Top 10 Most Popular Characters In the History of Bollywood

Hindi Cinema has completed over 100 years and has gifted us with end numbers of wonderful movies. These movies become popular only because of its story and characterization. We have ensemble a list of famous characters that are still etched in our memories and heart. I am sure that some of the characters will definitely be your personal favorite. Here's the Top 10 list of Bollywood characters that has Changed the Course of Cinema: Raj Kapoor In Mera Naam Joker (1970) The movie was over 3 hours long and has the whole life sketch of the protagonist Raju (Raj Kapoor), who has played Joker in the movie. This big budgeted multi-starrer movie was tanked on its release but over the years it turned into a cult classic. And, Still, people remember Raj Kapoor mostly with associating this character 'Raju'. Rajesh Khanna as Anand Sehgal in Anand (1971) This is one of those memorable movies that will give you a complete shock it the end. The movie will forever be remembered because of Rajesh Khanna and his cancer patient role of Anand. He was so brilliant in this movie that it literally makes the audience cry. You can't stop crying if you still watched this movie. Meaningful songs and dialogues were the limelight of the movie. This movie gives the message to enjoy life even in the most difficult situations. Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, the film also stars Amitabh Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Khanna in Zanjeer (1973) When we think of Amitabh Bachchan, there were many of his epic characters come in our mind but the character which made him famous was 'Vijay' in the movie 'Zanjeer'. 70's was the time when the country was facing a lot many problems and people were very angry due to poverty and unemployment. In this kind of scenario, they were literally amazed by Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay and his Angry Young Man look. This was also the turning point of Big B Career. Rekha as Amiran in Umrao Jaan (1981) Muzaffar Ali's Courtesan Drama 'Umrao Jaan' is one of the best films of India, which people do remember for the brilliant role essayed by Rekha. The quintessential performance of Rekha as a Courtesan has earned her the National Award. She was just brilliant in this epic movie. Naseeruddin Shah as Anirudh in Sparsh (1980) It's really difficult to count the best performance of the actor who has really given so many epic performances over the years. It would be an insult to talk about Naseeruddin Shah acting skills and his art craft. But, the character that really touched audience here was his performance as a disabled Anirudh in 'Sparsh'. Just watch it, if you haven't seen this movie yet. Sanjay Dutt as Munna Bhai in Munna Bhai series (2003) Though Sanjay Dutt has given us so many best performances in his 35 years Bollywood career but what really still give us a smile is 'Munna Bhai'. Yes, he played a Munna Bhai character in the Rajkumar Hirani's film so brilliantly that people still have a very emotional connect with this movie. Nargis as Radha in Mother India (1957) In the 50's era of Hindi Cinema, the one actress who rose to fame in a big way was Nargis Dutt. The one who really don't know her, it means he really doesn't know Hindi Cinema. Nargis role as a poverty-stricken mother is by far the best role played by any actresses in the Silver screen. If you want to learn the art of acting, you must have to watch Nargis Dutt in 'Mother India' movie. Dilip Kumar in Devdas (1955) In the Hindi Cinema, a film based on a novel 'Devdas' has been made thrice, the first time in 1936 starring K L Saigal, 1955 starring Dilip Kumar and 2002 starring Shah Rukh Khan. Though I am not comparing any of these characters but still Dilip Kumar's character is by far the most promising one in essaying Devdas role. Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh in Sholay (1975) No one can ever complete their article of Bollywood best characters without mentioning Gabbar Singh role in it. Amjad Khan has literally redefined the evil Villain figure in the Bollywood. This is by far the best evil villain the Bollywood has ever produced. Dev Anand as Raju in Guide (1965) You will never ever witness the best of Dev Anand if you haven't seen his performance as Raju in Guide. Dev Anand was highly praised by the people for essaying a difficult role with so much ease and perfection. The story of this movie is based on the novel 'The Guide' by R.K. Narayan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6peezTHD8w

Suryakant Singh

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