31 December 2015

Everything I Watched in 2015

Feature Films/Documentaries:

January '15

1 U Me Aur Hum ** 2008 Ajay Devgn
2 Jalwa ** 1987 Pankaj Parashar
3 Masoom ** 1960 Satyen Bose
4 The Imitation Game *** 2014 Morten Tyldum
5 The Interview *** 2014 Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen
6 Teen Bahuraniyan * 1968 S. S. Balan, S. S. Vasan
7 Big Hero 6 *** 2014 Don Hall, Chris Williams
8 Whiplash ***1/2 2014 Damien Chazelle
9 Videsh - Heaven On Earth * 2008 Deepa Mehta
10 American Sniper ** 2015 Clint Eastwood
11 Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon *** 2003 Chandan Arora
12 Jaagriti *** 1954 Satyen Bose
13 I *** 2015 Shankar
14 Sikandar ** 2009 Piyush Jha
15 Ferry (Kashti) ** 1954 Hemen Gupta
16 Sarhad ** 1960 Shankar Mukerjee
17 Miss Mala ** 1954 Jayant Desai
18 Dumb And Dumber *1/2 1994 Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
19 Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar *1/2 1984 Narayana Rao Daseri
20 Anurodh ** 1977 Shakti Samanta
21 Joroo Ka Ghulam ** 1972 A. Bhimsingh
22 Jawab *1/2 1955 Ismail Menon
23 Baby ***1/2 2015 Neeraj Pandey
24 Ek Nazar ** 1972 B. R. Ishara
25 Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke *** 1957 P. L. Santoshi
26 Naach *** 2004 Ram Gopal Varma
27 Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja *1/2 1961 H. S. Rawail
28 Ardhangini ** 1959 Ajit Chakraborty
29 Midnight's Children ** 2013 Deepa Mehta
30 Daddy ***1/2 1989 Mahesh Bhatt
31 Foxcatcher ** 2014 Bennett Miller
32 Subah ** 1984 Jabbar Patel

February '15

28 December 2015

Books I Read in 2015

(in alphabetical order)

Hindi
  1. Adhe Adhoore (Mohan Rakesh)
  2. Anand Math (Bankim Chandra Chatterji)
  3. Ande Ke Chhilke (Mohan Rakesh)
  4. Ashadh Ka Ek Din (Mohan Rakesh)
  5. Colaba Conspiracy (Surendra Mohan Pathak)
  6. Crystal Lodge (Surendra Mohan Pathak)
  7. Goa Galatta (Surendra Mohan Pathak)
  8. Gunahon Ka Devta (Dharmvir Bharti)
  9. Jhootha Such - Desh Ka Bhavishya (Yashpal)
  10. Jhootha Such - Watan Aur Desh (Yashpal)
  11. Karmbhumi (Premchand)
  12. Kashi Ka Assi (Kashinath Singh)
  13. Maila Aanchal (Phanishwar Nath 'Renu')
  14. Murjhaye Vriksha (Prem Pradhan)
  15. Partee: Parikatha (Phanishwar Nath 'Renu')
  16. Raag Darbari (Shrilal Shukla)
  17. Suraj Ka Saatwan Ghoda (Dharmvir Bharti)
  18. Tamas (Bhisham Sahni)
English
  1. And Then One Day: A Memoir (Naseeruddin Shah)
  2. Around The World In 80 Days (Jules Verne)
  3. Bollybook (Diptakirti Chaudhary)
  4. Don't Stand Too Close To A Naked Man (Tim Allen)
  5. Eleven Nights (Paulo Coelho)
  6. Five Point Someone (Chetan Bhagat)
  7. Half Girlfriend (Chetan Bhagat)
  8. How Sachin Destroyed My Life (Vikram Sathaye)
  9. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro: Seriously Funny Since 1983 (Jai Arjun Singh)
  10. Kitney Aadmi They (Diptakirti Chaudhary)
  11. Love, Rosie (Cecelia Ahern)
  12. The Diary of A Young Girl (Anne Frank)
  13. The Guide (R K Narayan)

20 December 2015

The Best of 2015


BEST FILMS 2015

15. Margarita With A Straw

14. Baby

13. Tanu Weds Manu Returns

12. Dum Laga Ke Haisha

11. Bajirao Mastani

10. Bajrangi Bhaijaan

9. Dil Dhadakne Do

8. Badlapur

7. Bahubali: The Beginning

6. NH10

5. Talvar

4. Titli

3. Piku 

2. Tamasha

1. Masaan


NOT BAD AT ALL

Dolly Ki Doli, Shamitabh, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!, Dharam Sankat Mein, Bombay Velvet, Main Aur Charles


BEST PERFORMERS (MALE)

In a leading role:

6. Ayushmann Khurrana (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)

5. Irrfan (Talvar)

4. Amitabh Bachchan (Piku)

3. Vicky Kaushal (Masaan)

2. Ranbir Kapoor (Tamasha)

1. Ranveer Singh (Bajirao Mastani & Dil Dhadakne Do)

In a supporting role:

6. Anil Kapoor (Dil Dhadakne Do)

5. Sanjay Mishra (Masaan)

4. Irrfan (Piku)

3. Deepak Dobriyal (Tanu Weds Manu Returns)

2. Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Badlapur)

1. Ranvir Shorey (Titli)


BEST PERFORMERS (FEMALE)

6. Anushka Sharma (NH10)

5. Richa Chaddha (Masaan)

4. Kangana Ranaut (Tanu Weds Manu Returns)

3. Kalki Koechlin (Margarita With A Straw)

2. Deepika Padukone (Piku)

1. Deepika Padukone (Tamasha)


Special Mention:

Deepti Naval (NH10), Shefali Shah (Dil Dhadakne Do), Harshaali Malhotra (Bajrangi Bhaijaan)


BEST SONGS 2015

15. Gallan Goodiyaan (Farhan AkhtarShankar Mahadevan & Others; Dil Dhadakne Do)

14. Maati Ka Palang (Samira Koppikar; NH10)

13. Bezubaan (Anupam Roy; Piku)

12. Judaai (Rekha BhardwajArijit Singh; Badlapur)

11. Deewani Mastani (Shreya Ghoshal; Bajirao Mastani)

10. Banno Tera Swagger (Brijesh Shandllya, Swati Sharma; Tanu Weds Manu Returns)

9. Matargasti (Mohit Chauhan; Tamasha)

8. Naak Pe Gussa (Neeti Mohan; Bombay Velvet)

7. Byomkesh in Love (Rishi Bradoo, Anil Bradoo, Usri Banerjee; Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!)

6. Moh Moh Ke Dhaage (Monali Thakur; Dum Laga Ke Haisha)

5. Chali Kahani (Sukhwinder Singh; Tamasha)

4. Mann Kasturi (Amit Kilam; Masaan)

3. Wat Wat Wat (Arijit Singh, Shashwat Singh; Tamasha)

2. Dhadaam Dhadaam (Neeti Mohan; Bombay Velvet)

1. Agar Tum Saath Ho (Alka Yagnik, Arijit Singh; Tamasha)/Tu Kisi Rail Si (Swanand Kirkire; Masaan)


BEST SOUNDTRACKS 2015

7. NH10 (Bann Chakraborty & Others)

6. Badlapur (Sachin-Jigar)

5. Bajirao Mastani (Sanjay Leela Bhansali)

4. Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (Sneha Khanwalkar & Others)

3. Masaan (Indian Ocean)

2. Bombay Velvet (Amit Trivedi)

1. Tamasha (A. R. Rahman)


9 November 2015

Bollywood Directors who remade their own films

A. R. Kardar - Dillagi (1949) / Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966) [Based on Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte]

B. R. Chopra - Afsana (1951) / Dastaan (1972)

Chetan Anand - Afsar (1950) / Saheb Bahadur (1977) [Based on The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol]; Taxi Driver (1954) / Jaaneman (1976)

David Dhawan - Judwaa (1997) / Judwaa 2 (2017); Coolie No. 1 (1995/2020)

Homi Wadia - Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1954/1966); Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag (1952) / Adventures of Aladdin (1978)


Hrishikesh Mukherjee - Mem-Didi (1961) / Achha Bura (1983)

Kidar Sharma - Chitralekha (1941/1964) [Based on Chitralekha by Bhagwati Charan Verma]

Mehboob Khan - Aurat (1940) / Mother India (1957)

Nanabhai Bhatt – Mr. X (1957) / Adhi Raat Ke Baad (1965)

Ram Gopal Varma - Shiva (1990/2006)

Sohrab Modi - Jailor (1938/1958)

V. Shantaram - Shakuntala (1943) / Stree (1961) [Based on Abhijñānaśākuntalam by Kalidasa]


Vijay Bhatt - Ram Rajya (1943/1967)

Vikram Bhatt - Inteha (2003) / Aetbaar (2004) [Both were inspired by the 1996 film Fear]

1 July 2015

Chartered Accountants appeared in Hindi films

Amol Palekar - Gol Maal (1979)
Farooq Sheikh - Kissi Se Na Kehna (1983)
Aamir Khan - Jawani Zindabad (1990)
Rahul Roy - Naseeb (1997)
Dia Mirza - Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein (2001)
Imtiaz Ali - Black Friday (2007) [as Yakub Memon]
Kunal Khemu - Dhoondhte Reh Jaaoge (2009)
Farhan Akhtar - Karthik Calling Karthik (2010)
Irrfan Khan - Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011)
Abhishek Bachchan - Players (2012)
Paresh Rawal - Ready (2012)
Rajat Kapoor - Ankhon Dekhi (2014)

[Additional contribution: Phani Shankar]

30 June 2015

Actresses Who Married Their Directors

1. Mehtab and Sohrab Modi

    Parakh (1944), Ek Din Ka Sultan (1945), Jhansi Ki Rani (1953), Samay Bada Balwan (1969)

2. Noor Jehan and Shaukat Hussain Rizvi

    Khandan (1942), Naukar (1943), Dost (1944), Zeenat (1945), Jugnu (1947)

3. Meena Kumari and Kamal Amrohi

    Daera (1953), Pakeezah (1972)

4. Sandhya and V. Shantaram

    Amar Bhoopali (1951), Parchhaiyan (1952), Teen Batti Char Raasta (1953), Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955), Do Ankhen Barah Haath (1957), Navrang (1959), Stree (1961), Sehra (1963), Ladki Sahyadri Ki (1966), Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli (1971), Pinjra (1972)

5. Sadhana and R. K. Nayyar

    Love in Simla (1960), Intaquam (1969)

6. Rehana Sultan and B. R. Ishara

    Chetna (1970), Man Tera Tan Mera (1971), Man Jaiye (1972), Dil Ki Rahen (1973)

7. Deepti Naval and Prakash Jha

    Hip Hip Hurray (1984), Damul (1985)

8. Soni Razdan and Mahesh Bhatt

    Saaransh (1984), Kaash (1987), Daddy (1989), Sadak (1991), Sir (1993), Gumrah (1993), Naaraz (1994), Papa Kehte Hain (1996) 

9. Sonam and Rajiv Rai

    Tridev (1989), Vishwatma (1992)

10. Deepa Sahi and Ketan Mehta
         
     Maya Memsaab (1993), Oh Darling! This is India (1995), Aar Ya Paar (1997)

11. Udita Goswami and Mohit Suri

     Zeher (2005)

12. Kalki Koechlin and Anurag Kashyap

    Dev.D (2009), That Girl In Yellow Boots (2011)


13. Myra Karn and Rajkumar Gupta

    No One Killed Jessica (2011)

16 January 2015

The 25 Greatest Performances from Hindi Cinema

  1. Raj Kapoor (Awara; 1951)
  2. Balraj Shahni (Do Bigha Zameen; 1953)
  3. Guru Dutt (Pyaasa; 1957)
  4. Nargis (Mother India; 1957)
  5. Meena Kumari (Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam; 1962)
  6. Nutan (Bandini; 1963)
  7. Dev Anand (Guide; 1965)
  8. Waheeda Rehman (Guide; 1965)
  9. Utpal Dutt (Bhuvan Shome; 1969)
  10. Rajesh Khanna (Anand; 1971)
  11. Balraj Shahni (Garm Hava; 1974)
  12. Amitabh Bachchan (Deewaar; 1975)
  13. Amjad Khan (Sholay; 1975)
  14. Smita Patil (Bhumika; 1977)
  15. Dilip Kumar (Shakti; 1982)
  16. Shabana Azmi (Arth; 1982)
  17. Anupam Kher (Saaransh; 1984)
  18. Nana Patekar (Parinda; 1989)
  19. Amitabh Bachchan (Agneepath; 1991)
  20. Shah Rukh Khan (Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa; 1993)
  21. Manoj Bajpai (Satya; 1998)
  22. Shah Rukh Khan (Swades; 2004)
  23. Darsheel Safary (Taare Zameen Par; 2007)
  24. Ranbir Kapoor (Rockstar; 2011)
  25. Aamir Khan (PK; 2014)

15 January 2015

The 190 Memorable Performances from Bollywood

  1. Dilip Kumar as Dilip (Andaz; 1949)
  2. Prithviraj Kapoor as Judge Raghunath (Awara; 1951)
  3. Raj Kapoor as Raj (Awara; 1951)
  4. Balraj Shahni as Shambhu Mahto (Do Bigha Zamin; 1953)
  5. David as John (Boot Polish; 1954)
  6. Dilip Kumar as Devdas Mukherjee (Devdas; 1955)
  7. Raj Kapoor as a peasant (Jaagte Raho; 1956)
  8. Guru Dutt as Vijay (Pyaasa; 1957)
  9. Nargis as Radha (Mother India; 1957)
  10. Dev Anand as Karan Mehra (Kala Paani; 1958)
  11. Vyjyanthimala as Madhumati/Madhavi/Radha (Madhumati; 1958)
  12. Guru Dutt as Suresh Sinha (Kaagaz Ke Phool; 1959)
  13. Nutan as Sujata (Sujata; 1959)
  14. Lalita Pawar as Mrs. D’sa (Anari; 1959)
  15. Raj Kapoor as Raj Kumar (Anari; 1959)
  16. Madhubala as Anarkali (Mughal-E-Azam; 1960)
  17. Pran as Raka (Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai; 1960)
  18. Raj Kapoor as Raju (Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai; 1960)
  19. Balraj Shahni as Abdul Rehman Khan (Kabuliwala; 1961)
  20. Dilip Kumar as Gungaram (Gunga Jumna; 1961)
  21. Dev Anand as Captain Anand/Major Verma (Hum Dono; 1962)
  22. Meena Kumari as Chhoti Bahu (Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam; 1962)
  23. Nutan as Kalyani (Bandini; 1963)
  24. Dev Anand as Raju (Guide; 1965)
  25. Raaj Kumar as Raja (Waqt; 1965)
  26. Waheeda Rehman as Rosie/Nalini (Guide; 1965)
  27. Ashok Kumar as Major Chandrakant (Oonche Log; 1965)
  28. Manoj Kumar as Bhagat Singh (Shaheed; 1965)
  29. Dilip Kumar as Ram/Shyam (Ram Aur Shyam; 1967)
  30. Raj Kapoor as Hiraman (Teesri Kasam; 1966)
  31. Pran asMalang Chahcha (Upkar; 1967)
  32. Nargis as Varuna (Raat Aur Din; 1967)
  33. Kishore Kumar as Vidyapati (Padosan; 1968)
  34. Mehmood as Master Pillai (Padosan; 1968)
  35. Ashok Kumar as Joggi Thakur (Aashirwaad; 1968)
  36. Dharmendra as Satyapriya (Satyakaam; 1969)
  37. Utpal Dutt as Bhuvan Shome (Bhuvan Shome; 1969)
  38. Waheeda Rehman as Radha (Khamoshi; 1970)
  39. Rishi Kapoor as Young Raju (Mera Naam Joker; 1970)
  40. Rajesh Khanna as Anand Saigal (Anand; 1971)
  41. Amitabh Bachchan as Bhaskar Bannerjee (Anand; 1971)
  42. Sanjeev Kumar as Hari Charan Mathur (Koshish; 1972)
  43. Meena Kumari as Nargis/Sahibjaan (Pakeezah; 1972)
  44. Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Khanna (Zanjeer; 1973)
  45. Pran as Sher Khan (Zanjeer; 1973)
  46. Amitabh Bachchan as Moti (Saudagar; 1973)
  47. Jaya Bhaduri as Uma (Abhimaan; 1973)
  48. Balraj Shahni as Salim Mirza (Garm Hava; 1974)
  49. Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh (Sholay; 1975)
  50. Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Verma (Deewaar; 1975)
  51. Dharmendra as Dr. Parimal Tripathi (Chupke Chupke; 1975)
  52. Sanjeev Kumar as Thakur Baldev Singh (Sholay; 1975)
  53. Sanjeev Kumar as J. K. (Aandhi; 1975)
  54. Shashi Kapoor as Ravi Verma (Deewaar; 1975)
  55. Ashok Kumar as Col. Julius Nagendranath Wilfred Singh (Chhoti Si Baat; 1976)
  56. Amol Palekar as Arun Pradeep (Chhoti Si Baat; 1976)
  57. Asrani as Nagesh (Chhoti Si Baat; 1976)
  58. Sharmila Tagore as Chanda/Kajli (Mausam; 1976)
  59. Mithun Chakraborty as Ghinua (Mrigayaa; 1976)
  60. Amitabh Bachchan as Anthony Gonzalves (Amar Akbar Anthony; 1977)
  61. Sanjeev Kumar as Mirza Sajjad Ali (Shatranj Ke Khilari; 1977)
  62. Smita Patil as Usha (Bhumika; 1977)
  63. Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Kumar (Trishul; 1978)
  64. Utpal Dutt as Bhavani Shankar (Gol Maal; 1979)
  65. Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Singh (Kala Patthar; 1979)
  66. Naseeruddin Shah as Bhaskar Kulkarni (Aakrosh; 1980)
  67. Naseeruddin Shah as Anirudh Parmar (Sparsh; 1980)
  68. Om Puri as Bhiku Lahanya (Aakrosh; 1980)
  69. Rekha as Manju (Khubsoorat; 1980)
  70. Om Puri as Dukhi (Sadgati; 1981)
  71. Smita Patil as Amma (Chakra;1981)
  72. Rekha as Umrao Jaan (Umrao Jaan; 1981)
  73. Dilip Kumar as DCP Ashwini Kumar (Shakti; 1982)
  74. Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Kumar (Shakti; 1982)
  75. Sanjeev Kumar as Ashok (Angoor; 1982)
  76. Deven Verma as Bahadur (Angoor; 1982)
  77. Shabana Azmi as Pooja (Arth; 1982)
  78. Farooq Shaikh as Bashu (Katha; 1983)
  79. Om Puri as Anant Velankar (Ardh Satya; 1983)
  80. Naseeruddin Shah as DK (Masoom; 1983)
  81. The Entire Cast (Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro; 1983)
  82. Shabana Azmi as Rukmini Bai (Mandi; 1983)
  83. Kamal Hassan as Somu (Sadma; 1983)
  84. Naseeruddin Shah as Naurangiya (Paar; 1984)
  85. Anupam Kher as B. V. Pradhan (Saaransh; 1984)
  86. Rohini Hattangadi as Parvati Pradhan (Saaransh; 1984)
  87. Pankaj Kapur as Juror #3 (Ek Ruka Hua Faisla; 1986)
  88. Amrish Puri as Mogambo (Mr. India; 1987)
  89. Smita Patil as Sonbai (Mirch Masala; 1987)
  90. Anil Kapoor as Ishwarchand Vishnunath Brahmanand (Eeshwar; 1987)
  91. Aamir Khan as Amir Hussain (Raakh; 1989)
  92. Anupam Kher as Anand (Daddy; 1989)
  93. Nana Patekar as Anna (Parinda; 1989)
  94. Jackie Shroff as Kishen (Parinda; 1989)
  95. Pavan Malhotra as Salim (Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro; 1989)
  96. Sunny Deol as Ajay Mehra (Ghayal; 1990)
  97. Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Deenanath Chavan (Agneepath; 1990)
  98. Pankaj Kapur as Dr. Dipankar Roy (Ek Doctor Ki Maut; 1991)
  99. Aamir Khan as Raghu Jaitley (Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahin; 1991)
  100. Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Maharani (Sadak; 1991)
  101. Sridevi as Pallavi/Pooja (Lamhe; 1991)
  102. Amrish Puri as Purshotam Kashinath Sathe (Gardish; 1993)
  103. Sunny Deol as Govind (Damini; 1993)
  104. Shah Rukh Khan as Ajay (Baazigar; 1993)
  105. Shah Rukh Khan as Sunil (Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa; 1993)
  106. Seema Biswas as Phoolan Devi (Bandit Queen; 1994)
  107. Shashi Kapoor as Nur (In Custody; 1994)
  108. The Entire Cast (Andaz Apna Apna; 1994)
  109. Farida Jalaal as Mammo (Mammo; 1994)
  110. Aamir Khan as Munna (Rangeela; 1995)
  111. Nana Patekar as Vishwanath (Agni Sakshi; 1996)
  112. Manisha Koirala as Annie (Khamoshi: The Musical; 1996)
  113. Anil Kapoor as Shakti Thakur (Virasat; 1997)
  114. Amrish Puri as Raja Thakur (Virasat; 1997)
  115. Madhuri Dixit as Ketki (Mrityudand; 1997)
  116. Tabu as Gehna (Virasat; 1997)
  117. Kamal Hassan as Jaiprakash Paswan/Laxmi Godbole (Chachi 420; 1997)
  118. Ashutosh Rana as Gokul (Dushman; 1998)
  119. Manoj Bajpai as Bhiku Mhatre (Satya; 1998)
  120. Aamir Khan as Dil Nawaz (1947 Earth; 1998)
  121. Aamir Khan as Ajay Singh Rathod (Sarfarosh; 1999)
  122. Manoj Bajpai as Samar Pratap Singh (Shool; 1999)
  123. Sanjay Dutt as Raghunath Namdev Shivalkar (Vaastav; 1999)
  124. Salman Khan as Sameer (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam; 1999)
  125. Aishwarya Rai as Nandini (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam; 1999)
  126. Aamir Khan as Bhuvan (Lagaan; 2001)
  127. Tabu as Mumtaz (Chandni Bar; 2001)
  128. Karishma Kapoor as Zubeida (Zubeidaa; 2001)
  129. Akshaye Khanna as Siddharth (Dil Chahta Hai; 2001)
  130. Ajay Devgn as Bhagat Singh (The Legend of Bhagat Singh; 2002)
  131. Konkona Sen Sharma as Meenakshi Iyer (Mr. and Mrs. Iyer; 2002)
  132. Viveik Oberai as Chandu (Company; 2002)
  133. Sanjay Dutt as Munna (Munnabhai M.B.B.S./Lage Raho Munnabhai; 2003/06)
  134. Boman Irani as Dr. Asthana (Munnabhai M.B.B.S.; 2003)
  135. Hrithik Roshan as Rohit Mehra (Koi… Mil Gaya; 2003)
  136. Ajay Devgn as SP Amit Kumar (Gangaajal; 2003)
  137. Irrfan as Ranvijay Singh (Haasil; 2003)
  138. Kay Kay Menon as Luke (Paanch; 2003)
  139. Shah Rukh Khan as Mohan Bhargav (Swades; 2004)
  140. Abhishek Bachchan as Lallan (Yuva; 2004)
  141. Pankaj Kapur as Jahangir Khan ‘Abbaji’ (Maqbool; 2004)
  142. Aishwarya Rai as Neeru (Raincoat; 2004)
  143. Hrithik Roshan as Karan Shergill (Lakshya; 2004)
  144. Rani Mukerji as Michelle McNally (Black; 2005)
  145. Amitabh Bachchan as Debraj Sahai (Black; 2005)
  146. Shreyash Talpade as Iqbal (Iqbal; 2005)
  147. Boman Irani as Kishan Khurana (Khosla Ka Ghosla; 2006)
  148. Aamir Khan as Daljeet ‘DJ’ (Rang De Basanti; 2006)
  149. Kareena Kapoor as Dolly Mishra (Omkara; 2006)
  150. Konkona Sen Sharma as Indu (Omkara; 2006)
  151. Saif Ali Khan as Langda Tyagi (Omkara; 2006)
  152. Kay Kay Menon as DCP Rakesh Maria (Black Friday; 2007)
  153. Tabu as Nina Verma (Cheeni Kum; 2007)
  154. Darsheel Safary as Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi (Taare Zameen Par; 2007)
  155. Shah Rukh Khan as Kabir Khan (Chakde! India; 2007)
  156. Abhishek Bachchan as Gurukant Desai (Guru; 2007)
  157. Paresh Rawal as Tukaram Patil (Mumbai Meri Jaan; 2008)
  158. Kay Kay Menon as Brigadier Rudra Pratap Singh (Shaurya; 2008)
  159. Rajeev Khandelwal as Aamir (Aamir; 2008)
  160. Abhimanyu Singh as Rananjay Singh (Gulaal; 2009)
  161. Ranbir Kapoor as Sid Mehra (Wake Up Sid; 2009)
  162. Ranbir Kapoor as Harpreet Singh Bedi (Rocket Singh: Salesman of The Year; 2009)
  163. Shahid Kapoor as Guddu & Charlie (Kaminey; 2009)
  164. Amitabh Bachchan as Auro (Paa; 2009)
  165. Vidya Balan as Krishna (Ishqiya; 2010)
  166. Salman Khan as Chulbul Pandey (Dabangg; 2010)
  167. Rishi Kapoor as Santosh Duggal (Do Dooni Chaar; 2010)
  168. Aamir Khan as Arun (Dhobi Ghat; 2011)
  169. Farhan Akhtar as Imraan (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara; 2011)
  170. Ranbir Kapoor as Jordan (Rockstar; 2011)
  171. Vidya Balan as Silk (The Dirty Picture; 2011)
  172. Irrfan as Paan Singh Tomar (Paan Singh Tomar; 2012)
  173. Vidya Balan as Vidya Bagchi (Kahaani; 2012)
  174. Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Khan (Kahaani; 2012)
  175. Manoj Bajpai as Sardar Khan (Gangs of Wasseypur; 2012)
  176. Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Faizal Khan (Gangs of Wasseypur; 2012)
  177. Richa Chaddha as Nagma Khatun (Gangs of Wasseypur; 2012)
  178. Ranbir Kapoor as Barfi (Barfi; 2012)
  179. Sridevi as Shashi Godbole (English Vinglish; 2012)
  180. Pankaj Kapoor as Harry Mandola (Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola; 2013)
  181. Farhan Akhtar as Milkha Singh (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag; 2013)
  182. Irrfan as Saajan Fernandes (The Lunchbox; 2013)
  183. Nimrat Kaur as Ila (The Lunchbox; 2013)
  184. Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Shaikh (The Lunchbox; 2013)
  185. Parineeti Chopra as Gayatri (Shuddh Desi Romance; 2013)
  186. Rajkummar Rao as Shahid Azmi (Shahid; 2013)
  187. Deepika Padukone as Leela (Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela; 2013)
  188. Supriya Pathak Kapoor as Dhankor (Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela; 2013)
  189. Kangana Ranaut as Rani Mehra (Queen; 2014)
  190. Aamir Khan as PK (PK; 2014)
*Additions made via Anshu Kumar, Himanshu Negi and Vivek.