ACTORS I would like to see more of
by FatExpatTravels | created - 05 Oct 2016 | updated - 05 Oct 2016 | PublicSome actors just get better with their next movie, or are capable of creating characters which refuse to leave your memory.
1. Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Actress | Barfi!
Priyanka Chopra Jonas (née Chopra) was born on July 18, 1982 in Jamshedpur, India, to the family of Capt. Dr. Ashok Chopra and Dr. Madhu Chopra, both Indian Army physicians. She had a very varied upbringing. She started her education at La Martinière Girls College in Lucknow as a resident student; ...
2. Manoj Bajpayee
Actor | Gangs of Wasseypur
Manoj Bajpayee is a highly acclaimed Indian film actor known for his versatile acting skills and intense performances. Despite facing financial struggles during his childhood, he pursued his passion for acting and worked hard to achieve success in the film industry. Bajpayee is the second child in ...
3. Vinay Pathak
Actor | Bheja Fry
Vinay Pathak is an accomplished Indian actor known for his versatile performances in Bollywood films. Born in Bhojpur, Bihar, India, Vinay initially pursued a career in advertising before making a successful transition to acting.
Vinay Pathak's journey in the entertainment industry began with ...
5. Anupam Kher
Actor | Hotel Mumbai
Anupam Kher is a renowned Indian actor who has worked extensively in the Indian film industry, as well as in international films and television shows. He is known for his versatile acting skills and has portrayed a wide range of characters throughout his career.
Kher studied at Simla in D.A.V. ...
6. Kirron Kher
Actress | Devdas
Kirron Kher was born on June 14, 1952 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. She is an actress, known for Devdas (2002), Rang De Basanti (2006) and Main Hoon Na (2004). She is married to Anupam Kher. They have one child.
7. Irrfan Khan
Actor | The Lunchbox
Born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan, in Jaipur, Rajasthan (NW India) January 7, 1967 to a Pashto-speaking Muslim family. Khan's mother, Begum Khan, was from the Tonk Hakim family and his father, Jagirdar Khan, from the Khajuriya village near the Tonk district, ran a tire business.
The Khan family name ...
8. Om Puri
Actor | The Hundred-Foot Journey
Om Puri was an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.
Puri was born in Ambala, Haryana. His father worked on the railways and served in the Indian Army. Puri ...
9. 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 ...
10. Ram Charan
Actor | RRR (Rise Roar Revolt)
Konidela Ram Charan is an Indian actor, producer and entrepreneur who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2013. Ram Charan is the recipient of several National & International awards. Ram...
11. Rajat Kapoor
Actor | Ankhon Dekhi
Rajat Kapoor, born in Delhi, India, is a multifaceted artist known for his contributions as an actor, director, and writer in Indian cinema. He has established himself as a versatile performer, equally adept at portraying intense and comedic roles.
Rajat Kapoor began his career in the world of ...
12. Farhan Akhtar
Producer | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
An accomplished and award-winning producer-director-writer-actor-singer, Farhan Akhtar is the ultimate Bollywood multi-hyphenate. Born in 1974 to prolific Indian film writer and poet, Javed Akhtar and writer-director, Honey Irani , Farhan was raised in an environment where creativity and ...
13. Raveena Tandon
Actress | K.G.F: Chapter 2
Daughter of Bombay film industry (Bollywood) director Ravi Tandon. Raveena dropped out of Bombay's Meethibai College to pursue a career as a model with middling success. She made her movie debut with the flop _Pathar Ke Phool (1991)_. Her next few films were also failures and it was only with Andaz...
14. Shahid Kapoor
Actor | Haider
Shahid's rise to stardom reads like a bollywood script: from a struggler to a winner. With his hard work, perseverance and sincerity, he has written his own destiny.
Shahid is a mine of unabashed talent and spark, beneath his calm and innocent veneer. Shahid Kapoor is young and vibrant, with a ...
15. Sonakshi Sinha
Actress | Holiday
She is the daughter of legendary Indian actor Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha and sister to Luv Sinha and Kussh Sinha. She started her career as a model and walked the ramp in the Lakme Fashion week in 2008. She got her break in movies after being signed up by Salman Khan for his thriller Dabangg...
16. Ranveer Singh
Actor | Gully Boy
Ranveer Singh Bhavnani was born in July 06, 1985 to Mr. Jagjit Singh Bhavnani & Mrs. Anju Bhavnani in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is an Indian actor and model working in the Bollywood industry. Singh had always wanted to be an actor since his childhood. However, during his college days he felt that the...
17. Rajpal Naurang Yadav
Actor | Kal Ho Naa Ho
Rajpal Yadav was born in Shahjahanpur to Mr. Naurang Yadav and Mrs. Godavari Yadav. He is an Indian actor, comedian, writer, music producer, film producer and director who works in the Bollywood & Hollywood industry. He is known for working in films like Hungama (2003), Taarzan: The Wonder Car (...
18. Rituparna Sengupta
Actress | Rajkahini
Rituparna Sengupta was born on November 7, 1970 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. She is an actress and producer, known for Rajkahini (2015), Ahaa Re (2019) and Parcel (2020). She has been married to Sanjay Chakrabarty since December 13, 1999. They have two children.
19. Helen
Actress | Don
Helen was born in Burma to an Anglo Indian father named George Desmier and a Burmese mother named Marlene. Her father went missing during the Second World War. Her family migrated to India in 1942 as refugees in order to escape from the Japanese invasion of Burma. Helen was introduced to Bollywood ...
20. 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 ...
21. Kathy Bates
Actress | Misery
Multi-talented, multi-award-winning actress Kathleen (Doyle) Bates was born on June 28, 1948, and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She is the youngest of three girls born to Bertye Kathleen (Talbot), a homemaker, and Langdon Doyle Bates, a mechanical engineer. Her grandfather was author Finis L. Bates...
22. Vidya Balan
Actress | Kahaani
Vidya was born in Palghat, Kerala, India. Her family consists of her dad, P.R. Balan, who is the Vice-President of ETC Channel; mom - a home-maker, and an elder sister, Priya, who is married to Kedar. She also has an aunt by the name of Raji Raju.
The Balan family re-located to live at Road No. 11, ...
23. Satish Kaushik
Director | Tere Naam
Satish Chandra Kaushik was a well-known Indian actor and comedian. He was also a director, producer, and screenwriter. Kaushik graduated from Kirori Mal College, Delhi, and received professional training from the National School of Drama, Delhi, and the Film and Television Institute, Pune.
In his ...
24. Boman Irani
Actor | 3 Idiots
Boman Irani is an Indian actor, voice artist, screenplay mentor and photographer. As an actor, he works primarily in Hindi cinema and theatre. He joined theatre in his late 30's and moved to on-screen acting in 2000. Irani gained attention for his role in the 2003 comedy-drama, Munna Bhai M.B.B.S ...
25. Neha Dhupia
Actress | A Thursday
Neha was born in the Punjabi-speaking Dhupia family in Cochin, India, on August 27, 1980, and as is customary with most Punjabi and Sikh families - she was nicknamed 'Chotu'. Her dad is an Officer in the Indian Navy, Pradip Singh Dhupia; her mom, Manpinder, is a homemaker, and she has a brother, ...
26. Rahul Bose
Actor | Everybody Says I'm Fine!
Rahul Bose, born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is a multi-talented Indian actor, director, screenwriter, social activist, and rugby player. Known for his versatility and intense performances, Rahul Bose has made significant contributions to Indian cinema and is recognized for his commitment to ...
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