The Khoobsurat actress has never been part of a hit onscreenjodi that was repeated by filmmakers in movies

Bollywood often banks on the chemistry that the lead pair shares to make the movie a success. Be it Amitabh-Rekha, Anil-Madhuri, Shah Rukh-Kajol, Akshay-Katrina, Salman-Sonakshi, Akshay-Sonakshi, Ranbir-Deepika or Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika, winning pairs have always had a great track record at the box office.

It becomes especially important for an actress to have good chemistry with a successful hero which ensures a few plum projects in her kitty. However, from among her contemporaries, Sonam Kapoor is yet to find her on-screen partner.Deepika Padukone, Sonakshi Sinha, and even actresses from the younger lot are quickly pairing up with actors who they have either worked with multiple times or have signed multiple projects with them. Sonam, however, hasn’t been featured with any hero multiple times. The only two exceptions being Abhishek Bachchan, with whom she worked in Delhi-6 and Players and Abhay Deol, who starred opposite her in Aisha and Raanjhanaa.

Debut duo

Sonam made her debut with Ranbir Kapoor in Saawariya, however the movie failed to work at the box office and hence filmmakers didn’t bother to repeat it again. Deepika Padukone, whose debut movie Om Shanti Om released on the same day as Saawariya, not only went on to do more movies with SRK (her co-star in OSO), but has also made a formidable jodi with Ranbir. And thereafter with Ranveer Singh.

No Seniors

Sonakshi Sinha, who made her debut with Dabangg in 2010, went on to act in many money spinners opposite senior actors like Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Ajay Devgn. Deepika too has worked with senior actors like SRK, Akshay, and Saif Ali Khan. However Sonam, is now acting in her first movie with a Khan — Salman Khan in Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo.

Fails

While Sonam’s movies with Abhay — Aisha and Raanjhanaa — did well at the box office, filmmakers didn’t cast them together. Ditto with Abhishek, and Shahid after Mausam.

Rewriting Rules

Sonam doesn’t seem to need part of a jodi. It has worked for her. She is versatile enough to pair with any actor. She doesn’t have to depend on star power of the male lead. She is seen in movies which have her as the central character. Case in point — Khoobsurat with Fawad Khan, and the upcoming Dolly Ki Doli with Rajkummar Rao. Maybe she will form a hit pair will Salman Khan, who has also not been part of a jodi post Katrina and chooses to work with different actresses.