The man once worked as an actor, but his career was short lived after back-to-back flops. However, he then turned a director and Sushant Singh Rajput and Farhan Akhtar a star.
Published: August 7, 2025 9:33 PM IST
There are many actors-turned-directors in the industry who are responsible for launching many new faces who turned out to be a huge hit. Today, we will discuss one such star, who, though tried his luck in acting, never succeeded. However, when he turned director, he was loved by the audience like anything.
Man Who Failed As Actor but Was Loved As Director
While many artists joined proper schools to learn acting, many experts learned the nuances of it from their experiences and did better work than them. If you are wondering who we are discussing, then he is none other than the ace director Abhishek Kapoor.
Abhishek’s journey is proof that if someone is passionate, then they can conquer the world.
Abhishek Kapoor Failed as Actor
Born on August 6, 1971, Abhishek grew up in a very simple family and dreamt of making a film. He is one of those few people in Bollywood who did not study in any film school, yet made a special identity for himself in Hindi cinema.
In 1995, Abhishek Kapoor made his debut with the film Aashiq Mastane with Monica Bedi. However, the movie turned out to be a huge flop. Following this, he featured in Uff! Yeh Mohabbat, but sadly, this movie also flopped. Both the failures made him understand that acting was not his job.
After this, he tried his luck as a director and writer, and in 2006, he made his directorial debut with the sports drama Aryan: Unbreakable, starring Sohail Khan and Sneha Ullal in the lead roles. This film was liked by the people but could not achieve the expected success.
In 2008, he gave a superhit film Rock On which featured Farhan Khan. The storyline and the songs were loved by the audience. For this film, he received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.
After this, in the year 2013, Abhishek directed the film Kai Po Che! based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel The 3 Mistakes of My Life. Sushant Singh Rajput and Rajkummar Rao were in the lead roles.
This film did great business at the box office. Abhishek received the Best Script Award at the Filmfare Awards for the film.
Hence, though Abhishek’s magic did not spread as an actor, the audience loved him as a director.
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