These Bollywood heroes and heroines made our jaws drop as onscreen baddies too!

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By Prabhatha Rigobertha

16/08/2023

Following is a list of some Bollywood actors and actresses who have tried their hand at grey/negative roles and found varying degrees of success.

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Unlike many top actors who did these kinds of roles later in their careers, Shah Rukh Khan started off his film career with a spat of anti-hero roles.

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The impact of Shah Rukh in Darr was so much that the audiences hardly remember Sunny Deol. Also, the “Bollywood Baadshah” was the obvious choice for Bachchan’s Don (1978).

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Saif Ali Khan also made a huge impression with his negative roles in Omkara (2006), Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2020), and Adipurush (2023).

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In Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022), Tabu played a double role — one of a dutiful daughter-in-law Anjulika and the other of her twin sister Manjulika who wreaks havoc in Anjulika’s life.

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In Andhadhun (2018), the actress played the wife of a yesteryear movie star. Her character had many layers. She was erratic, vulnerable and deceitful all at the same time.

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In Aitraaz (2004), Priyanka Chopra played an ambitious woman for whom fame and glamour are more important than anything else. She played this role very early on in her career.

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Alia Bhatt‘s Hollywood debut needs to be credited for taking up a grey character in her very first Hollywood venture — Heart of Stone (2023).

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In Khakee (2004), Ajay Devgn played a formidable opponent who creates havoc for the police officers, played by Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar among others.

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Amjad Khan’s Gabbar Singh in Sholay (1975) is easily one of the most iconic villains that Indian cinema has seen. the character has been etched in the minds of the Indian viewers.

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But Amitabh managed to play the new-age Gabbar Singh in his trademark style in Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007). The veteran actor was also quite menacing as a villain.

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