We are back with the second installment of celebrities who bagged interesting roles and films and got a second chance to save their career.
Hello all, let's continue our compilation of celebrities who got a second chance at reviving their careers with some interesting and different films. First off, we have Ajay Devgn. The actor is known for his serious and intense persona for which he was often typecast as an action hero. However, the actor's impeccable comedy in Golmaal not just impressed the masses but the critics as well and paved the way for him with a string of interesting comedy films.
Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur shows the menace of the coal mafia in Dhanbad. The film stars Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Richa Chadha, Huma Qureshi, and Tigmanshu Dhulia in significant roles.
Reportedly, Akshay Kumar's films performed poorly at the box office for a long time and he was desperately looking for a hit. Reports state that not one after but 16 flops, Akshay Kumar's fate changed with Hera Pheri. The film is a classic and one of the most-loved comedy films of all times.
Dhoom established John Abraham as the hot and happening action hero/villains in the films. Though he was offered a lot of hero roles after this, Dhoom certainly gave a boost to John's career.
Saif Ali Khan was considered to be a typical rich brat type of roles until Dil Chahta Hai came his way. His vulnerable side came out with Sameer and people just loved him. Interestingly, he wasn't very keen on doing the role but thankfully, changed his mind.
Rajkummar Rao started it out with different genre of films. However, it was with Kai Po Che starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Amit Sadh that got him attention and fame.
Sanjay Dutt's revived after Rajkumar Hirani offered him the role of Munna Bhai. Though the actor ruled the roost in the 90s. He was being typed cast and due to a criminal case against him, films offered weren't that interesting.
Anushka Sharma made her debut with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi opposite Shah Rukh Khan. After that, the actress was almost seen as a chirpy-bubbly girl or in the girl-next-door roles. Tides turned with her foray into production with NH10.
While The Family Man 2 actor had some amazing films to his credit, but only some did justice to his talent. It was with 1998's Satya that he got critical and commercial acclaim.
Slumdog Millionaire is not just domestically but also an internationally acclaimed films in the history of Indian cinema. Irrfan Khan's career took a refreshing spin after he bagged the role.
Vidya Balan's career was doing a downhill before Milan Luthria's The Dirty Picture came her way. It changed her live forever.
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