While we have seen many actors dreaming of seeing themselves on the big screen, these TV actors could resist its charm…
While the transition from television to films and vice versa has been a common phenomenon, not everyone is able to stand their ground. Be it a Bollywood star trying his or her luck on the tube, or a TV actor trying to make it big on the big screen. Some film actors who we have seen explore the small screen are megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Malaika Arora Khan, Karan Johar, Sonakshi Sinha and many more. And this migration has been a two-way traffic, not only have stars from Bollywood flocked on to this household medium, but even lots of our ideal bahu-betas from TV have aspired and strived to taste the glamour of movies. The latest one from television who is said to be planning to focus more on his Bollywood career is actor Parth Samthaan. And this is the same reason why Parth (who played Anurag Basu) has even decided to quit his popular show Kasautii Zindagi Kay 2. Here are some others too…
Hina Khan
One of TV’s highest-paid actresses Hina Khan entertained the audiences for 8 long years with Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. And after that, she participated in Bigg Boss 11, and even played the notorious vamp Komolika in Kasautii Zindagi Kay 2 right before breaking into Bollywood. The popular television actress not only made heads turn at the Cannes red carpet, but she also acted in Vikram Bhatt’s film Hacked. Even now Hina is juggling between TV and films.
Shashank Vyas
The actor who we all loved as Jagya in Balika Vadhu, went on t so some other interesting roles on television and now Shashank is all set to make his film debut. He will be seen in an interesting film called Laila Manju that is based on drag culture.
Karan Singh Grover
We have all seen Karan Singh Grover play the oh-so-charming doctor Armaan in Dill Mill Gaye, Qubool Hai and his latest stint on TV was as Mr Bajaj on Kasuatii Zindagi Kay 2. But other than his successful run on the small screen, Karan has also featured in quite many films. Some of them are Alone and Hate Story 3.
Vidya Balan
It is well known that actress Vidya Balan who has given some stellar performances in films like Shakuntala Devi, Mission Mangal, Parineeta, The Dirty Picture, etc has been a television baby. She featured in the 90s popular TV show Hum Paanch.
Radhika Madan
Actress Radhika Madan who has been winning hearts with her film performances from the current-gen kickstarted her acting career with the TV show Meri Aashiqui Tumse Hi. After this one show, she decided to try for Bollywood and went on to feature in films like Pataakha, Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota and Angrezi Medium. Next Radhika will be seen in Shiddat.
Sushant Singh Rajput
The late Sushant Singh Rajput who impressed the audience with his performances in MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, Chhichore, Dil Bechara, PK, etc, made many hearts skip a beat with his very popular TV show Pavitra Rishta.
Ram Kapoor
Actor Ram Kapoor who we have seen playing a daunting father in many films on the big screen was also quite a loved actor on television. In fact, his show Bade Acche Lagte Hai is still loved by people.
Ronit Roy
Actor Ronit Roy who we saw play Mihir Virani in the cult show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi has also played some amazing roles in films. Be it a cop r a villain, he has aced his act on the big screen and continues to do so.
Vikrant Massey
Vikrant Massey who impressed everyone with his role in Chappaak has had a decade long career in television. While he has featured in shows like Balika Vadhu, Qubool Hai, Dharam Veer, etc is ruling the roost in Bollywood currently. While he had some small roles in Lootera and Dil Dhadakne Do, now he will be seen as the hero in Ginny Weds Sunny, Cargo, Haseen Dillruba and Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitaare.
Kapil Sharma
Comedian turned actor Kapil Sharma not only made the nation laugh with his The Kapil Sharma show, but this ace comedian also featured in some films, namely, Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon and Firangi.
And these names are just the tip of the ice berg, there have been many more TV actors who have tried their luck at the movies and even had a fair run in showbiz, some of them are, Prachi Desai, Pulkit, Yami, Amruta Khanvilkar, Amna Shareef, Nakuul Mehta, Jay Bhanushali, Bharti Singh, Maniesh Paul, Rajeev Khandelwal, Laksh Lalwani, Jennifer Winget, Gauahar Khan, and many more. While Laksh is a budding star in Bollywood we will see this Porus actor in Dostana 2. While this transition will continue, all we hope is that these actors get the best of both the worlds.
Written by Nawaz Kochra (Entertainment Journalist, Mumbai)