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Mimoh Chakraborty – Last Friday saw the debut of Mithun
Chakraborty’s son Mimoh. And going by the box office response,
yet another star son’s hyped debut has bitten the dust. But
Mimoh need not worry. He has illustrious company as he joins
the list of high profile star sons whose debut films were
expected to rewrite box office history. But the films ended up
being both critical and commercial disasters.
Salman Khan – Son of famous writer Salim Khan, current
superstar Salman Khan did not debut with the smash hit Maine
Pyaar Kiya (contrary to general perception). His first on
screen appearance was in fact a medium budget family drama
starring Farookh Shaikh and Rekha. But Biwi Ho To Aisi bombed
at the box office and Khan went unnoticed.
Saif Ali Khan – Tiger Patudi and Sharmila Tagore’s son Saif Ali
Khan was supposed to debut opposite Kajol in Rahul Rawail’s
Bekhudi. But due to differences between the actor and the
director, Bekhudi took off without Saif. Khan finally made his
debut in Yash Chopra’s Parampara. The Firoz Nadiadwala project
was also Aditya Chopra’s screenplay debut. But Chopra’s attempt
at breaking away from romance was rejected by the audience.
Bobby Deol – Dharmendra’s younger son had a lavish debut with
Rajkumar Santoshi’s Barsaat. The same film also marked the
debut of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia’s daughter Twinkle
Khanna. Though the Deols left no stone unturned to promote the
film, it only did average business at the box office.
Akshaye Khanna – Vinod Khanna’s son made an ambitious debut in
Pankaj Parashar’s Himalaya Putra. The 1997 release was packaged
as a perfect launchpad for Khanna Jr. But it didn’t conquer any
peaks at the box office.
Abhishek Bachchan – With a surname like that it was never going
to be easy to live up to expectations. But Abhishek Bachchan
was all set for a dream launch. Fresh from the success of
Border, JP Dutta’s Refugee had tremendous hype around it. Add
to that his pairing with Kareena Kapoor was expected to break
box office records. But this long Indo-Pak saga went unnoticed
at the box office.
Sanjay Kapoor – Coming from a family of veteran producers, Anil
Kapoor’s younger brother Sanjay Kapoor debuted opposite Tabu in
Prem. Originally supposed to directed by Shekhar Kapoor, Prem
faced several delays before it finally released in 1995. Even
rumours of a linkup with Tabu couldn’t save this Satish Kaushik
film from disaster.
Ranbir Kapoor – Raj Kapoor’s grandson and Rishi and Neetu
Kapoor’s son Ranbir debuted in one the biggest films of 2007.
Saawariya, directed by the ever dependable Sanjay Leela
Bhansali was one of the most keenly anticipated projects in
recent times. But last year’s big Diwali release failed
miserably at the box office.
Fardeen Khan – Son of Feroz Khan and nephew of Sanjay Khan,
Fardeen was launched in 1998 by his father in Prem Aggan. But
neither the music nor the plot could impress the audience and
the film bombed at the box office.
Zayed Khan – Fardeen’s cousin and Hrithik Roshan’s
brother-in-law Zayed Khan debuted in the 2004 thriller Chura
Liya Hai Tumne. But Sangeet Sivan’s treatment of the subject
could not win the audience’s heart and Zayed’s debut joined the
list of high profile flops.
Puru Raj Kumar – Raj Kumar’s son Puru chose the Zanjeer man
Prakash Mehra for his screen debut. But Bal Brahmachari was no
Zanjeer and Puru was no Bachchan. Even the presence of a
popular face like Karisma Kapoor couldn’t save the film from
disaster.
