Best Actor in a Leading Role 2014: Popular Choice

We pick the 5 best and most popular performances of 2014. You can vote for the Best Actor in a Leading Role of 2014 at the bottom of the article. Also read : Best Acting Performance in a non-conventional film

PK

1. Aamir Khan (PK): Aamir Khan lives his characters. Whether it is Sanju in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander, Munna in Rangeela or Bhuvan in Lagaan, very few actors can match the on-screen acting histrionics of Aamir. But he did the impossible in PK.

Not only did Aamir nail the Bhojpuri accent, but he got everything from his expressions, body language, dance – perfectly right. Watch out for the scene where he chews paan for the first time or when he prays to god for food and gets a samosa in his hand, Aamir didn’t get a single expression wrong in PK. The character was an extension of Rancho (3 Idiots) in the sense that he was an outsider who teaches the world how to live. But with PK, Aamir takes commercial movie acting to another level with his dedication and hard work. A flawless performance that deserves every popular award this year – along with Shahid Kapoor in the critics category.

Bang Bang

2. Hrithik Roshan (Bang Bang): Hrithik was the most good looking / stylish lead actor of 2014 and a film like Bang Bang did complete justice to his looks and his image. And it was a bonus point, that Hrithik was perfect in playing his character, rising above the script time and again. He did the action scenes with élan and his chemistry with Katrina Kaif was too hot to handle. Along with Dhoom 2, Bang Bang is the best commercial portrayal of Hrithik’s personality so far. Unfortunately, his larger-than-life presence and hard-work deserved a better script and director.

Kick

3. Salman Khan (Kick): Salman was back in form in Kick after the highly disappointing slogfest called Jai Ho. It seemed as if he was genuinely having fun playing the role of Devil and who can forget his scintillating dance to the song “Saat Samundar Paar”. Even though he was pitted against someone like Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Salman still managed to make a mark and he made sure that his character reached the hearts of the audience even if they didn’t understand him (like the famous dialogue in the film).

Happy New Year

4. Shah Rukh Khan (Happy New Year): SRK’s Happy New Year was the Diwali Blockbuster of 2014 and the superstar made a mark playing the role of Charlie. Even though the role didn’t have a lot of scope for acting, he still managed to make an impression with his expressions that showed his desire to get revenge. His comic timing was impeccable and he made it a point to not take the spotlight in HNY, a film that actually belonged to his co-star Abhishek Bachchan.

Holiday

5. Akshay Kumar (Holiday: A Solider Is Never Off Duty): Akshay might have been playing a role which had already been played by a different actor, but to get the mannerisms right and to look the part and be convincing takes some doing. The reason why Holiday became such a sleeper hit was because Akshay was so good in it and his chemistry with Sonakshi was also appropriate even though a tad bit overdone. We can’t wait to see Akshay take his Holiday character to the next level in 2015’s Baby.

Honorable Mentions: Abhishek Bachchan (Happy New Year), Amitabh Bachchan (Bhootnath Returns), Varun Dhawan (Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania), Arjun Kapoor (2 States), Riteish Deshmukh (Ek Villain).

Best Performance in Lead Role 2014

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...
Advertisements

219 Comments

  • Sad to see Akshay at fifth spot.He did a fabulous job in Holiday and deserves to be in top 3.I still feel Holiday was one of the best movies 2014 and had it been promoted well and had a superhit song it could have easily crossed the 150 crore mark

  • Obviously Amir Khan for PK. His performance was simply fantabulous. After Amir , I would chose Akshay for holiday.
    As far as other three are concerned, they are more or less on the same level. There was nothing much for them to do (what we call real acting) .

  • How is it possible.too much partiality..srk , sallu nd hro above akki! Holiday ran due to Akki’s performance.
    1.aamir
    2.akshay
    3.hro
    4.sallu/srk

  • akshay kumar for holiday and aamir for pk both, other superstars was not in their best form in their movie in 2014 !!! akshay and aamir best performance , indicine can only mention other name that one is shahid kapoor !!! i miss salman dabangg type , srk romance type , hR agneepath type roles and so on!!!

  • A good article by @ Indicine . In terms of performances female actors have done better than male actors in 2014 . I am a huge fan of Hrithik Roshan but honestly i have voted for Aamir . Aamir’s performance was the best commercial performance of 2014 . But according to me best actor should go to Shahid because he was just outstanding in Haider . After Aamir i think Akki and Hrithik were just brilliant in Holiday and Bang Bang respectively . Salman and SRK both gave average performances and both Kick and HNY were average movies .
    So according to me the order should be :
    1. Aamir – He was awesome in PK .
    2. Akki – His character was more performance oriented and that is my personal opinion .
    3. Hrithik – I agree with @ Indicine It was Hrithik’s most entertaining performance after Dhoom 2 .
    4. Salman – His acting in the character of Devil was very good but his performance as Devi Lal was pretty average .
    5. SRK – His acting was pretty average in HNY .

  • Totally agree with the list. For me PK was a team effort and bang bang was completely Hrithik, Hrithik & Hrithik. But Aamir Khan deserve both popular and critics award…..

  • I don’t agree with the list.
    For Me
    1. Aamir Khan-no question about that.He was so great in the role, the way he speak bhojpuri when his mouth filled with pan.He Is fantastic.Aamir is one who keep surprising with his each film,that makes us curious what he picks next.
    2.Akshay Kumar-no doubt about that,I liked his performance in holiday very much as the movie totally run on his shoulder,there was no popular music,irritating sonakshi-akki pair,not so strong villain.But Akki made the film enjoyable and thrilling.For me its Akki best performance after Namaste London,even better than special 26 where we had acting powerhouse Anupam kher,Manoj Vajpayee.
    3. Ajay Devgan-I thoroughly enjoyed singham returns,even in repeat watching.May be its not comparable to brilliance of prequel but Bajirao Singham was his best.I would rate Ajay above Akshay for the performance but because Ajay playing the same character which he did before,while akki was doing first time, so he deserves higher position.
    4.Salman Khan-jaiho- Tough choice between Sakman and Hrithik,but Jai ho had nothing apart from Salman,he tried yo put depth to his character and I was definitely connected with his performance in the film. He bring the movie to 100 cr club with C grade supporting cast.He was good in kick but I like his ETT performance more which was same kind like kick.
    5.Hrithik- Hard to choose between Salman and hr,as both jai ho and bang bang completely belong to them,but bang bang was just an extentuob of dhoom 2 act,his pair with Kat was bring the audience into theatre,though critics rejected kat but audience not.And the music which was best among any big film like kick,hny,sr,holiday and pk.I liked hrithik performance in first half but it started as routine and the film looks like cheated on me,so he disappointed me in that,but his action scenes were out if the world.Brilliant.

    Srk don’t deserved in top 5, first reason his performance was good but he outshined by Abhi in film,non-srk fan liked Nandu more than srk.All top actor I mentioned above were the key element with their performance.
    Second though srk is one if brilliant actor but he failed to surprise me with his performance since cdi,Aamir did ghajini,3i,d3 and pk with alas,every time different character.While srk mnik,ra1,Don 2,jthj,CE,hny everything which he had done before. I want that he surprise me again like Hrithik did with Agneepath,Ajay did with Sultan Mirza etc.I think with fan he will answer my question with his act.

    Among new actor- I put Arjun Kapoor for 2 States at top- he surprised me his performance. I liked his mature act.
    Varun Dhawan- too good in hskd and MTV.
    Did Malhotra- haven’t seen htp,he was avg in Ek villain, I liked Ritesh performance much higher than did.

  • Really surprised to see Akshay below Salman in Kick and SRK in HNY. Clearly, SRK has done much much better in the past, HNY was one of his worst in recent years, which has many great films. Salman is always good in masala films, but he’s kept himself limited by doing same type of movies, he hasn’t delivered a performance like Tere Naam or most recently Dabangg (original), but masala genre suits him better than SRK, just like SRK suits better in romantic movies.

    In my opinion, it should be –

    1. Aamir Khan (although Shahid is winning Popular category in Filmfare)
    2. Hrithik Roshan
    3. Akshay Kumar
    4. Salman Khan
    5. SRK

    PK was best movie out of those and Holiday 2nd.

  • For me pk is the wrost filim,but amir’s acting just outstanding in pk.no one can match him in india exept kamal hasan.second best actor is akshay for holiday.

  • Hi everyone! @Indicine is best site of bollywood analysis.
    Akki deserves for 2nd position and hr deserves for 4th position.
    Waiting for #BABY#
    @Arjun kapoor, please don’t bash akki cause he is superstar and
    You ‘Don’t depend upon others star’s fans’.
    ‘Without honesty there is no hope’

  • @such it I am betting with you fan will do more than 30 car on its first day because its not Salle starrer its ark film and lifetime will be more than 250 car are you ready for this!
    My personal opinion is:
    Raju+amir=3idot
    3i record break by srk
    Now i think this will happen very soon with fan
    FAN ka FAN

  • Arjun Kapoor was fabulous in 2 state an he delivered last year what I call the performance of year and here @Indicine they are just ignoring him and they are adding Akki in dis list. lolz
    #tevarfirst200crforyoungistaan.

  • ?Top3 collections: ?India PK Dhoom3 Kick

    ?Overseas Dhoom3 PK 3Idiots

    ?Worldwide PK Dhoom3 3Idiots

    These movies are the leaders.

  • nobady can watch a movie twice of al films of any actor.But all a to z movies of AAMIR can b watched again & again.
    Aamir Khan. See. The Name is Enough

  • according to me top 5
    aamir
    Salman
    hrithik
    akshay
    ajay….
    people r talking about salman acting…..
    I just want to ask some people who r not using their brain.. my question is do u know meaning of actor?
    Salman is a actor bcoz of his acting….people love his comic timing, his action….his style…its crazy man….
    go guys n ask everyone why Salman is most popular actor in india?
    I guarantee it u will get answered….

Leave a Comment