Originally posted by -Arsal-
What do your consider to be the top??
For me it is BO success and critical acclaim with the sadi peron shwoing the ability to carry a movie single handedly. Anushka has done all three;
PK is an ATBB.
She got critical acclaim for all three (PK, NH10, BV)
And she single handedly carried an A rated thriller to make it a hit. I would love to see anyone else try and pull off an NH10.
Press for your relationships and being is the news 24-7 doesn't make you a top star. It is your performance in the movies and at the BO that makes you so.
PK was hardly Anushka's success, let's not get carried away lol. It was sold as an Amir film in India and known as an Amir film here. When the religious debate happened, Amir and Hirani took the fall as well, so yeah. Being a major part of a Khan's ATBB does NOTHING for any heroine ever. Katrina and Kareena were associated with ATBBs too but yeah.
NH10 is the only thing that helped her and technically it was not her best project on paper. It's face value and proper credibility from media. NH10 did great for her but Piku followed right after and stole the thunder. TWMR comes in a week and Kangana will probably take it even further. The fact is Anushka has never been at the top. She is not super popular in India, like a Deepika or Katrina and her recent popularity owes a lot to her relationship.
One NH10 can't change the fact that she is not the top actress or whatever, even if people here seem to think so. It's more like a personal opinion in her case right now.