1997-2007 - 10 years of Bollywood - 10 years of RadioSargam

Top 10 Actors 1997-2007

Radiosargam takes this opportunity of 10 years of completion of outsourcing entertainment as a medium to make you aware of some of the finest performances of the past 10 years.

Year 1997 – Shah Rukh Khan (Dil To Pagal Hai)
Shah Rukh Khan starrer Dil To Pagal Hai released two years after the grand success of Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. Shah Rukh carries the movie on his shoulders and appeared in almost every scene of the film. He received many awards and accolades for his role in DTPH.

Year 1998 – Shahrukh Khan (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)
A films success always benefits its team. Karan Johar’s directorial debut Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was full of top notch performances. Shah Rukh Khan was one of them. His role was appreciated and loved by the whole nation. He made people laugh, cry through his emotions. A refined performance by SRK.

Year 1999 – Sanjay Dutt (Vaastav)
Sanjay Dutt completely captures the minds of the audiences by his mind blowing performance in Vaastav. You can’t imagine any other star replacing him. Probably, his best performance after Khal Nayak. Based on Mumbai underworld, Sanju Baba played his character convincingly.

Year 2000 – Hrithik Roshan (Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai)
With Papa Rakesh Roshan behind the camera, son Hrithik got an opportunity to showcase all his talents in his very debut Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai. His charming looks, his dancing skills and his screen presence captured the whole cinematic world. The females undoubtedly went gaga over his hot looks.

Year 2001 – Aamir Khan (Lagaan)
Aamir Khan’s home production showcased Aamir’s potential as a complete actor. He made people engross in every frame of Lagaan. His humour, his gutsy acts, his cricket team…people loved it all. Technically brilliant, Aamir Khan rocked the entire country with his fantastic performance in Lagaan.

Year 2002 – Ajay Devgan (The Legend of Bhagat Singh)
Ajay Devgan has another winning performance as an “angry young man” in The Legend of Bhagat Singh. He can easily disqualify it as his best role but nonetheless it’s one that ranks along his bests. He carries the movie on his shoulders and doesn’t go overboard in any of his scenes. The biggest asset of Ajay Devgan as an actor is that he can excel despite the limited characterization of his role.

Year 2003 – Hrithik Roshan (Koi…Mil Gaya)
Hrithik Roshan had a drought phase after his debut, which he ends with a role of a lifetime in Koi…Mil Gaya. Hrithik Roshan plays the character of an underdog with superb grit and eventually emerges as a true winner. Hrithik added another feather to his cap with his performance in Koi…Mil Gaya

Year 2004 – Shahrukh Khan (Swades)
Shahrukh Khan finally sheds off his star persona, enacting a refreshingly subtle, but powerful performance thanks to the director’s sensitive storytelling. Though he introduces his protagonist as a pragmatist, Gowarikar carefully imbibes Mohan Bhargava with the emotional capacity to act passionately within rational means.

Year 2005 – Amitabh Bachchan (Black)
Amitabh Bachchan is just brilliant. His character in Black demanded eccentricity and he delivers. As Michelle’s pillar of support, Bachchan’s depiction of Debraj Sahai compliment’s Rani Mukerji perfectly. The gradual dominance of Alzheimer’s disease is most natural and the scenes in which Debraj is taken over by the disease show the real talent within the Big B.

Year 2006 – Hrithik Roshan (Dhoom2)
I believe Dhoom2 worked because of one man, Hrithik Roshan. He carries the whole film with his performance. He displays a whole range of emotions and facets of Aryan’s character.

Top 10 Actors 1997-2006
Rank 1 – Shah Rukh Khan
Rank 2 – Aamir Khan
Rank 3 – Amitabh Bachchan
Rank 4 – Salman Khan
Rank 5 – Ajay Devgan
Rank 6 – Sanjay Dutt
Rank 7 – Hrithik Roshan
Rank 8 – Akshay Kumar
Rank 9 – Saif Ali Khan
Rank 10 – Nana Patekar

Hanumant Bhansali