Who’s she? – This former Miss India World made her big screen debut opposite Serial Kisser Emraan Hashmi in The Train. She played the role of his wife in the film.
What they said? - The movie premiered at the prestigious IIFA awards but couldn’t set the box-office on fire. Sayali is best remembered for the chartbuster song ‘Woh Ajnabee’ and of course for the fact that she was one of the first actresses who got Emraan back to his kissing ways post marriage.
What lies ahead? - She will be seen in an item song in Raj Kumar Santoshi’s Halla Bol in January next year. She also has Aditya Dutt’s Good Luck lined up for release, which is apparently the re-launch vehicle of Aryeman.
Karan Hukku
Who’s he? – Yet another Grasim Mr. India winner (2005) who started out doing ads like the famous Pepsi Cafechino commercial with Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor until he got bitten by the Bollywood bug.
Where was he seen? He played the role of a suave, independent entrepreneur in Lovely Singh’s Kya Love Story Hai with Ayesha Takia and Tusshar Kapoor.
What they said? - The movie sank without a trace and probably the only person who benefited from the film was Kareena Kapoor who rocked with the item song ‘It’s Rocking’. Poor Karan was appreciated for his good-looks but many felt he was too stiff when it came to his acting
Ruslaan Mumtaz and Hazel
Who are they? - The hero with the chocolate boy looks and the cherubic English beauty made their debut in the candy-floss romance MP3- Mera Pehla Pehla Pyar. While Ruslaan is a product of Anupam Kher’s acting school, Hazel has earlier appeared in a string of commercials like Ponds, Sunsilk, Lays, HSBC Bank.
What they said? - The movie, a teenage love-story that spoke about puppy love, first crush etc., didn’t really have the cash registers ringing although it did have a fresh pair as its main lead. The music especially the title track was quite a hit among the youth.
What lies ahead? The Future- The future seems bright for young Ruslaan who would be seen in Satish Kaushik’s Tere Sang opposite newcomer Sheena Shahabadi. He would also be seen in mentor Anupam Kher’s next directorial venture. As for Hazel, after a mushy love story, she has decided to change genres for her next film, which is apparently a super-natural thriller.
Soniya Mehra
Who’s she? - Daughter of yesteryear’s actor Late Vinod Mehra, Soniya Mehra took her plunge in the Bollywood world with the remake of the old classic Victoria No.203. In the movie, she played a sweet, innocent girl who is forced to ride the Victoria (tonga) after her father is falsely implicated in a murder case. She was romantically paired opposite Jimmy Shergill
What they said? - Unlike some successful remakes like Devdas and Don, this one didn’t create any interest among the movie-going audiences. Although, Soniya was appreciated by a few critics for her looks. Post release, even she was quite unhappy with the way the movie turned out but by that time it was too late.
What lies ahead? - The future does seem bright for this star-daughter who is apparently receiving a lot of good offers but is yet to sign the dotted line. She admits that she doesn’t want to repeat the mistake committed by her earlier and is giving extra importance to the banner, cast, script etc. Wise girl we must say!!!
Gautam Gupta
Who’s he? - This hunk is yet another by-product of Ram Gopal Varma’s Factory. He made his debut opposite Nisha Kothari in RGV’s Go this year
What they said? - Unfortunately for Gautam, his debut vehicle kept getting delayed and in the interim released two of Ram Gopal Varma’s duds – the catastrophe RGV Ki Aag and Darling. Needless to say, after enduring these two flicks, even die-hard Ramu fans weren’t interested in ‘GO’ing anywhere near the theatres to watch Go.
What lies ahead? - The actor, who was praised by a few critics, does have an interesting kitty of films like Bandobast directed by newcomer, Shaleen Sharma, a film based on a play called 420 by N. Kumar. In addition to that, he also has Apoorva Lakhia’s next after Mission Istanbul.
Tareena Patel
Who’s she? - This actress who spent her early days in South Africa was first seen in Just Married along side Raj Zutshi. She then followed it up with a song in Dhol and a cameo in Bhool Bhulaiyaa. However, Tareena came into the limelight for her sizzling HOT look in the short story Sex on the Beach in Dus Kahaniyaan opposite Dino Morea.
What they said? - While the failure of Just Married and Dhol didn’t quite help her cause, she did get noticed to some extent in Bhool Bhulaiyaa. However, she got many eyeballs rolling as the bikini-clad babe who seduced Dino’s character on the beach in Dus Kahaniyaan.
What lies ahead? She will be next seen in Anil Kapoor’s home production Shortcut along with Arshad Warsi, Akshaye Khanna and Amrita Rao.
Ishita Sharma
Who’s she? – This cute and petite actress played the schoolgirl who flirts with Imaad Shah in Dil Dosti etc. She also made her presence felt as the Gujju participant ‘Preeti Patel’ of a singing reality show in the ‘Hinglish’ comedy, Loins of Punjab Presents.
What they said? - While Dil Dosti etc didn’t create much of an impact, Ishita did look every part her character of the school girl with a naughty streak. As for her other film, Loins of Punjab Presents, the film did reasonably good business at some multiplexes and even Ishita’s character did convey a lot mainly through her expressions and her soulful singing.
What lies ahead? The Future- She would be seen alongside a bunch of newcomers in Cycle Kick, a Mukta Arts Searchlight production to be directed by Shashi Sudigala.
Neha Uberoi
Who’s she? – This actress was supposed to debut opposite Sikander Kher in Woodstock Villa. However, she first made her big screen appearance in one of the short stories of Dus Kahaniyaan called LoveDale opposite Aftab Shivdasani.
What they said? – We doubt is she struggled to get her first break as her father was part of White Feather Films initially and she is even related closely to Sanjay Gupta. While Dus Kahaniyaan did arouse curiosity for its innovative concept, only some of the stories were appreciated by the masses and critics and sadly Lovedale wasn’t one of them. However, Neha can hope for the best as her original debut flick, Woodstock Villa would give her yet another opportunity to prove her mettle.
What lies ahead? The Future - Apart from Woodstock Villa, which is ready for release, she would also be seen in Balaji Motion Pictures and Popcorn Entertainment’s EMI opposite Aashish Chaudhary.
Nikita Anand
Who’s she? – Yet another former Miss India (2003) who decided to explore her luck in Bollywood, Nikita made her debut in Vikram Bhatt’s forgettable flick Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee. She was also seen playing Shreyas Talpade’s love interest in Dil Dosti etc.
What they said? The verdict: - In her first film, she came on screen only ‘Kabhi Kabhie’ playing a shrink to Dino's character while in Dil Dosti etc , she seemed much more at ease, considering the fact that she was playing a model aspiring to win a beauty pageant (case of Reel imitating Real).
Apart from the above mentioned names there were others too who made their debut in 2007 namely Anjori Alagh (Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee), Vir Das(Mumbai Salsa ), Sarwar Ahuja and Aditi Sharma (Khanna & Iyer ) and even Tushar Jalota who is the last debutant of the year with Vishesh Films’ Showbiz.
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