#and that's why they've never made it big abroad despite trying their hardest

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i think sonam kapoor got typecast. i found her charming as hell in sawariya but when it seems lile she became second fiddle to deepika at her debut time like imran did to ranbir, she wasnt prime roles to hone her craft. like she was fresh faced and just getting in acting but i wish her career took of like alia's. but nonetheless i am so glad she is doing this. like good lgbt movies in bollywood are rare. fawad , manoji , shabana and a few others like rahul bose have done it right. which is sad

I think it’s a 50-50 with Sonam. Her career trajectory shares a lot of similarities with Abishek and Kareena.

Kareena had an okayish start before she rose to where she is now. But acting wise she’s just a tad better than mediocre, it’s just that we give star kids too much credit.

On the other hand, I personally find Abhishek a much better actor, (still mediocre but better) but he had to live up to being Amitabh’s son in the public eye. (Who let’s be honest, Amitabh was a mediocre actor in his day with a one typecast pony, but got leaps and bounds better as he became older and took on a variety of roles. And I say this as someone who grew up watching Amitabh movies with my grandmother.) And hence Abhishek is not as popular.

Sonam sort of falls in the middle. She got dealt the dirtier hand of being a star kid, because her entry into the business coincided with others from outside the industry, like Deepika and Anushka. So, while all star kids who are also equally mediocre are enjoying a shit tonne of fame for showing some basic acting and dancing skills, she didn’t. I mean the best example is to look at her own cousins. They’re all mediocre and Jhanvi seems wooden but everyone is creaming themselves over her because she’s Sridevi’s kid. (Also I love her, but Sonam’s voice can be annoying to the ears at times, and that certainly hasn’t worked in her favour.)

But thanks to all of this, Sonam has also been put in that unique position where she can take on these kinds of roles. Because honestly can you see Deepika or Anushka or Aalia or Katrina doing these roles? They’re too big names to risk tanking their careers. Or fuck even someone like Kangana? Who’s the controversy darling?

Nah Sonam can do bullshit like this because she’s taking full advantage of her star family backing and also now that she’s married to a rich guy. She can pull a Sridevi or Madhuri and she knows it, and she’s using it to full advantage.

And I’m selfish enough to be happy because we fucking need content like this. I’ve waited for years for a big budget romcom like this. I’ve waited for big name actors to put their money where their mouths are and deliver instead of talking about being progressive.

No indie movie which can be brushed aside. No “foreign” director which can be brushed aside. No evil queer people. No fakeout queerbaiting. None of that Dostana nonsense Karan Johar pulled.

No this is your typical Bollywood flair, dare I say it, 90s nostalgia romcom where the biggest obstacle is always the parents not approving. It’s set here. It’s cutesy. It’ll hurt in all the right places Bollywood movies target. And I’m so ready for this.