Shamita Shetty

In an industry that runs on family lineage, Shamita Shetty's inability to make a mark in Bollywood was questioned. Shilpa Shetty Kundra's younger sister ticked all the checkboxes when it came to the qualities a quintessential Bollywood actor needs — good looks, famous sibling and a dream debut. But, the Yash Raj film, Mohabbatein (2000), failed to propel her to stardom. "The industry is a tough place to be part of," she says 17 years later.