One cannot deny the exceptional talent certain film stars in the Hindi film industry possess. While some actors and actresses have gained a great deal of fame commercially, many others have gone unnoticed by the masses. This space is an ode to Bollywood actors and actresses who bring emotion and expression in performance.

Since early days, The Hindi film industry has witnessed some fine performances in a wide genre of films. While many actors and actresses have become popular in commercial cinema, only few have managed to stamp their authority with riveting performances in offbeat cinema, art cinema, parallel cinema and mainstream. It takes oodles of talent, to play diverse roles in a wide genre of films. Not every actor can play a role convincingly in movies. A number of actors who have emerged with a background in theatre and drama have showcased exceptional acting skills bringing emotion and expression in performance. Getting into the character being portrayed in a movie requires instinctive fondness on part of the actor to adapt and flourish.

Certain performances by actors and actresses in Bollywood have left movie fans amazed.

When we look back at the days gone by we realize it’s only few actors and actresses that have managed to hold audiences spellbound with their acting talents. While many method actors have been able to establish themselves in niche genres, only few have been able to make inroads in both offbeat and mainstream movies. Few exceptionally talented actors have managed a diverse body of work in different types of films. Bringing to life moments with emotionally expressive performances is a skill method actors possess. The range of training techniques and rehearsal techniques is formulated by years of perfecting acting methods in different forms of theatre.  

When you come across method actors and actresses delivering their lines in a movie or igniting a scene with their facial expressions, you realize how good they are at their craft. For actors switching back and forth from offbeat films to mainstream is never easy, however few actors manage a smooth transition in diverse genres with relative ease. Impactful performances leave a lasting memory in the minds and hearts of movie aficionados. While many theatre actors and actresses have not made a huge impact in commercial movies or mainstream, they have a cult following among movie fans in India. It’s the fact that certain actors remain grounded to what they do best that evokes the best every time they perform a scene.  

Actors and actresses who have done a diverse body of work are known to take emotion and expression to new levels. It’s an actor’s skill that creatively makes an ordinary moment extraordinary in movies. What method actors understand well is what the scene demands in a movie. The tonalities and subtleties that make a scene stand out depend entirely on the skill of an actor. The characteristic dialogue delivery encompassed with the distinctive mannerisms and facial expressions of actors make scenes in movies momentous.

The lines below showcase a diverse list of actors who bring new meaning to performance

100 Bollywood Actors and Actresses who bring Emotion and Expression in Performance

1. Naseeruddin Shah
2. Amol Palekar
3. Dilip Kumar
4. Om Puri
5. Amitabh Bachchan
6. Irrfan Khan
7. Shah Rukh Khan
8. Farooq Sheikh
9. Prithviraj Kapoor
10. Konkona Sen Sharma
11. Paresh Rawal
12. Aamir Khan
13. Smita Patil
14. Auupam Kher
15. Rajkummar Rao
16. Nana Patekar
17. Kamal Haasan
18. Manoj Bajpayee
19. Pavan Malhotra
20. Shabana Azmi
21. Nawazuddin Siddiqui
22. Seema Biswas
23. Boman Irani
24. Pankaj Kapoor
25. Tabu
26. Kay Kay Menon
27. Sanjeev Kumar
28. Madhuri Dixit
29. Kajol
30. Guru Dutt
31. Rajesh Khanna
32. Alia Bhatt
33. Lilette Dubey
34. Dr. Shriram Lagoo
35. Deepika Padukone
36. Vinay Pathak
37. Ashish Vidyarthi
38. Sridevi
39. Pran
40. Abhay Doel
41. Girish Karnad
42. Anil Kapoor
43. Supriya Phatak
44. Rajat Kapoor
45. Kalki Koechlin
46. Utpal Dutt
47. Ranbir Kapoor
48. Saurabh Shukla
49. Nargis
50. Radhika Apte
51. Yashpal Sharma
52. Vidaya Balan
53. Ranveer Singh
54. Priyanka Chopra
55. Bhoomi Pednekar
56. Rohini Hattangadi
57. Shammi Kapoor
58. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub
59. Dharmendra
60. Mohan Agashe
61. Akshay Kumar
62. Hrithik Roshan
63. Deepak Dobriyal
64. Nandita Das
65. A.K. Hangal
66. Rahul Bose
67. Raj Kapoor
68. Alok Nath
69. Swara Bhaskar
70. Nimrat Kaur
71. Rani Mukerji
72. Rakesh Bedi
73. Manoj Kumar
74. Varun Dhawan
75. Dina Phatak
76. Randeep Hooda
77. Huma Qureshi
78. Sanjay Dutt
79. Rajpal Yadhav
80. Kulbhushan Kharbanda
81. Tapsee Pannu
82. Balraj Sahni
83. Sushant Singh Rajput
84. Raakhee Gulzar
85. Parineeti Chopra
86. Makarand Deshpande
87. Annu Kapoor
88. Ratna Phatak
89. Kangana Ranaut
90. Shahid Kapoor
91. Jimmy Shergill
92. Piyush Mishra
93. Ranvir Shorey
94. Kirron Kher
95. Richa Chadda
96. Navin Nischol
97. Sanjay Mishra
98. Rajesh Sharma
99. Raghubir Yadhav
100. Manoj Pahwa

Other Notable Mentions

• Vijay Raaz
• Brijendra Kala
• Adil Hussain
• Ronit Roy
• Manoj Joshi
• Vikrant Massey
• Atul Kulkarni
• Anand Tiwari
• Amrita Puri
• Shreyas Talpade
• Rajit Kapur
• Tahir Raj Bhasin
• Ashutosh Rana
• Neeraj Kabi
• Saquib Saleem
• Abhimanyu Singh
• Ali Fazal
• Gulshan Devaiah
• Arshad Warsi
• Vipin Sharma
• Manish Chaudhary
• Manu Rashi

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