Is Amitabh Bachchan the best actor from Asia?

[DeadBall]

Great to see a Pakistani fan of Tamil movies . If I may ask how did you develop a taste for our movies? Since even Northies tend to find our culture/cinema strange. And is it just Tamil or do you you also follow other regional film industries?

I developed the taste after realizing that many of the great Hindi movies I watched as a kid were actually South Indian remakes, started watching Kamal Hassan, Mani Ratnam movies to start with then Mamooty, Mohanlal after which I cross referenced many top 20-30 South Indian movies lists, reviews etc and watched the movies that appeared on most lists and then watched the lesser known ones, after which I watch movies by specific directors and actors I liked and so on up to the latest crop.

There is just something different, surreal and authentic about South Indian drama, of course I stay waaaaay waaaay away from action films.

I follow most regional Indian film industries but in my opinion Tamil and Malayalam movies are the best although there are some Telegu and other language gems.

 

[DeadBall]

[MENTION=43583]KingKhanWC[/MENTION] I would strongly recommend watching the Tamil/Malayalam movies in their original language with subtitles. Not the Hindi dubbed ones, that vastly diminishes viewing experience IMO. Just a heads-up.

Don't worry, he won't watch any of them. Some others might though and open themselves to a whole new world and experience.

 

[JaDed]

Oh man I cried so much when I watched that movie as a kid. ATG performance by Baby Shamili, and also showed how special a talent Raghuvaran was, great loss for Indian cinema, taken away so soon. Just like Kamal, even Mani Ratnam has declined a lot in recent times.

Mani Ratnam has always been on and off for me but atleast he was consistently having unique stories nothing anymore.

Raghuvaran was my mom’s fav tamil actor and defn a biggie.

 

[JaDed]

You are right I have experienced this,Tamil movies in hindi dubbed,it's so cringe to watch.

[MENTION=143530]Swashbuckler[/MENTION] I understand the cringe but it has created a new wave of audiences in Punjab, Bihar that really wait for Tamil-Telugu action movies .. these places cannot watch Hindi urban kind and love the masala films that are almost dying in Hindi.

 

[minamino]

Great to see a Pakistani fan of Tamil movies . If I may ask how did you develop a taste for our movies? Since even Northies tend to find our culture/cinema strange. And is it just Tamil or do you you also follow other regional film industries?

Hassan Ali and Shadab Khan in an interview said that they are big fans of South Indian movies.

 

[Salman]

Had to post this clip

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oIrehaK5Jks" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

[Smbhayi]

Lol he's not even best from India...

 

[andy0204]

*King Kong. OP didn't ask about the worst.

Shahrukh ruined his own personality by signing crap movies in last 10 years,I was a huge fan of his.

 

[kaayal]

I developed the taste after realizing that many of the great Hindi movies I watched as a kid were actually South Indian remakes, started watching Kamal Hassan, Mani Ratnam movies to start with then Mamooty, Mohanlal after which I cross referenced many top 20-30 South Indian movies lists, reviews etc and watched the movies that appeared on most lists and then watched the lesser known ones, after which I watch movies by specific directors and actors I liked and so on up to the latest crop.

There is just something different, surreal and authentic about South Indian drama, of course I stay waaaaay waaaay away from action films.

I follow most regional Indian film industries but in my opinion Tamil and Malayalam movies are the best although there are some Telegu and other language gems.

Just out of curiosity, which are the Malayalam movies that you like?

 

[Abdul]

Shahrukh ruined his own personality by signing crap movies in last 10 years,I was a huge fan of his.

Yeah, his older movies are good. I used to be his fan as a kid but the problem with him is that he needs to start doing roles which suit his age. He's just crap right now.

 

[PakLFC]

Big B is the best commercial actor in the subcontinent. There are others who star in alternative cinema like art movies who are much better. One Naseerudin Shah comes to mind. Some like Guru Dutt, Waheed Murad and Sanjeev Kumar died too young to be considered.

 

[DeadBall]

On topic, Asia wise there are a lot of other great movies from Japan, Korea, Iran etc but there aren't any actors that have the longevity, impact and mass appeal that others have had like the likes of Bachan, SRK etc, Directors and individual movies yes, but not actors. Apart from Jackie Chan I suppose but apart from a couple of movies he has chosen his safe fun modus operandi.

 

[JaDed]

On topic, Asia wise there are a lot of other great movies from Japan, Korea, Iran etc but there aren't any actors that have the longevity, impact and mass appeal that others have had like the likes of Bachan, SRK etc, Directors and individual movies yes, but not actors. Apart from Jackie Chan I suppose but apart from a couple of movies he has chosen his safe fun modus operandi.

Movies is a pass time for them(other industries).. desis esp Indians take it too seriously.. that’s why they become politicians as well.
Indians hardly had any other pass time for many years, movie going culture was the only thing.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Hassan Ali and Shadab Khan in an interview said that they are big fans of South Indian movies.

Hopefully not the masala action ones.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Random question [MENTION=137142]JaDed[/MENTION] but how did you find Anbe Sivam and Hey Ram? I miss that version of Kamal so much. Thinking of revisiting his past work, at least a dozen movies which will always be relevant.

 

[DeadBall]

Random question [MENTION=137142]JaDed[/MENTION] but how did you find Anbe Sivam and Hey Ram? I miss that version of Kamal so much. Thinking of revisiting his past work, at least a dozen movies which will always be relevant.

Nayakan, Thevar Magan, Anbe Sivam and Hey Ram definitely up there with his best.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Btw is Tamil that different from Malayalam as many actors can speak both languages.

As a Thamizhan I can't understand Malayalam except a handful of words. Some similarities because both belong to Dravidian family. I find Telugu easier to grasp. Both are quite different unlike say Hindi-Urdu. Also I find Malayalam to be Sanskritized to a great extent. There is a Tamil speaking district in Kerala, likewise sizable number of Malayalam speakers in western Tamil Nadu, places like Nilgiris and Coimbatore. Understandable because all these places are situated close to the border between the 2 states.

From personal experience Malayalis pick up Tamil easily and more eagerly than the converse. I haven't thought in deep why that is the case, maybe we guys are language chauvinists .

Coming to actors I think it comes down to professional reasons. The more the languages you know more employment opportunities you get, more the exposure to fanbases and endorsements. Unlike rest of India we Southies aren't united by one language and as a result our film industries don't have that wide an audience reach, I think reasons are purely professional and economy related.

 

[CricketCartoons]

As a Thamizhan I can't understand Malayalam except a handful of words. Some similarities because both belong to Dravidian family. I find Telugu easier to grasp. Both are quite different unlike say Hindi-Urdu. Also I find Malayalam to be Sanskritized to a great extent. There is a Tamil speaking district in Kerala, likewise sizable number of Malayalam speakers in western Tamil Nadu, places like Nilgiris and Coimbatore. Understandable because all these places are situated close to the border between the 2 states.

From personal experience Malayalis pick up Tamil easily and more eagerly than the converse. I haven't thought in deep why that is the case, maybe we guys are language chauvinists .

Coming to actors I think it comes down to professional reasons. The more the languages you know more employment opportunities you get, more the exposure to fanbases and endorsements. Unlike rest of India we Southies aren't united by one language and as a result our film industries don't have that wide an audience reach, I think reasons are purely professional and economy related.

Thamizh is an ancient language which hasn't evolved as much it should have, and the script is still primitive. It is lacking in alphabets for some basic sounds. This is where Telugu and Malayalam are superior due to Sanskrit influence.

 

[JaDed]

Random question [MENTION=137142]JaDed[/MENTION] but how did you find Anbe Sivam and Hey Ram? I miss that version of Kamal so much. Thinking of revisiting his past work, at least a dozen movies which will always be relevant.

Excellent actually, Hey Ram in terms of story is up there with the best, only issue with that movie was the lizard scene, the movie is perfect for current events as well, would love to see someone do it now.

Anbe Sivam was great but his habit of stealing limelight from his costars is a big issue bro although not his fault there was hardly anything to do for others in that movie.

His comedy is underrated btw, he has subtle comedy Pammal K S eas excellent, the Hindi remake was super annoying with Akki and Kareena , they didn’t even ack it.

After 2000 and Rajnikanth retired Kamal was looking to be the best thing superstar with acting skills, he is a method actor but somewhere he lost it... too selfish an actor imo and doesn’t think about the movie.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Nayakan, Thevar Magan, Anbe Sivam and Hey Ram definitely up there with his best.

Top class. Also if you haven't do check out Moondram Pirai (remade in Hindi as Sadma), Pushpak (silent movie), Kuruthipunal, I even enjoyed Uttama Villain which is a totally artsy movie. I guess movies like Appu Raja, Chachi 420, Indian will be more popular among the Hindi audience.

 

[JaDed]

Vilram didn’t evolve i thought would be the heir to Kamal’s kind of cinema after I saw Pithamagan.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Thamizh is an ancient language which hasn't evolved as much it should have, and the script is still primitive. It is lacking in alphabets for some basic sounds. This is where Telugu and Malayalam are superior due to Sanskrit influence.

OK boomer.

 

[kaayal]

Btw is Tamil that different from Malayalam as many actors can speak both languages.

Most of our workers were Malayalee while growing up so I learned things like pora chiller, pora maire or illai naare pora chille from the guys

Watch Pathemari, a Mammooty film about the life of a gulf malayali in 80’s. Really hard hitting.

 

[kaayal]

Thank you, will check out Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum.

You are a mother now I believe, I am many years away from marriage

I hope you watched Kammatipaadam. It’s really good one from Rajeev Ravi.

And yeah, thanks for the respect.

 

[MenInG]

Title is about Amitabh Bachan - stick to the topic

This is unfair to the thread starter.

 

[DeadBall]

Top class. Also if you haven't do check out Moondram Pirai (remade in Hindi as Sadma), Pushpak (silent movie), Kuruthipunal, I even enjoyed Uttama Villain which is a totally artsy movie. I guess movies like Appu Raja, Chachi 420, Indian will be more popular among the Hindi audience.

Appu Raja along with Anjali was one of my favourite childhood movies. I still bawl like a child whenever I watch it.

 

[Pete Rose]

Here for the "no, that would be Nawaz Sharif/Asif Zardari" jokes.

 

[minamino]

Nayakan, Thevar Magan, Anbe Sivam and Hey Ram definitely up there with his best.

Hey Ram is definitely the best Indian movie I have ever watched. The acting and storyline were amazing. What I liked about the movie that it was made in both Hindi and Tamil simultaneously and they didn't have to do dubbing and all that crap.

 

[RajBan]

Bollywood actually producing lot of good movies these days. Yes the usual crap is there but even that has got lot refined in recent years. Some of the so called commercial stuff has really good story lines even though direction could be better. I will say Hindi cinema has become more versatile and starting to experiment and catering to niche audiences along with mass which was typical to Bengali or Malayalam cinema in past. Infact it will do well in future given the reach and cosmopolitan natute

On topic - Amitabh Bachchan is not the best actor, he is not even in the 5 best probably in Hindi cinema. But he is a damn good actor with an unmatchable voice modulation capability. As an actor where he lacks is courage to move out of mainstream commercial stuff and do challenging stuff. That's where you will see superlative performances from him as an actor but not much noteworthy in terms movie content or impact.

The following are really versatile and top notch actors in Hindi movies during the different eras who can play any role with ease. I feel they are better than Mr Bachchan in terms of choice of movies and difficult roles and moulding their acting skills accordingly. I am sure there are few more but couldn't recall all names now.

Pankaj Kapoor
Naseeruddin Shah
Om Puri
Manoj Bajpai
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Rajkumar Rao
Pankaj Tripathi

 

[RajBan]

Hey Ram is definitely the best Indian movie I have ever watched. The acting and storyline were amazing. What I liked about the movie that it was made in both Hindi and Tamil simultaneously and they didn't have to do dubbing and all that crap.

Did you watch Rang De Basanti . It is one of the most well made mainstream movie Bollywood has produced.

Also try Maqbool. A stellar cast and telling direction , considered as a benchmark in parallel Hindi cinema history.

 

[DeadBall]

Also try Maqbool. A stellar cast and telling direction , considered as a benchmark in parallel Hindi cinema history.

It is actually based on Macbeth by Shakespeare. Director/Writer Bhardwaj is known for making movies based on Shakespearean plays, check out his movies Haider (based on Hamlet) and Omkara (based on Othello) which along with Maqbool are also great works.

 

[JaDed]

It is actually based on Macbeth by Shakespeare. Director/Writer Bhardwaj is known for making movies based on Shakespearean plays, check out his movies Haider (based on Hamlet) and Omkara (based on Othello) which along with Maqbool are also great works.

Maqbool was a lost cause coz of the godfather scene copy of Drug deal refusal, was very disappointed by the movie after seeing Godfather, I surprisingly saw Maqbool before Godfather.
Nasser and Om were remarkable though!

Omkara and Haider were excellent! Another lost cause was Matroo ki Bijlee ka Mandola , Vishal unable to utilize the story.

 

[minamino]

Did you watch Rang De Basanti . It is one of the most well made mainstream movie Bollywood has produced.

Also try Maqbool. A stellar cast and telling direction , considered as a benchmark in parallel Hindi cinema history.

I loved that movie as well! but I liked Hey Ram more than that. Best thing about Rang De Basanti was that even though it had deshbhakti undertone but wasn't like what type of deshbhakti movies we see these days.

 

[RajBan]

I loved that movie as well! but I liked Hey Ram more than that. Best thing about Rang De Basanti was that even though it had deshbhakti undertone but wasn't like what type of deshbhakti movies we see these days.

Those were only two examples. But there are plenty of top notch niche movies throughout Bollywood history. What Bollywood misses out is highlighting and marketing it's off the radar movies. In most cases these movies get shadowed by the more powerful commercial lobbies starting from award ceremonies to international screenings.

 

[anikrc1]

If we are saying actor in gender neutral way Amitabh is not the best actor in his family. His wife Jaya is 2-3 levels above him

 

[RajBan]

If we are saying actor in gender neutral way Amitabh is not the best actor in his family. His wife Jaya is 2-3 levels above him

I agree. She actually gave up her career post marriage but she was a damn good actress.

 

[aukhan]

He is not even the best actor in his country

 

[MenInG]

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan will be the first Indian celebrity to lend his voice to Amazon's Alexa digital assistant starting next year, as the Silicon Valley giant expands its presence in the significant market.

The 77-year-old actor has been a household name in India for nearly half a century, and his deep baritone is instantly recognisable to listeners in the country of 1.3 billion.

Foreign firms such as Amazon have spent tens of billions of dollars in India in recent years as they fight for a piece of the Asian giant's burgeoning digital economy.

In a blog post on Monday, Amazon India said Bachchan's "voice experience" feature will become available for purchase on Alexa next year.

"It will include popular offerings like jokes, weather, shayaris (poetry), motivational quotes, advice and more," the firm said.

Alexa first rolled out celebrity voice option last year with actor Samuel L Jackson, following a similar move by Google the year before, which gave users the option of hearing singer John Legend on the Google Assistant.

"I am excited to create this voice experience," the Bollywood megastar said on Amazon's blog.

"With voice technology, we are building something to engage more effectively with my audience and well-wishers."

His earlier foray into vocal blogging in 2010, Bachchan Bol-Bachchan Speak, allowed fans to listen to pre-recorded messages by the star at the push of a button.

In addition to competing with voice-activated devices such as Apple's Siri and Google Assistant for consumers, Amazon is battling Walmart-backed Flipkart and JioMart, owned by Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani, for a share of the online retail market.

The tech giant, which is owned by Jeff Bezos, the world's richest person, is also trying to win eyeballs with its streaming service that competes with Netflix and Disney+ Hotstar.

Bachchan and his family have been among India's highest-profile coronavirus patients.

The superstar, his actor son Abhishek, actress daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai, and granddaughter Aaradhya were all admitted to hospital in July. All four have since been released.

The veteran star returned to work last month filming India's version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? after authorities eased coronavirus curbs on movie and TV shoots.

Nevertheless, with cases in India nearing five million, authorities in Mumbai - the home of Bollywood - have asked production houses to ensure that common facilities are regularly sanitised, masks worn and social distancing "followed as far as possible".

Bachchan's last film, comedy-drama Gulabo Sitabo, went straight to Amazon's streaming service in June, after theatres in India shut down in March due to pandemic fears.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020...-lend-voice-amazon-alexa-200915092417802.html

 

[asadee]

Naseeruddin Shah is

 

[MenInG]

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on Tuesday presented a special 'Golden Ticket' to iconic Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan in anticipation of the upcoming the ICC World Cup 2023.

The World Cup begins on October 5 when England and New Zealand clash at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with the event culminating in the final at the same venue on Sunday, 19 November.

Bachchan, known for his steadfast devotion to Indian cricket, has been offered the rare honour of watching all matches from the special VIP stands for free. This Golden Ticket not only provides him entry to exciting matches but also a variety of luxuries befitting his illustrious stature.

 

[Rana]

Naseeruddin Shah is

No chance

Amitabh was a big draw all the way until 2013/14

Him and Amraish Puri are probably the best Protagonist/Antagonist in the history of the business

 

[KingKhanWC]

Bollywood actors are very poor in acting.

Only one ive seen many years ago was Amjad Khan, esp in Sholay. You wont find better acting anywhere.

 

[jeetu]

During my childhood late (70's to early 80's) Amitabh Bachchan was the biggest name in country. No one came close.
His movie releases were event.
He was the perhaps the only Indian celebrity i know who had Superhero Comics written about him as main character.

 

[KingKhanWC]

During my childhood late (70's to early 80's) Amitabh Bachchan was the biggest name in country. No one came close.
His movie releases were event.
He was the perhaps the only Indian celebrity i know who had Superhero Comics written about him as main character.

I did enjoy watching his films. But now seems like a bitter old man.

Bachan played a Muslim character in many movies Ive seen. Do you know how many times he played a Muslim?

 

[controversial_man]

Never impressed me. Mostly old actors including amitab. Govinda was the only actor that I really liked from bollywood. His comedy timing was great

and to some extent aamir khan.

 

[Rana]

Bollywood actors are very poor in acting.

Only one ive seen many years ago was Amjad Khan, esp in Sholay. You wont find better acting anywhere.

Amrish Puri was very good. His versatility was brilliant

 

[Hitman]

Amrish Puri was very good. His versatility was brilliant

Amrish Puri, along with Amjad Khan remains my favorite villains till this day.

 

[The_KING]

Always a bit overrated.

 

[The_KING]

Amrish Puri, along with Amjad Khan remains my favorite villains till this day.

Amrish Puri was the goat villain.

 

[Hitman]

Amrish Puri was the goat villain.

The thing with the man was that he could play the role of the elderly good man with equal perfection.

 

[Champ_Pal]

AB is one of the best in the world. Many Indian actors are better than the expressionless hollywood actors.

 

[jeetu]

I did enjoy watching his films. But now seems like a bitter old man.

Bachan played a Muslim character in many movies Ive seen. Do you know how many times he played a Muslim?

Coolie and Khuda Gawah instantly comes to mind. From imdb some more are Saat Hindustani , Imman Dharam , Ajooba , Thugs of Hindostan , Golabo Sitabo. There might be few more.

 

[jeetu]

For pure acting skills and versitality who did lots of leading roles.
My top 3 would be
1. Sanjeev Kumar
2. Dilip Kumar
3. Naseeruddin Shah

 

[Itachi]

Any Korean/japanese veteran actor will be much better than AB.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

For pure acting skills and versitality who did lots of leading roles.
My top 3 would be
1. Sanjeev Kumar
2. Dilip Kumar
3. Naseeruddin Shah

What about Amrish Puri, Om Puri, Pran and Kader Khan?

 

[Justcrazy]

Actors and stars are two totally different things.

For example when Rajesh khanna was acting in Dramas , Sanjeev Kumar was the king in theater circles. Rajesh Khanna became a superstar , where as Sanjeev Kumar was stuck with second lead roles.

Three actors have combined that , Dilip Kumar ( first to get 1 lakh a movie ) , Bachachan ( first to charge 1 crore ) and SRK probably forst to get 100 crore.
All three are tremendous actors , having there own strengths and weakness. But when it come to outside India , SRK is undisputed King . The amount of business his movies does World wide is well beyond combined career of Bachchan.

SRK also takes the cake in Versatility .... the negative roles he portayed the other two never did. Shahrukh almost won the best actor and best villan the same year ( nominated for both , lost to Paresh Rawal in Sir).

Other thing I noticed about SRK is that when he doinga scene with another actress or alone , he is very good , but when he is with another co actor he takes his level very high , his eyes becomes more expressive , his whole face including cheeks , lips start moving and voice modulation becomes more distinct. You need a very strong actor to sustain his tremendous acting otherwise he will eat you alive. Even when he was doing his first movie , he made the seasoned actors look like amatuer !!!

 

[Justcrazy]

What about Amrish Puri, Om Puri, Pran and Kader Khan?

They are character artists .

 

[Justcrazy]

During my childhood late (70's to early 80's) Amitabh Bachchan was the biggest name in country. No one came close.
His movie releases were event.
He was the perhaps the only Indian celebrity i know who had Superhero Comics written about him as main character.

1978 to 1985 he was undisputed biggest bollywood draw.

1978 he had three all time blockbusters Trishul , Don , Muqadar Ka sikander , that left NO Doubt about him being well ahead of others.

 

[jeetu]

What about Amrish Puri, Om Puri, Pran and Kader Khan?

Om Puri never really had lead role in conventional movie. As a actor he was right up there. Amrish Puri , Pran , Kader Khan were great villians not leading hero roles.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

if you talk about acting so i would rate kader khan above Amitabh Bachan.

 

[PakLFC]

Surely Dilip Kumar is the best actor from the subcontinent. After his death even Amitabh said "An institution has gone...whenever the history of Indian cinema will be written, it will always be "before Dilip Kumar and after Dilip Kumar". Most Pakistanis don't understand Tamil cinema at all. Some of those pot bellied, dark skinned men in white dhoti's seem to be good actors I know many Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth fans insist they are the greatest!

 

[PakLFC]

Om Puri never really had lead role in conventional movie. As a actor he was right up there. Amrish Puri , Pran , Kader Khan were great villians not leading hero roles.

Shashi Kapoor?. He was the one who first started the trend of cross over cinema acting in western films. I guess being married to a white lady helped him in that too. A very handsome man in his prime Shashi was also magnanimous enough to work in "Jinnah" despite great opposition to him doing so at the time.

 

[Hitman]

Surely Dilip Kumar is the best actor from the subcontinent. After his death even Amitabh said "An institution has gone...whenever the history of Indian cinema will be written, it will always be "before Dilip Kumar and after Dilip Kumar". Most Pakistanis don't understand Tamil cinema at all. Some of those pot bellied, dark skinned men in white dhoti's seem to be good actors I know many Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth fans insist they are the greatest!

Most people in the industry consider Dilip Saab as the greatest ever. Even I do the same. I’m still in awe of his performance in Ram Aur Shyaam.

 

[PakLFC]

Most people in the industry consider Dilip Saab as the greatest ever. Even I do the same. I’m still in awe of his performance in Ram Aur Shyaam.

Although Naseeruddin Shah issued a veiled attack on Dilip Kumar after his death. As it happens Naseer too is a fine actor albeit very bitter towards others for some reason. My favourite Dilip Kumar films are "Shakti", "Vidhaata", "Ram aur Shyam" and "Ganga Jamuna". Analyse these films to see the versatility of his acting skills when playing totally different characters.

 

[Hitman]

Although Naseeruddin Shah issued a veiled attack on Dilip Kumar after his death. As it happens Naseer too is a fine actor albeit very bitter towards others for some reason. My favourite Dilip Kumar films are "Shakti", "Vidhaata", "Ram aur Shyam" and "Ganga Jamuna". Analyse these films to see the versatility of his acting skills when playing totally different characters.

Naseeruddin Shah is an actor par excellence. It’s his bitterness in the last few years that has put a lot of fans off, including me. I used to be a very big fan of the man.

 

[Justcrazy]

if you talk about acting so i would rate kader khan above Amitabh Bachan.

Kader Khan was truley multi talented.

 

[Justcrazy]

Surely Dilip Kumar is the best actor from the subcontinent. After his death even Amitabh said "An institution has gone...whenever the history of Indian cinema will be written, it will always be "before Dilip Kumar and after Dilip Kumar". Most Pakistanis don't understand Tamil cinema at all. Some of those pot bellied, dark skinned men in white dhoti's seem to be good actors I know many Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth fans insist they are the greatest!

Rajnikant is not admired for his acting , but for his style. It was unique. Even today many south actors copy him.

 

[Justcrazy]

Most people in the industry consider Dilip Saab as the greatest ever. Even I do the same. I’m still in awe of his performance in Ram Aur Shyaam.

I think Dilip Kumar best performance was Ganga Jamuna . Even Deewar was inspired by it.

Bachchan said that in his college days he watched the movie 60 times. And he decieded to become actor after that.

 

[Justcrazy]

Although Naseeruddin Shah issued a veiled attack on Dilip Kumar after his death. As it happens Naseer too is a fine actor albeit very bitter towards others for some reason. My favourite Dilip Kumar films are "Shakti", "Vidhaata", "Ram aur Shyam" and "Ganga Jamuna". Analyse these films to see the versatility of his acting skills when playing totally different characters.

Nasiruddin Shah also attacked Amitabh .

See Nasir is a good actor , but he needs to understand being good actor does not mean you will become mainstream star. Though he acted in some commercial movies , he could never cement himself as A list star. There are several such actors , who are appreciated and do character roles. Everyone cannot be a star. You need to be contend with what have you got.

 

[PakLFC]

Nasiruddin Shah also attacked Amitabh .

See Nasir is a good actor , but he needs to understand being good actor does not mean you will become mainstream star. Though he acted in some commercial movies , he could never cement himself as A list star. There are several such actors , who are appreciated and do character roles. Everyone cannot be a star. You need to be contend with what have you got.

Yeah but the rest of the actors are not as bitter as Naseer is. Naseer could not dance for his life nonetheless he has some good commercial films like "China Gate". The likes of Amrish and Om Puri, Smita Patil and Shabana Azmi also did many art films yet are not in the business of attacking an Amitabh or Dilip Kumar. Naseer has also starred in a few Pak film's too.

 

[Justcrazy]

Yeah but the rest of the actors are not as bitter as Naseer is. Naseer could not dance for his life nonetheless he has some good commercial films like "China Gate". The likes of Amrish and Om Puri, Smita Patil and Shabana Azmi also did many art films yet are not in the business of attacking an Amitabh or Dilip Kumar. Naseer has also starred in a few Pak film's too.

He is frustrated.

 

[PakLFC]

He is frustrated.

Perhaps jealous of Diilp saheb and Amit ji more then frustrated.

 

[Justcrazy]

Perhaps jealous of Diilp saheb and Amit ji more then frustrated.

As I said he is a good actor , but he cannot digest the fact that Bachchan and other commercial actors have more command at box office. Its a harsh truth , but one has to accept that. That is how life works.

 

[jeetu]

Although Naseeruddin Shah issued a veiled attack on Dilip Kumar after his death. As it happens Naseer too is a fine actor albeit very bitter towards others for some reason. My favourite Dilip Kumar films are "Shakti", "Vidhaata", "Ram aur Shyam" and "Ganga Jamuna". Analyse these films to see the versatility of his acting skills when playing totally different characters.

Dilip Kumar's earlier work was terrific as well especially the movies he did in 50's. My Father was huge fan so i saw most of Dilip Kumar's movie. Some of the gems of 1950's were Deedar, Daag , Aan , Uran Khatola , Devdas , Naya Daur , Yahudi and Madhumati.

 

[bones]

Not even close. I just saw a movie with him as I was flicking through channels the guy like everyone in bollywood is overrated and over the to.

Some of the Korean and Chinese actors are far superior like the guy in I Saw The Devil, Memories of a Murder and The Man From Nowhere.

 

[PakLFC]

Dilip Kumar's earlier work was terrific as well especially the movies he did in 50's. My Father was huge fan so i saw most of Dilip Kumar's movie. Some of the gems of 1950's were Deedar, Daag , Aan , Uran Khatola , Devdas , Naya Daur , Yahudi and Madhumati.

Obviously with the passing of time he had to change as well. His greatest film was the epic Mughal-e-Azam. From the early 1980's he successfully changed his image doing larger then life aristocratic roles. One of his films "Aak ka dariya" co-starring Rekha from the 1990's is completed yet remains unreleased.

 

[PakLFC]

Not even close. I just saw a movie with him as I was flicking through channels the guy like everyone in bollywood is overrated and over the to.

Some of the Korean and Chinese actors are far superior like the guy in I Saw The Devil, Memories of a Murder and The Man From Nowhere.

Who is "this guy" you are talking about?.

 

[bones]

Who is "this guy" you are talking about?.

Guys*

These guys have mainstream Hollywood too. Has Amitabh?

 

[PakLFC]

Guys*

These guys have mainstream Hollywood too. Has Amitabh?

I think you are saying Amitabh is not the best actor in Asia?

 

[bones]

I think you are saying Amitabh is not the best actor in Asia?

He definitely isn't. He's not even the best in bollywood and bollywood isn't exactly flowing with talent.