After back-to-back blockbusters in the form of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Chennai Express, Deepika Padukone’s career is peaking at the right time. Unlike most of her contemporaries, her performances in films like Cocktail and Chennai Express have been well received both by the critics and the audience.
Which brings us to the question that we have been asked several times over the last couple of weeks – Is Deepika Padukone the top female star in the industry today? How is her fan-following compared to Katrina Kaif who hasn’t had a movie release so far in 2013.
Purely based on popularity, Katrina is way ahead of any other female actor in the industry. Her name alone ensures decent footfalls in theatres across India, something that she proved with a smaller film like Mere Brother Ki Dulhan which released just a week after Salman Khan’s Bodyguard in 2011. For Deepika, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ram Leela will be the biggest test of her career, as each of her films so far have either had super-popular music (Cocktail), was a sequel (Race 2) or featured bankable superstars (Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Chennai Express).
On the acting front though, there is simply no comparison. Deepika is competing with actors like Kareena Kapoor and Vidya Balan. While Katrina was criticised for her performance in films like Ek Tha Tiger and Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Deepika impressed critics in each of her last few outings. Her performance in Cocktail was award-deserving, but she lost out to Vidya’s brilliance in Kahaani last year. This year, she is one of the top contenders for the ‘Best Actress’ award for Chennai Express – the ease with which she transformed into a Tamilian girl in the Rohit Shetty film was awe-inspiring.
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If we compare box office figures, Deepika is ahead, but all that could change with the release of Dhoom 3 later this year. Those interested in numbers, here’s a comparison between the last 5 films of the two actors.
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| Tees Maar Khan - 62 crore | Desi Boyz - 46 crore |
| Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara - 90 crore | Cocktail - 75 crore |
| Mere Brother Ki Dulhan - 58 crore | Race 2 - 94 crore |
| Ek Tha Tiger - 199 crore | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani - 189 crore |
| Jab Tak Hai Jaan - 120 crore | Chennai Express - 220 crore |
| Total - 529 crore | Total - 624 crore |
| Average per film - 106 crore | Average per film - 125 crore |
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As you can see from the table above, its pretty close between the two. Dhoom 3 has to collect just 157 crore in India for Katrina to inch ahead of Deepika. The success or failure of Ram Leela could also make a difference!
Confirmed Upcoming films of the two actors
- Deepika Padukone – Ram Leela, Kochadaiyaan (Tamil film) and Happy New Year
- Katrina Kaif – Dhoom 3 and Bang Bang
Look wise Katrina acting wise Deepika.
I like deepika more than katrina..bt sadly most of the deepika fans irritate me… dnt knw whn will i start hating deepika n loving katrina cz of those dumb fans
both katrina’s upcoming film will hit because of aamir and HR.any of her future film are boring expect from jagaar jasoos.And she got jagaar jasoos because of Ranbir.Now what,Ranbir is katrina’s GODFATHER?
my choice is and always will be deepika.Love her always
DEEPIKA, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE AND ALWAYS
My choice is and always will be deepika. Love her
Kat is far better than dips
deepika is good actor camper to Kat
Anyday KATRINA!!! My Vote will always go 2 KATRINA. I know she’s not a gud actress,but popularity is d main thing which matters. DEEPIKA is having a good year, with films like race 2,YJHD,CE. But before this she didn’t hav 2 many hits xcept 4 COCKTAIL. Desi boyz,Aarakshan, all these films have flopped.She maybe ahead now,mind it KATRINA’S last movie was JAB TAK HAI JAAN which released in nov last year. So it’s pretty obvious dat DEEPIKA is leading d race ri8 now.Let DHOOM:3 release on christmas,am sure she will b back with a bang.After seeing d teaser of DHOOM:3 i was in awe of her. She was looking breathtakingly stunning.Love u KATRINA, u rock!!!
deepika is best actress ..my vote is for deepika….kat is ugly aunty
i like deepika…n i hate katrina…
Kaitreena Kaif Always Best From Deepika Padukon Because Aamir Khan And Kait Statter Dhoom 3 Release This Year
`katrina kaif is most beautiful tallented hard worker then dipika.katrina kaif is hard worker intelligent then dipika so all are jelous with katrina.katrina i love you and i am you very very very big fan then others i pray you that you will be no1 bollywood actress of the world and wish that you will do better than other actress
I love dipika at first i was big fan of her but now i like katrina kaif because dipika has so small heart she doesnt know how an actress fell when all will hate her because if she will be at katrinas place at that time when katrina was with ranbir kapoor then what she fell she fell alone and lonely so thats why i did not like dipika i think dipika should respect to katrina and be friend
dipika is fool and she dont know how to do belly dance and she dont know how to do act katrina is sexy look beautyful katrina knows all dance like belly ,marathi etc. katria is doing various item songlike sila ki jawani chikni chemali she is the topest herioen of bollywood i love katrina
Surely Its 100% Katrina Is Far better than Deepika Despite have many haters ….
70-80 % success in her Bollyood career…
Upcoming Movies D3 and Bang Bang Surely both will enter to 200 cr club …
You all know my answer. That’s not really matter who is on top but all matters about our work and way.
Heaven n hell, both are in our soul. It depends on us what we choose. You know who exposed her body too much in their debut one.
And if comparison comes of their talent then after all the tasks and performance DIMPY GIRL IS BEST.
no doubt,DIPIKA is much betr than katrina.dipika is
atractive
sexy
charming and
very entertaining.
whereas KATRINA is too boring
dull
beautiful but not attractive(doesnt hav that X factor).
KATRINA doesnt stand nywhere infront of DEEPIKA.
Deepika is way better than katrina. Katrina cant compete with deepika. Deepika is way to prettier, abd better at everything. Kat ONLY looks good in western type of roles but deepika, u give her any role, she would to great
Kat is nothing in front of deepika nd her dressing style is much better then kat.. Kat is a cheater.. She use salman khan.. Only salman deserve all credit.. Whatever kat do bcoz of salman she is in this indusry.. I hate kat.. As much I do even she have palstic body nd foreign beauty nothing else she have.. Nd becoz of actors she do good movies.. Kat only use famous actor for fame.. Nd dhoom3 will be better becoz of aamir khan..I like deepika.. Nd she much better then kat.. I HATE KATRINA KAIF..
Katrina has been the best and most talked about actress ever since she joined the industry and her position has always been 1 so people need to shut the fuck up and stop comparing her to deepika padukone or whoever.
u fucked up idiots need to stop talking about her acting ability and just look at her success, she is the most fuckin successful actress, how is she bad again????? She’s given the most hits and successful movies she only has like 2 flops so she is the best
dhoom 3 smashed chennai express, it collected 233 croes in 6 days woahhhh woooooowwww
where as it took chennai express 1 month to pass 200 croes
katrina is back to the number 1 postion
deepika needs to jump off a bridge and kill herself
I hate that bitchhhhh SOOO happy ranbir broke up with her and she’s not even over him
Tooo bad ranbir is in LOVE with katrina that’s y cheapika hates katrina
Fuck deepika go die ur never gonna be 1 with katrina being in the same industry go dreammmm cheapika
i like both the actress,
but more DP because of her acting skills, kat can stand for modeling as she has a nice figure.
kat is capable of doing 1 type of role only, as we have seen in most of films , but DP is capable of doing all types of roles and dance like ce, ram-leela, yjhd and so many.
i like the heroine deepika she is to awesome
I agree Deepika Padukone being in the list but Katrina! Katrina doesn’t even know how to act. She just danced in Dhoom 3, she didn’t have big role like Aish in Dhoom 2. All katrina did was dance. She was basically an item number in Dhoom 3. Katrina Hardly acted for 15 minutes in the movie. Dhoom 3 was a hot just because of Aamir Khan. Katrina only has good looks. She can only be sexiest actor,etc. But what really matters is the talent which she doesn’t have. Deepika padukone joined bollywood after her and in such a short period of time she became a superstar. They could have replaced PC or Aish instead of Katrina. Katrina attacked Ranbir Kapoor when Deepika was getting closer to him. She is just jealous of her and in an interview she says, she has no equation with deepika. Dhoom 3 was Kats only hit of the year but deepika had about 4 super hits. Katrina didn’t get positive reviews for Dhoom 3 whereas Deepika got Positive reviews for all the movies of 2013. So Deeps wins. Kat couldn’t have entered Bwood without salman.
Deepika is way far better than Katrina when it comes to acting
bullshit!kat is ahead of anyothr actress in Bollywood.and depika don’t even deserved to be on her place!kat k naam se hi movie hit ho jati hai aur bakisb heroines ko bade star ki zarurat hoti hai film hit karane k liye.kat is best!
KATRINA KAIF IN KAMLIIIIII OMG DHUNKIII PPL ARE BLIND TO CALL DEEPIKA WHO LOOKS LIKE A JOKER WITHOUT MAKEUP COOLER THAN HER I LOVE KATRINA
j’aime trop deepika,elle joue tres bien ,elle est sublime;tres sexy meme. ELLe a tous,j’aime la voir avec ranveer singh durant sa vie.jolie couple
katrina acting is not good and dipika acting is awsom.next film of dipika esely collect 100 cr.i hate katrina
katrina is always better than deepika and katrina will be again on the 1st position