Ileana D’Cruz entered Bollywood with Anurag Basu’s Barfi. The movie had a stellar star cast with Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra in the lead but still, the Southern diva managed to attract attention. Despite getting such a good launch Ileana has not been able to convert it into a big success.
Her movies Main Tera Hero and Phata Poster Nikhla Hero with Varun Dhawan and Shahid Kapoor respectively could not take her career further. What made her sail through was the success of Raid and Baadshaho both of which starred Ajay Devgn in the lead.
At one point in time, it was thought that the Tanhaji actor favored Ileana D’Cruz as he roped her for his home production-The Big Bull opposite Abhishek Bachchan.
Post the debacle of Pagalpanti, producers are shying away from taking Ileana as the lead female star. And even Ajay Devgn now seems to be wary of repeating the Mubarakan actress in his flicks.