FLOP actress gave competition to Sridevi, became a star after 4 flops, had a hit romance with an actor 17 years older

In the 90s, many actresses like Karisma Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Raveena Tandon, Madhuri Dixit, Shilpa Shetty were very popular. Amidst the stardom of these actresses, many new actresses came and went, but they could not leave any special impression on the audience. During that period, an actress also entered films whose career had started wavering in the beginning, but with the help of a director, she became a star overnight.