were not always surrounded by this admiration. Every actress has had their own struggles and journey. But one film made a career-defining path for them. Recently, Fatima Sana Shaikh has been receiving immense praise for her performance in Raat Rani in the Modern Love Mumbai series on Amazon Prime Video. Many fans have tweeted that this is the Dangal actress’ best performance of her career so far. As we celebrate her success, let’s also look at other Bollywood actresses and their films that became a turning points in their lives.
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Deepika Padukone in Cocktail
Deepika Padukone in CocktailHomi Adajania directed the 2012 love drama Cocktail. It was a major turning point in Deepika Padukone's career. Deepika, who made her Bollywood debut alongside Shah Rukh Khan in the film Om Shanti Om, was a blockbuster, but she did not have a nice run after that. The actress suffered from a string of failed films until Cocktail, which gave her a breakthrough. Everyone appreciated her performance in the film and there has been no looking back ever since for the actress.
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Alia Bhatt in Highway
Alia Bhatt in HighwayAlia Bhatt, who made her debut in Karan Johar's Student of the Year, found her destiny in Imtiaz Ali's Highway. The major actors in the film included Randeep Hooda. The film garnered many excellent reviews, and for the actress, it was a defining moment since she was no longer viewed as a newcomer but as an established artist who could ‘truly act’. Alia Bhatt continued to deliver blockbusters after blockbusters since then.
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Kriti Sanon in Mimi
Kriti Sanon in MimiKriti, who made her film debut alongside Tiger Shroff in 2014 with Heropanti, has always played a new role in each of her films. She portrays a surrogate mother to an American couple in the film Mimi. Her performance captivated everyone's attention and the film was an instant hit. Both fans and reviewers praised her performance. This is the finest performance she has ever given in a film, which helped her bag back-to-back films.
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Fatima Sana Shaikh in Raat Rani in Modern Love Mumbai
Fatima Sana Shaikh in Raat Rani in Modern Love MumbaiFatima made her debut with Aamir Khan’s film, Dangal. She received praise for her performance in the film, but she got her breakthrough with her new Amazon Prime series. Raat Ki Rani from the Modern Love Mumbai series is undoubtedly a game-changer for Fatima, who has received nothing but praise for her performance in this series. Her performance and the episode are said to be one of the best of the six-part show.
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Fashion
Priyanka Chopra Jonas in FashionPriyanka started her career in the early 2000s with The Hero: Love Story of a Spy. But it was the film Fashion, that defined her career path, which eventually took her to even rule the Hollywood scene now. She played the role of Meghna Mathur, an aspiring model who didn't even understand the glamorous environment. This was a defining moment in Chopra's career, as she had already established herself as a powerful female performer.
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Kareena Kapoor Khan in Chameli
Kareena Kapoor Khan in ChameliKareena Kapoor Khan was a well-known actress in the early 2000s, but her breakthrough film was Chameli. The actress was cast as a clever prostitute, a role which usually no A-lister would dare take on. She shared the screen with Rahul Bose and received compliments from both the crowd and the reviewers for her bold role. This film marked a significant milestone in Kareena's career, as she went on to become one of the top actors in the country.
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Rani Mukerji in Black
Rani Mukerji in BlackRani Mukerji astounded everyone in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Black. In the film, she played a deaf, dumb, and blind girl. Everyone was simply admiring the great actress's outstanding performance alongside Amitabh Bachchan. Rani was recognised as the finest actress of her generation after this.