Yami Gautam, Zarine Khan and more: The survivor heroines of Bollywood

Yami Gautam, who was recently seen in Sanam Re opposite Pulkit Samrat, made her Bollywood debut in 2012 with Ayushmann Khuranna’s Vicky Donor. While Ayushmann went on to become a star, Yami is still struggling to find a foothold in the industry. Despite all, she has managed to bag decent roles and films. A look at other survivors who struggle amongst stars and celeb kids.

Updated on: Feb 21, 2016 12:26 PM IST

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Yami Gautam, who was recently seen in Sanam Re opposite Pulkit Samrat, made her Bollywood debut in 2012 with Ayushmann Khuranna’s Vicky Donor. While Ayushmann went on to become a star, Yami is still struggling to find a foothold in the industry. Despite all, she has managed to bag decent roles and films. A look at other survivors who struggle amongst stars and celeb kids.

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Zarine Khan started her career on a high with Veer (2010) opposite Salman Khan, However, it was one of the few flops Khan has seen. Zarine was recently seen in Hate Story 3.

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Pakistani actor Humaima Malick started her career opposite Emraan Hashmi with Raja Natwarlal. It is rumoured that she will play the lead role in Arth 2, a Pakistani remake of Mahesh Bhatt’s 1982 film.

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She made her Bollywood debut with Shah Rukh Khan in My Name Is Khan (2010). Pallavi Sharda went ahead to bag lead roles in Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Besharam (2013) and Ayushmann Khuranna’s Hawaaizaada (2015). However, she does not have any films in her kitty now.

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Prachi Desai began her journey in the tinsel town on a brilliant note with Farhan Akhtar’s Rock On (2008)! She went on to essay lead roles in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai (2010), Policegiri (2013) and Ek Villian (2014. She will soon be seen opposite Emraan Hashmi in the Azhar biopic.

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Nargis Fakhri made a grand debut opposite Ranbir Kapoor with Rockstar (2001). She went on to work in films like Madras Cafe and Kick. Nargis will soon be seen in Housefull 3 and Hera Pheri 3.

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Shruti Haasan has been doing films for a long time. However, she is yet to establish herself as a star in Bollywood. She was last seen opposite John Abraham in Welcome Back (2015) and has been paired with Abraham again for Rocky Handsome.

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After a damp debut (Heropanti,2014) Kriti Sanon went on to bag a film with Shah Rukh Khan (Dilwale, 2015). However, she still has a long way to go. She will soon be seen in Raabta opposite Sushant Singh Rajput.