From 1957 till today I will put my choice.This is my own personal opinion.Some may not like because today ’’Hindi Movies’Audience has totaly changed.What was best once upon a time;it is rejected today or copied very shabily & put forward to today’s audience as ’’BEST’’;which put people like me in shame! What used to be bad acting or bad performance is dubbed and edited properly and portryed as ’’best’’...!!with loud voice (?or NOISE) and brassy background music which will shatter your ear drums
My actors of choice---
1)Dilip Kumar-Real name is ’’Yusuf Khan’’ from Peshawar ( now in Pakistan).He has to struggle a lot to become ’’Hero’’.He has been very choosy in his roles;he has given ’’quality’’to Indian film industry & acted in very less but selective movies. He used to act in one movie at one time; till movie is completed he never used to sign another. What a quality work 9 which is lacking in today’s stardom!!Actor is born with talents and star is made glorified by human beings.
Many actors used to try hard to act with him!For more than 3 decades he was on top. Most favourite movies are ’Gunga-Jamuna;Devdas;Naya Daur;Leader;DDDL; Madhumati;RamAurShyam....’’ all the movies his acting used to be superb.
2)Sanjeev Kumar-Real name was ’’Hari Jhariwala’’;first Gujrati theatre actor to become hero only because of his ’’qualities’’--no influence! In many movies he even acted better than ’’celeberated actor’’;like Bachhans and Dharmendras!!Movies.. ’’Khilona; NayaDinNayiRaat;Sholay;RajaAurRank;Aandhi.....’’
3)Balraj Sahani -He had been most ’’versatile’’ actor in his time.Like Dilip; He also was favourite of Mr.Bimal Roy.He used to accept any role given to him and act accordingly. Who can forget ’’Anuradha;DoBhigaaZameen;Seema;Waqt;Ek Phool do mali...’’
4)Dev Anand -He was most romantic actor at those time;his similarity with Gregory Pack was most popular!His style was unique.Kaala Paani; Kaala Bazaar; Guide;Munimji;
5)Shaharukh Khan--No influence;no pushing.Only ’’hard work’’made this man no.one hero today.In today’s heros he is most versatile.He is very hard working and puntual in his time. He has maximum movies as hit ;i.e.his success rate is highest among all !!
There are others also whome I apreciate like Shashi Kapoor;Rajesh Khanna;Pran; Amrish Puri;Mahmood ( as an actor);Amitabh Bachhan;Nasiruddin Shah etc.’’
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