{"id":256909,"date":"2020-04-08T10:18:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T05:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=256909"},"modified":"2020-04-08T10:18:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T05:18:40","slug":"why-did-zeba-bakhtiar-fail-in-bollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/why-did-zeba-bakhtiar-fail-in-bollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Did Zeba Bakhtiar Fail in Bollywood?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While Pakistani actors like Salma Agha, Somy Ali, Fawad Khan, etc blew up in Bollywood, there are also many artists who didn&#8217;t. Acting veteran Zeba Bakhtiar is an example.<\/p>\n<p>So how come this pretty and talented actress couldn&#8217;t make her mark in Bollywood? Let&#8217;s find out.<\/p>\n<p>The actress got her Bollywood break with <strong><em>Henna<\/em><\/strong>, a Raj Kapoor passion project.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-wtnvvfo0vme\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.250000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-wtnvvfo0vme\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/WtNvVFo0VmE?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372.375\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/WtNvVFo0VmE?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/zeba-bakhtiar-shares-childhood-photo-of-azaan-ali-khan-pictures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zeba Bakhtiar Shares Childhood Photo of Azaan Ali Khan [Pictures]<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"first-p-tag\">This passion project<em>\u00a0<\/em>was an Indo-Pak love story where an Indian boy drifts into Pakistan and falls in love with a Pakistani girl. Raj Kapoor went all method actor with the visualization of the story. Because of this, he was adamant about casting a Pakistani girl for the part.<\/p>\n<p>The first choice for the movie was singer Nazia Hassan. Despite being very close to Nazia\u2019s family, the <strong><em>Awara<\/em><\/strong> actor couldn&#8217;t get her interested in the project despite his insistence.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_256911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-256911\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-256911\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zeba-Bakhtiar-in-Henna.jpeg\" alt=\"Zeba Bakhtiar - Henna\" width=\"638\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zeba-Bakhtiar-in-Henna.jpeg 638w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zeba-Bakhtiar-in-Henna-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zeba-Bakhtiar-in-Henna-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zeba-Bakhtiar-in-Henna-65x65.jpeg 65w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zeba-Bakhtiar-in-Henna-192x192.jpeg 192w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zeba-Bakhtiar-in-Henna-384x384.jpeg 384w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zeba-Bakhtiar-in-Henna-110x110.jpeg 110w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zeba-Bakhtiar-in-Henna-220x220.jpeg 220w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zeba-Bakhtiar-in-Henna-561x561.jpeg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zeba-Bakhtiar-in-Henna-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zeba-Bakhtiar-in-Henna-608x608.jpeg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zeba-Bakhtiar-in-Henna-48x48.jpeg 48w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zeba-Bakhtiar-in-Henna-96x96.jpeg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-256911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rishi Kapoor and Zeba Bakhtiar in Henna (1991)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Later, it was Zeba Bakhtiar who ended up making the cast opposite Rishi Kapoor. Before the <strong><em>Anari<\/em><\/strong> actor could shoot his dream project, he passed away, leading the film to be shelved. The project was left in the hands of his elder son Randhir Kapoor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/heres-how-much-money-bollywood-lost-after-pakistan-banned-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here&#8217;s How Much Money Bollywood Lost After Pakistan Banned It<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Rumor has it that Zeba gave Randhir a hard time during the filming. Turns out her work ethic was not up to par.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cShe would disappear for long periods. Any time she felt like going back home to Pakistan, she did just that, without caring about the disrupted schedules, etc. On top of her erratic work methods, she was also a very limited actress. Randhir Kapoor somehow managed to complete the film. But he never directed another film again.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After <strong><em>Henna<\/em><\/strong> finally hit theaters in 1991, Zeba only bagged three other films.\u00a0One of those films <strong><em>Nargis<\/em><\/strong> was never released. Meanwhile, <em><strong>Stuntman<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>and <strong><em>Jai Vikranta <\/em><\/strong>were not hits like <em>Henna.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masala.com\/why-zeba-bakhtiar-could-not-make-it-in-bollywood-blast-from-the-past-324292.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Masala<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Pakistani actors like Salma Agha, Somy Ali, Fawad Khan, etc blew up in Bollywood, there are also many artists who didn&#8217;t. Acting veteran Zeba Bakhtiar is an example. So how come this pretty and talented actress couldn&#8217;t make her mark in Bollywood? Let&#8217;s find out. The actress got her Bollywood break with Henna, a Raj Kapoor passion project. ALSO [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/why-did-zeba-bakhtiar-fail-in-bollywood\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":256912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1294,1298,2199,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-256909","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bollywood","8":"category-culture","9":"category-featured","10":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"The reason is very simple.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zeba-Bakhtiar-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zeba-Bakhtiar-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Zeba-Bakhtiar.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Bollywood","Culture","Featured","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Why Did Zeba Bakhtiar Fail in Bollywood?","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1294,1298,2199,1297&exclude=256909","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256909"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=256909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}