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1. Rajesh Khanna

Actor | Anand

On Stats Alone, The Most Popular Actor In The History Of Cinema!

The only actor to enjoy near God-like status across the length and breadth of India for a quarter century!

Elected in several expert online polls, as The Greatest Actor In The History Of World Cinema !

With 100+ All-Time Blockbusters- 48...

2. Jeetendra

Actor | Kalyug Ke Avtaar

Ravi Kapoor was born in a business family that dealt with imitation Jewelery and used to live in a chawl. While supplying jewelry to V. Shantaram, he was cast as Sandhya's double in the 1959 movie 'Navrang'.

His first break as a Bollywood leading man came in 'Geet Gaya Patharon Ne'. Although Ravi ...

3. Amitabh Bachchan

Actor | Black

Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, British India (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India) to legendary poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan & Teji Bachchan. He also has a brother named Ajitabh. He completed his education from Uttar Pradesh and moved to Bombay to find work as a ...

4. Dev Anand

Actor | Kala Bazar

One of the most beloved, charismatic and accomplished actors as well as one of the most imaginative and pathbreaking directors in the history of Indian cinema, Dev Anand was a leading man for more than five decades in over 110 motion pictures and continues to bestride Indian film fraternity even ...

5. Mithun Chakraborty

Actor | The Tashkent Files

Mithun Chakraborty, whose birth name was Gouranga Chakraborty, is an actor, producer, and politician. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament and has worked in several Hindi and Bengali films.

He studied at Oriental Seminary and then cleared his B.Sc. degree in Chemistry from Scottish Church...

6. Rishi Kapoor

Actor | Agneepath

Born in south Mumbai, Kapoor is the second son of film director and actor Raj Kapoor. He did his schooling with his brothers at Mumbai's Campion School. His brothers are well-known actors, Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor.

Rishi Kapoor debuted in his father's 1970 film Mera Naam Joker, playing his ...

7. Shashi Kapoor

Actor | Deewaar

Shashi Kapoor is one of the leading actors of Indian cinema having appeared in 160 movies - 12 in English and 148 in Hindi. He has appeared in 148 Hindi films - of them played the solo lead hero in 61 films, was lead hero in 53 released multi star cast Hindi films, 2 unreleased multi star film and ...

8. Randhir Kapoor

Producer | Henna

Randhir Kapoor is one of the most influential men in Bollywood apart being the head of RK Studios in Chembur, Bombay - a studio that was started by his father - the showman Raj Kapoor. Randhir played the lead hero in 34 films from 1971-1987 and had 23 of them as box-office hits. Randhir Kapoor was ...

9. Dharmendra

Actor | Sholay

Dharmendra is one of the biggest stars of Indian cinema. Dharmendra Deol played the romantic hero in woman Cedric films from 1960-1968 and became romantic hero from 1968-69 and played the role of action hero from 1971-1997. Dharmendra has appeared in 306 films.

He is known as 'Garam' Dharam in ...

10. Vinod Mehra

Director | Gurudev

Vinod Mehra was born on February 13, 1945 in Amritsar, Punjab, India. He was an actor and director, known for Gurudev (1993), Crime and Punishment (1974) and Parde Ke Peechey (1971). He was married to Meena Broca, Bindiya Goswami, Kiran and Neeta Mehta. He died on October 30, 1990 in Bombay, ...

11. Sanjeev Kumar

Actor | Sholay

Harihar Jariwala a.k.a. Sanjeev Kumar was born in a Gujrati family in 1938. He portrayed many roles irrespective of the age or the type of chararcter. The actor ballooned in size in later years of his life due to the gastronomical pleasures he had inherited by sleeping in a kitchen while he was a ...

12. Rakesh Roshan

Actor | Koi... Mil Gaya

Rakesh Roshan was born on September 6, 1949 in Bombay, State of Bombay, India. He is an actor and producer, known for Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000) and Krrish (2006). He is married to Pinky.

13. Vinod Khanna

Actor | Dilwale

At the start of his career, he played supporting or villainous characters in films such as Purab Aur Paschim, Sachaa Jhutha, Aan Milo Sajna, and Mastana in 1970, and in Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Elaan and Aan Milo Sajna in 1971.He got his first break as the solo lead hero in the film Hum Tum Aur Woh (...

14. Shatrughan Sinha

Actor | Dostana

Shatrughan Sinha's first acting opportunity was playing a Pakistani military officer in Dev Anand's Prem Pujari. Subsequently, he got a small role as a police inspector in Mohan Sehgal's Sajan in 1969. The release of Prem Pujari was delayed, so his first released film was Sajan. He later appeared ...

15. Mehmood

Actor | Do Phool

Mehmood, born in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, was a legendary Indian actor, comedian, and filmmaker who left an indelible mark on Bollywood. Known for his impeccable comic timing, versatile performances, and unique ability to bring laughter to audiences, Mehmood remains one of the most iconic ...

16. Sanjay Dutt

Actor | Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.

Sanjay Dutt, son of Nargis and Sunil Dutt, was first featured in Rocky (1981), the movie was a box office hit.

He emerged as a sensitive actor, alongside being the top prominent action hero of 80s & 90s Bollywood, whilst also finding noteworthy praise in the comedic genre.

Sanjay's personal life was ...

17. Anil Kapoor

Actor | Slumdog Millionaire

Living in a Chawl in Tilak Nagar, Punjabi-speaking Anil was born in 1959 to Surinder and Nirmal aka Suchitra Kapoor. He has an elder brother, Boney, a sister, Reena, and a younger brother, Sanjay. His dad used to be Shammi Kapoor's Secretary.

A loner, without many friends, he studied in the nearby ...

18. Jackie Shroff

Actor | Devdas

Jaikishen was born in the Gujarati-speaking Shroff family on February 1, 1957. His dad's name is Kakubhai, his brother's is Hemant, and they live in Bandra, Bombay in a bungalow named 'Le Pepeyon". He became a superstar in the 1980s. By the television era begun in the 80s, he had become a superstar...

19. Anil Dhawan

Actor | Andhadhun

Anil Dhawan was born on August 28, 1947 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is an actor, known for Andhadhun (2018), Honeymoon (1973) and Nagin (1976). He is married to Rashmi Dhawan.

20. Rajeev Kapoor

Producer | PremGranth

Virgoan Rajiv is the third, and the least known, son of showman Raj Kapoor, and the grandson of Prithviraj Kapoor. He was born on August 25, 1962 in Bombay, and is the brother of Randhir, Ritu, Rima, and Rishi. His nickname is Chimpu.

His sister-in-laws are Bollywood actresses Babita and Neetu Singh...

21. Raj Babbar

Actor | Mahabharat

Raj Babbar, born in Tundla, Uttar Pradesh, India, is a renowned Indian actor and politician. With a career spanning several decades, Raj Babbar has made significant contributions to Indian cinema and has been actively involved in politics.

Raj Babbar began his acting career in the late 1970s and ...

22. Navin Nischol

Actor | Zorro

Navin Nischol, born in Lahore, British India (now in Pakistan), was a talented Indian actor known for his contributions to Bollywood films and television. With his charming screen presence and versatility as an actor, Navin Nischol became a popular figure during the 1970s and 1980s.

Navin Nischol ...

23. Sanjay Khan

Producer | 1857 Kranti

Abbas Khan was born on January 3, 1941 in Bangalore, India. His family has mixed Pathan and Iranian blood. He has 3 brothers Sameer, Feroz and Akbar. Feroz and Akbar are movie stars within their own rights, while Sameer assists the family-run Golden Palms Spa in Bangalore.

He entered the silver ...

24. Raj Kiran

Actor | Karz

Raj Kiran is known for Karz (1980), Ek Hi Maqsad (1988) and Hatya (1988).

25. Feroz Khan

Actor | Janasheen

Firoz was born in Bangalore on September 25, 1939 to a Pathan father, Sadiq, and an Iranian mother, Fatima. He has three brothers, Abbas alias Sanjay, Akbar, and Sameer. Both Sanjay and Akbar are actors within their own rights, while Sameer is a film-maker and assists in their Golden Palms Spa ...

26. Sunil Dutt

Actor | Mujhe Jeene Do

Actor, social activist and politician. Sunil Dutt wore many hats and excelled in a plethora of roles that came his way - both on and off screen.

Born on June 6th, 1926, Sunil Dutt grew up as Balraj Dutt in a family that had survived the Partition of India. A student of Mumbai's Jai Hind college, he ...

27. Kiran Kumar

Actor | Chalaak

Kiran Kumar was born on October 20, 1953 in Bombay, State of Bombay, India. He is an actor, known for Chalaak (1973), Khuda Gawah (1992) and Do Matwale (1991).

28. Deb Mukherjee

Actor | Karate

Deb Mukherjee is known for Karate (1983), Kaminey (2009) and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992).

29. Ashok Kumar

Actor | Mahal

The Grandfather & Great Custodian of Indian Motion Pictures!

Ashok Kumar was one of India's most famous actors for over half a century, from before independence to the cusp of the new millennia!

As a young assistant to Bengali film-maker Himanshu Rai, he got his start in acting by accident when he ...

30. Kamal Haasan

Actor | Vishwaroopam

Kamal Haasan was born November 7, 1954 in Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu. He debuted as a child artiste in the film "Kalathoor Kannamma" (1960). Since then, he has starred in nearly 220 films in the major Indian languages - Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. He has been a...

31. Govinda

Actor | Coolie No. 1

Govinda was born on December 21, 1963. Govinda has acted in over 120 films since his debut in 1986. Govinda is best-known for his comedy related roles; his powerful contribution in dancing in Bollywood is inevitable. He is one of the most successful actors and is definitely the best dancer in ...

32. Mahendra Sandhu

Actor | Kaun Kitney Pani Mein

Mahendra Sandhu is known for Kaun Kitney Pani Mein (1987), Mujhe Vachan Do (1983) and Kisme Kitna Hai Dum (1992).

33. Vijay Arora

Actor | Jeevan Jyoti

Vijay Arora was born on December 27, 1944 in Amritsar, Punjab, British India. He was an actor, known for Jeevan Jyoti (1976), Procession of Memories (1973) and Veerana (1988). He was married to Dilbar Arora. He died on February 2, 2007 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

34. Uttam Kumar

Actor | Chiriyakhana

The legendary Bengali Actor of Calcutta, Uttam Kumar (Guru, Mahanayak as fans say), widely regarded as one of the Greatest actors ever in India, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, singer, music composer, playback singer who predominantly worked in Indian Cinema. Though he was a ...

35. Amol Palekar

Director | Daayraa

Amol Palekar is a well-known theatre personality and an acclaimed Indian actor and filmmaker who mainly works in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He has acted in about 50 films in five languages and has directed several feature films and TV shows.

Palekar was born in a lower-middle-class family. His father...

36. Kumar Gaurav

Producer | The Train

Manoj was born in the Punjabi-speaking Tuli family on July 11, 1956, a brother to two sisters. His father is the legendary Bollywood mega-star, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, and is mother's name is Shukla. Manoj studied in Simla's Bishop Cotton School.

After completing his education, his father launched him ...

37. Biswajeet Chatterjee

Actor | Do Dil

Biswajeet Chatterjee was born on December 14, 1936 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. He is an actor and director, known for Do Dil (1966), Paisa Ya Pyar (1969) and Kahtey Hain Mujhko Raja (1975).

38. Govardhan Asrani

Actor | Bodyguard

Asrani was born in a middle class Sindhi family. His father migrated to Jaipur after the Partition of India and opened a shop selling carpets. He has four sisters and three brothers: two elder and one younger. Asrani was highly uninterested in business and very weak in mathematics. He completed his...

39. Rajinikanth

Actor | Enthiran

Rajinikanth has been a superstar in the Tamil movie industry since the 70s. He is one of the highest earning actors in Asia. Primarily starring in Tamil movies, he has also worked in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and Hollywood movies. He was born in Bangalore (India), and was employed as a bus conductor ...

40. Pran Sikand

Actor | Zanjeer

Pran was one of the leading character actors of Indian cinema. He was born on 12 February,1920 at Delhi. Pran was educated at different places namely Kapurthala, Unnao, Meerut, Dehradun and Rampur as his father late Lala Kewal Krishnan Sikand was a Government Civil Contractor for the construction ...

41. Danny Denzongpa

Actor | Baby

Danny, who married Gawa Denzongpa, a Sikkimese princess and niece of the last chogyal from her hometown of Gangtok, currently resides in Juhu in Mumbai. He likes to listen to Nepali folk music especially Nepali flutes. In recent times he has become more selective as to the roles he plays. He does ...

42. Deepak Parashar

Assistant_director | Nishant

Deepak Parashar was born on April 2, 1952 in Pune, State of Bombay, India. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Nishant (1975), Ankur: The Seedling (1974) and Meetha Zehar (1985).

43. Sunny Deol

Actor | Ghayal

Ajay Singh Deol popularly known as Sunny Deol was born to actor Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur. Sunny began acting with super hit film Betaab (1983) which was a love story also featuring another new comer Amrita Singh; this film was a major success and then he goes on making films which portrayed him ...

44. Vijayendra Ghatge

Actor | Devdas

Vijayendra Ghatge is a renowned actor. In 1988 BR Chopra's Mahabharata, he was offered the role of Bhishma but he was interested in playing the role of Karna. The makers also tried him for playing Krishna but he insisted on playing Karna in the show but didn't get the role. Hence he backed out from...

45. Naseeruddin Shah

Actor | A Wednesday

Naseeruddin Shah was born on July 20 1950, in Barabanki, a small village in Uttar Pradesh. He is a seasoned Bollywood actor and has received several awards for his notable performance in several movies. The actor has also been awarded the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan awards for his enormous ...

46. Samir Khan

47. Farooq Shaikh

Actor | Lahore

Farooq Sheikh was an Indian actor, philanthropist and a television presenter. He was known for his work in Hindi films from 1977 to 1989. He returned to acting in films in 2008. His major contribution was in Parallel Cinema or the New Indian Cinema. He's acted in serials and shows on television and...

48. Sachin Pilgaonkar

Actor | Sholay

Sachin Pilgaonkar often known by his first name Sachin, is an Indian film and television actor, director, singer and producer. Starting as a child in the Marathi film, Ha Majha Marg Ekla (1962), he went on to work in around 65 films as a child artist, before switching to adult roles, and being part...

49. Kunal Goswami

Actor | Kranti

Made his film debut as a child star in Kranti (1981) which was directed by his father Manoj Kumar. His acting didn't take off as well as he would have liked, so he went in to the catering business in Delhi. He decided to give acting a second shot, and his father directed him again in Jai Hind (1999)...

50. Suneil Anand

Actor | Master

Suneil was born on June 30th 1956 in the Bombay-based Punjabi-speaking family of Dev and Mona Anand. His father is the legendary 'evergreen' Dev Anand, and his actress mom's screen name was Kalpana Kartik. He is nephew to Vijay and Chetan Anand. He has three cousins named Shekhar, Neelu, and Aruna ...