Top Bollywood stars who can portray yesteryear actors in biopics

Life is not a bed of roses even for Bollywood stars whose onscreen stories always mdash well mostly mdash end on a happilyeverafter note But the glitz and glamour surrounding them often tends to overshadow their lows Given their celebrity status most of them remain tightlipped about their personal life which could be dotted with stories of struggle failure and tragedies Perhaps only voluntary confessions or a biography can bring the truth out While Shah Rukh Khan is part of intense speculations surrounding a movie on hockey legend Dhyan Chand and says he is all for biopics he wouldnrsquot like to be portrayed on screenBut with film stars commanding a huge fan following in the country wouldnrsquot it be just great to see the lives of some veteran legendary actors beingtranslated on celluloid Here goes our listDilip KumarLife story Originally Yusuf Khan the actor owned a canteen before plunging into the film industry in 1944 He was romantically involved with Kamini Kaushal but could not marry her as she was already married His engagement was broken with Madhubala due her familyrsquos opposition He then married Saira Banu younger to him by 22 years He married a second time in 1980 to Asma but the marriage did not last long He has received numerable honours in India as well as from his homeland PakistanRole play Shah Rukh Khan for his striking resemblance to the veteran actorDev AnandLife story He used to work as a clerk in Mumbai but was inspired to become an actor after watching Ashok Kumar on screen He then fell in love with his costar Suraiya and gifted her a diamond ring However the actressrsquo grandmother was against the match and asked the couple to part ways Dev Anand then married Kalpana Kartik and the duo worked together in several films Kalpana however gave up her career post marriageRole play Varun Dhawan since he is flamboyant mischievous and romantic mdash just like Dev AnandMehmoodLife story He hailed from a family of actors Though he wasnrsquot keen on toeing this line he started doing a few roles on screen He used to teach table tennis to Meena Kumari and married her sister Madhu He then started acting for money and is best remembered for his comic roles He also directed films and married again mdash his second wife was Tracy AliRole play With a wacky and eccentric image Ranveer Singh sure fits the billRekhaLife story Rekha born to actor Gemini Ganesan and his rumoured partner Pushpavalli dropped out of school to supplement her motherrsquos paltry income and started working as a child artiste At beginning of her career she was slammed for her looks Though she was linked to Amitabh Bachchan she married Delhibased industrialist Mukesh Aggarwal However he ended his life within a year of their marriage There were also rumours about her marriage with actor Vinod Mehra which she vehemently deniedRole play Priyanka Chopra for when she paid tribute to the actress by performing on her songs at an awards function in 2012 she really brought Rekharsquosmagic aliveMadhubalaLife story At the age of nine she stepped into the film industry to support herfamilyrsquos income Disarmingly beautiful and a successful actress with her career lasting over two decades Madhubala developed an emotional connect with Dilip Kumar and they got engaged However her father was allegedly not in favour of the marriage Finally she got married to Kishore Kumar which apparently was not a happy union The actress who was battling a prolonged illness passed away at the age of 36Role play Madhuri Dixit has always been compared to the actress but Alia Bhatt could also make for a good Madhubala on screenGuru DuttLife story Guru Dutt started his career in the film industry as a choreographer and that is how he met his alleged ladylove Waheeda Rehman They went on to do many films together Guru Dutt and Geeta Dutt were in a relationship for nearly three years and had to face objection from their respective families However they got married and had three children Their marriage hit a rocky patch due to his alleged closeness to Rehman The actordirector then started drinking heavily and apparently attempted suicide thrice The actor was found dead in his apartment after he overdosed on alcohol and sleeping pillsRole play Ranbir Kapoor because of his acting chops and personality type of course Or even Aditya Roy Kapur for his lsquodrunk guyrsquo imageSmita PatilLife story She was a news reader at Doordarshan and after completing a film course she made her acting debut in 1975 Her father was a politician and mother a social worker Smita too was actively involved in women empowerment campaigns She was billed as one of the finest Indian actresses who got recognition with some commercial and art cinema She was romantically involved with actor Raj Babbar Later he left his wife Nadira to marry Patil who was labelled a homebreaker She died after delivering a boy Their son Pratiek Babbar is now an actorRole play Chitrangada Singh for her obvious facial resemblance with the actressMeena KumariLife story Known as the Tragedy Queen thanks to her portrayal of a griefstricken characters on screen Meena Kumarirsquos life was rife with many ups and downs She worked as a child artiste and became a sole bread winner of her family Eventually she fell for director Kamal Amrohi but what seemingly started out as a blissful love story became replete with conflicts The couple separated and then remarried but by then the actress had surrendered herself to alcohol Her most memorable films Pakeezah with Amrohi took 15 years and even though she was unwell and going through financial crisis she completed the dream projectRole play Meena Kumarirsquos stepson has announced a biopic which is likely to star Manisha Koirala