100 Greatest Bollywood Character Actors

Character actors add dynamism in a movie. Bollywood is known for its versatile character actors. This article brings to light the best character actors in Hindi films.

Character actors play an important part in Bollywood films. Come to think of it, a movie cannot be made without the presence of character actors. The lead pair in a movie cannot do much without a strong foundation. In Bollywood movies, character actors act as the bridge for the lead pair in a movie to excel in their performance. Since the film industry came into being, there have been a number of character actors known for their trademark styles such as dialogue delivery and mannerisms. The hero and heroine in Bollywood need character actors to set up the foundation from which the movie can go further with a story or plot.

While not many character actors have found success with lead roles, few character actors have gone onto becoming leading actors in Bollywood.

Actors are always remembered by audiences and movie goers because of the roles they essay in various movies. Not everybody can be a character actor. Character actors are known for their versatility in various movie scenarios. Another notable aspect about character actors in Hindi films is their ability to adapt and mold in accordance with various movie genres. We find character actors in comedy, mystery, romance, thriller, drama, horror, murder mystery and every other genre there is.

A number of character actors earn the ‘method actor’ tag for their lifelike performances. The actors mentioned in the space below have taken performance to the next level. Character actors are known for the technical nuances of acting. Bringing characters to life is not easy, and character actors with their memorable performance leave memories etched in the mind forever.

Majority of character actors in Bollywood get short durations of screen space in movies. However, what character actors do is amaze with their stellar performances. The list does not attempt to rank actors and actresses, it’s a celebration of the finest actors from Bollywood The list below showcases character actors and character actresses in Bollywood from the 50s 60, 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s

100 Greatest Bollywood Character Actors and Actresses

  1. Dilip Kumar
  2. Farooq Sheikh
  3. Nasserudin Shah
  4. Amol Palekar
  5. Pran
  6. Ashok Kumar
  7. Snajeev Kumar
  8. Rajesh Khanna
  9. Smita Patil
  10. Om Puri
  11. Kamal Hassan
  12. Anupam Kher
  13. Nana Patekar
  14. Manoj Bajpai
  15. Irfan Khan
  16. Paresh Rawal
  17. Kay Kay Menon
  18. Vinay Phatak
  19. Shabana Azmi
  20. Annu Kapoor
  21. Nawazuddin Siddiqui
  22. Vijay Raaz
  23. Tabu
  24. Rakesh Bedi
  25. Kadar Khan
  26. Supriya Phatak
  27. Rajendra Nath
  28. Rakhee
  29. Rajkumar Rao
  30. Vikram Gokhle
  31. Shashikala
  32. Utpal Dutt
  33. Pankaj Kapur
  34. Nadira
  35. Lalita Pawar
  36. Girish Karnad
  37. Zarina Wahab
  38. Ashutosh Rana
  39. Ramesh Deo
  40. A. K. Hangal
  41. Nirupa Roy
  42. Boman Irani
  43. Satish Shah
  44. Deepti Naval
  45. Om Prakash
  46. Vipin Sharma
  47. Iftekhar
  48. Nimmi
  49. Leela Chitnis
  50. Jaya Bachchan
  51. Tinnu Anand
  52. Mahesh Manjrekar
  53. Shekhar Suman
  54. Ranveer Shorey
  55. Rajit Kapur
  56. Alok Nath
  57. Konkona Sen Sharma
  58. Mita Vashisht
  59. Rahul Bose
  60. Mac Mohan
  61. Rohini Hattangdi
  62. Rajpal Yadhav
  63. Amrish Puri
  64. Paintal
  65. Divya Dutta
  66. Kulbhushan Kharbanda
  67. Shriram Lagoo
  68. Rakesh Roshan
  69. Himani Shivpuri
  70. Asrani
  71. Raj Babbar
  72. Lillette Dubey
  73. Ashish Vidyarthi
  74. Manoj Joshi
  75. David
  76. Aanjjan Srivastav
  77. Snajay Mishra
  78. Makrand Deshpande
  79. Seem Biswas
  80. Prem Nath
  81. Sunil Dutt
  82. Rohnit Roy
  83. Parikshit Sahni
  84. Om Shiv Puri
  85. Jeevan
  86. Kiron Kher
  87. Ashok Saraf
  88. Daisy Irani
  89. K.N. Singh
  90. Danny Denzogpa
  91. Reema Lagoo
  92. Abhay Deol
  93. Aruna Irani
  94. Farida Jalal
  95. I.S. Johar
  96. Manoj Pahwa
  97. Piyush Mishra
  98. Manish Chaudhry
  99. Saurabh Shukla
  100. Deepak Dobriyal

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