Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt – who is the coolest villain?
It is no longer bad to be evil in B-town. The quintessential Bollywood villain who had almost disappeared from the big screen has made is making a big comeback and all the top stars are scurrying to grab it
Once upon a time in Bollywood, being bad was a big no. The bad man of the 60s and the 70s played by the likes of Jeevan, Ajit and Pran and in the 80s by Prem Chopra, Amjad Khan, Danny Denzongpa and Amrish Puri just disappeared in the 2000s. And these were exclusive villains, no big stars dared to step into their zone for the fear of hampering their hero-image. Gabbar, Dr Dang, Shakaal and Mogambo became obsolete. It continued till Shahrukh Khan made an impressive entry with into this category in the 90s by doing back-to-back negative roles in films like Baazigar, Darr and Anjaam as a psyched lover. Then came an era when the out-and-out dark character of the villain developed grey shades instead as realism began to replace over-the-top heroism. And just when we thought that we will never get to see him again, the villain made a big comeback. The twist is that the reluctant Bollywood hero is now dying to look bad onscreen.
First Published: 6.40 PM IST 09.16.2011
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Ximenna
Posted at 6:04 PM on May 17, 2012
i m the biggest fan of amir & katnira..katrina is the best heroin in bollywood family or jis trh se vo acting krti h muje lagta h dhoom 3 me bhi vo apna best dene ki koshish krengi.so i hop dhoom 3 best film hogi .////
Nirmalie
Posted at 9:21 AM on September 19, 2011
SANJAY DUTT
tej
Posted at 12:47 AM on September 19, 2011
let’s see how aamir does in his next upcoming movie dhoom 3…then everyone can compare him with other stars…He will definitely turn bad…I know..rock the world Aamir
jeet
Posted at 11:10 AM on September 18, 2011
the big khalnayak of bollywood. sanjay dutt.
pallab
Posted at 3:59 PM on September 17, 2011
shahrukh is too good in negative role. his expression is just perfect. I am really looking for Don2.
don 2
Posted at 6:14 AM on September 17, 2011
shahrukh khan win
don
Posted at 6:14 AM on September 17, 2011
shahrukh khan
Sutinder Chhabra
Posted at 8:04 PM on September 16, 2011
Sanjay Tera Jawab Nahi