The criterion for choosing actors here is overall impact. Cinema has changed from the thirties to now with only a handful of men having left their mark.My five are:
Ashok Kumar:He started the trend of acting acting as opposed to melodrama.He was also the first to use hands to denote emotion.
Dilip Kumar:Followed Ashok Kumar initially but has been copied by every actor thereafter.Master at underplaying emotions.First chocolateface hero with good physique.
Dev Anand:The greatest romantic hero there ever was.Girls in cities swooned when he sang’Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai’ and’Chhod do anchal’.
Rajesh Khanna:Teen hearthrob unlimited.First and only megastar.Ruled the boxoffice like a king in the period’69-’73.
Shah Rukh Khan:Mickey brown eyes.Mothercrazy yet suave.Range from Cosmo till Koliwada.