Some actresses have all the luck. They get the best possible Bollywood debut opportunity that turns into a blockbuster hit, making them stars overnight! But sadly, not for too long. Here are 10 such actresses who tasted success with one film but then, vanished forever.
Bhagyashree
How can one forget the petite and sweet looking Bhagyashree, who was paired opposite Salman Khan in the 1989 super hit Maine Pyaar Kiya? The movie became so popular that people remember its dialogues and songs till date. However, Bhagyashree's career failed to kickstart and she married the actor Himalaya soon after, at the tender age of 19. She decided to do movies only opposite him and all those three films: Peepat's Qaid Main Hai Bulbul, K.C. Bokadia's Tyagi and Mahendra Shah's Payal were terribly unsuccessful. Last we heard, she launched her own clothing line in 2012.
Anu Aggarwal
The dusky actress catapulted to fame post the 1990 romantic musical blockbuster, Aashiqui, directed by Mahesh Bhatt. Her next few films like Ghazab Tamasha, Khalnayika, King Uncle failed and couldn't give her as much fame as Aashiqui. In 1999, she met with a near fatal accident in Mumbai and was treated at Breach Candy Hospital, to recuperate after a 29-day coma. She never married, and today she lives a life of spirituality practicing at the Bihar School of Yoga in Munger.
Vijeta Pandit
Sister of the popular music composer duo Jatin-Lalit, Vijeta Pandit made her debut with her then boyfriend Kumar Gaurav in the 1981 hit, Love Story. Directed by Rahul Rawail, the movie made the two superstars overnight. She refused a lot of films to be with Gaurav but their Love Story in real life fizzled out due to family issues. She failed to make a mark when she tried to make a comeback post their breakup. After briefly being married to director Sameer Malkan in 1986, she got married to composer Aadesh Srivastava in 1990, with whom she has two sons.
Bhumika Chawla
Already a commercial success in the South, this angel-faced actress won hearts when she made her Bollywood debut as Nirjara in the 2003 blockbuster movie Tere Naam, opposite Salman Khan. The movie won her critical acclaim and she scored several nominations for Best Debut at different award ceremonies. She was also nominated for her first Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Female) for her performance, but post Tere Naam she couldn't have the same impact. In 2007, she married her long-term boyfriend, yoga teacher Bharat Thakur and together they have a son.
Gracy Singh
Gracy Singh is best known for playing the village beauty Gauri in Ashutosh Gowariker's 2001 epic sports drama film Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, which was also India's official entry to the Oscars that year. Even though she appeared in a few hit movies like Munna Bhai MBBS or Gangaajal after the success of Lagaan, she couldn't recreate the success of her first film. She slowly disappeared into oblivion and is now sometimes seen in regional movies.
Diana Penty
Diana Penty made a smashing debut in Bollywood with the hit 2012 rom-com Cocktail, which also starred Deepika Padukone and Saif Ali Khan. People took notice of her as she played the coy and traditional Meera and it even got her a nomination for The Filmfare Award for Best Debut (Female). But she disappeared from Bollywood completely post that.
Gayatri Joshi
One of the final five contestants in the 1999 Femina Miss India pageant, Gayatri Joshi made her Bollywood debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Ashutosh Gowariker's critically acclaimed Swades. She gave a confident performance and won praise for her acting skills. But post Swades, she gave up her career and married businessman Vikas Oberoi in 2005 and now lives happily with her husband and two kids.
Kim Sharma, Preeti Jhangiani, Shamita Shetty
The trio tasted success after making their Bollywood debut together in Aditya Chopra's blockbuster Mohabbatein in 2000. But the impact was extremely short-lived as none of them could deliver many hits post Mohabbatein. Today, Shamita has a career in interior design since 2011, Preeti is married to actor Parvin Dabas and the two have a son and Kim married Kenya based business tycoon Ali Pujani in 2010 and turned into a hotelier and grooming expert.