Published 12:04 IST, November 12th 2019
TV: A list of actors who left television and ventured into Bollywood
The Indian television industry has given fame to many aspiring actors. Read on to know more about many TV actors who left their careers for Bollywood.
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Indian Television Industry has given fame to many aspiring actors. Many of m have today become huge celebrities due to TV shows. Actors like Sanaya Irani, Surbhi Jyoti, Karan Kundra, Karan Singh Grover and many more have won hearts of millions. Despite being successful in ir TV careers, many have failed to achieve that glory when it comes to big screens in Bollywood. Actors like Amar Uphyay, Gurmeet Choudhary, Manish Paul, Jay Bhanushali and many more have achieved tremendous fame on TV but have t h successful careers in Bollywood. Listed below are stories of a few actors from TV who could t make it big in Bollywood:
1) Amar Uphyay
Famous for his role as Mihir Virani from serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Amar Uphyay me his mark in television industry. This role me him a household name across country. After seeing so much success in television industry, Amar Uphyay ventured into Bollywood with a film called 'Dhund – Fog' and also appeared in 'LOC Kargil' in same year 2003. But both of se films did t do well at box office.
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2) Rajeev Khandelwal
One of most popular TV actors, Rajeev Khandelwal is kwn for his show, Left Right Left. Khandelwal left show as he wanted to venture into Bollywood. In 2008, his first movie Aamir released and he received strong praise from viewers and critics for his performance. After this, he appeared in a few more Bollywood projects such as Shaitan, Soundtrack, Table .21 and Samrat & Co. However, Rajeev Khandelwal did t receive same amount of fame in Bollywood that he received in his TV shows.
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3) Anita Hassanandani
She is ar household name in TV industry. Anita rose to fame with a number of serials. Her first serial that brought her to light was show Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii. She was a well-kwn name in TV industry. She left her television career to venture into Bollywood with films like Taal, Kkavyanjali, etc. But soon, Anita returned to television with shows like Yeh Hai Mohobatein and Naagin 3
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09:37 IST, November 12th 2019