The biggest year of Bollywood can be attributed to the male brigade of the industry who has given a whole new face to the Bollywood of today. The star power was magical as they donned new avatars for their varied roles in the blockbuster hits. The actors of today have left no stone unturned to experiment with their looks and their acting skills. The King Khan of Bollywood tried out his negative side for Don, Hrithik played a thief with élan and essayed the role of a masked-hero, and Aamir played a college student in one and a terrorist in another. Lastly, our very own Munna Bhai came to rescue an indifferent audience with his “Gandhigiri” lesson. And a lesson that came in the form of another memorable performance form the hit pair of Sanjay Dutt-Arshad Warsi. The Khiladi of Bollywood Akshay Kumar also contributed in the laugh riots with his impressive comic timing. The actors not featuring in the top 5 but are worth a mention are: Abhishek Bachchan for Kabhi Alvida.., Dhoom 2; Ajay Devgan for Omkara and Golmaal and Shahid Kapoor for Vivaah, Chup Chup Ke and 36 China Town.

The top 5 actors of 2006 are: