Of late, Bollywood has been witnessing a surge in the number of actors who created a sensation when they first burst onto the big scene and faded soon after. And then they explored other options to stay afloat in showbiz. All of a sudden, Hindi filmdom seems to be looking at such actors in a new light. Like they say, they are back with a bang, bagging big films opposite big names.

Ajay Devgn and Shriya Saran (left). Pic/Satyajit Desai

Take the instance of Shriya Saran. Remember the chartbusters 'Toh Phir Aao' and 'Tera Mera Rishta' from her 2007 film 'Awarapan' with Emraan Hashmi? The film garnered average reviews and the South siren went on to do films like 'Ek: The Power of One' (2009), 'Mission Istanbul' (2008) and 'Gali Gali Main Chor Hai' (2012) before disappearing from the Bollywood scene. She resurfaced only to get jiggy in an item number in 'Zila Ghaziabad' (2013). However, the recent announcement that Shriya has been cast opposite Ajay Devgn in Nishikant Kamat's Hindi remake of the Malayalam film 'Drishyam' has now put her in the spotlight.