Top 5 Performances of 2009 – Male
With just one major release (3 Idiots) left, in what has been a disastrous year for Bollywood, we bring you the list of the Top 5 lead male performances this year.
5) Saif Ali Khan (Kurbaan) – After the super-success of Love Aaj Kal, came Kurbaan for Saif Ali Khan, who proved yet again, that he is one of the more dependable actors in the industry today. Dil Chahta Hai was his big break and compared to some of his performances in the 90s, the actor has come a long way. He has always performed well in dark roles with grey shades and Kurbaan was no different.
4) Salman Khan (Wanted) – While equally good in London Dreams, Salman rocked in Wanted. Not quite the role that demanded acting histrionics, but Salman performed both the action scenes and the difficult dance steps choreographed by Prabhu Deva, with equal ease and panache.
3) Ranbir Kapoor (Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani) – Not without reason is this lad considered the most talented lead star after Hrithik Roshan. Screen presence, comic timing, grace while dancing, charm.. Ranbir has it all. He was exceptionally good in Wake Up Sid, only to come up with an even better performance in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. With a bit of help from his fabulous co-star Katrina Kaif, Ranbir carried the otherwise mediocre film to glory at the box office.
2) Shahid Kapoor (Kaminey) – He had two difficult roles to portray in Kaminey, one as a stutterer and the other as a lisper. Shahid was flawless in both, successfully making both characters look completely different. Top contender for the top honors at the end of the year, until…
1) Amitabh Bachchan (Paa) – .. this legend swept us off our feet with Auro. It isn’t easy for someone at the age of 67 to wait patiently for hours, for the makeup men to do their work, then get into the skin of the character and finally leave no trace of himself on screen. He has nothing left to prove, yet, time and again, Bachchan proves he is inarguably the best actor in the industry.
This list will be updated after the release of 3 Idiots.
Agree? Disagree? Reasons? Post your comments below.
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Amit singhania: (December 13, 2009 at 5:24 am)
Amit singhania: (December 13, 2009 at 5:30 am)
i think rocket nd sid r more performance oriented than prem in ajb..indicine r u taken box office result in to the consideration?
omar javaid: (December 13, 2009 at 6:12 am)
hey please do not exclude salman once 3 idiots comes out exclude ranbir or saif
Amit singhania: (December 13, 2009 at 6:14 am)
read again wht u just written indicine..apart from saif shahid all r avg..so acc to u wanted was avg nd kurbaan is hit.KURBAN WAS A DISASTER ND WANTED IS BIGGEST HIT OF 2009….sum days back u r saying that devd was outstanding nd recommended to nauman to watch again.
Amit singhania: (December 13, 2009 at 6:21 am)
amitabh bachan became superstar at a age of 36.do i need to say more?
Adhideb: (December 13, 2009 at 7:52 am)
@Indicine- i don’t agree completele wid u………… i thnk saif shud get nomination 4 love aaj kal, not kurbaan….. he has done a gr8 job……. specially in d role of sardar……… n ranbir shud b nominated 4 wake up sid, not apkgk…….. he can get nomination 4 apkgk, but in d category of best actor in a comic role!!!!!!
FullerMat: (December 13, 2009 at 11:02 am)
If not for Paa getting released this year, Shahid would hv swept all the awards for his absolutely brilliant performance in Kaminey… it wud really be a tragedy if he doesn’t win any award next year.
neeraj: (December 13, 2009 at 11:54 am)
u missed akshay for KI….and Abhay for Dev D
Fathiya: (December 13, 2009 at 12:26 pm)
best performances – male – this year ( in the leading roles):
1) Amitab Bachan, Paa
2) Salman Khan ( wanted & L. Dreams)
3) Shahid Kapoor ( Kamiheh & DBH)
4) Ranbir Kapoor ( wake up Sid & APKGK)
5) Saif Ali Khan, Kurban
akash: (December 13, 2009 at 12:29 pm)
i totally don,t agree with u………..
the list should be in this way…………
1-salman khan for wanted and london dreams
2-amitabh bachan for paa
3-ranbir kapoor for wake up sid not for apkgk as he was much better in wake up sid
4-shaid kapoor for kaminey as it was above average
5-vivek oberoi for kurbaan as he was excellent in kurbaan or saif ali khan for love aaj kal
hope this is right wht u say
Allen: (December 13, 2009 at 12:40 pm)
sorry but I dont agree with ur above list.
1. Salman (Wanted)
2. Amitabh (Paa)
3. Ranbir (wake Up Sid)
4. Shahid (kaminey)
5. Niel Nitin Mukesh (Jail)
Babzzz: (December 13, 2009 at 1:13 pm)
Salman Khan.
bejul: (December 13, 2009 at 1:23 pm)
SHAHID U ROCK!! I LOVE U!
Unknown: (December 13, 2009 at 2:14 pm)
Salman for london dreams is my first choice, second is wanted.
ABroxy: (December 13, 2009 at 3:13 pm)
i don’t agree
1-salman khan [wanted, LD]
2-amitab [paa]
3-shaid kapoor [kaminey]
4-saif ali khan [LAK]
5-ranbir kapoor [APKGK]
sana: (December 13, 2009 at 3:40 pm)
i don’t agree
1- saman khan[wanted]
2- shaid kapoor [kaminey]
3-ranbir kapoor [APKGK]
4- saif ali khan [LAK]
5- Big B [paa]
Akhlaq: (December 13, 2009 at 4:11 pm)
Indicine…the actors are rated almost in the perfect sequence…I only Disagree with the films for a few of them for which you have selected them. On the whole I think your list is quite appropriate.
Top 5 Male Performance for me…
1. (Obviously) Amitabh for Paa {same as yours}
2. Shahid Kapoor for Kaminey {same as yours}
3. Salman Khan for London Dreams {his performance in Wanted was also excellent though}
4. Ranbir Kapoor for Wake up Sid & Rocket Singh {not bad in APKGK as well…infact he was the only good thing in that film…i hated the movie}
5. Saif Ali Khan for Love Aaj Kal & Farhan Akhtar for Luck by Chance
rahul: (December 13, 2009 at 4:19 pm)
Indicine your top 5 list is good but abhay deol is a good actor too.Don’t rate an actor only on the basis of box office results.Nassuriddin shah and Anupam kher are good actors and they proved it in A Wednesday..the movie with a low budget performed well at the box office…
Where is abhay deol for devd?his performance was better than ranbir nd shahid…abhay deol should be in top5 ..my top5 ..abhay deol for devd salman for wanted amitabh paa farhan aktar luck by chance neil nitin newyork shahid kaminey…best among them abhay deol..that was flawless performance..