Top Ten Greatest Bollywood Actors of All Time

Bollywood actors are very much popular not only in India, but also they are sharing same amount of popularity outside their boundaries too. They are treated like demi-gods by their admiring fans.

Bollywood actors are no way less favourite than Hollywood actors. Because of the increasing popularity of Hindi films, they are now widely recognized in Western countries too.

Another important thing that has made Indian actors much popular is that Indian films are male-oriented. They play the most important role.

Here, I have made a list of top 10 Bollywood actors of all time. When making this list, I gave importance on their performance, popularity, power, success, acting skill etc. Some of you may not like the list because of the exclusion of your favorite actors. In that case, I have noting to say except “sorry”.

Dilip Kumar:

Dilip Kumar will always dominate the list of “Top 10 Bollywood Actors of All Time” for his performance in the Indian cinema. There is hardly anyone to get who can successfully replace him on the top position.

Dilip Kumar is known as the acting King of Hindi Cinema. He is also considered as the best actor to have performed on silver screen. For his performance, he is also considered to be one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema. He was not only an actor but also a former Member of Parliament.

His entrance into the Bollywood film industry could not be much easier without the help of actress, Devika Rani, the wife of the founder of the Bombay Talkies film studio, Himanshu Rai.

He was given the screen name, Dilip Kumar, by Hindi Author Bhagwati Charan Varma and was selected in the male lead role of his film, Jwar Bhata (1944). It was the beginning of his acting career. However, he failed to establish himself as an actor with his first film.

His first commercially successful movie was Jugnu (1947). After that he appeared in a number of hit films, such as- Andaz, Deedar (1951), Amar (1954), Devdas (1955) and Madhumati (1958). With these films, he got fame as the "Tragedy King".

He appeared in different types of characteristics. Fans will find him performing in romantic character in Andaz and Aan (1952), in a dramatic character in Devdas (1955), in comical in Azaad (1955), in historical in Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and the social in Ganga Jamuna (1961).

For his performance in Daag, he was awarded Filmfare Award for Best Actor category and became the first actor to win this award. With another Bollywood actor, Shahrukh Khan, he shares the record of holding most number of Filmfare Best Actor Awards title. He won this prestigious award 8 times.

For his contribution towards Indian cinema, he was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1991 and he was given the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994. Since making his debut in the Indian film industry, he has spent five decades and acted in more than 60 films.

Raj Kapoor:

Raj Kapoor came from a famous film family. His father, Prithvi Raj Kapoor, was a well-known actor and pioneer in Hindi Cinema.

Raj Kapoor was blessed with versatility. He was not only an actor but also a director and producer of Hindi Cinema. He is considered to be a master in both acting and directorial fields. He was given the title as “show man” of Bollywood cinemas for his filmmaking skills.

This one of the legend actors started his acting career at the age of twelve in the 1935 film Inquilab. His first big break through came after twelve years when he was selected for the lead role in Neel Kamal (1947) opposite Madhubala. With this film, Madhubala also made her debut as an adult.

Besides acting, he was actively involved in producing and directing films. When he established his own studio, R. K. Films, he was just twenty-four year old. His first directorial film was Aag. Making his directorial debut with the film, he became the youngest film director of his time. In this film, he starred opposite Nargis.

His first major success came in n Mehboob Khan's blockbuster Andaz where his co-stars were Dilip Kumar and Nargis.

He continued his working as a producer, director and actor and gave some box office hit films, such as - Barsaat (1949), Awaara (1951), Shree 420 (1955), Chori Chori (1956), Jagte Raho (1956) and Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai (1960). Because of his popularity in these films, he gained his screen image as The Tramp, which is Charlie Chaplin's most famous screen persona. He was also called charlie chaplin of Indian cinema by film historians and movie lovers. Raj Kapoor produced, directed and starred Sangam was the first color film. It was released in 1964.

Besides acting in his own productions, he was appeared in a number of successful films- Anari (1959), Chhalia (1960) and Teesri Kasam (1963).

Though he died long times ago, he is still remembered for his film making style and acting skills in the recent time too.

During his career, he won nine Filmfare Awards. The Indian government also gave him the Padma Bhushan in 1971 and because of his contribution towards Indian cinema he was also given the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1987.

Amitabh Bachchan:

Though he is almost seventy-year-old, Amitabh Bachchan is still considered to be one of the most popular actors in Indian cinema. He is also acknowledged as the legendary actor in Bollywood. To his fans he is also known as Big B.

He was born to Harivansh Rai Bachchan, a well-known Hindi poet, and Teji Bachchan, a social activist. His initial name was Inquilaab which was taken from the famous phrase Inquilab Zindabad. However, his name was changed to Amitabh suggested by poet Sumitranandan Pant. Amitabh means “the light that would never go off”. He was the eldest of Harivansh Rai Bachchan's two sons.

As a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's National Award winning film Bhuvan Shome, he made his entrance into the Indian cinema in 1969. He made his debut as an actor with the film, Saat Hindustani, directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. He played the role of one of the seven male lead roles in this film. The film was not commercially successful but it helped him to get his first National Film Award for Best Newcomer.

He did not get popularity as an actor until the release of Zanjeer in 1973. With this film, he created an “angry young man” image of Hindi cinema. In his film, he starred opposite his future wife, Jaya Bhaduri. It was a box office hit and brought a big breakthrough in his career.

Some of his blockbuster hit films are- Sholay, Silsila, Chupke Chupke, Abhiman, Natwarlal, Lawaris, Namak Haram etc. During his career, he has won fourteen Filmfare Awards along with four National Film Awards. With 36 nominations overall, he has also become the most nominated performer in any major acting category.

Besides acting, he also made his debut as a playback singer. He was also given the Filmfare Best Male Playback Awards for the film Mr. Natwarlal. He was also film producer and television presenter.

In 2000, he started his career as host with a game show Kaun Banega Crorepat, which is the Hindi version of the British television game show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. He was also the host of the third season of the reality show Bigg Boss in 2009.

His career was full of ups and downs, but because of his courageous behavior he could come out of all problems and gained huge popularity.

However, this great actor will always be remembered for his unique dancing skill and salient dialog speaking style.

Rajesh Khanna:

Rajesh Khanna is regarded as one of the most handsome and powerful actors in the history of Indian cinema. This legend actor is also referred to as the “First Superstar” of Indian cinema.

He was the most popular actor during his times. He had huge fan following, including crazy female fans. He was heartthrob to his female fans. His female fans were as crazy as they married themselves to photographs of Rajesh Khanna. It is said that he received letters from his female fans written in their blood.

H was not only one of the most successful actors in the Indian film industry but also one of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian cinema.

He was selected as one of the eight finalists from more than ten thousand contestants in the 1965 All India Talent Contest organised by United Producers and Filmfare. He won the contest.

He made his debut as an actor with Aakhri Khat in 1996. But his popularity as an actor came with Ravindra Dave's film, “Raaz” in 1967. After that he didn’t have to look back. During his career, he appeared in more than 160 films. In most of his films, he acted as a solo hero.

Some of his most popular films are- Sachcha Jhutha, Aanand, Avishkar, Aradhana, Ittefaq, Kati Patang, Amar Prem.

He was given Filmfare Best Actor Awards three times and was nominated fourteen times for the same category. He also won BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) four times and was nominated 27 times for the same category. In 2005, he was given the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.

Besides acting, he was also playback singer and film producer. In 1985, he turned himself as a producer with the film Alag Alag. He also gained huge popularity as a playback singer. He caught the attention as a playback singer in a 967 Hindi movie Baharon Ke Sapne. After that he lent his voice in many of his films.

He married to actress Dimple Kapadia and they have two daughters- Twinkle Khanna, the wife of actor Akshay Kumar, and Rinke Khanna.

Dharmendra:

The list of “Top 10 Bollywood Actors of All Time” is not complete without the name of Dharmendra. He is well known to his fans for his handsome look. That is why, he is regarded as one of the handsome actors in Bollywood.

The evergreen actor is mentioned in many different names in Bollywood. He is known as 'Garam' Dharam (hot Dharam). He was also called he-man of Hindi cinema.

Dharmendra shared equal success in both action and romantic films. He was one of the top actors of his time and still active in cinema till date.

This handsome Punjabi actor started his career with Arjun Hingorani's Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere (1960), but he rose to prominence as a solo hero with Phool Aur Patthar (1966). Because of his performance in this film, he was nominated first time for Filmfare Best Actor Award.

He got the opportunity to work with several leading actresses at the beginning of his career. He was at the pick of his career in the 1970s and 80s. During this period, he gave many hit films, such as- Pratigya, Dharam Veer, Charas, Azaad, Katilon Ke Kaatil, Ghazab, Bhagavat, Dharam Aur Kanoon, Hukumat, Raaj Tilak, Watan Ke Rakhwale, Aag Hi Aag, Ghulami, Hathyar and Loha.

Despite being one of the most successful actors in Indian cinema, he did not get any Filmfare Award for any major category. However, in 1997, he received Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award from Dilip Kumar and his wife Saira Banu.

Dharmendra married twice; first he got married with Prakash Kaur at the age of 19 in 1954, while his second wife was actress, Hema Malini. It is heard that he was converted into Muslim for his second marriage.

He has two sons- Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol, and two daughters, Vijeeta and Ajeeta, from his first marriage. He and his second wife, Hema Malini, gave birth to two daughters- Esha Deol and Ahana Deol.

Dev Anand:

The juvenile actor in the Indian cinema will always be remembered for his style of delivering dialogue quickly and fondness of shaking head while speaking. It became Dev’s trademark in Hindi cinema.

With a salary of Rs. 160, Dev Anand started his career in the military censor office at Churchgate, Mumbai. His first film as an actor was Hum Ek Hain (1946), which was offered by Prabhat Talkies. It did not bring anything any success for him.

Shaheed Latif directed and Bombay Talkies produced, Ziddi, in 1948 helped him to get his first success. In this film, he starred opposite Kamini Kaushal. He also made a very good friendship with legendary actor Guru Dutt. Since making his debut as an adult, he has spanned more than five decades and acted in more in over 110 movies. During his career, he appeared different type of characteristics.

Some of his well known films are- Munimji, C.I.D., Paying Guest and Baazi. His first color film was Guide starring opposite Waheeda Rehman. The story of the film was based on the novel of the same name written by R. K. Narayan.

In 1949, he made his debut as a producer and launched his own company, Navketan. His company produced many hit films and is still producing movies even today.

Because of his contribution towards Indian cinema, Indian government gave him Padma Bhushan award in 2001 and Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002. He won two Filmfare Best Actor Awards for Kalapani (1958) and Guide (1966). He also received Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991.

Besides acting and producing, he was actively involved into politics. He formed a party which was called the National Party of India, but later he broke up the party.

He married to Kalpana Kartik in 1954 and they gave birth to a son, Suneil Anand in 1956. However, he was reported for being romantically involved with singer-actress Suraiya. Suraiya did not marry all her life because of her grandmother’s refuse to accept their relation.

Rishi Kapoor:

Rishi Kapoor is considered to be one of the most handsome and good looking actors in Indian cinema. He was born into a famous Kapoor family. He started acting in the films from a very young age. His first film was Mera Naam Joker in 1970. In this film, he played the role of his father’s childhood.

He made his debut as an adult in the 1973 film Bobby opposite Dimple Kapadia. It became box office hit helped him to get fame as an actor. Since then, he continued his career as a leading actor romancing with young girls till 2000.

After that, he was found doing supporting roles and is still continuing his career. He did supporting roles in Hum Tum (2004) and Fanaa (2006).

He made his debut as a director in 1998 with the film Aa Ab Laut Chalen where Aishwarya Rai, Akshaye Khanna, Kader Khan, Paresh Rawal and Jaspal Bhatti starred for important characters.

Rishi Kapoor married to Neetu Singh and they have two children- Ranbir Kapoor and Riddhima Kapoor Sahni. Ranbir Kapoor is now a popular actor while Riddhima Kapoor is a fashion designer.

Aamir Khan:

The perfectionist of Bollywood, Aamir Khan, is one of the most popular and successful actors today. He is also regarded as one of the most powerful actors too. He was quoted as the typical “chocolate hero” for his look, but he proved himself as a teen idol.

Uncle Nasir Hussain directed, Yadon Ki Baraat, was his first film. In this film, he acted as a child artist. He appeared in the title song of the film. Eleven years later since his acting debut, he got his first opportunity to act as an adult in Ketan Mehta's Holi (1984). It failed to make profit in the box office as well as Aamir Khan also failed to establish himself as an actor too.

His first commercial success came in 1988 with the film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. His cousin and Nasir Hussain's son, Mansoor Khan, directed this film. After that, he has appeared in a number of blockbuster and critically acclaimed films.

Aamir Khan has become the synonym of success. It is hard to hear that Aamir Khan’s films get flopped. His inclusion in the film works like magic. He has given many hit films, but he will be remembered for his films- Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, Raja Hindustani, Andaz Apna Apna, Sarfarosh, Ghulam, Ghajini, Taare Zameen Par, 3 Idiots and many more.

He was also producer and director. His first directorial film was Taare Zameen Par.

He first got married with Reena Dutta in 1986. They have two children- a son, Junaid, and a daughter, Ira. He got separated with his first wife in 2002, ending the 15-year marriage. He got married with Kiran Rao on 28 December 2005.

Salman Khan:

The bad boy of Bollywood, Salman Khan, has many things in him that have made him one of the top ten actors of all time. He is the son of a famous screenwriter, Salim Khan, and his first wife Salma.

Despite being the son of a famous father, he had to struggle hard to get fame and popularity in the Indian film industry. Even, he did not use his father’s name for his success.

Making his appearance in a supporting role in the film Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), he started his career as an actor. With the film Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), he made his adult debut. It was his first commercial success. It also helped him to win a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. For his appearance in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, he got Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Since making his debut, he has spanned more than two decades and has acted in more than eighty Hindi films as a leading actor. Some of his well known films are- Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, Karan Arjun, Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Tere Naam, Wanted, Dabangg, and Ready.

Salman Khan has a huge fan following in India. He was followed by youngsters for many years for his muscular body as well as his acting skill. He has been featured many times for his love relationships with many actresses. He is considered as one of the most wanted bachelors at the age of 45. He is also regarded as one of the most glamorous actors of his contemporaries.

To his fans, it is a big question that when he will get married.

Shahrukh Khan:

Shahrukh Khan is regarded as one of the most influential actors in Bollywood. He has been leading Bollywood without any backing from God fathers. He is also the first Indian actor who made his entrance into the Hindi film industry after marriage. He is often quoted as "The King of Bollywood". To his fans, he is also known as King Khan.

Before making his debut on a silver screen, he appeared in several television serials. He made his debut as a lead actor in Deewana (1992). In this film, his stars alongside Rishi Kapoor and Divya Bharti. The name of his character was Raja. After the success of his debut film, Shahrukh Khan did not have to look back.

So far, he has acted in over 70 Hindi films. Some of his most successful films are- Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Chak De India (2007), Om Shanti Om (2007) and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008). With his science-fiction movie, Ra.One, that is scheduled to release on October 26, 2011, he will appear as a superhero.

Shahrukh Khan has won 14 Filmfare Awards, including eight Filmfare Awards for Best Actor category. For his contribution towards Indian cinema, he received Padma Shri by the government of India in 2005.

Top Ten Most Beautiful Bollywood Actress of All Time

Bollywood is one of the biggest film industries in the world. Bollywood has a huge fan base around the world. Hindi movies made its worldwide release all over the world. That is why, Indian actresses is widely recognized not only in India but also in other countries in South Asian, Europe, and Middle East.

Here, I have made a list of top 10 most beautiful Bollywood actresses of all time. When I made this list, I gave much importance on their performances, beauty, acting skill, popularity, versatility etc.

Some fans may be unhappy when they cannot find their favorite actress in the list. For that reason, I apologize them.

Madhuri Shankar Dixit:

Bollywood beauty, Madhuri Dixit, deserves to be on top of the list “Top 10 Bollywood Actresses Of All Time”. What makes her claiming such a prestigious position is her Acting ability, Beauty, Dance skill, Popularity, Versatility, Likeness and Icon status. She stole the heart of millions of fans with her beautiful smile and dance along with acting skill.

She is often quoted by the media as one of the best actresses in Bollywood. So far, she has bagged five Filmfare Awards, four for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress. She was nominated 13 times as the Best Actress at the Filmfare which is still a record.

For which films, she was given Filmfare Best Actress Award are- Dil (1991), Beta (1993), Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...! (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997). She also won Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas (2002). The film was shown at the Cannes Film Festival.

Madhuri Dixit started her acting career in Rajshri Productions' movie Abodh in 1984. Though it was not a successful film either, she started getting minor and supporting roles. She rose to prominence for her female lead role in N. Chandra's Tezaab in 1988. This blockbuster hit helped her to receive her first Filmfare nomination.

The late 1980s and 1990s were thought to be the golden age for Madhuri Dixit as she gave many hit films, such as- Saajan (1991), Beta (1992), Khalnayak (1993), Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...! (1994), and Raja (1995), during that time. At that time, she also established herself as one of Hindi cinema’s leading actresses and most accomplished dancers.

Her last film was Aaja Nachle which was released in 2007. In 2008, she was given the Padma Shri, which is India's fourth-highest civilian award by the Government of India.

Besides acting, she also made her debut as judge on the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhlaja 4.

Sridevi:

Sridevi is another Indian actress who is blessed with versatile geniuses along with her beauty. She was equally successful in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Malayalam films. Sridevi ruled the heart of millions of fans by her soft appearance and heart breaking moves.

This beautiful and talented actress has got four Filmfare Awards, two for Hindi movies, and other two for Tamil cinema and one for Telugu films apiece.

The films for which he was awarded Filmfare Awards (Hindi) are- Chaalbaaz (1990), Lamhe (1992). Other two Tamil and Telugu films are- Meendum Kokila (1982) and Kshana Kshanam (1991).

Sridevi started her acting career as child artist at the age of four in the 1967 Tamil movie Kandan Karunai. In this film, she played the role of young Lord Muruga. She made her debut as an adult in K. Balachander's Moondru Mudichu starring opposite stars, Rajinikanth and Kamal Hassan. After that, she was seen pairing up with both Haasan and Rajnikanth in many films.

Besides acting in Tamil films, she also started acting in Telugu movies. A good portion of her Telugu movies were made by K. Raghavendra Rao. She also worked with N. T. Rama Rao, A. Nageswara Rao and Krishna.

Sridevi made her entrance into Hindi movie industry towards the end of her Telugu film career. At the beginning of her Hindi movie career, she paired up with Jeetendra in many of her early movies. Her first Hindi film was Solva Saawan which was released in 1978.

Starring opposite Jeetendra, she could establish herself as star in Bollywood with her second film, Himmatwala, which was blockbuster. After that, she did not look back. She ruled the Bollywood in the 1980s and early 1990s. She took retirement from the industry in 1997 to raise her children.

Rekha:

Bollywood actress, Rekha, will be well remembered in the heart of her fans not only for her beauty but also for her talent. Because of her versatile geniuses, she is recognized as one of the finest actresses of Hindi cinema.

Rekha started her career as a child artist in the Telugu film Rangula Ratnam in 1966. With the successful Kannada film Goa dalli CID 999, she made her debut as an adult starring opposite Rajkumar in 1969.

She made her Hindi film debut with Anjana Safar, which was later retitled Do Shikari. Though she gave many hit films at the beginning of her career, she had to struggle hard and wait till mid-to-late 1970s to get recognition as an actor. Since the 1970s, she was quoted as sex symbol in the Indian media.

In her four decades of film career, she has acted more than 180 films. In most of her films, she played the female-oriented character and took part in both commercial and art cinema. She also received many commercial success and critical praise for her numerous films.

So far she has won three Filmfare Awards, two for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress. She was also given National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in Umrao Jaan. In this film she played the role of a classical courtesan.

She got Filmfare Best Actress Awards for her roles in Khubsoorat (1980), Khoon Bhari Maang (1988) films. For her performance in Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), she received the Best Supporting Actress.

Rekha’s transformation from an ugly duckling to a beautiful swan is revealed in a book called “Rekha's Mind and Body Temple”. It was published in 1983.

Sharmila Tagore:

Sharmila Tagore is one of the most successful names in both Bengali and Hindi movie industry. For her performances, she has won several National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards.

The great-grandniece of noted poet Rabindranath Tagore started her career as an actress in Satyajit Ray's 1959 Bengali film Apur Sansar.

In this film, she played the role of an ill-fated bride of the title character. It is heard that when Sharmila Tagore acted in her first Bengali film, she was just fourteen-year-old girl without any acting experience.

This information was found in Ray’s official website. Pairing up with Soumitra Chatterjee, she made her appearance in a number of Ray films.

However, she made her Hindi film debut in Kashmir Ki Kali directed by Shakti Samanta. With this film, she established herself as a popular Hindi film actress. After that she worked in a number of Shakti Samanta’s film.

She is the first Indian actress who appeared in a bikini with the film An Evening in Paris which was released in 1967. Though it shocked the conservative Indian audiences, but established Sharmila Tagore as a sex symbol in Bollywood. Later she was followed by Parveen Babi in Yeh Nazdeekiyan (1982), Zeenat Aman in Heera Panna (1973); Qurbani (1980) and Dimple Kapadia in Bobby (1973). Her bikini appearance has made her one of Bollywood’s ten hottest actresses of all time.

From October 2004 to 2011, she worked in the Indian Film Censor Board.
In December 2005 she was chosen as an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

She got married with former Indian cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
and gave birth to three kids: Saif Ali Khan, Saba Ali Khan and Soha
Ali Khan.

Jaya Bachchan:

Jaya Bhaduri, also known as Jaya Bachchan, is another Bengali girl who got huge success and popularity in the Hindi film industry.

When she was 15-year-old, she started her acting career as a child artist in Satyajit Ray's Bengali film Mahanagar (1963), co-starring with Anil Chatterjee and Madhabi Mukherjee. Before acting in this film, she had also gathered experience in working with Suman, a 13-minute short film, and Dhanni Meye, a Bengali comedy where she performed as Uttam Kumar's sister-in law.

She made her appearance as an adult in Hrishikesh Mukherjee film,
Guddi in 1971. In this film, she played the role of a 14-year-old school girl.
With the film Bansi Birju in 1972, she first made pair with her future husband Amitabh Bachchan. In the same year, they also acted together in B.R. Ishara's Ek Nazar. But these two films failed to catch the attention of Indian audience.

It was obviously a bad time for her future husband Amitabh Bachchan as he was flop and most of the top actresses refused to work with him. It was Jaya Bachchan who paired with him in Salim-Javed scripted, Zanjeer. It was a blockbuster and it was a big breakthrough for Amitabh Bachchan’s career as it helped him to create an angry-young-man image.

This talented actress won three Filmfare Best Actress Awards and three Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards during her film career. It makes her the overall most-awarded performer in the female acting categories. She was given the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.

Both Jaya Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan have two children- Shweta Bachchan-Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan. Abhishek Bachchan is also an
Indian actor who is happily married with former Miss World and Indian actress, Aishwarya Rai.

Madhubala:

Being Afghanistan origin, Madhubala was born and brought up in New Delhi, India on 14 February 1933 in a Muslim family. She was one of the most beautiful actresses of her time. Not only that but also she is regarded as one of the finest actresses of all times. She will be remembered in the mind of her fans because of her perfect combination of good looks and charming appeal. She is also widely recognized as one of the most talented actresses in Hindi movie.

Madhubala is her stage name. Her original name is Mumtaz Jahan Begum Dehlavi. Being impressed by her performance, actress Devika Rani gave her the name. The meaning of Madhubala is “a woman of honey”.

At the age of nine, she made her entrance in the movie industry. Her first movie was Basant which was a box office hit. In this film, she played the role of a daughter of the popular actress Mumtaz Shanti. After that, she appeared in a number of films as a child artist.

When she was chosen for her first female lead role opposite Raj Kapoor in Neel Kamal (1947), she was fourteen years old. Though the film was not commercially successful, Madhubala could catch the attention with her performance.

Madhubala was not only popular actress in India but also she was well known in Hollywood too. She was featured in many American magazines such as Theatre Arts.

This beautiful actress died at the age of 36 as she was suffering from ventricular septal defect, which is commonly known as a "hole in the heart".

Bhagyashree:

Bhagyashree made very short appearance in the Hindi film industry. In her short acting career, she didn’t act that much Hindi movies but she is still remembered to her fans because of her natural acting skill.

She first made her appearance in a television serial named Kachhi Dhoop by Amol Palekar. The story of this TV serial was made based on Little Women which was written by Louisa Mary Alcott.

Her acquaintances with acting happened without her expectation. She was requested by her next door neighbor Amol Palekar, who is a well-known actor-director, to act in the TV serial.

After the success of her first TV serial, she also acted in Honi Anhoni and Kisse Miya Biwi Ke.

Her first Hindi film was Maine Pyaar Kiya in 1989. In this film she starred opposite Salman Khan. The film was box office hit. In 1992, she acted in three films- Peepat's Qaid Main Hai Bulbul, K.C. Bokadia's Tyagi and Mahendra Shah's Payal, starring opposite her husband, Himalaya. But these films failed to make any hit in the box office. She also acted in Telugu and Marathi films.

For her role as Suman in the film, Maine Pyar Kiya, she was nominated for Filmfare Best Actress Award in 1990. This year, she was given Filmfare Lux New Face Award.

Rani Mukerji:

Though she came from a Bengali origin film-oriented family, Rani Mukerji had to struggle hard to establish herself in the Hindi film industry. Making her short appearance in a Bengali film Biyer Phool (1992), she started her acting career. Her first Hindi film was Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1997) where she starred opposite Shadaab Khan. This film did not commercially do well in the box office, but her role of a rape victim was praised.

Starring opposite Aamir Khan in Ghulam (1998), she got huge success and it was a big breakthrough in her career. In the same year, she also appeared in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai co-starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol. With this film, Karan Johar made her directorial debut. It was a hit film. Rani Mukerji made her short appearance in this film and it helped her to get the first Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actress category. After that she appeared in a number of successful movies which helped her to get National and Filmfare awards along with critical acclaim.

Kajol Devgan:

The cousin of Rani Mukerji, Kajol, is one of the few top stars in India. This talented actress is also known as one of India’s most successful female actors. She also came from a film family, her mother Tanuja was an actress and her father Shomu Mukherjee was a film director and producer.

Kajol made her debut in Hindi film with Bekhudi (1992). It was not a commercially successful movie. In her second film, Baazigar (1993) opposite Shahrukh Khan, she got her first commercial success.

Kajol made a good on-screen partnership with Shahrukh Khan and these two stars gave many hit films. Some of their successful movies are- Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) and My Name is Khan (2010).

Kajol won five Filmfare Awards for Best Actress and shares the record along with her aunt Nutan for the most Best Actress award performer in the female acting category.

In 2011, she was awarded India’s fourth highest civilization award, Padma Shri, by the Indian government.

Nargis Dutt:

The glorious memory of Nargis Dutt will never be faded in the mind of Hindi movie lovers. Her acting skill and beauty will make her alive all the time. This beautiful actress started her career as child artist in Talash-E-Haq (1935). At that time, she was six year old girl. At the age of 14, she got her first chance to act as an adult in Mehboob Khan's Taqdeer in 1943. In this film, she acted opposite Motilal.

In her acting career, she didn’t have to look back as she got never ending popularity for her adult roles. She gave many hit films but she will be remembered for her performance in Mother India in 1957. For her performance in this film, she got the first Filmfare Best Actress Award.

She also received many National and Filmfare awards during her career.

She died at the age of 51 due to cancer. After her dead, her son, Sanjay Dutt, made his first film appearance in Bollywood.

Nargis was her stage name which means "Narcissus", the flower.