HINDI FILMS’ BEST ANTI-HEROES 5



KISMET - Ashok Kumar

Released in 1943, Kismet was
the first Hindi film to feature a
anti-hero. Ashok Kumar played
Shekhar, an unapologetic thief
with trademark flamboyance
On being released from jail
Shekhar picks the pocket of a
thief who has stolen a watch
from an old man. Shekhar run
into the same old man who tel
him that the watch would hav
bought him tickets to a pla
which features his daughter

BAAZIGAR - Shah Rukh Khan


Baazigar is the film that esta
lished Shah Rukh Khan as a versatile actor. Ajay Sharma
played by Khan, is the son of
businessman who is cheated by
his employee Madan Chopra
Ajay’s father and sister die because they can’t
afford medicines when ill. Ajay swears
destroy Chopra and his family
He is ruthless as he fakes love
with both of Chopra’s daughters, even killing one of them.

KHALNAYAK - Sanjay Dutt

This film released at a tim
when Sanjay Dutt was arreste
for his alleged role in the 1993
Bombay riots. The poster
showed a dark photo of a co
man behind bars. And the film
lived up to the hype. Dutt play
Ballu, a dreaded criminal who
has only one match: Inspect
Ram Kumar Sinha. Ballu break
free from a maximum securi
prison and later kidnaps Ram
girlfriend, Ganga.

Yuva - Abhishek Bachchan

Lallan Singh in Yuva is one
the best anti-hero characters
the last decade. It helped A
hishekh Bachchan establis
himself as a serious actor. La
lan Singh is a goon working f
a politician in Kolkata. Wheth
it is in his relationship with h
wife, or beating up college st
dents, or even dealing with h
own elder brother, there is
streak of madness in Lalla




Neil Nitin Mukesh - JOHNNY GADDAR

Vikram is the youngest of a five
member gang of crooks and going
by his looks, the most innocent.
But he is having an affair
with one of the gang member
wife. A big deal is about to go
through and each member
stands to make a profit of
Rs50lakh. Vikram realises tha
he stands to make crores if h
steals everyone else’s share
Things go awry when one of the
gang members dies while
Vikram is stealing the money

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