Is Amitabh Bachchan the best actor from Asia?

[minamino]

Is he the best actor from the whole Asia? I have never seen someone act so many different roles that too effortlessly and most of actor's acting fades away with age but Amitabh still keeps on giving masterpiece performances in his movies.

 

[Slog]

I think Irrfan Khan is

 

[andy0204]

Jackie Chan?

 

[CricketCartoons]

Shah Rukh Khan, the real King Khan.

 

[JaDed]

I think Irrfan Khan is

Irfan might not be but he is the only person that could act alongside Amitabh(PIKU) and give a complete performance and match AB unlike others.

 

[JaDed]

Asia? Have you seen all Asian movies to make that remark also IIRC having this discussion with you where you refused to accept Malaylam cinema produces better films than Hindi.

So for someone that is not open minded this only seems to be a bias.

 

[Redchilly007]

I won't say that he is the best as that would not be fair to so many other fine actors. I would say that he is definitely one of the most popular actors in Asia atleast.

 

[last_knight]

I won't say that he is the best as that would not be fair to so many other fine actors. I would say that he is definitely one of the most popular actors in Asia atleast.

Late 80s $ 90s were childhood of modern media so 90s-celebrity-nostalgia will always be a factor.

In terms of quality, Allu Arjun.

 

[Lonewarrior]

Op is trolling, forgt asia, hes not best from sub-cont.
Dilip kumar maybe the best.

 

[Lonewarrior]

Is he the best actor from the whole Asia? I have never seen someone act so many different roles that too effortlessly and most of actor's acting fades away with age but Amitabh still keeps on giving masterpiece performances in his movies.

how many ? 10 ? 20 ? 30 ?
thre was an actor who played 380+ different roles .... his name is Moin Akhtar.

 

[in_cutter]

Was one of the best....all modern ones in Bollywood are cringe & way overrated ..they’re only interested in having bare chests out and cry like girls on screen(Shah Rukh)z

 

[JaDed]

how many ? 10 ? 20 ? 30 ?
thre was an actor who played 380+ different roles .... his name is Moin Akhtar.

Just to take a dig on poster don’t take a dig on the actor.

There are many actors who play different roles it’s about how believable they are.

Sanjeev Kumar was one in Hindi and so was Asrani..

 

[JaDed]

Was one of the best....all modern ones in Bollywood are cringe & way overrated ..they’re only interested in having bare chests out and cry like girls on screen(Shah Rukh)z

What Bollywood movies do you guys see..? Like eventhough Ayushman is not a great actor but his movies are really good and nothing like what u r saying also one of the most successful of last year.

 

[minamino]

His movie on Netflix: Badla, He did an amazing job though the movie was a bit too unbelievable.

 

[JaDed]

His movie on Netflix: Badla, He did an amazing job though the movie was a bit too unbelievable.

The movie is an official remake.

 

[Down2Earth]

Jackie Chan is the best from Asia, by far

 

[troodon]

AB is a superb actor. But best actor claim is subjective.

 

[minamino]

Jackie Chan is the best from Asia, by far

Jumping around like a monkey is not acting.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Arguably. Because he is the most versatile.

 

[JaDed]

Jumping around like a monkey is not acting.

You haven’t seen his movies then. Police Story is one of the best movie franchise that also shows his calibre as an actor.

Also those movies have to be viewed differently, based on your logic dancing around trees isn’t acting which happens in Hindi cinema.

But as [MENTION=141520]troodon[/MENTION] said its subjective.

 

[Slog]

Asia is too big.

Japan, Korea, China, Philippines etc are all part of it.

And these countries generally are also far advanced than the subcontinent.

Do people really think these countries do not have superstars at that level.

Thread title should be changed to subcontinent

 

[minamino]

You haven’t seen his movies then. Police Story is one of the best movie franchise that also shows his calibre as an actor.

Also those movies have to be viewed differently, based on your logic dancing around trees isn’t acting which happens in Hindi cinema.

But as [MENTION=141520]troodon[/MENTION] said its subjective.

You are a South Indian cinema fan, right? What do you think about thriving misogyny in South movies? The actresses when they reach 30 are deemed useless and not given any role. Last time I saw Rajnikanth acting as if he's in his early 20s alongside the girl who must be of his granddaughter's age.

 

[JaDed]

You are a South Indian cinema fan, right? What do you think about thriving misogyny in South movies? The actresses when they reach 30 are deemed useless and not given any role. Last time I saw Rajnikanth acting as if he's in his early 20s alongside the girl who must be of his granddaughter's age.

Yes I’m a fan of Indian cinema and the misogyny is there everywhere not limited to south.
How old do you think is Salman Khan? Do you know the age difference he has with many actresses, where are the actresses than Khans started their careers with?

Also Vinod Khanna and Madhuri in Dayavan .. I can keep going.

And lol it deemed useless what are you on about? Ramya Krishnan was given an equal and better role than Rajnikanth in Padayappa and this was 1998.

Go watch Malayalam cinema , you don’t even have an idea about their movies.

Also I can go on about casteism and nepotism of Hindi cinema but let that not be an issue coz you are discussing the quality of acting here.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Jumping around like a monkey is not acting.

Its called martial arts which Indians may not understand.

Jackie Chan does almost all of his own stunts, no Bollywood actor could ever come close to him.

Lets be real here pal, Bollywood is garbage, the acting and the storylines are laughable.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Asia is too big.

Japan, Korea, China, Philippines etc are all part of it.

And these countries generally are also far advanced than the subcontinent.

Do people really think these countries do not have superstars at that level.

Thread title should be changed to subcontinent

No need since the OP has stated he is better than Jackie Chan, so let the discussion move forward.

 

[minamino]

Yes I’m a fan of Indian cinema and the misogyny is there everywhere not limited to south.
How old do you think is Salman Khan? Do you know the age difference he has with many actresses, where are the actresses than Khans started their careers with?

Also Vinod Khanna and Madhuri in Dayavan .. I can keep going.

And lol it deemed useless what are you on about? Ramya Krishnan was given an equal and better role than Rajnikanth in Padayappa and this was 1998.

Go watch Malayalam cinema , you don’t even have an idea about their movies.

Also I can go on about casteism and nepotism of Hindi cinema but let that not be an issue coz you are discussing the quality of acting here.

I have an idea about Malayalam cinema. Why are you talking as if nepotism is limited just to Hindi cinema? Mammooty son Dulquer Salman is a big star there and all the star kids of South cinemas are in the industry as well.

 

[minamino]

Its called martial arts which Indians may not understand.

Jackie Chan does almost all of his own stunts, no Bollywood actor could ever come close to him.

Lets be real here pal, Bollywood is garbage, the acting and the storylines are laughable.

When was the last time you watched Bollywood? The storylines of a lot of Hollywood movies are laughable as well. I know what martial art is but the thing is I am talking about acting here not gymnastics. Keep your flip flop gymnasts and monkeys to yourself. Bollywood or even Pakistani cinema doesn't need them.

 

[JaDed]

I have an idea about Malayalam cinema. Why are you talking as if nepotism is limited just to Hindi cinema? Mammooty son Dulquer Salman is a big star there and all the star kids of South cinemas are in the industry as well.

That is true but atleast they can read Malayalam. So on most parts the issues are same the quality of acting and cinema, story line.

 

[minamino]

That is true but atleast they can read Malayalam. So on most parts the issues are same the quality of acting and cinema, story line.

So? Most of the star kids I am pretty sure can read Hindi as well. Children of Kamal Hassan, Rajnikanth etc all of them are actors. At least in Bollywood, most of the star kids are not that much into acting otherwise it would have been very similar to South Cinema and lets not forget about the gora complex in South Indian, Amy Jackson who doesn't even know the A of acting is always in the movies.

 

[KingKhanWC]

When was the last time you watched Bollywood? The storylines of a lot of Hollywood movies are laughable as well. I know what martial art is but the thing is I am talking about acting here not gymnastics. Keep your flip flop gymnasts and monkeys to yourself. Bollywood or even Pakistani cinema doesn't need them.

Just now, I watched a trailer of Amithab. This is not acting lol.

Performing martial art scenes is a lot harder than chatting some rubbish in Hindu which you see in Bollywood.

Can you tell me what you find so good in their acting?

 

[minamino]

Just now, I watched a trailer of Amithab. This is not acting lol.

Performing martial art scenes is a lot harder than chatting some rubbish in Hindu which you see in Bollywood.

Can you tell me what you find so good in their acting?

It seems like you don't understand the language or you just don't get along with Asians at all. If acting was judged on the basis of martial arts, Wrestlers would have been the best actors ever and which movie trailer did you watch? It's difficult to judge acting or a movie by its trailer especially if you are not fluent in that language.

 

[Technics 1210]

There is a difference between being the most popular actor, and the best actor.

Amitabh pulled off a few fluke hits (Sholay being an example) during the 1st phase of career. He has been riding on his popularity since.

 

[Swashbuckler]

As usual Hindians spouting their ignorance. As if there isn't a world outside Bollywood and Hindi belt, stereotyping other movie industries only exposes their shallowness.

Ever heard of Vijay Sethupathi? Or about peak versions of Mohanlal, Kamal, Mammooty?

How many Chinese and Korean movies have Hindians watched to pass sweeping judgements? Any knowledge about legendary Japanese movies of old? or Iranian flicks?

Art is very subjective, especially when there are multiple countries involved each with their unique culture.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Just now, I watched a trailer of Amithab. This is not acting lol.

Performing martial art scenes is a lot harder than chatting some rubbish in Hindu which you see in Bollywood.

Can you tell me what you find so good in their acting?

Bombay industry used to churn out quality content in the 50s and 60s, even 70s [MENTION=137142]JaDed[/MENTION]. Then it went downhill and now there are 20 garbage movies for every good one. Of course there was the parallel cinema movement and some lovely stuff from Bengal in the 80s and 90s. Most of the good movies I have seen recently have involved small actors, not superstars. Right now Malayalam and Tamil movies have good content, Bengal I think has always maintained quality but haven't checked out myself. Bollywood is overrated, maybe Pakistanis know more about it because of ease of language but it isn't the sole representative of Indian cinema, not even close.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Hindi actors I rate above Amitabh

Balraj Sahni
Guru Dutt
Dilip Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar
Naseeruddin Shah
Om Puri
Manoj Bajpayee
Nana Patekar
Nawazuddin Siddiqui

There may be a few more. Granted my grasp of Hindi isn't that great and rely more on subs, point is there is no undisputed best and then we have many other Asian countries with rich tradition in moviemaking.

 

[JaDed]

So? Most of the star kids I am pretty sure can read Hindi as well. Children of Kamal Hassan, Rajnikanth etc all of them are actors. At least in Bollywood, most of the star kids are not that much into acting otherwise it would have been very similar to South Cinema and lets not forget about the gora complex in South Indian, Amy Jackson who doesn't even know the A of acting is always in the movies.

Most recent star actors can’t actually read Hindi a thing Srk made fun of in his movie FAN as well

Katrina Kaif has some of the biggest hits in Hindi cinema, like on the row beat that!

What gora complexity are you talking about , you are ignorant about South Indian cinema I would go on to say South Indian cinema itself cannot clubbed together because of differences, Malayalam cinema has no such complexity issues.

 

[JaDed]

Just now, I watched a trailer of Amithab. This is not acting lol.

Performing martial art scenes is a lot harder than chatting some rubbish in Hindu which you see in Bollywood.

Can you tell me what you find so good in their acting?

Try your rubbish somewhere else ,ask one of your top directors Danny Boyle what he finds amazing in Deewar ,the guy grabbed Oscars lifting the entire story of Amitabh’s movie and said it was his ‘inspiration’.

Also its Hindi.

 

[JaDed]

Bombay industry used to churn out quality content in the 50s and 60s, even 70s [MENTION=137142]JaDed[/MENTION]. Then it went downhill and now there are 20 garbage movies for every good one. Of course there was the parallel cinema movement and some lovely stuff from Bengal in the 80s and 90s. Most of the good movies I have seen recently have involved small actors, not superstars. Right now Malayalam and Tamil movies have good content, Bengal I think has always maintained quality but haven't checked out myself. Bollywood is overrated, maybe Pakistanis know more about it because of ease of language but it isn't the sole representative of Indian cinema, not even close.

Hindi cinema is not rated at all since 2000s , I feel it gets extra flak inspite of reigniting after DeV D in 2009 still struggling but better than 90s.

1990s was the worst time but every Pakistani poster somehow seems to have a nostalgia for that time.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Bombay industry used to churn out quality content in the 50s and 60s, even 70s [MENTION=137142]JaDed[/MENTION]. Then it went downhill and now there are 20 garbage movies for every good one. Of course there was the parallel cinema movement and some lovely stuff from Bengal in the 80s and 90s. Most of the good movies I have seen recently have involved small actors, not superstars. Right now Malayalam and Tamil movies have good content, Bengal I think has always maintained quality but haven't checked out myself. Bollywood is overrated, maybe Pakistanis know more about it because of ease of language but it isn't the sole representative of Indian cinema, not even close.

Is there any Malayalam or Tamil movies you would recommend to a newbie?

Try your rubbish somewhere else ,ask one of your top directors Danny Boyle what he finds amazing in Deewar ,the guy grabbed Oscars lifting the entire story of Amitabh’s movie and said it was his ‘inspiration’.

Also its Hindi.

lol Danny Boyle, did he make Slumdog Millionaire?

 

[Swashbuckler]

Hindi cinema is not rated at all since 2000s , I feel it gets extra flak inspite of reigniting after DeV D in 2009 still struggling but better than 90s.

1990s was the worst time but every Pakistani poster somehow seems to have a nostalgia for that time.

Many good movies post 2000 but the ratio of good vs bad became bizarre, hard-pressed to find 1-2 good movies a year. If I have to make a list of top 20 favorite Hindi movies of all time, post 2000s will feature more selections than 70s, 80s, 90s combined. I didn't like DevD, watched it in a bingefest in college and found it underwhelming compared to Udaan, TZP, Wednesday etc. I enjoy Anurag Kashyap's movies a lot but DevD IMO was one of his weakest attempts.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Is there any Malayalam or Tamil movies you would recommend to a newbie?

lol Danny Boyle, did he make Slumdog Millionaire?

I will recommend recent movies, to give you a taste.

Tamil- Merku Thodarchi Malai, Vada Chennai, Pariyerum Perumal, Visaranai, Soodhu Kavvum

Malayalam- Drishyam, Angamaly Diaries, Sudani From Nigeria, Kumbalangi Nights, Ee.Ma.Yau

You should get subtitles easily for them I guess. If you enjoy some of them I will understand your taste better and then can recommend more. Give it a try, vastly different culture compared to Pakistan, North India, Mumbai etc and more realistic, gritty, not many song sequences or super handsome actors.

 

[minamino]

I will recommend recent movies, to give you a taste.

Tamil- Merku Thodarchi Malai, Vada Chennai, Pariyerum Perumal, Visaranai, Soodhu Kavvum

Malayalam- Drishyam, Angamaly Diaries, Sudani From Nigeria, Kumbalangi Nights, Ee.Ma.Yau

You should get subtitles easily for them I guess. If you enjoy some of them I will understand your taste better and then can recommend more. Give it a try, vastly different culture compared to Pakistan, North India, Mumbai etc and more realistic, gritty, not many song sequences or super handsome actors.

I watched Drishyam. What an amazing movie it is but can get really annoying as well with that whole October dialogues.

 

[KingKhanWC]

I will recommend recent movies, to give you a taste.

Tamil- Merku Thodarchi Malai, Vada Chennai, Pariyerum Perumal, Visaranai, Soodhu Kavvum

Malayalam- Drishyam, Angamaly Diaries, Sudani From Nigeria, Kumbalangi Nights, Ee.Ma.Yau

You should get subtitles easily for them I guess. If you enjoy some of them I will understand your taste better and then can recommend more. Give it a try, vastly different culture compared to Pakistan, North India, Mumbai etc and more realistic, gritty, not many song sequences or super handsome actors.

Thanks brother, I defo will if you have recommended them.

Any of these on prime, Netflix etc? Or any specialist platform for these movies?

 

[Swashbuckler]

* Drishyam not the Hindi remake. The 2013 one starring Mohanlal and directed by Jeethu Joseph. [MENTION=43583]KingKhanWC[/MENTION]

 

[kaayal]

I will recommend recent movies, to give you a taste.

Tamil- Merku Thodarchi Malai, Vada Chennai, Pariyerum Perumal, Visaranai, Soodhu Kavvum

Malayalam- Drishyam, Angamaly Diaries, Sudani From Nigeria, Kumbalangi Nights, Ee.Ma.Yau

You should get subtitles easily for them I guess. If you enjoy some of them I will understand your taste better and then can recommend more. Give it a try, vastly different culture compared to Pakistan, North India, Mumbai etc and more realistic, gritty, not many song sequences or super handsome actors.

That’s about my people. Glad that you enjoyed it.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Thanks brother, I defo will if you have recommended them.

Any of these on prime, Netflix etc? Or any specialist platform for these movies?

Maybe someone else can help you here bro. I haven't subscribed to any of these entertainment related streaming platforms, I watched all these movies either in the cinema hall or when they came on vernacular TV channels. A few I bought the discs.

 

[from_da_lost_dim3nsion]

Not by a LONG shot . Neither are any of the big name khans .

 

[Swashbuckler]

That’s about my people. Glad that you enjoyed it.

Akka I have the Tamil portion more or less covered. Watched many Malayalam movies but it isn't my mother tongue so there are gaps. Please recommend a few outstanding movies from your state, in case I missed them. Post 2000 will be nice .

 

[KingKhanWC]

* Drishyam not the Hindi remake. The 2013 one starring Mohanlal and directed by Jeethu Joseph. [MENTION=43583]KingKhanWC[/MENTION]

Maybe someone else can help you here bro. I haven't subscribed to any of these entertainment related streaming platforms, I watched all these movies either in the cinema hall or when they came on vernacular TV channels. A few I bought the discs.

Its fine bro, Im sure there are many in video shops in Birmingham. I'll let you know what I thought.

 

[kaayal]

Akka I have the Tamil portion more or less covered. Watched many Malayalam movies but it isn't my mother tongue so there are gaps. Please recommend a few outstanding movies from your state, in case I missed them. Post 2000 will be nice .

Lol I didn’t know that you were younger than me.

I don’t watch much because of my lack of time but i like recent Fahadh fazil movies more. Like Tondimuthalum driksakshiyum, kumbalangi nights and Take off are the ones that comes to mind first. I like 24 north kaatham too. These are just my personal preferences can’t say they are the best.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Lol I didn’t know that you were younger than me.

I don’t watch much because of my lack of time but i like recent Fahadh fazil movies more. Like Tondimuthalum driksakshiyum, kumbalangi nights and Take off are the ones that comes to mind first. I like 24 north kaatham too. These are just my personal preferences can’t say they are the best.

Thank you, will check out Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum.

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

 

[Romali_rotti]

Is there any Malayalam or Tamil movies you would recommend to a newbie?



lol Danny Boyle, did he make Slumdog Millionaire?

Watch Ustaad Hotel bratharr, you will like it, another good malayalam movie is Nippah.. These are the newer movies, all my favourites are from the late 70s, 80s and 90s which you wouldn't really be able to relate to..

 

[andy0204]

There is a difference between being the most popular actor, and the best actor.

Amitabh pulled off a few fluke hits (Sholay being an example) during the 1st phase of career. He has been riding on his popularity since.

In Sholay Dharmendra,Sanjeev Kumar,Amjad Khan have done better than Amitabh.
I would say Zanjeer or Dewaar made him a superstar.

 

[JaDed]

Watch Ustaad Hotel bratharr, you will like it, another good malayalam movie is Nippah.. These are the newer movies, all my favourites are from the late 70s, 80s and 90s which you wouldn't really be able to relate to..

While Ustaad Hotel was excellent the uncanny similarities between that and Swades was easy to see.

 

[JaDed]

Many good movies post 2000 but the ratio of good vs bad became bizarre, hard-pressed to find 1-2 good movies a year. If I have to make a list of top 20 favorite Hindi movies of all time, post 2000s will feature more selections than 70s, 80s, 90s combined. I didn't like DevD, watched it in a bingefest in college and found it underwhelming compared to Udaan, TZP, Wednesday etc. I enjoy Anurag Kashyap's movies a lot but DevD IMO was one of his weakest attempts.

Dev D came when i was in college , and people were literally giving up on Bollywood to provoke or be Indie , Dev D was everything then, it was a dig at loud Punjabi and Devdas culture , It was similar to Gulaal but both movies might not be relevant now and that’s why it seems that way.

Even Satya is hard to watch now but was legendary when it came , just the timeline..

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Not even the best in Bollywood , let alone the best in India or Asia. I think Irfan khan is a brilliant actor and though I don't like Bollywood in general I make it a point to watch his movies.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Did Mohanlal do any comedy movies?

 

[Shazzam]

Jackie Chan has done better acting and stunts.

 

[Pakistanian]

Lmaoooo

 

[boomboomcheema]

Did Mohanlal do any comedy movies?

Who is Mohanlal?

 

[Hyperion66]

Definitely one of the best along with Choi min Sik, Mohanlal, Pankaj Kapoor and Uttam Kumar.

 

[Salman]

Jackie Chan is the most successful out of Asia, not the best actor but sheer volume of films plus he did his own stunts, plus had repeated success in Hollywood.

But if you only look at South Asia only, no other actor has maintained the same level of screen presence in good and bad times as Amitabh over the last 50 years. It's because of films like Sholay, Shakti, Trishul, Laawaris, Don, Zanjeer, Mukadar ka sikandar, Shaan, Naseeb, Silsila, Sharabi, Ageepath that he has remained the legend throughout the 70's and 80's. 90's was a low point as he was getting old but scraped through with Shahensha, Khudagawa and Agneepath while competing with the likes of the younger Govinda, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Sheroff, Sanjay Dutt etc. Last 2 decades he has played the leading role or the lead roles father or mentor just to maintain his epic career.

Amitabh > Dilip Kumar > Amresh Puri > Rishi Kapoor > Anil Kapoor > Sharukh Khan

 

[Romali_rotti]

Who is Mohanlal?

One of the top 3 best actors I have seen in my life. Hands down, Mohanlal at his peak never acted in a movie, he lived the life of the character on screen... Best in Indian cinemas and top 3 greatest actors in the world for me..

 

[imrankhannsu]

Amitabh has been the most dynamic actor I have seen. He has done the most goofiest of characters to the most serious ones. His expressions are amazing and he has this personality which has never left him.

 

[big_gamer007]

Best Actor? NO
Biggest Superstar - Possibly.

AB is a top notch actor no doubt (unlike Salman), but there are quite a few better "actors" than him.

 

[big_gamer007]

If [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] is to have his say, Imran Khan will be the best actor from Asia.
If [MENTION=147527]MP2011[/MENTION] has his say, Modi will be the best actor from Asia.

 

[Technics 1210]

In Sholay Dharmendra,Sanjeev Kumar,Amjad Khan have done better than Amitabh.
I would say Zanjeer or Dewaar made him a superstar.

Amjad Khan was amazing. His Gabbar Singh performance lives till this day.

 

[big_gamer007]

In Sholay Dharmendra,Sanjeev Kumar,Amjad Khan have done better than Amitabh.
I would say Zanjeer or Dewaar made him a superstar.

His character in Sholay was probably the dullest. Dharmendra, Amjad Khan, Sanjeev Kumar and Hema Malini all had better characters compared to AB. Jaya bachhans character was even duller. AB did justice to his character but it was just too dull compared to others. You can't say anyone did better than him, it's just that they had better characters and hence did better.

 

[Waleed93]

Amitabh has certainly been the most consistent superstar in Bollywood for the last 50 years.

During the 70s, he was literally called as the "one man film industry" of India. Films like Zanjeer, Deewar, Don, Amar Akbar Anthony and Sholay which remained the most successful Bollywood movie for 2 decades made him the biggest icon of Bollywood during those times.

During the 80s, he kept dominating the big screen with the likes of Coolie, Shaan, Naseeb, Kaalia, Shahenshah, etc... even if younger actors like Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor and Sunny Deol were giving tough competition.

He slowed down a bit in the 90s, especially because of SRK who was giving hits after hits at that time, but he somehow kept himself relevant with successful projects such as Agneepath or Hum.

Once he realised that he was getting close to 60 years of age, he reinvented himself and started playing different kind of roles and rose to success in that field as well, with the likes of K3G, Black, Paa, Piku, etc... This is something the rest of the actors have not been able to do and this is why he towers above the rest in terms of stardom.

The likes of Dharmendra, Mithun, Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt, etc.. all have vanished one after the other but Amitabh Bachchan has been standing tall and is still more loved than many current superstars.

A good actor is someone who knows how to adapt himself with time, and he is the only actor in Bollywood who has managed to do it very well. This is why you will never see someone like Salman being as big as Amitabh at the age of 80.

In terms of popularity across the world, only Shahrukh manages to beat him amongst Bollywood actors. In terms of acting, he is by far the best Bollywood superstar in that aspect.

 

[DeadBall]

I will recommend recent movies, to give you a taste.

Tamil- Merku Thodarchi Malai, Vada Chennai, Pariyerum Perumal, Visaranai, Soodhu Kavvum

Malayalam- Drishyam, Angamaly Diaries, Sudani From Nigeria, Kumbalangi Nights, Ee.Ma.Yau

You should get subtitles easily for them I guess. If you enjoy some of them I will understand your taste better and then can recommend more. Give it a try, vastly different culture compared to Pakistan, North India, Mumbai etc and more realistic, gritty, not many song sequences or super handsome actors.

Merku Thodarchi Malai nothing much happens but you remained glued tot he screen nonetheless and the build up to the ending is flawless, nevermind the gut wrenching ending itself. Really stays with you.

Vada Chennai good but formulaic gangster movie although it keeps the audience guessing whose side Dhanush's character is on, am looking forward to part 2 though. Director Vetrimaaran and Dhanush first collaboration Aadukalam was also great.

Visaranai (Interrogation) again by Vetrimaran is a masterpiece an intense study on the police brutality, interrogation techniques, framing the poor, the system etc. One of my favourite Tamil movies.

Pariyerum Perumal is one of the best, if not the best movie about casteism in India, has lots of symbolism/metaphors and some of the saddest scenes I have seen of late.

Soodhu Kavvum is the only one which is I think does not belong to this list and is overhyped in my opinion. I think 96 and Vikram Vedha were better movies with Sethupathi.

All the movies are available with subtitles and/or Hindi dubbing (prefer subtitles though) through a simple google search. Many are also available on Hotstar, Amazon Prime, Netflix also but one might have to use a VPN.

 

[minamino]

Merku Thodarchi Malai nothing much happens but you remained glued tot he screen nonetheless and the build up to the ending is flawless, nevermind the gut wrenching ending itself. Really stays with you.

Vada Chennai good but formulaic gangster movie although it keeps the audience guessing whose side Dhanush's character is on, am looking forward to part 2 though. Director Vetrimaaran and Dhanush first collaboration Aadukalam was also great.

Visaranai (Interrogation) again by Vetrimaran is a masterpiece an intense study on the police brutality, interrogation techniques, framing the poor, the system etc. One of my favourite Tamil movies.

Pariyerum Perumal is one of the best, if not the best movie about casteism in India, has lots of symbolism/metaphors and some of the saddest scenes I have seen of late.

Soodhu Kavvum is the only one which is I think does not belong to this list and is overhyped in my opinion. I think 96 and Vikram Vedha were better movies with Sethupathi.

All the movies are available with subtitles and/or Hindi dubbing (prefer subtitles though) through a simple google search. Many are also available on Hotstar, Amazon Prime, Netflix also but one might have to use a VPN.

Have you watched Aparchit? I liked that movie but Hindi dubbing was really bad.

 

[DeadBall]

Have you watched Aparchit? I liked that movie but Hindi dubbing was really bad.

Just saw the trailer. Think dubbing would be the least of the problems.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Merku Thodarchi Malai nothing much happens but you remained glued tot he screen nonetheless and the build up to the ending is flawless, nevermind the gut wrenching ending itself. Really stays with you.

Vada Chennai good but formulaic gangster movie although it keeps the audience guessing whose side Dhanush's character is on, am looking forward to part 2 though. Director Vetrimaaran and Dhanush first collaboration Aadukalam was also great.

Visaranai (Interrogation) again by Vetrimaran is a masterpiece an intense study on the police brutality, interrogation techniques, framing the poor, the system etc. One of my favourite Tamil movies.

Pariyerum Perumal is one of the best, if not the best movie about casteism in India, has lots of symbolism/metaphors and some of the saddest scenes I have seen of late.

Soodhu Kavvum is the only one which is I think does not belong to this list and is overhyped in my opinion. I think 96 and Vikram Vedha were better movies with Sethupathi.

All the movies are available with subtitles and/or Hindi dubbing (prefer subtitles though) through a simple google search. Many are also available on Hotstar, Amazon Prime, Netflix also but one might have to use a VPN.

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?

 

[Swashbuckler]

[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.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Dev D came when i was in college , and people were literally giving up on Bollywood to provoke or be Indie , Dev D was everything then, it was a dig at loud Punjabi and Devdas culture , It was similar to Gulaal but both movies might not be relevant now and that’s why it seems that way.

Even Satya is hard to watch now but was legendary when it came , just the timeline..

Hmm, I watched DevD more than 5 years after its release, maybe you are right about the relevance bit. A couple of years back Kashyap himself said he believed DevD to be his most overrated movie. Not all movies age well.

Satya I will enjoy even today. Maybe it was DevD's depiction of society which I found very depressing, I developed aversion midway.

 

[JaDed]

[MENTION=146530]DeadBall[/MENTION] soodhu kavum is my fav tamil movie of last decade , its just so different Vijay rched a different height as an actor with that movie, the comedy in that movie is unbelievable , I feel maybe it was lost in translation.

 

[JaDed]

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?

He is a fan of Anjali as well and rightly so, the middle class Tamil movie ever made.

 

[DeadBall]

[MENTION=146530]DeadBall[/MENTION] soodhu kavum is my fav tamil movie of last decade , its just so different Vijay rched a different height as an actor with that movie, the comedy in that movie is unbelievable , I feel maybe it was lost in translation.

I think so too. Although I think Vijay was much better both in the various subtleties of acting and comedic timing in 96.

 

[Swashbuckler]

He is a fan of Anjali as well and rightly so, the middle class Tamil movie ever made.

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.

 

[andy0204]

[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.

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