In the glamorous world of Bollywood everyone comes here with dreams and aspirations of making it big on the screen. However with the unprecedented nature of this industry fame is always fleeting. While some days an actor would be all over social media the next day they could vanish in thin air and become totally irrelevant. One such example of this is an actor who did his debut with Rekha collaborated with Dimple Kapadia Padmini Kolhapure but still couldnt make a mark with his solo work. The person we are talking about is none other than Shekhar Suman. Shekhar made his debut with Utsav (1984) opposite Rekha produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Girish Karnad. Gaining a lot of eyeballs at the beginning of his career his movie Utsav became an overnight hit primarily due to the romantic scenes between Shekhar Suman and Rekha which spread like wildfire upon release. Following that Shekhar did a lot of other movies with a host of well-known stars like Madhuri Dixit Padmini Kolhapure and Dimple Kapadia. Even after working with all such superstars for more than 35 years Shekhar Suman has never provided a solo hit movie. None of his movies turned out to be successful and were regarded as flops at the box office. Even though Shekhar Suman got a dream entry in Bollywood what followed wasnt as promising as we thought it would be. But recently Shekhar Suman did find redemption with the web series Heeramandi directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. In an interview while recalling his previous work Shekhar talks about shooting of low-budget film Manav Hatya with Madhuri Dixit mentioning how he used to ride his scooter to pick her up for shoots and drop her back home. He expressed his disappointment over the payment he was offered for the film and shares “Utsav was postponed and between that and Anubhav one day I received a call where a director wanted to sign me for a movie called Manav Hatya where I had the role of a journalist. The director told me there is hardly any money in this. He was offering me Rs 5000. But I signed Utsav for Rs 25000 and received a signing amount of Rs 10000. But when he gave me Rs 5000 I was very disappointed and he said that there is no big heroine too. He informed me that there is a new heroine by the name of Madhuri Dixit. I requested him to introduce me to her and then he asked me if I would do it so I agreed to do the film.” Shekhar Sumans journey hasnt been a smooth ride experiencing both professional highs and lows mirrored by the profound personal loss of his 11-year-old son to a heart condition in April 1995. While Bollywood stardom remained somewhat elusive television became his forte with popular shows like Dekha Bhai Dekh and Movers and Shakers bringing him significant recognition. Now Shekhar is aiming for a career resurgence with his role in Sanjay Leela Bhansalis web series Heeramandi which is currently garnering public attention. In spite of all the hurdles Shekhar Suman is a very active figure in the film industry today and is successful and respected in every sphere of life.