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.

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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!