I can't help but feel you left out some important people, how about Manoj Kumar in Upkar or Shaheed (i haven't seen that) but he always made strong nationalistic movies rather than Sunny in Deol in Damini Meenakshi Sheshadri's performance in that film was great too, such a pity she didn't even earn a filmfare nomination for her performance, its said to be the reason on why she quit acting

Also you left out Shammi Kappor (Junglee, Teesri MANZIL ETC), shammi oozed total energy and is one of my favourite actors from 60's bollywood

Rati Agnihotri in Ek duuje ke Liye

Mala Sinha in Aankhen

Suchitra Sen in Aandhi

Sanjeev Kumar in Aandhi

Ashok Kumar in Mahal

Mumtaz in Khilona

Reena Roy in Nagin/aasha

Sharmila in Aradhana

Rajendra Kuamr in Kanoon

Time wouldn't permit me to list all the other memorable ones, which is why i can never make a list like this

Hi,
As I mentioned in my post, you are right that I may have missed out many important acts.
And yes, I admit that out of the many names mentioned, some of them surely deserve a place among the best.

So I have made some changes in the list as per your valuable suggestion.

Manoj Kumar in Shaheed (Now Inlcuded in the Main 100)

Meenakshi Sheshadri in Damini (Now Included in the Main 100)

Shammi Kapoor in Teesri Manzil (Now Included in the Main 100)


Sanjeev Kumar in Aandhi (Now Included in Worth Mentioning Performances)

Sharmila Togore in Aradhana (Now Included in Worth Mentioning Performances)

Sunny Deol in Damini (Shifted to More Worth Mentioning Performances)

Mehmood in Pyar Kiye Ja (Shifted to More Worth Mentioning Performances)

Nagarjun in Shiva (Shifted to More Worth Mentioning Performances)

I hope you will approve the changes made as per your suggestions.

Thanks & Keep Logging

Hey bobby,

Gr8 job done. It seems like u have almost covered everything... i thought of finding some but couldn't...... i think u have included the dubbed movies as well....

Thanks Jagadish,

It was indeed a big task on which i was working for quite a long time.
Thanks for your approval to the list.

Cheers!

I appreciate your list, sorry if i came across as angry was totally not the case. keep up the great work

Hi Bollywood Deewana,

Not at all, there is aboslutely no need of thinking that way buddy.
Your valuable suggestions have only made the list more solid and complete in all respects.
So, thanks for that and waiting for more such valuable comments from your side.

Cheers for that!

Thank you for this list ....the Indian cinema is so fantastic...here in Algeria we love it a lot . There is a icon film here : aa gale lag jaa (1973) with shashi kapoor and sharmila tagore ...
i can say you that the whole people of Algeria know the song : tera mujhse ......

it 's incredible ....thank you for your blog.

Thanks Fatiha, for your approval of the list........
Its really nice to know that Hindi Films are loved so much there at your home town.

And I really feel great being instrumental in giving you the needed info about our famous Hindi Films.
It certainly gives me more power to conitnue with the same quality and speed.

Thanks once again and keep giving your valuable comments on my articles.

Cheers!

Dharmendra not only was best in satyakam but was terrific in Chupke Chupke, Sholay, Naukar Biwi ka, Phool aur Pathar, Pratigyaa.Jhoota Sach.

Hi,
Chupke Chupke is already there in the Best 100 list.
And yes Dharmendra was indeed very good in Sholay, Phool aur Pathar & Pratigyaa.
But still his comedy in "Chupke Chupke" was best, without going over the top.
And in "Satyakam" he came up, with the senstive side of his persona which was never explored by anyone else.
His other films more or less used his "He-man" image to ensure the commecial success of the movie.

And Thanks for writing in. Its really nice discussing movies with persons who love & know about movies a lot.
Keep writing.

Cheers!

Rekha's best performance according to me was in GHAR, to play the character of gang rape victim was superbly potrayed by rekha. , and rekha was also superb in Muqaddar Ka Sikander., and above all she was fantastic in KHOON BHARI MAANG.

Hi,
Rekha was indeed brilliant in GHAR. Infact GHAR is one of the next movies I am going to add in my "Movies To See Before You Die" List. So do visit again to read about it too.

Really bobbyji only for zanjeer, my god pran's best performances have a very long list:

RAM AUR SHYAM, AZAAD (dilip kumar starrer), Halaku (Azit was the hero)

Be-iman, Sanyasi, Dus Numberi, Ek Kunwara ek Kunwari, Victoria No.203, Chori Mera Kaam,Naseeb, Amar Akbar Anthony, Naya Zamanna, heer ranja (raj kumar starrer), Kashmir Ki Kali and many more.

the actors like PRAN have given in each and every film a memorable performances I salute this man no other villian as on today can touch the greatness of PRAN . MAMA PYAARE the tag line of pran in one of his film.

Hi,
Pran is one of the nicest person in the Film Industry which is also a widely known fact endorsed by many stars of that era. So undoubtedly he has a long list of movie deserving to be seen again & again.

But for a topic like "The 100 Best Performances" we have to be bit more choosy and have to keep many movies out of the list as there is a long queue to choose from.

Still its great to discuss the topic in a healthy way and thanks for taking out your valuable time for that.
Keep visiting as there is lot more to be added in there.

Cheers!
bobby sing

Amjad Khan was best in Hum Se Badkar Kaun.,Love Story, he was terrific in Dada and Muqaddar Ka Sikander, and his best comdey and best performance to date according to me is QURBANI.

Amitabh Bachhan is kind of overated, he has only done a few movies that showcase his acting skills, such as Baghban, Baabul, Black, Deewar to name a few.

You missed on sanjay dutt in Naam and Khalnayak.

Hi Ravinder,

Thanks for visiting the site and giving your comment.

Over-rated is a phrase, often used for all the big stars witnessed by Hindi Film Industry till date. The real case is that like the current phase of Hindi Films is incomplete without Shahurkh Khan, similarly  the earlier phase of Bollywood is even more incomplete without Amitabh Bachchan.

Regarding the Sanjay Dutt movies, he was no doubt good in Naam, but i strongly disagree for Khalnayak.

Moreover Naam was a movie which became Hit due to its novel theme, brilliant direction, execution and "Chithi Aayi Hai" song by Pankaj Udhas. The performances of that movie, actually came second to all the above.

Thanks once again for you comment & Keep Visiting.

Cheers!

88. Shahrukh Khan in Chakk De India

most funny part of ur topic it will b good if u remove this

I think Shahrukh's 2 most appreciated movies of his career (performance wise) are "Swades" & "Chakk De India". Though the 2nd one is a lifted work mostly, but still the performances in the movie stood out clearly. 

You may be right in saying that Amitabh's all movies before 90 were not good, because those movies would seem to be completely over the top in today's times. But that doesnt make them illigible to be kept out.

Secondly, as I mentioned in my post,
"If we include all the masterpieces featuring the two legends of Hindi Film Industry, Dilip Kumar & Amitabh Bachchan as individual entries, then they will indisputably capture a substantial number of counts, which will in turn forcibly keep many deserving movies out of the list."

Hence the listing was done that way...

But still if you want to mention some more relevant movie which you feel like missing.......then as you may see in other comments by the readers, you will have to name them individually....

Just making a general statement "that there's a lot missing" will not be of any help to further enhance the post.

You can see after reading the comments here, that the list has been changed whenever something relevant has been mentioned by the contributors. So I would be glad to change it more if you give me another movie which deserves to be included from the performance point of view and also mention the un-necessary ones. I would be eager to give an explanation of every one of it.

Thanks

Well, You have done a fantastic & incredible amount of research, no two opinions on that. You can take a bow.

Here are my comments which are my personal thoughts.
I know, most of the people think that Salman Khan is more of a Star than an actor but he has doled out some really marvellous performances.

Like-
1) Tere Naam
2) Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
3) Maine Pyaar Kiya.

You cant ignore his electrifying Screen Presence & colossal Popularity.
His performances are so natural & endearing.

& How about RAJKUMAR in Tiranga, Kulbhushan Kharbanda in ARTH & Naseerudin shah in Jaane bhi do yaaro??

How can you miss out Kareena kappor in Jab We met?? It is an iconic performance which has generated a Huge Hysteria..??

More to come.

Hi Navneet,
Thanks for visiting my site and more for your encouraging response.

Regarding your recommendations,
I readily agree that Salman has given some Big Hits in his career. But his performances are more dependent upon his famous Heroic persona which plays a much bigger role in his success. Therefore even bign a fan of his, I couldnt any of his movies in the list.

Rajkumar in TIRANGA was good but it was only an extention of his over popular image & style.

Kulbhushan Kharbanda in ARTH was no doubt exceptional, but his act was not that huge to be included in the 100 Best.

Naseerudin Shah in Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro is surely considerable, but he has done so  many better roles, later in his career that I had to leave this one. Moreover there are many others in the same movie which could be considered for it. But I think "Janne Bhi Do Yaaron" doesnt belong to any particular actor. It is the collective effort of all in the cast which made the movie what it is.

But yes out of the current gen, Kareena Kapoor in JAB WE MET is good. But again I consider her performance more dependent upon her personal persona and less on her talent.

However from the recent releases "Amitabh Bachchan" in "PAA" surely is going to be there as a special mention.

Thanks once again for appreciating and writing in.....
Keep Visiting.....Cheers!

I agree with your decision to include all movies of Amitabh till 1990 otherwise his performances would occupy more than half of the list. I think this should be applicable to Amir Khan too. His stellar performances in Sarfarosh/Mangal Pandey/Ghulam/Jo Jita wahi Sikandar/Ghazni/QSQT/Raakh/Holi/Dil hai ke manta Nahin/Dil Chahta Hai..the list is endless..

I strongly feel that Shahrukh Khan has to be left out completely. It could be a shocking statment but I believe he could be a super star but not a super actor. If possible you could consider the following -

Anil Kapoor (Saheb/Tezaab/Ishwar/Ram Lakhan/Mr India/Biwi No.1)

Govinda in Aankhen/Shola aur Shabnam

Abhay Deol in (Dev D/Luck Oye/Manorama)

KK Menon in Gulaal/Metro/Mumbai Meri Jaan/Sankat city

Vinay Pathak in Dasvidaniya/Bheja Fry

Amitabh Bachan in Khakee/Aankhen/Dev/Paa/Cheeni Kum

Nasserudin Shah in Katha/Wednesday

Shashi Kapoor in Pyaar kiye Jaa/Deewar/Kabhie kabhie

 

@ Madhusudan Iyer
Thanks for visiting my site and writing your valuable comment.

Regarding Shahrukh, I do agree with you to some extent but I really feel that he did a decent job in the two movies included in the list. May be the master director of both the movies should be aplauded more for that. But after so many comments about this I have made a slight change in the list.

And from the rest I would be glad to include the following in the worth mentioning list :

Anil Kapoor in Ishwar
Amitabh Bachchan in Paa

And "Shashi Kapoor in Kabhie kabhie"
goes in my 100 Best list as it was also there in my mind and I simply loved Shashi in the role of an understanding husband in the movie.

for Vinay Pathak in Bheja Fry - I delibrately avoided this entry since i was really shocked to see that the whole movie was scene to scene ripped of from a French movie mentioned in my section of Inspired Films. Whether Vinay saw the original one or not cannot change the negative impact as it was anyhow copied without even any courtesy note.

Thanks once again for writing in and Keep Visiting....
Cheers!

HI BOBBY JI

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I THINK PADMANI COLAPURI HAS GIVEN MANY WORTH PERFORMANCES LIKE

IN PREM ROG, PYAR JHUKTA NAHIN, SOUTAN.

 

Hi Sumit,
A Very Happy New Year to You too.
Ya, Padmini Kolhapuri has given many good performances in all the three films you mentioned, but I somehow felt her acts lacking the elements required to be included in the 100 Best Acts.

Moreover, it would be great if you can point out which entry can be taken out of the list to fit in more. That will clearly give a better idea with the comparisons in front of us.

Thanks for writing in and Keep Visiting.....Cheers!

hi
Ajay devgan's stellar performances in The legend of bhagat singh,Zakhm,HDDCS and Deewangee should include. Though i am not a great fan of ajay, still i believe it should be in the list. He even got 2 national awards for the first two films i guess. Marvellous acting
Kareena kapoor in jab we met and saif in omkara are really a miss.

Hi Sith,
Ajay Devgan, Kareena and Saif were no doubt very good in the movies you mentioned. Still I cannot rate them above any of the included entries. 
Moreover the best way to get a new entry included in the list can be : To point out any entry lower than the new one.
That way the comparison will become a lot easier.

Please let me know what you think.

Thanks and Keep posting your valuable comments.

Hi,
Shahid kapoor in Jab we met and Kaminey!!!!!
 
WORTH REMEMBERING!!!!!!!

Hi Rajiv,
Shahid was really good in both the movies but really not that great to be included in the best 100.

Moreover I would like to suggest that the best way to get a new entry included in the list can be : To point out any entry lower than the new one.

That way the comparison becomes a lot easier.

Thanks for visiting and please write what do you think on this.

Cheers......!

ajay devgan is fantastic in both legend of bagat singh and deewangee.please consider

Hi Aakash,
Ajay Devgan was really good in these movies but still I find it tough to rate them above any of the included entries. 
Moreover the best way to get a new entry included in the list can be...........by letting me know which of the 100 you find not worthy and should not be there. That way the comparison will become a lot easier.

Thanks and Keep posting your valuable comments.

Aamir Khan in Rang De Basanti and Pankaj Kapoor in Halla Bol !

Come on! These 2 performances cannot, in any sense, be included in the top 100! Instead, Pankaj Kapoor in Ek Doctor Ki Maut would have been a far better choice.

Rang De Basanti will be remembered because it was a good movie, but not because of Aamir Khan's acting.

Hema Malini in Sholay! Just because it is the biggest movie of Hindi cinema? Or because "Basnati" became a house-hold name after this movie? Then why not Shah Rukh Khan in DDLJ, after which "Raj" became a way of living life rather than a mere name? But honestly, I feel Shah Rukh Khan's Chak De India should have been in the top 100 list, and not in the "performance worth mentioning" list.

Lifting someone else' act or art, by no means, degrade the lifter's performance. A lot of Rabindra-sangeet by Rabindranatha Tagore were inspired/copied from Scottish country music. Does that make his contributions towards the Indian art any less?

Hi Kaushik,

Rang De Basanti surely belonged to its concept and Aamir Khan. Had Aamir Khan not been in there then the movie would have been a completely different experience. Aamir Khan's contribution to the project gets proved by the other few mediocre products made by its director.

And Pankaj Kapoor was no doubt excellent in "Ek Doctor Ki Maut" but he was simply par excellence in "Halla Bol", If you still are in doubts then just watch the scene where he explains his transformation from a dacoit to a stage artist in his garage. 

Now Hema Malini in Sholay! If you notice then there are not all stars of SHOLAY in the list as pointed out by you. So that shows that the inclusions are not made due to the cult status of the movie and they entirely are due to the individual performance of the artist.

Coming to Shah Rukh Khan's Chak De India - In my opinion Lifting from someone else's hardwork and taking the whole credit of it without even mentioning the original source is an insult to the creative abilities given to an artist by the ALMIGHTY. In your words, Lifting someone else' act or art and not acknowledgin it, by all means, degrades the lifter's performance. Frankly speaking, If you dont have it in you originally then atleast be brave and have some guts to call it a version.

Hence a lifter is a loser be it small or big artiste.

I hope you may have got all your explanations from my reply.

Thanks for visiting and Keep Logging!

Why there is not a mention of Shahrukh Khan's performances in movies like "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" and "Mohabattein". This list seems to be very short sighted.

Hi Nilay,

Thanks for visiting and writing in.......

Regarding your query, please note that the list includes performances irrespective of the success and failure of the movie. Therefore on that basis your mentioned entires have not been able to make it into the final 100.

Thanks and Keep visiting.........Cheers!

hello, i am from bangladesh. i reguladly see bollywood movies by virtue of dish channels and also in dvd/vcd players.as old movies r good in respect of facts,i see those and also new movies. so i have a little idea about bollywood films,actors and actresses. i read the above opinions with pleasure. i mainly want to submit that ur above mentioned list is solely based on ur personal views,likings and dislikings. ur logic is the only basis of the listings.if another individual makes a list that may be fully different of u,that will be his personal views. So,there is nothing controversial, in my opinion.thank u.

Hi Sohon,

Thanks for visiting and expressing yourself at the site.
You are very right in saying so but a completely different list is only possible if an individual strongly follows his own preferred actors and movies.

The list presented here is not based on any personal likings and box office results of the movies included. It is solely based on the powerful and entertaining performances in Indian Cinema from a cinematic viewpoint.

However I strongly believe that if anyone tries to make a list of his own without any bias and personal likings then it can only have 10-15 movies different from the present list and thats it. You cannot ignore or strike off any of the mentioned acts, just like that, granted you have watched all those movies seriously after the age of say 18.

For instance, I simply cannot include "Hum Aapke Hain Kaun", "DDLJ", "Maine Pyar Kiya", "Ghajini" or "3 Idiots" in my list only because they were the most successful films of Indian Cinema.

I hope you understand my point.

Thanks for writing once again and Keep Visiting.

i'm a sri lankan, but i have seen 90% of them.
ur list is good but some of them are really arguable.
first NAYAKAN is not a hindi movie. so for that kamal's SAAGAR.
maduri dixit for PUKAAR
nana patekar for WAJOOD
dilip kumaar is over rated
Rajiv for Ameer movie
Rishi and sashi kapoor can be neglected
paresh in Mumbai meri should be in top 10. world class performance.
Arguably the best actor in India is Kamal hassan

Hi Dinuth1987,

First of all thanks for visiting the site and writing your comment.

Regarding your concerns :
1. NAYAKAN is sure a dubbed movie, but once the movie is released Officially in Hindi, then it has to be considered as a proper release and its dubbed status in no ways reduces its importance. Kamal was good in SAAGAR but then he was also good in Ek Duje Ke Liye too. But that doesnt allow me to ignore NAYAKAN for any other movie of Kamal.

2. Madhuri Dixit was just good in PUKAAR but Anil was better in it, which also got him his National Award for the performance. So in this case Anil was really a better suggestion.

3. Nana Patekar was good in WAJOOD but in that, the disguises were more responsible for making an impact. And he was surely much better in plain clothes in Prahaar.

4. If Dilip Kumar is over-rated then Amitabh Bachchan can be said to be over-rated too. 

5. Rajiv for Aamire movie - The moment I came to know the copied status of this movie, it moved out of my any respectable list.

6. Rishi was the only young and energetic Lover Boy on screen after Shammi Kapoor and he was indeed supreb in KARZ. But still I can accept this, replaceble by another. but then you have to suggest with which one. 

7. Shahsi Kapoor simply cannot be neglected as till date we havent witnessed such spirited performance of an understanding and loving husband on Indian Screeen, 

8. Paresh Rawal in Mumbai Meri Jaan was there earlier in the Top 100. But then after Amitabh in Paa I had to take it to the Other Worth Watching Performances.

9. Lastly Unarguably one of the 10 Best Actor in India is Kamal hassan

Thanks once again for your  elaborate comment and Keep Visiting.

Cheers!

Yaar, how can you be sure that CDI is a lift? I seriously doubt it

It may have similarities but to consider it a lift because the Western Reviews pointed out seems too dependent on American critics regardless if they're telling the truth or not (most likely not)

Sorry brother, I dont just blame here reading other people reviews or views. I first see both movies and then only write it here with my own conviction.

I suppose you havent read my detailed article on Chakk De India and Miracle.
I would like to request you to please read it first and then decide upon yourself. Here is the link at my site only :

http://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost.php?postid=postid060509132821

Would be waiting for your reply comment now!.......

Thanks 7 Keep Visiting!.....Cheers!

What about SRK in my name is khan ?

Hi Raj,
Thanks for writing in but Sorry I would not be able to add Shahrukh in the list and my reasons are right there in my detailed review of the film.

But Keep Visiting.........Cheers!

bobbyji great attempt...
but i would like to know ,according to u the top 5 performances by dilip kumar and amitabh bachchhan (who r placed in there deserving rank in ur list)

Hi Atiullah,

Thanks for your approval but your question is really a tricky one. I cant imagine to name only 5 movies of the veterans as that would be a big injustice to many of their remaining projects.

Still, at this very moment I remember "GOPI" and "MAIN AZAAD HUN" which I love a lot and have seen many times.

Keep Visiting and writing in!

Salman khan in Hum Aapke Hain koun,,,
Saeed Jaffery in sholay(surma bhopali)
Monish Behl in Hum Aapke Hain Koun
Karisma Kapoor in Judwaa and Biwi no.1
Sonali Bendra in Major Saab
Ajay Devgan in Golmaal
Salman Khan in Dabangg
Salman Khan in Tere Naam
Rani Mukherjee in Gulam

Sorry Akshay but I cant add any of the given names in the list with due respect towards the artists and your choice :

But yes Jagdeep was too good as Soorma Bhopali in Sholay (& it was not Saeed Jaffery)

Thanks for writing in and Keep Posting....Cheers!

What about
Dimple Kapadia in Rudaali
Konkona Sen Sharma in 15 Park Avenue
Om Puri in Aakrosh

Thanks for putting out your list and providing us something to think over.

Hi Ajit,

No doubt your suggestions are worth giving a thought. But then I cannot think of removing any one from the list for making a way for any of these.

However the best from your three no doubt remains Om Puri in Aakrosh. But in that movie I think he was more silent and therefore had a more explosive version in Ardh Satya.

Still, it is nice to discuss it in a healthy way...........so Keep Visiting and do write your comments in the other posts too.

Cheers!

Hi Shashi,

I think you havent gone through the list properly brother as its right there in the list.

Still thanks for writing in and Keep Visiting!.....Cheers!

Dear Sir ,
When we talk about the best performance then
what about Benaam Badshah, the movie of Anil kapoor & Khalnayak of Sanjay Dutt also.
and Mehmood in Kunwara Baap & Kaante.

Hi Saurabh,

After reading the names in your comment as your recommendations, though I didnt want to but I have to say that you still need to see much more Hindi Films to discuss The 100 Best Performances of Hindi Cinema. 

I hope you will not mind my straight forward response to your comment.

And regarding the mention of movie KAANTE, it stands no-where in any count in any list since its only a shameless copy of another master's work called Quentin Tarantino.

Please dont mind and Keep Writing in.......Cheers!

Hi Sam,

Thanks for visiting and writing in. And here are my views on your kind observations :

First of all I would like to mention that here we are talking about performance which can only be great if the character written for them in the script is actually great and well written. So its one lead to another kind of thing.

1. Abhishek was great in YUVA but nothing of that sort to be added in BEST 100 PERFORMANCES. So he not in the list for YUVA but he is there in it for GURU which was a well deserved entry without doubt.

2. Similarly Aamir Khan was great in Rang De Basanti and it was mostly because of him that the film worked. Yes, Siddharth was great too, but no one would have even seen RANG DE BASANTI minus Aamir Khan in it and Aamir has more to do with the contribution to the film other than his acting was proved by the fact that both the previous and the next movie of that director failed miserably.

In fact I would like to inform you that RANG DE BASANTI was nothing more than ANKUSH rehashed version, but very few remember that film and its actors.

3. Regarding the Big B movies pre 90, I have not written all his movies, but I have written All his Blockbuster movies and neither Jadugar nor Ajooba were Blockbuster or even Hits of their times. But yes COOLIE is a cult movie and I do consider it a masterpiece.

Because its not a child's game to make a film on a COOLIE or a MAJDOOR and then convert it into a highly entertaining movie. But to enjoy it you will have to go back in time, because todays generation may find tough to enjoy a COOLIE because they cant even imagine now-a-days a SALMAN, a AKSHAY, a HRITHIK or a SHAHRUKH playing a COOLIE in their films. 

Moreover I would like to point out that you gave your objections for AMITABH movies but not DILIP KUMAR movies, whereas I have given both the same kind of status in the first two entries.

And thats because these are the two names minus which the HINDI FILM INDUSTRY would fall like a weakly built building in few seconds. So whenever you want to discuss BOLLYWOOD before 90. You would have to take these two names unconditionally without any doubt.

4. And about considering the feedback and evaluation criteria, I would like to request to please go through all the comment below this post and there you would notice that i have readily considered and even changed my list time to time, whenever I have received any logical and valuable comment. 

But the comment has to be logical, valuable and unbiased.

I hope you get your answers in my detailed reply.

THANKS

I have noticed one thing, you dont seems to like Shahrukh khan and his performances.

I'm not a great fan of shahrukh but my opinion is he has given some noteworthy performance to be listed in top 100. Well im not saying he has given great list of perforamance for pseudo intelligent people but for a good bollywood movie he has handfull of them.

Dear Sam,

I neither hate or love any particular STAR because I dont love actors but I love movies and the world of Cinema.

So I dont add or avoid any actor due to my personal choice or bias.

For me SHAHRUKH was great in SWADES and he is there in the list for this film, but I cannot add any performance due to the reason that the film was one of the most successful films of our HINDI CINEMA. 

So there is no question of not adding him deliberately.

I hope i was able to make myself clear.

THANKS and KEEP VISITING.....Cheers!

Hello Sir,
First of all let me tell you, i am really a big fan of yours.
I am following your comments since last 2 years in chakpak.com, Even i'm deciding whether to go for a movie or not according to your review.

I gone through your review of MNIK, You were not very much convinced becoz you saw some fantastic job from other hollywood actor. But this list is best performance in bollywood. Please forget about all hollywood movie, Just compare shahrukh's acting with other bollywood movies. You might find one "Koi Mil Gaya". But still think again in which point shahrukh's acting is not so great.

So i request you to go through the each scene and capture each expression of shahrukh, Get into the character he was playing and if you will be impressed kindly add this to top 100.

No doubt i'm a big fan of shahrukh, so giving some more options.

(1)Sharukh in Ashoka (As hrithik got listed for jodha akbar, I think sharukh performance is not that bad)

(2) Sharukh in Baazigar (Please remember those time when no body was expected that a villian can stole all hearts of audience)

(3) Shahrukh in Chalte Chalte ( It is a cute picture where shahrukh gave his best. Please think about this picture again)

(4) sharukh in Veer Zaara (Please don't forget the emotion present by shahrukh, Specially when he is in jail and act like a old prisoner who did not see the sky since 22 years)

Anyway this is just my suggestion, Please think about this once again.

Thanks,
Sarathi

 Hi Sarathi,

Thanks a lot for appreciating my works and following my reviews from the last two years. It really feels great to know this that I am being helpful to the real movie fans in such a way.

Regarding your concern about Shahrukh Khan.....let me tell you that I respect him as a person a lot since he is a self made man in this contacts based industry and has made a name of his own from his sincere efforts. 

But for including his listed movies in my 100 Best list I have to consider more than one things and thats why there is only one film of his "Swades" in the list.

Actually the problem with Shahrukh is that his Powerful Enigma creates much more solid impact and aura around his films than required which ultimately effects the magic of his performances. 

Out of the your names given I can rate BAAZIGAR as the best, and also had CHAKK DE INDIA in mind, but then both these movies are somehow couldnt make to the list may be because they are both copied from the west, which took away a lot of my respect for the movies as well as its actors.

Rest, the game is not over yet as there are lot more movies to come of the MAN but he would really have to go beyond his magical image to do something out of the ordinary.

But since you are a true SHAHRUKH fan so I would like to share with you a link which was just sent to me by a friendly fan of my site recently and its about the movie SWADES.

http://bollywoodboxofficeindia.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/

I hope you would enjoy reading it.

Cheers! and HIS BLESSINGS

First of all let me congratulate you for your fantastically designed site. This is one of the rare movie sites which relies heavily on quality content rather than nonsensical scoops, rumors etc....

With regards your topic "100 Best Performances", I feel it's poorly compiled!

I was shocked to know that you haven't included any of Sunil Dutt's and Ajay Devgans performances.

Do you remember Birju from Mother India?

Have you seen Ajay's Zakhm, Hum Dil De Chuke, Once upon a time etc?

Lastly, I feel you have a bias against Salman Khan as none of his movie features in your list. He has given some fantastic performances in Dabangg, Wanted, Tere Naam, Andaaz Apna Apna, HAHK, MPK, Hum Dil De Chuke, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Karan Arjun, Love, Partner etc.

I laughed when I saw that you rated the following performances above Sunil Dutt, Ajay Devgan and Salman Khan... :-)

67. Raghuvaran in Shiva -- Memorable? How he looks like?
25. Farukh Sheikh in Katha -- How many ppl know that this movie released?
32. Irfan Khan in Haasil -- How many ppl saw this movie?
41. Konkona Sen Sharma in Mr. & Mrs Iyer -- Were you joking?
Jenifer Kandal in 36 Chowrangee Lane -- were you joking?
63. Pankaj Kapoor in Halla Bol -- better than Sunil Dutt's mother india?
21. Darsheel Safary in Taare Zameen Par - is his performance best amongst all the child actors till date?
06. Abhishek Bachchan in Guru - Better than any of the Ajay Devgan's movies?
60. Om Puri in Chachi 420 - better than Teja of Andaaz Apna Apna?
74. Rajeshwari in Suraj Ka Satwan Ghoda - no comments!

Hi to the friend from Realboxoffice.com,

First of all let me thank you a lot about the praises for my site and its content. I really work hard to satisfy my own passion at this site constantly and it was really encouraging to know that you liked it.

Regarding you comments about my article "100 Best Performances", I have following things to say in answer to your viewpoint : 

1. Firstly as I am always open to the right points expressed by anyone, I readily accept that Sunil Dutt in MOTHER INDIA should have been there in the list. And it will now be added but I will have to see which one to take out.

2. Secondly I would really like to request you to please read all the detailed comments below this article which may be enlightening and informative too for yourself.

3. Thirdly as it seems from your comments, it looks like you have a very incomplete knowledge about Hindi Cinema which is more or less dependent upon the last few decades only.

Anyway for that matter I would like to increase your knowledge with the following info :

A. For me no actor is favourite and no actor can just be taken in the list for only sake of not missing any one.

B. There is difference between appreciative performances and legendary performances which have to considered while making a recommendation.

C. Performances like Ajay in Zakhm and Hum Dil De Chuke, Salman Khan in Maine Pyar Kiya, Wanted, Dabangg and more are no doubt good but frankly they can from no angle be considered as the one of the best performances of Hindi Cinema till date.

D. Truly speaking I was quite suprised to read the names of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (for Salman when he is hardly there in the movie), Karan Arjun, Love and Partner recommended for the 100 Best performances in Hindi Cinema.

And further I was really forced to doubt your filmy knowledge when you wrote such strange things about films like SHIVA, KATHA, HAASIL, 36 CHOWRANGEE LANE, CHACHI 420 & SURAJ KA SAATWAN GHODA.

In answer to such remarks, I can only say that.

Dear friend, please spend some more time watching movies from HINDI CINEMA and do some more thinking before pulling down great films and recommending many just good films to the list.

For more worth watching films to be seen from our Hindi Cinema you can take the names from the section at this site called "MOVIES TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE".

Our Indian Cinema has got much more live and meanigful movies to see than you already have.

So just keep watching movies and Do Visit Again.

Cheers and

HIS BLESSINGS

ajay devgans performance in ouatim must get a mention definitely and also his performance in khakee and legend of bhagat singh !also apaharan and gangajaal!

Thanks Subrat for your comment.

However Ajay Devgan was also recommended by some other friends too in this discussion, and I also gave them my reasons for it.

If possible, please go through the comments below the post.

Cheers and Keep Visiting.....

HIS BLESSINGS 

Rajesh khanna is all above movie like ANAND, AVISHKAR, ITTIFAQ, DAAG, TYAG, KARM, BAWARCHI, Rajesh khanna is still remain single and original superstar.

Hi Ali,

Out of your sent recommendations I already had in mind the following :

1. Sridevi in Chalbaaz
2. Kareena Kapoor in Jab we met
3. Padmani Kohlapuri in Prem Rog
4. Anil Kapoor in Pukaar

But only naming it would not do, as you will also have to suggest that in order to add any of the above,  which entries can be taken out of the 100 listed ones or else these can be added in the other unforgettable acts only.

Cheers!
HIS BLESSINGS

Hi!
 I am sorry to point out towards something I found missing in your list....(may be I am a little biased) but i simply fail to understand why Madhuri Dixit has not been included for her performance in Hum Apke Hain Koun , which I do feel looks like a very ordinary kind of stuff as far as the character outline is concerned , but you still can't ignore the life and the magic imparted by this veteran actress to such an otherwise ordinary looking and not at all challenging role .....her expressions at numerous occasions in the movie are just unbelievable and carry the exact degree of emotions as per the requirements of the scenes (not to forget the dance sequences).....does the character essentially have to be defined in a complex way to be included in your list or do the actors essentially have to put in huge conspicuous efforts to play a role in order to be included in your top 100 list...???...

Is it not true that good performances can also show up in otherwise naturally defined set-ups...??
Suhaana

Hi Suhaana, 
Thanks for writing in and thanks for recommending one of my favourite lady too...... But unfortunately I cannot include her for the same reason for which I cannot include Shahrukh Khan or Kajol for Dilwale Dulhaniya le Jayange.

To be precise the success or grandeur of a film has nothing to do with its inclusion or exclusion. And yes simple performances too get into the list as you cannot more simpler than Amol Palekar ever in Indian Cinema and he also made it to the list through his simiplicity only.

I hope you can understand my point.

Cheers!
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Hi...
Well, probably it will help a little better if you could elaborate on how you are estimating a power packed performance (leaving out the box-office angle, of course!!!).......and whether the criteria rests exclusively on the efforts of a given actor with respect to a given completely defined character/ role or whether the character sketch itself has to do something with the selection ....because it is evident in your list that almost all of the associated movies had remarkable scripts , characterisations and direction....kindly elaborate on this.....

Secondly, some performances I found worth consideration which I happen to find in none of the lists...
a. Anupam kher (Daddy, Maine Gandhi ko nahin maara))
b. Kajol (Dushman, Gupt)
c. Nandita Das (Bawander, Fire , Earth)
d. Manisha Koirala (Khamoshi)
e. Ashutosh Rana (Dushman)
f. Rakhee Gulzar (Tapasya)
g. Vidya Balan (Ishquiyan, Bhul Bhulaiya)
h. Sanjeev Kumar (Naya din nayi raat)
i. Jugal hansraj (Masoom)
j. Ajay Devgan (Zakhm, Legend of Bhagat singh, Gangaajal)

Thirdly, in your top 100 list, 36 places are carrying repititive names. Won't it be better to have the best performances of a given actor grouped together at a given number (somewhat similar to your Amitabh and Dilip Kumar listing strategy) so as to give some chance to other actors as well who happen to fall out of the list just because of the limited seats available...

Thanx....

Suhaana

Hi Suhaana,
First of all I would like to thank you a lot for your valuable time and elaborate comments on the topic. It is really great to discuss things in details with a true movie lover like you and i am really glad to explain the reasons to all your concerns from my side as below :

1. Yes, the critirea obviously does depend upon how well the character has been portrayed by a person, along with how well it had been skecthed by the writers. It also depends upon the novelty of the subjects in its scripts, the way they have been presented and the direction or vision of the director in the end. In other words, you will always find the BEST Performance, a well written one too, becuase the actor only interprets what he has been given in a script. But if the script itself is very loose or an repeated one then even a very good performance will surely go un-noticed because the viewers doesnt get excited seeing it on the screen since its subject matter is all old and seen before.

2. Secondly, you have a good suggestion in collecting 2 or 3 performances of a person under one point. But that suggestion cannot be applied here because then the total number of performance will increase to more than 100 and then there will be no justication of the title "100 BEST PERFORMANCES"

Morevoer, we are here not really concerned about who is doing that performance and whether he has been earlier included in the list or not. Here we are more concerned about the performances which remain memorable in our minds fro decades to come.
Further if your suggesstion is to be applied then you will have to include every single actor till date and his most memorable performances of his career. And then that will be the list of "Hindi Films Actors and their Best performances." and it will be not the "100 Best Performances of Hindi Cinema"

3. Lastly from the recommendations you have mentioned, I would like to give my following views:
a. Anupam kher (Daddy, Maine Gandhi ko nahin maara)
b. Kajol (Dushman, Gupt)
c. Nandita Das (Bawander, Fire , Earth)
d. Manisha Koirala (Khamoshi)
g. Vidya Balan (Ishqiyan, Bhul Bhulaiya)

(All the above performances are very good, but still I dont get excited thinking any of these as there are better ones there in the list from all the above........and certainly I dont consider Kajol in Gupt, Manisha in Khamoshi and Vidya Balan in both the named movies anywhere close to be included in the list. Infact Vidya was much better in PARINEETA, Kajol was much better in MY NAME IS KHAN and Manisha was much better in BOMBAY & DIL SE)

h. Sanjeev Kumar (Naya din nayi raat)
(This movie was more a gimmick than a serious acting attempt)

i. Jugal hansraj (Masoom)
(All the 3 Children were equally good in this movie)

j. Ajay Devgan (Zakhm, Legend of Bhagat singh, Gangaajal)
(Ajay was really good in Zakhm and Gangaajal, but in Legend of Bhagat Singh, he was way below the mark despite of the fact that he got some awards for it)

f. Rakhee Gulzar (Tapasya)
(For this I will have to see the movie again and then get back to you)

e. Ashutosh Rana (Dushman)
(And this is surely going to be added in the list for sure, Thanks for reminding me of Ashutosh's other great performance in SANGHURSH too which should also be there somewhere as a must)

So these were my honest answers and I hope you would be more or less satisfied with these all as a true movie lover.

Thanks and Keep Posting
Cheers!
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Meena Kumari performance in Sahib Bibi Or Ghulam deserves to be in top 3, without any doubt.

Thanks Imran for your valuable suggestion which is indeed a well thoughfull one.
But the suggestion remains incomplete because along with that please let me know which of these 100 you feel should be replaced with Meena Kumar in SAHIB BIWI AUR GHULAM.
As only after that I would be able to give it a final thought.

Keep Visiting and writing in.
Cheers!
HIS BLESSINGS

I think Ajay Devgan in Gangajal and Abhay Deol in DEV D, Salman in Maine Pyar Kiya are best performers.

Thanks Rabbani for you valuable comment.
Keep Visiting and writing in.
Cheers!
HIS BLESSINGS

Hi Vikas,

I will surely give your my reasons :
Hrithik (in Jodha Akbar) is rated above than Abhay Deol (DevD) not only for the performance but also for the surprise factor. It was the magic of director and actor both that his could happen, otherwise who could ever even dream of Hrithik as Akbar and that too a powerful, impressive Akbar.

Shahrukh khan (in Swades) vs Shahrukh khan in (Darr, Baazigar) has simply got no comprison as per the subject as well as the performance.

Raghuvaran (Shiva) vs Ajaydevgan (Gangajal) - Again I would not be able to compare these two performance cause the act put up by Raghuvaran was something completely out of the box and Ajay Devgan though very good but was the same old angry young man in a controlled manner.

Rgds
Vikas

This is up to you... I think Rajendra kumar was more popular than to anyother in his time.

Dear Bobby Sir

Thank you for views regarding Ajay Devgan,Shahrukh & Hrithik.

for Raghuvaran I am with You, but for Hrithik Vs Abhay (though I am very great fan of Hrithik example : Koi Mil Gaya, lakshya, etc)

But if we compare acting talent in Jodha Akbar, Hrithik is far from Akbar Look & Mannerism we have studied, for matter of the fact Akbar is plump, its is quite odd to cast sixpack Hrithik in Akbar role (directors fault).

Pls let me know about your views regarding this.

Bobby Sir your website is ultimate information powerhouse.

Thanks for your endless research & devotion to the medium of cinema

Rgds

Vikas Saitya

Dear Vikas,
Thanks for your appreciation for my works and you are always welcome here.

But regarding JODHA AKBAR Please go through various reviews or write-ups on the movie of different people..
The magic of the movie was that it never felt like miscast after watching it......
Before seeing it everybody was of the opinion that this is not going to work.
But the movie worked because of this only that its performance discarded every doubt about the wrong casting.

Secondly if you watch any HISTORICAL with your fixed images of characters in your mind then, 9 out of 10 times it wont work......The beauty of JODHA AKBAR was that the director and HRITHIK gave a completely different persona to AKBAR who was before this only remembered in the image of Prithiviraj Kapoor saying "Beta SALEEEEEEEM" in his heavy voice.

So that was the magic of movie expecially in the SUFI whirling scene.

In cinema if an actor can achieve such transformation in his persona from six packs to being Akbar, then it really needs a lot of hard work and committment.

Because its not that difficult to act as a DUNKARD because we all can experience it anytime and can feel the real thing, and then act accordingly but its very difficult to be THE AKBAR because their is no pill to make you feel that thrown and that kingdom......So it needs a lot more hardwork and dedication to become AKBAR on the screen.

I hope you will get my point.
Cheers!
HIS BLESSINGS

 Also Vikas, If you are a student of Cinema then juts take some time and go through the long comments below this post and then see how Personal Choices are different and their specific reasons for that.

Cheers!
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The list given by you is very apt and I agree with most of them......but I have to add that dont you think Sreedevi's Performance in Lamhe could have replaced any of the performance listed by you......I mean she was the heart of the movie....Many actors had performed double roles including herself...but the marked contrast, the grace elegance of Pallavi and the contrasting vivaciousness of Pooja could have been brought out only by her....She was the soul of the film....Even Stephen Speilberg considered casting her after watching Lamhe only....that in itself is no mean feat...I think she should have definitely been there... And one more i think could have made the list.... and that is Rani Mukherjee in Yuva....I have never seen a more expressive performance ...I mean look at her in the last scene where she vents out in the train...the anguish and agony ....brilliant.....I just can not think of any other actress do this role with so much of intensity....it was a mix of intesnity, romance, the pain of losing her wayward husband everything.....

Hi Abir,
First of all thanks for you kind visit and an elaborate comment.
Your recommendations of :
Sridevi in LAMHE and
Rani Mukherjee in YUVA are no doubt good, but I have to say the following for the same.

Rani was really good in YUVA but I frankly dont think it can be included in this category from any angle coz she was equally good in few of her other films too.

But Sridevi is a good choice without any doubt. But again she was not playing anything away from her usual characters in the film, with the only difference being the age difference between Anil and her.

In fact in the film actually, it was Sridevi who had the liberty to play two different character in two different ways as per her double role. So that was more easier than Anil Kapoor who had to play the same character dealing with two different ladies of contrasting age groups having the same face.
Therfore Anil was playing the more awkward role there in LAMHE than Sridevi.

However you might have a different opinion here, but thats the reason why I cant keep these two good performances in the 100 Best.

Mr. Singh,
I feel Konkona's performance in Mr. and Mrs. Ier should easily come into the top 100 bracket. It can replace performances like Rishi Kapoor in Karz, Shashi Kapoor in Kabhie Kabhie.

The reason why I am saying this is that since this is an elite bracket, the best of the best, one more factor that could be considered while the selection is made is whether the actor in question can be replaced by any other equally competent actor for the same film. For e.g. Rishi Kapoor's performance though good could have been easily pulled off by a Ranbir Kapoor later on. Shashi Kapoor could have been replaced by a Vinod Khanna if the movie was made around 1990s.
I mean for a Gabbar Singh till date I dont see any replacement, or for a Sadma I cannot imagine any body else performnig the role except for the lead actors. In a way the same can be said about Mr. and Mrs. Iyer or Sreedevi in Lamhe. There can be no replacement come what may.....Konkona's performance not only captured the subtle emotions, the anxiety of a tensed woman but also the immaculate south indian accent that she captured cannot be ignored. Even my friends who hail from the southern part of our country hailed her accent and diction. All of it has to be taken into cognizance when we talk about a compelte performance isnt it..? your views please.....

Abir Mukherjee

Hi Abir,
First of all let me inform you that Konkona is right there in my list of "Performance which deserve a mention" below the 100 Best.
And to be frank she was earlier there in the Top 100 too, but later on had to be taken down due to more better options suggested by many fellow readers at the site.

Now coming to your changeover points:
"If you want that while the selection is made it should be considered that whether the actor in question can be replaced by any other equally competent actor for the same film."
then dear friend you would have to take into consideration the actor available in the Industry at that very time of the decade.
How can one say that Rishi Kapoor's role could have easily done by Ranbir Kapoor in KARZ when Ranbir was not even brought into existence then (if I am right with his age as KARZ came in 1980).

So if only you want to consider the point then just search that who was there in the industry around that time, who could have done Rishi's role of KARZ in 1980. 
And the answer will be NONE.

Coming to the second one. I strongly disagree with this as there is no way that Shashi Kapoor's cheerful portrayal of a loyal understanding husband, could have been done by Vinod Khanna in any possibility.
If you are aware of the rivalry between Amitabh and Vinod Khanna at that time then this kind of casting would have certainly ruined the soft and touchy subject of Kabhie Kabhie and it would have gone into a different genre alltogether.

So, in nutshell I am once again ready to take Konkona back into the 100 Best category readily. But for that you would have to give me a justified and logical entry to be taken out of it.

I hope I was able to explain myself here and would be watiing for your response on the same.

Cheers!
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Mr. Singh,
Thanks for your reply. Actually it seems that the way I look at performances and the way you look at it are quite different. Nothing wrong in either ways, to each his own and of course you being veteran in this field as opposed to a novice stature of mine, I am ready to accept that my way of looking might appear to be absurd or bizzarre.

But the first thing when I consider a performance as superlative is whether it is timeless or not. Whether the same performance can be replicated by any actor of any generation or not. Like the one by Amjad khan in Sholay as Gabbar. Till this date we have no replacement for him. This logic as I said might not be acceptable to many. Because some roles appear tailor made for some actors and I consider Sreedevi's performance in Lamhe a similar one. Why I consider it great because she did not try too hard to make it different, Pallavi and Pooja both are bubbly but there is a difference between the effervescence of Pallavi and the boisterousness of Pooja, which is very much visible. Now there lies the beauty of the performance. Look at the subtle confrontation Pooja has with the sophisticated Anita....Marvellous I reckon. Because there was so much tempation to overplay the roles in order to make it look different, but Sreedevi carefully chooses the harder path of making them both look bubbly on the surface yet vastly different internally . Anil Kapoor was no less in the movie, equally stupendous, but somehow Sreedevi's performance is an iconic one in my opinion. Pallavi and Pooja are both fun loving but the maturity in Pallavi and the childishness in Pooja is hard to ignore and suddenly circumstances make Pooja mature , the gradual change can be literally felt. It was as if Sreedevi was living that role. Thats all I can say.

As for replacement I do beleive Madhuri 's performance in Mrityudand could have been reprised by a Juhi Chawla ( who incidentally was the first choice for the role ) or even a Tabu. ( Not to add a shabana azmi or Smita Patil since you consider actresses of the same generation.) And as of my point for Rishi Kapoor's Karz , I still hold my logic, as I do not consider generation in considering a timeless performance. But since we are talking about Rishi Kapoor, I think his performance in Mera Naam Joker was a much stronger one - the innocence and tender loe of a teenager could have been reprised by none ( not to this date ). As for Sashi Kapoor in Kabhi Kabhi , I think your point about Vinod Khanna is valid ( but also isnt acting all about how one rises above the personal grudges and gets into the skin of the character)As for Sashi Kapoor again my personal feeling is that, was it so marvellous a performance..? I mean we all remember Kabhi Kabhi for its lyrical and Poetic brilliance, its songs ,Amitabh Bachchan, but putting Sashi Kapoor's performance in the 100 best is where I differ but its a healthy discussion so opinion related differences would not make much of a dent, isnt it ?

I also take this opportunity to congratulate you on the wonderful endeavour taken by you. I am really liking the contents and the thought process of this site. All my wishes for the future. I might come up with some more points in future which might sound ridiculous for which I appologize now only. Take care.

Abir

Hi Abir,
Regarding replacements, once again I would like to say that there is no logic in thinking about people doing the role when they were not even born. For this, you have to consider the actors available at the time the movie was actually made.

But regarding Shashi Kapoor's performance in "Kabhi Kabhi" I can still go for an inter-change from any one of the Worth Mentioning Performances mentioned in the end of the post. So do send me your suggestion for the same.

And I am really thankful for all your appreciating words.
Cheers!
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What about Naseer and Shabana in Paar?
Om Puri in Naasoor
Mithun in Mrigaya
Kamal Hasan in Sadma
and many many more films

Dear Juzer,
First of all Thanks for visiting the site and giving your valuable comment.
But I suppose you havent read the article with patience and attention as two of your mentioned names are already there in the list.
Mithun in Mrigaya
Kamal Hasan in Sadma
The above two are already there.

However I would surely like to give a thought to the other two.
I do remember Paar and am looking for its copy from a long time, But Nassor is not available too.
Do let me know if you know any link or source to get them.
Thanks

Cheers!
HIS BLESSINGS

Rajesh khanna in Bawarchi, Daag, Ittefaq, Anand and many more he is only superstar in indian cinema till date no actor called a true superstar.
Only one actar deserve tag of superstar and megastar and that is Rajesh khanna shahrukh khan, Amitabh Bachchan never stand front of Rajesh khanna as a superstar.

 Thanks Sunderlal for your kind comment,

You missed Maqbool star casts acting...

Thanks for your comment Damodar, but MAQBOOL is right there in the list with Pankaj Kapoor.
Cheers!

Mithun Chakraborty in most of his films (he is one of the best actors ever) notable ones are Gudia, Jaag Utha Insaan, Jallad.
Paresh Rawal in Dacait as corrupt Inspector Panday and in Sir as Pooja's father.

Thanks Mohammed Ameen for giving your valuable suggestions for the list.
No doubt Mithun is a great actor and entertainer but I would really like to thank you for reminding me about Paresh Rawal in SIR.
That was indeed a worth mentioning performance.

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Nice but not complete you left many great performances in 30s & 40s like
Shanta Apte in Duniya Na Mane (1937).
Shahu Modak in Aadmi (1939).
Gajanan Jagirdar in Padosi (1941) & Ramshastri (1944).
Ashok Kumar in Kismat (1943).
V Shantaram in Dr Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946).

Also you left many performances in 50s to till date like
Guru Dutt & Rehman in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
Mala Sinha in Pyaasa
Waheeda Rehman in Pyaasa & Kaagaz Ke Phool
Madhubala in Mr & Mrs 55.
Nana Palsikar in Kanoon & Shehar Aur Sapna
Ashok Kumar in Gumrah
Rajendra Kumar in Sangam
Rishi Kapoor in Mera Naam Joker
Amrish Puri in Nishant
Shashi Kapoor in Junoon & Kalyug
Anant Nag in Kalyug
Sadashiv Amrapurkar in Ardh Satya
Anuradha Patel in Ijaazat
Ajay Devgn in Zakhm & Company
Shiney Ahuja & Chitrangada Singh in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi.

And it is very unfair to count all milestone performances of legends Amitji & Dilipji. If your saying 100 best performance so add boths all performances to this list.
 

Thanks a lot Gaurav for your elaborate comment and some great mentions too.
But do let me know which of the 100 you feel dont deserve to be there.

Coz if a new one has to enter then another has to be deleted too since we cannot go beyond the total of 100.
Waiting for your reply.

Cheers!

The 2 actors ( i dont know their names) in the movie Dosti (old one black & white) are also worth mentioning. Its a heart touching story of 2 friends, one is blind and the other is lame. Both of them did full justice to their roles.

Thanks Zemal for your valuable comment...and it sure was a great movie with great acting.
But still somehow I cannot add it in the list due to many better performances in there.

Keep Visiting and Writing in.

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In Devdaas (One with Madhuri SRK etc), not only was the ambiance spectacular and lavish but all performances were stellar too. Madhuri, Shahrukh, Aishwarya even Jackie Shroff !
I have not seen many of the movies above as I am now in the process of becoming movie buff. I know mostly the recent ones (you can consider that 1985 and after). So I really can't tell which ones to replace. Also I find Nana as the current best actor especially for dialogue delivery. It seems to come from within as if he is literally 'living' the character. He is perhaps the second angry young man after Amitabh Bachchan (and mind you he recently entered his sixties!).

Your blogs are very informative though.

Thanks for your comment Abhishek and just keep on watching more good movies taking hints from the site,
as there is still a lot more to discover for you in Hindi Cinema before the 80s.

Keep Visiting.
Cheers!

Sir what is ur view about these roles
nana patekar in krantiveer, ashutosh rana in dushman, aishwarya in hum dil de chuke sanam, shahrukh in darr, amitabh in main azaad hoon, shreyas talpade in iqbaal, urmila in bhoot, jagira's role in china gate

Hi Abhishek,
From the performance you mentioned, 
Amitabh in MAIN AZAAD HUN is already there in the list as it came in 1989.
Now all other performance are really fine but not the finest if you watch and consider the rest mentioned there.

But still I would like to pick up Ashutosh Rana in DUSHMAN as the best out of them which surely can be mentioned in the "Other memorable performances".

Cheers!

I have a few suggestions wha t about kajols role in fanaa and rani mukherjees role in no one killed jessica.
vidya balan in ishqia and priyanka chopra in saat khoon maaf
these are all steller performances.

Hi Shiv,
Before answering on your suggestions, I would just like to say that "A GREAT PERFORMANCE" largely or infact completely depends upon what you have already seen before in HINDI CINEMA.....
So with that viewpoint, nobody stands out in a great way from your suggestion made but there is one you havent mentioned and she is Vidya Baalan in "No One Killed Jessica" in her de-glam look. That one act remains above all you mentioned, but still cannot be replaced by anyone already there in the list.

Keep Visiting and Writing in.

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Thanks a lot Krishna for praising and approving the list here.

Keep visiting and writing in.
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Thanks Chirag for your silent but expressive comment....
Do Keep visiting, as there is lot of more such content at the site for you.

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Thanks Kuntal for visiting and writing in.
No doubt there are many performance as you mentioned from the recent times which can be considered but there are two factors which stop me to include them in the list :
1.  I cant ignore the fact that most of these films are more a commercial viable projects equipped with good performances but not passionately MOVIES watchable due to the performances alone.

2. I cant dare to take out any entry from the list already there, when it comes to comparison with the recent ones.

Still I would consider and try to see how it can be done.

Keep Visiting.
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Thanks Aashika for visiting and writing in.
However I dont agree with either Sadhna or Rajendra Kumar with all the due respect towards them and their art.
Regarding the other two Darsheel is right there in the list for Taare Zameen Par and as far as 3 Idiots was concerned it was the film in its collective mode which really worked and not Aamir Khan alone.

Do Keep Visiting and writing!
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Hi there! Thank you for compiling such a list. Compiling a list like this is very difficult and I think u have done a very good job.I do however think that sharuukh khans performances in Devdas and Kal Ho Naa Ho are at least worth a special mention. I also think Vidya balans performances in ishqiya and the dirty picture are worth a mention. Thank u.

Hi Sheetal,
Thanks a lot for praising the effort made here for all true movie lovers.
Regarding the recommendations, I may not be able to add all but it does gives me an idea to make a special mention of performances post 2000 in Indian Cinema. That is in the 21st Century. 
So Thanks for giving me the idea.

Keep Visiting and writing in.
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U not mention naseer in paar. come on he won national award and Venice film award.

Hi Sandeep,
Thanks for your comment and I really loved PAAR.
But for every new addition you have to give one which should be taken out.
So would love to read from you about this.

Cheers! 

Hi Bobby,
You have made a list full of lacunas. You say your list is based on performance and not success or failure of the film, then the no. 1 spot should be occupied by Sanjeev Kumar for NAYA DIN NAYI RAAT. In this film all the shades of acting are there. AB comes nowhere close to the acting prowess of Sanjeev Kumar, who is the best actor Hindi cinema has ever seen. His personal life flaws lessened his stay and also cut short his life. Dilip Kumar coldnt even think of the range that Saneev Kumar possessed. DK was a great actor but his range was highly limited. Similarly Rajesh Khanna was way above AB in acting talent but his personal life chaos, arrogance and unprofessional behaviour marred him. If he had been like his character in BAWARCHI , RK would have achieved 30 times more than AB.
You have also missed Sanjeev Kumar's performance in Mausam.

Hi Anurag Aggarwal,
Thanks for your comment and your recommendations too....however here I would like to mention that the list is not only based on performance regardless of success or failure of the film........but it also remains far away from any personal favorites or fan following.

I am a big fan of HARI BHAI but at the same time I cant include him in the list just for the sake of my love for him.....And further if you consider the no.1 spot should be occupied by NAYA DIN NAYI RAAT, then I certainly have nothing more to say about this here.

Yet would suggest that you go through the more than 100 comments below the post to get a broader picture.

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Its been a good effort compiling this list, but it has missed some seriously great performances. If I were to compile such a list, my inclusions would ve been:

Salman Khan for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam besides others,
Vijay Raaz for Run or Monsoon Wedding,
Om Puri for many more performances, he's very underrated
One of Govinda's comic performances, for his sense of timing
Manoj Bajpai for Aks,
KK Menon for Shaurya,
Amrish Puri as Villian,
Anupam Kher for few more performances,
Akshay Kumar for Garam Masala,
Performances from Aankhen (new one)
Manisha Koirala for Khamoshi
Anil Kapoor for No Entry
Pankaj Kapoor for Roja
Jackie Shroff for 1942
Neena Gupta for Suraj Ka Saatvan Ghoda - she did better than Rajat Kapoor
Aishwarya for Raincoat

I would drop Dilip Kumar from the list altogether. Far too over-rated for his type of dialogue delivery. Same goes for Amir coz his acting never looks natural. Would even drop Rajesh Khanna coz his greatness is only attributed to Kishore Kumar and the actresses in his movies. Whereas Sharmila Tagore gave subtle yet powerful performances. Madhubala did well in Mahal. Abhay Deol did well in recent movies. There were more fine recent performances such as Preity Zinta as surrogate mother, Ranbir Kapoor as Rockstar, Kareena Kapoor in Jab we met, the child artist in Stanley ka Dabba, the other child in I am Kalam, Akshay Khanna for Humraaz as well as Border, Rajpal Yadav in many comic movies, Priyanka Chopra in 7Khoon Maaf, and also Neel Nitin, Vinay Pathak, Irfan Khan, Arshad Warsi have given good performances.

Hi Critic,
Thanks for you detailed comment but I would like to inform here that I usually dont reply to "No Real Names or Correct E-mails" at the site here to save my time.

Still for you I would like to reply that "Here we are talking about PERFORMANCES" and not "PERSONS" in particular.
And second It seems you are talking about only the cinema post 1980 and not before that.

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Hey... Sorry about the mailID thing mate and thanks for publishing my views and your comments.

I have watched plently of pre-1980 movies. To be honest I find many of those performances quite substandard. Be it senior or even child artists. Perhaps because the competition wasnt tough or not many movies were made and not so much pressure to deliver brilliant performances. I cant recollect which Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Jitendra, Dharmendra, Shammi Rishi Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Asha Parekh, Nargis, Pran, Om Prakash, Ashok Kumar, Amol Palekar, Asrani or Mithun performance can I count as outstanding. Some of their movies might ve become blockbusters but not necessary that their performances were genuinely good. Having said that, there were many Sanjeev Kumar and few Raj Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman performances that I still adore.

On the other point about Persons/Performances, I have made a mixed mention of both persons as well as performances because some persons have performed consistently superb be it any role any movie (such as Amrish Puri, Pankaj Kapoor, Manoj Bajpai, Kajol, Satish Shah, Kamala Hasan, Om Puri, etc) whilst some were only select great performances by people (such as Sanjay Dutt in Vaastav, Jackie Shroff in 1942, Naseerudin Shah in Jaane Bhi Do Yaron, etc).

Thanks for your detailed comments CRITIC and you are entitled to have your own opinion about pre80 or post80 films.....but many including myself may not agree to it.....
So its all about our personal choices as per our own understanding of life and the creative medium.
And as they say that the Beauty lies in this Variation of Life only.

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Hey I like and appreciate your understanding.

One point I'd further like to make to support my reasoning is, the continual improvement that we are witnessing in movie performances (as I see it) is akin what we see for eg in the field of Sports... we see records being broken, we see improved technique, training and improved performances and the zeal to do better than the sportstars of the yesteryears. And we see this happening in all walks of life.

Film industry, art and filmdom also seems to be undergoing this sort of constant evolution... so the actors of today are specifically trained, have a physique, can dance, can fight, can enact emotions, all come in a better accomplished package than earlier ones. With this theory, I m also assuming we ll continue to see better and better performances in the years to come, which will potentially overshadow some of the less evergreen performances given in this list.

Hi,
Thanks for your appreciation but at the same time I have an exactly opposite outlook for the films today escpecially Indian films.

One - You consider it improvement in performances but I take this improvement as just becoming more professional and less creative......more commercial and less creative.
You consider it improvement in technology but I consider it stepping many steps backward in terms of emotions and feelings.

We might witness the welcome change in sports with records broken each new day but its not the same in Indian films.........definetely not.

Two - You consider it evolution in terms of training, physique, dance, fight as a better accomplished package than earlier ones.
But I consider it all similar to the Packed or Canned food lying for days in our fridge without having any warmth of a motherly cooked food and her incomparable love for her children.

You consider and assume to see better and better performances in the years to come, which will potentially overshadow some of the earlier ones.
But I am sure to see more better and better ready made Commercial viable projects being served in the name of CINEMA in the coming days which will never be able to bring the same old magic of movies again...

Because today we are not being given FILMS made from heart.....but today we are being given PROJECTS made with proper and winning financial calculation which have nothing to do with CREATIVE ART.

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I am sorry to say this but my believe here is this list is purely based on opinion and hence very subjecttive. Despite all suggestions of replacement with justifications none was effected. But that is not to say this is a nice piece.

And we all know whose fan you are.

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Hi Sanusi,
Thanks for you opinion but I would like to inform that if you can find some time to go through all the comments then the list has been amended at times whenever a freind has made a valid suggestion of an addition along with the one to take off.
One sided addtions without any suggestions of what to replace are hard to justfiy as I see it.
And yes you are still entitled to have your opinion on the same as your right.

Cheers!

Thanks Bobby and am pleading you do justice to Sridevi, sure she deverves more. Performance wise only Meena Kumari can be compared to Sridevi, Hema and Rekha are of course more succesful in box office but her acting is so effortless and real.

Cheers

Hi Bobby thanks for your understanding I also want to add that you have forgotten NIRUPA ROY in your list.

And also among female actors if one person is to be mentioned more than once then that person has to be nobody but Sridevi. Apart from Sadma, Mr India, Nagina, Jaag Utha Insaan, Chalbaaz and Chandni in 80s almost all her films in 90s were performance based and these are roles that one cant think of another actress in that role but her, Simply put no one can play her roles better in her films. Even though Sadma is much more a challening role but I found Gumrah's performance more powerful than Sadma, Judaai is another powerful performance, Inshort Sridevi can fit in where you place AB and DK

Finally am surprise that Abishek made the list, I find his acting very artificial and unreal.

Cheers

Hi Sanusi,
Now here you are very right in pointing out Abhishek Bachchan as I was also thinking of its replacement from few days.
I respect and love Sridevi a lot but the reason I have used the first two spots for DK and AB is to save more spots for other deserving actors instead of adding more than 4-5 films of both DK and AB.

So be sure that Abhishek Is moving out of the list very soon.

Cheers!

Thanks Bobby and am pleading you do justice to Sridevi, sure she deverves more. Performance wise only Meena Kumari can be compared to Sridevi, Hema and Rekha are of course more succesful in box office but her acting is so effortless and real.

Cheers!

Sure Sanusi, I will keep it in mind as I will start re-editing it definitely.
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Naseeruddin shah in A WEDNESDAY
Shahrukh khan IN ANJAAM  DON2
Anil kapoor in AWAARGI

Hi Yasin,
Naseeruddin shah in A WEDNESDAY was no doubt good and so was Anupam Kher in it too.
But the film was a winner more due to its concept than any particular actor. 

And I really cant agree with you with the rest two.
Still thanks for being here and giving your inputs.

Cheers!

actor nos as
1.Amitabh 2.Aamir 3.Dilip 4.Mithun 5.Kamal 6.Sanjiv kumar 7.Raj Kapoor 8.Anil Kapoor 9.Ritik 10.Shahrukh

Most popular
1.Amitabh 2.Rajanikant 3.Salman 4.Aamir 5.Sharukh 6.Ritik 7.Ashay 8.Mithun 9.Anil Kapoor 10.Sanjay Datt

Mithun in agnipath
Amitabh in Bagban, Cheeni Kum, Hum, Khaaki, Aankhen
Rajnikant-in every film
Aamir-QMSQT,Dil,JJVS,1947Erth,hhrpk,Anndaj Apana Apana,,Akele hum akele tum, Gulam,Tare jami par, Gajani
Salman-Every film
Sanjay Dutt
 

Thanks Baboo for your comment with your own choices & preference list...
Keep Visiting.
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Vidya balan (the dirty picture)
sridevi (english vinglish)
Kajol( we are family)
Kajol (dushman)
Kajol (funna)
Kajol ( my name is khan)
Sharukh khan (My name is khan)
sridevi (lamhe)
Priyanka chopra (fashion)
Ranbir kapoor (rock star)
Amirkhan (fannah)
salman Khan (Tere naam)
Konkona sen (omkara)
Ranbir Kapoor (Burfi)

Hi Sureshbabusekharan,
Thanks for your suggestions but they will alone not do since you will have to give me which one can be taken out to fit the other with proper justifications too.
So do write in with details soon!
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Hi Manoj,
Thanks for your kind appreciation and yes no doubt Sunny Deol's performance in Arjun and Yateem was good and amongst the best of 80s.
But when we talk about such a vast time span of around 90-100 years then many more gems come ahead of them deservingly
Moreover for every new entry, I need to know which one you think can be taken out with the proper justifications.

So do keep reading and writing in.
With thanks once again,
Cheers!

Hi Bobby,
Many thanks for your reply. Really appreciate your response. I think justice can be done to Sunny Deol by removing one his father Dharmendra's film in the list where Dharam's name appear twice.
I am of the view that Sunny Deol's performance in Arjun was more natural and powerful than his father's performance in Chupke Chupke though the latter was good too in that film.
I think both Sunny Deol and Dharmendra will be happy if they are mentioned at least once in your valuable list.
I am not a big fan of Sunny Deol. But he deserves credit in Arjun, which in my point of view, can be used as a textbook for newcomers in cinema. Sunny was never loud in that film as he is since Ghayal. All was expressed in his eyes in Arjun. Not far from Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront.
Wish you a very good day Bobby. Of course, will continue reading you.
Warm regards,
Manoj
 

Hi Manoj,
For a difficult list as such please allow me to explain some basic structure as below :

1. The list is about performances ir-respective of any family relations between the actors named. So kindly study the list wihout such mind frame completely. 

2. Its not just that a name cannot come twice....there are many even thrice.....cause it all depends upon the memorable acts in their films. However after 3 mentions of a single name I do consider it striclty to be fair with all.

3. Thirdly A comedy is far more tough than an intense or an action role and therfore Dharmendra in Chupke Chupke remains simply incomparable with Sunny's Arjun in which he was no doubt very good.

4. And lastly I always express my views from the actual or realistic perpective without any personal bias or preferences. So the list here really isnt concernend about making anyone happy or sad.....Its just talking about performances and not any persons as such.

I hope you would understand what I wish to convey here.
Keep Visiting and Writing in,
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Hello Bobby,

Many thanks. No doubt a comedy role is tough. I do understand you.

I would like to ask you a few questions:

1) According to you, what is Sunny's best performance till to date ?

2) Do you like the Sunny in the 80s when he acted naturally or the Sunny after Ghayal (he tends to be loud in many films after Ghayal) ?

3) How do you define overacting ? Can you give some examples where there has been overacting? (Which actors/actress in in which films)

Waiting for your answers. Have a nice week-end Bobby.

Hi Manoj,
I would try to answer your questions as per my understanding and hope you would like them :

1) According to you, what is Sunny's best performance till to date ?
Sunny's best performance was surely in ARJUN and YATEEM when he was free of any superhuman image of his which later became stuck with him forever.

2) Do you like the Sunny in the 80s when he acted naturally or the Sunny after Ghayal (he tends to be loud in many films after Ghayal)?
I think the above answer says it all......so I surely like him more before 90s. But then after Dharmendra he was bound to prove the legacy of his father with all those superhuman films.......which was to come sooner of later......and i liked him in them too, like in DAMINI.

3) How do you define overacting? Can you give some examples where there has been overacting? (Which actors/actress in in which films)
Overacting is a term which becomes different if you bring in your personal choices or thinking in to it while watching a performance.
I will give you a simple example of it........If a person thinks that one should not talk much in his life, should speak in control then for this person REKHA in KHOOBSURAT will be overacting and also ANUSHKA in the recent JAB TAK HAI JAAN may also be overacting......whereas in reality they are not.
But if you really want to see overacting then with all the due respect watch some of the recent films directed by Manoj Kumar and Dev Anand or watch films featuring JOGINDER in the 70s.

Cheers!
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Hi Roopun,
We all have our own choices and preferences. So for certain reasons you may not like him. But as mentioned earlier too, for me their is no personal favourite in a film or performance.
For me Sunny Deol was fine till he had no fixed image of his, particularly in Arjun, Yateem, Sohni Mahiwal, Betaab and in Ghayal, Damini, too......but post that its only his image and no Sunny Deol in it to be precise.

Cheers!

Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan are all time greats. But do they deserve a special entry. Also it is impossible for anyone to catch all their good films. I think you should state their top 5 or at most 10 (as you are hugely impressed).

Hi Govind,
It is not the matter that whether I am hugely impressed or not cause this list and no article here at BTC deals with any personal preferences of mine.And you can see that if you read the reviews of some recently released Hindi Films at the site.

The reason I have given only the first two entries to these two veterans is that otherwise they would taken 20-30 spots in the numbers of 1-100 which would not be fare for the other artists. (For example for only Dilip Kumar the list will go on and on with Naya Daur, Madhumati, Mughl-e-Azam, Ganga Jamuna, Ram Aur Shyam, Gopi, Kohinoor, Sungharsh, Bairaag, Aadmi, Shakti, Vidhaata, Mashaal, Karma, Saudagar and may be more)

I hope I was able to make my point clear.
Cheers!

Thanks for your appreciation but as mentioned in one of my previous replies, even 1 from each genre will take up too many places by both Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan films. So I would frankly like to save those places for many other deserving candidates.

However regarding CHAALBAAZ, Yes Sridevi was too good in it but so was Hema Malini in SEETA AUR GEETA and so was Dilip Kumar in the original of them all in RAM AUR SHYAM and I cannot include all of them together (with only the original being there in the 1st mention of Dilip Kumar films).

I hope you would understand the point there,

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Shahrukh Khan s performance in Kal Ho Na Ho, Hrithik Roshan in Guzaarish were brilliant.. and Abhishek Bachchan in yuva, Raj Kapoor in Aawara, Irfan khan in Paan Singh Tomar were good too..

Hi Ayush,
However the first three have already been considered while making the list but it will be soon updated with few worth watching performance seen in 2012 like Irfan khan in Paan Singh Tomar.
So Keep Visiting.
Cheers!

Interesting post and thanks for sharing. Some things in here I have not thought about before.Thanks for making such a cool post which is really very well written. Will be referring a lot of friends about this.
Keep blogging.

Thanks Samir Karnik for visiting and writing an encouraging comment here which really gives me the energy to keep it going.
Would love to hear more from you again too.

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According to you who were the best performers of 2012 ?

I think irfan khan in Paan Singh Tomar and Annu Kapoor in Vicky Donor deserve a place in this list...

Hi Govind,
In reply to your question please read my post on "The Best of 2012" which I posted recently after receiving many requests, at the following link:

http://bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost.php?postid=postid020413083353

And I hope you will agree with most of them here!
Cheers!

Hello mate, it's gud to see some worthy performances being included here...dunno wether this list includes performances of 2008 or later, but i surely feel priyanka chopra was brilliant in fashion. The variety of emotions she displayed and the realistic feel of a model she imbibed in the role was something that left audience with a great feeling at the end of the movie. I think her performance deserves a mention. Thnx

Hi Abhishek,
Thanks for your appreciation and as per your suggestion the post has been now duly updated till 2012. 
So I hope you will find many of your favourite names there in the list or in the one below it with the other worth mentioning ones.

Cheers!
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Hi
the list is great and all r deserving but i still think u missed some names
1) amitabh in black should be named in 100 best performances instead of worth mentioning list and paa should be in worth mentioning list not in 100 great performance list
2) SRK in " my name is khan" and "devdas" (they both are his career best performances. they should be named in 100 great performances and if not there then it should atleast be in worth mentioning list
3) salam khan in "tere naam" should be included in worth mentioning list
4) Hrithik roshan in Guzaarish" should also be in worth mentioning list
5) vidya balan in "kahaani" should be removed from the list .. it was good performance but not extra-ordinary.

i know u wont agree on some or all points but these are my suggestions

Thanks
Zaid Feroz

Hi Zaid Feroz,
Thanks for agreeing with most of the list here and here are my views on your points mentioned :

1) Amitabh in black should be named in 100 best performances instead of worth mentioning list and paa should be in worth mentioning list not in 100 great performance list.
(Both Paa and Black were there in the 100 but with many recent additions I had to pull down Black. But PAA was unarguably much ahead than BLACK due to many factors and the one being the unconventional, innovative character which many would even not imagine trying even for a play.)

2) SRK in " my name is khan" and "devdas" (they both are his career best performances. they should be named in 100 great performances and if not there then it should atleast be in worth mentioning list)
(For My Name Is Khan you can read its review which has all the reasons and for DEVDAS, I can easily relate to its music but not performances.)

3) Salman Khan in "Tere Naam" should be included in worth mentioning list.
(I really would like to see to this in the next updation)

4) Hrithik roshan in "Guzaarish" should also be in worth mentioning list
(Again its review has all the answers)

5) Vidya balan in "Kahaani" should be removed from the list .. it was good performance but not extra-ordinary.
(Along with the performance, you also have to keep in mind that who else was there in the film which actually helped it reach this status..........and the answer is that No one else with a name in the market. So this single reason takes her performance to a much bigger level as I feel.)

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Being a sunny deol fan...not considered for his path breaking ghayal, ghatak, damini or gadar....i beleive atleast he deserved one nomination...

Hi Gagan,
Sunny is right there in the Worth Mentioning List for his DAMINI act as desired.
Cheers!

Am realy shocked to see Vidya in kahaani in the list!

Hi Sanusi,
For this particular entry I would like to say that its not the success of the film but the fact that the whole film was entirely lead and ruled by the lady alone impactfully, which brought it into the list.

However having said that, I would like to add that the entry also remains the one which will be the first one to be replaced as soon as I find another worth entry worth adding here.

Cheers!

Thanks Raj for your own recommendations for the list.
Would sure consider them in the next update.

Cheers!

Though I may not agree with your list completley but I am more shocked at people's suggestionss. Especially Salman Khan....I dont understand how people can even think of him as an actor. He is an entertainer at best. next we will have Alia bhatt for (whatever movie that was).

Thanks Prerna for your honest comment and I hope you would love reading other articles at the site too.

So Keep Visiting and Writing in,
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I think u forgot to mention Ajay Devgan, one of the better actors of today's. Dont u feel he was remarkable in Zakhm, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Legend of Bhagat Singh, Khakee, Gangajal.

What about Hrithik Roshan in Laqshya, I feel it was a more challenging role than Koi Mil Gaya.

Sunny Deol in Ghayal could have got a mention.

Abhishek in Yuva was also brilliant

A very good list nontheless.
Also I agree if u include Dilip Kumar and Amitabh, ur entire list would be finished within these two only.

Dear Gagan,
I havent forgot anything and even if I did then the fabulous comments above have already made me realise that evidently from the day this was posted few years back. So all your recemendations have been both suggested and replied earlier too which you can read in all the comments here. 

However frankly Hrithik Roshan role in Laqshya was no doubt physically more challenging but he was much ahead than himself in Koi Mil Gaya.
Still thanks for your kind acceptance of the majority of the list and yes we cannot make a perfect list at all as everyone has his own perspective to look upon various performances in different eras of our 100 years of cinema.

Keep Visiting and Writing in,
Cheers!

Thanks for your site and kudos to your contribution towards Indian Cinema.
Must include gr8 performance of heroine of 'Pratighat'. That movie of N Chandra was gr8 by all means. Performance, script, message etc. etc.........
Shahrukh is better in DARR/BAZIGAR/YES BOSS/RAJU BAN GAYA GENTLEMAN than in 'SWADES'.
I think you are obsessed with some of directors like Aashutosh Gowariker and will include his films thisway or that way.
Replace ShashiKapoor in 'Kabhi Kabhi'. No doubt performance is good but not that much to be included in top 100 performances in last 100 years.
Meena Kumari in Saheb.....is better than 'Mere Apne'. In my humble opinion your list is almost 70% perfect but 30 of your selected performances should be replaced. I will send the names in next mail.

Thanks Ratan for your appreciative words for my works here and this is my honest response for all your suggested points.

1. Firstly Yes you have rightly reminded me of a great performance by Sujata Mehta in PRATIGHAAT (1987) and I am soon going to watch it again and make a decision.

2. I cannot agree to that Shahrukh was better in DARR / BAZIGAR / YES BOSS / RAJU BAN GAYA GENTLEMAN but I can say that he was more innocent, raw and emotional in these movies than in 'SWADES'...........hence performance wise I do rate the later much ahead.

3. Thirdly If you are a regular reader here at BTC of all my articles and new hindi film reviews then you might be knowing that I am not a believer of any biased views or partial outlook. For me films comes first and directors or its actors later......therefore even when a director might be there in my Loved Director's list, his all films may not find a place in my Must Watch Movies in many cases.

For instance in case of Aashutosh Gowariker, just try reading my review of his "Whats Your Rashee" and "Khelein Hum Jee Jan Se".........(Both the films are not there in the must watch list and moreover only 3 of his 7 films are included there, which is not even the half.)

4. Regarding ShashiKapoor in 'Kabhi Kabhi', I think you are mistaken here as it was taken off long ago and is now there only in "Other Wroth Praising Performanes" (out of the main 100)

5. For Meena Kumari in Saheb.....is better than 'Mere Apne' - In my opinion a fairly young women doing the role of a very old lonely lady certainly carry more marks than She playing her own age gracefully.

And lastly its almost impossible to make a 100% perfect list as we all have own own views and perspective to see all these films and performances. So if knowledgeable friends like yourself can readily accept the list as 70% perfect, then I think the job is well done...........because if the 70% of the viewers sitting in the theater, like the film and come out praising it................then it actually becomes a MAJOR HIT in the entertainment business.

So with Cheers to this Mutual Agreement.
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