The Hindi film industry is one of the biggest film industries globally. Since early days, actors have left a lasting impression on audiences. Needless to say Bollywood actors are worshipped in India. This article showcases a list of the best Bollywood actors.

When you mention the word ‘Bollywood’, glitz and glamour fill spaces of your mind. Youngsters in India are fascinated by the Bollywood scene. For Bollywood actors it is never easy to juggle hectic schedules. Most established actors are required to schedule time in accordance with film shoot schedules and priorities. It is difficult for actors to find free dates and enjoy their personal space. In a country with the second largest population in the world, actors have a huge fan following.

Fans from different parts of India long to meet their favorite actors, however only few get a chance to see or meet their favorite actor.

In present times, it is not easy to establish firm foot in Bollywood as an actor. Young aspirants are setting foot in Bollywood, and the competition is tough. Furthermore, movie making has changed over the years. The current breed of filmmakers is bringing to life diverse movie genres. The demand for fresh faces has gone up significantly since the 2000s.  An actor needs to be multi-talented to hit the right notes with movie audiences in India. Bollywood actors from the past and present are insanely popular with movie buffs in India.

Filmmakers like to work with versatile actors to ensure their movie is a success. Furthermore many filmmakers also like to get scripts written keeping in mind specific actors. Movie audiences in India have their favorite actors and actresses that they like to see cast opposite each other in movies. Filmmakers make it a point to cast young actors and actresses opposite each other to ensure their movies do well at the box office. In present times marketing and promotion of a movie is important. Many actors ensure that they promote their movie just before release.

Many Bollywood actors are also actively involved with helping charitable trusts and running their own foundations for helping various sections in society.

The space below showcases the best Bollywood actors…past and present. The list includes actors who have played lead roles, character actors, and villains.

100 Greatest Bollywood Actors

1. Dilip Kumar
2. Amitabh Bachchan
3. Rajesh Khanna
4. Naseeruddin Shah
5. Om Puri
6. Shah Rukh Khan
7. Dev Anand
8. Amol Palekar
9. Kamal Haasan
10. Farooq Sheikh
11. Manoj Bajpayee
12. Guru Dutt
13. Paresh Rawal
14. Irrfan Khan
15. Sanjeev Kumar
16. Dharmendra
17. Nawazuddin Siddiqui
18. Aamir Khan
19. Anil  Kapoor
20. Rishi Kapoor
21. Sunil Dutt
22. Salman Khan
23. Nana Patekar
24. Amrish Puri
25. Joy Mukherjee
26. Boman Irani
27. Vinay Phatak
28. Sanjay Dutt
29. Hrithik Roshan
30. Shashi Kapoor
31. Abhay Doel
32. Akshay Kumar
33. Kader Khan
34. Shammi Kapoor
35. Amjad Khan
36. Jackie Shroff
37. Anupam Kher
38. Mehmood
39. Pankaj Kapur
40. Ranbir Kapoor
41. Kay Kay Menon
42. Feroz Khan
43. Johnny Lever
44. Danny Denzongpa
45. Saurabh Shukla
46. Raaj Kumar
47. Farhan Akhtar
48. Sunny Doel
49. Balraj Sahani
50. Raj Kapoor
51. Mithun Chakraborty
52. Utpal Dutt
53. Shatrughan Sinha
54. Pran
55. Manoj Kumar
56. Vinod Khanna
57. Govinda
58. Randeep Hooda
59. Prem Chopra
60. Annu Kapoor
61. Saif Ali Khan
62. Rahul Bose
63. Gulshan Grover
64. Shahid Kapoor
65. Jeetendra
66. A.K. Hangal
67. Ronit Roy
68. Akshaye Khanna
69. Shakti Kapoor
70. Arjun Rampal
71. Ajay Devgan
72. Jimmy Shergill
73. Om Prakash
74. Atul Kulkarni
75. Rajendra Kumar
76. Kulbhushan Kharbanda
77. Varun Dhawan
78. Kishore Kumar
79. Sudhir Mishra
80. Asrani
81. Sharman Joshi
82. Prakash Raj
83. Arshad Warsi
84. Sidharth Malhotra
85. Raj Babbar
86. Emraan Hashmi
87. Rakesh Roshan
88. Vinod Mehra
89. Saeed Jaffrey
90. Madhavan
91. Iftekhar
92. Randhir Kapoor
93. Ritesh Deshmukh
94. Bobby Doel
95. Shekhar Suman
96. Rajpal Yadhav
97. Vijay Raaz
98. Mukesh Khanna
99. Chunky Pandey
100. Mohnish Behl

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