Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai

Bebo was to make her Bollywood debut with Rakesh Roshan's Kaho Na Pyaar Hai. At that point in time, Kareena's mother Babita used to take her decisions. Babita was keen to launch her daughter in Bollywood and when Rakesh Roshan approached Kareena, Babita was more than happy. Kareena even went for a day's shoot of Kaho Na Pyaar Hai at Versova, Mumbai. It was for a song. The next day Rakesh Roshan received a call from Babita stating that Kareena was more comfortable shooting for scenes first and then the songs. Rakesh Roshan assured her that Kareena was just fine, but Babita was adamant that he shoot for the scenes first and scrap the shoot of the song. After a heated argument, Babita ended the call by saying that they would prefer to opt out of the film. Rakesh Roshan signed up a newcomer Ameesha Patel for his movie and the movie became a huge hit. It was later found that Babita decided to opt out of the movie for a more lucrative offer for Kareena, which in this case was J.P. Dutta's Refugee. Refuge bombed at the box office. Abhishek Bachchan was declared a flop actor and failed to make a mark in Bollywood. Kareena however was unaffected as she went on to become one of the top actresses in Bollywood. In the end, it is the talent that matters. Nepotism may have helped Abhishek Bachchan bag the big role, but the lack of talent wiped him off the Bollywood radar. Amisha Patel, however was fantastic in her debut act.