Actors Who Changed The Meaning Of Acting With Best Performances

1. Balraj Sahni

Balraj Sahni is one of the noted Indian film actors in Bollywood. He started his acting career with theater and then headed towards Bollywood with his debut movie Insaaf followed by Dharti Ke Lal and became a famous face in the industry. He was also a writer and he penned down many poems, short stories, books, and an autobiography. In the year 2013, he was honored by Indian Post when they released a postage stamp bearing his face.

2. N. T. Rama Rao

N T Rama Rao is a famous Telugu film personality who is an actor, producer, director, and a politician. He served thrice as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He has acted in many cinemas and has been a part of three hundred movies in his life. He has been termed as Robin-Hood hero due to his character portrayal. He received many awards for his dedication towards Indian cinema. He became one of the prominent figures in the history of Telugu cinema.

3. Dilip Kumar

Dilip Kumar also known as Mohammad Yusuf Khan is an ultimate method actor as described by Satyajit Ray, the famous director of those years. His debut movie was Jwar Bhata in the year 1944. He has acted in a variety of films like drama, historical, social, comedy, etc. and excelled in all the fields. He has received eight Filmfare awards for his performances in the Hindi cinema. The Indian government honored him with Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, and Dada Saheb Phalke Award.

4. Guru Dutt

The multi-talented actor Guru Dutt, who’s another name, is Vasanth Kumar Shivshankar Padukone was an actor, producer, and director of 1950s and 1960s. He has acted in sixteen movies and directed eight classic films. He proved himself in every field, but his sudden demise made his fans disappointed. His pictures, when re-released in Germany, France and Japan, used to be a house full. In CNN’s report, he was rated under ‘Top 25 Asian Actors of all time’. To honor him the Indian Government released a postage stamp bearing his name in 2004.

5. Sanjeev Kumar

Sanjeev Kumar was a noted Indian film actor is well known for his versatility. His mind-blowing performances in movies like Sholay, Koshish, Dastak,etc. are few examples of his generous characters in the films. He never hesitated to play non-glamourous roles even in his career. He has also won two National Film Awards for Best Actor. He died at an early age of 50 years due to massive heart-attack.

6. Rajinikanth

The southern superstar’s original name is Shivaji Rao Gaekwad. He has also acted in Hindi, Bengali, English, Kannada, Malayalam languages respectively. He has a huge fan following in India and people in the south worship him. From his debut movie-Apoorva Raagangal, his performance was appreciated by everyone and slowly his career graph raised through his magical acting skills on screen. His style of acting is famous among every genre in India.He has also received Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan for his contribution to the art.

7. Amitabh Bachchan

The Shahenshah of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor who started his career with debut movie Bhuvan Shome in 1969 as a voice narrator. Later on, he acted in many films but, gained success from the films like Zanjeer and Deewar. He has been termed as the angry young man, Big B. He has appeared in one hundred eighty Indian movies throughout his career span, and the list goes on. He also got a role in Hollywood movie The Great Gatsby. The Government of India has awarded him with Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan, and Padma Bhushan for his outstanding performances.

8. Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan has been termed as a one-man army who has many skills that include as an actor, writer, producer, playback singer, choreographer, and lyricist. He acted as a child actor in many films, but his debut in Apoorva Raagangal paved his way for career growth. He has done a varied variety of cinemas like Vishwaroopam, Dasavatharaam, Nayagan, Hey Ram, etc. His work led him to achieve many awards- four National Awards, Nineteen Filmfare Awards.

9. Irrfan Khan

The Indian film actor, Irrfan Khan is the one who was the first to head towards Hollywood film industry. He is best known for his unique and tremendous acting skills which make him stand in a different place than others. He is one of the finest actors who has acted in several movies in both Bollywood and Hollywood. He is a famous personality worldwide. He has received a Padma Shri Award and National Award for his performance in the field of art.

10. Ranveer Singh

Ranveer Singh Bhagnani is a renowned actor in Bollywood. His debut movie was Band Baaja Baraat which proved to be a huge success, and everyone liked his performance. Later on, he starred in many hit films that include Dil Dhadakne Do, Gunday, Ram-Leela, etc. Bajirao Mastani is his latest film that raised his career graph, and he changed the meaning of acting through his dedication towards his character. Bajirao Mastani has been one of the highest grossing Indian Hindi movies.