Ameesha PatelBollywoodPR-driven image buildingbox-office successgeopolitical tensions
Ameesha Patel Criticizes Younger Actresses for 'PR-Created Stardom'
Published: May 9, 2026
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Ameesha Patel, a Bollywood actress, has criticized younger actresses for claiming stardom through PR-driven image building. On Friday, Patel took to social media and shared a series of posts emphasizing that box-office success is the true measure of stardom.
Patel stated that actresses who have not achieved major box-office successes should not call themselves superstars, and that doing two average films a year does not make one a star.
She also criticized actresses who pay their PR teams to promote them as top stars, despite not having achieved significant box-office success.
Patel's comments come after her own experience of being stranded in Oman due to geopolitical tensions, which caused her flight from New York to Mumbai to be diverted.
The actress eventually landed in Mumbai on Tuesday after a long delay. The immediate outlook is that the Bollywood industry is likely to respond to Patel's comments, with some actresses potentially defending their own claims to stardom.