Top Bollywood Iconic Villainous Characters

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Bollywood has given us some tremendously talented character artists, who have left an indelible mark on our psyche. Let’s take a look at actors, who made the art of villainy immortal on silver screen...

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Top Bollywood Iconic Villainous Characters

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt looked every bit dark and menacing while portraying the role of Kancha Cheena in Hrithik Roshan starrer ‘Agneepath.’ An anti-hero, Sanjay was the formidable foil to Hrithik Roshan.

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Sonu Sood played the role of a young politician and antagonist Chedi Singh to Salman Khan’s Chulbul Pandey in ‘Dabangg’. Sonu was loved by audience and critics for his dark portrayal in ‘Dabangg.’

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In ‘Gangs of Wasseypur,’ Tigmanshu Dhulia played the role of unscrupulous industrialist Ramadhir Singh - a cold and calculating villain, who gets musclemen and criminals to get his job done.

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Mukesh Tiwari played the role of a dreaded dacoit Jageera in Rajkumar Santoshi’s film ‘China Gate.’ Jageera is pure evil, who does not bat an eyelid before killing someone.

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Ashutosh Rana played the role of a religious fanatic Lajja Shankar Pandey in Tanuja Chandra’s ‘Sangharsh.’ Lajja sacrificed children in order to attain immortality.

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Paresh Rawal started his Bollywood career as a villain. He looked every bit evil in films like ‘Naam,’ ‘Awaargi,’ ‘Ram Lakhan’ and ‘Jigar.’

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Danny Denzongpa’s role in BR Chopra's ‘Dhundh’ established him as one of the main villains of Hindi cinema. However, it was his portrayal of Kancha Cheena in Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘Agneepath’ and Katiya in Sunny Deol starrer ‘Ghatak’ that catapulted him to overnight fame as one of the leading villains of Hindi cinema.

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Gulshan Grover is affectionately called as the Bad Man of Bollywood. With a career spanning over three decades and almost 400 films, Gulshan’s memorable performances include films like ‘Ram Lakhan,’ ‘Aankhen’ and ‘Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi.’

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Amrish Puri’s intense eyes and rich baritone made him the perfect villain of Hindi cinema. Amrish Puri is best remembered for the role of Mogambo in ‘Mr. India.’ Apart from Hindi cinema, Amrish Puri was also seen in Steven Spielberg’s Hollywood film ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.’

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Anupam Kher immortalised the role of Dr Dang in Subhash Ghai’s super hit film ‘Karma.’ As Dr Dang, Anupam played the role of a conniving head of a terror outfit.

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