Iconic villains of Bollywood

Updated: May 12, 2010 09:21 IST

Sambha of Sholay fame, Mac Mohan passed away recently. Here's a look at some other iconic Bollywood villains.

Iconic villains of Bollywood
Mac Mohan: Sambha of Sholay fame, Mac Mohan passed away recently. Here's a look at some other iconic Bollywood villains.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Amjad Khan: Who can forget our favourite Gabbar Singh from Sholay. Filmmaker Ramesh Sippy gave the Indian celluloid its biggest and ruthless villain in Gabbar Singh.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Amrish Puri: Mr India's Mogambo portrayed by Bollywood legend Amrish Puri is undoubtedly the most liked villain. His dialogue Mogambo khush hua remains the most favourite one-liner till date.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Gulshan Grover: Gulshan Grover played the character of Kesariya Vilayati to perfection in Subhash Ghai's Ram Lakhan. His dialogue "bad man" became so famous that he was nicknamed as 'bad man' by his fans.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Prem Chopra: Prem Chopra's famous line Prem naam hai mera, Prem Chopra in Bobby added a new dimension to devilish roles.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Pran: Pran's role of a scheming brother-in-law from Ram Aur Shyam is still etched in people's minds.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Prem Nath: Apart from his many other roles, legendary actor Prem Nath is remembered for the portrayal of Sir Judah in the movie Karz.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Ajit: Sara shehar mujhe Loyan (Lion) ke naam se janata hai! Loyan or Ajit was remembered for playing a suave villain in many of his movies including Kalicharan.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Jeevan: Famous as Narad Muni in Bollywood, actor Jeevan had also played villain in many movies in the 60s, 70s and 80s.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Rehman: Chaudhvin Ka Chand and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam and Waqt were some of his memorable roles.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
KN Singh: KN Singh was known for being a stylish villain, who was usually seen well-dressed with his trademark pipe. His expressive eyes made him a league apart from his peers.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Kanhaiyalaal: Kanhaiyalaal is still remembered for his negative roles in Mother India.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Anupam Kher: Who can forget Subhash Ghai's villain Dr Dang played to perfection by Anupam Kher. And its famous one-liner Iss thapad ki goonj abhi tak merey kaanon mein hai.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Shakti Kapoor: Shakti Kapoor has probably done all the roles that one could do as a villain. One of his most memorable movies was Chaalbaaz.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Lalita Pawar: Lalita Pawar was the quintessential wicked mother-in-law of Bollywood.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Nadira: Nadira is widely remembered for her role as a temptress in Shree 420
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Bindu: Remembered as the most glamourous vamp of her era, Bindu was also famous for her item numbers.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Kiran Kumar: Kiran Kumar is still remembered as Lotiya Pathan in the movie Tezaab.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Sadashiv Amrapurkar: Sadashiv Amrapurkar earned rave reviews for his portrayal of a eunuch Maharani in Mahesh Bhatt's Sadak. He also won a Filmfare award for Best Villain.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Ashutosh Rana: He is remembered as a psychotic postman in Kajol starrer Dushman.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Danny Denzongpa: Danny became the stylised villain in Agneepath as Kancha Cheena.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Kulbhushan Kulbushan Kharbanda made his first big impact playing the cruel villain - Shaakal in Shaan.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Ranjeet: He paved way for the entry of the local goon in Bollywood.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Shatrughan Sinha: Before he turned to playing lead roles in movies, Shatrughan Sinha made his entry into Bollywood with negative roles.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Madan Puri: Late actor Madan Puri is also known for playing many villanous roles in Hindi films.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Shetty: Shetty has been touted as the greatest Bollywood villain ever by many film buffs.
Iconic villains of Bollywood
Paresh Rawal: Before shifting focus to comedy, Paresh Rawal began his career with negative roles in films like Krodh and Ram Lakhan.

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