Today, we’re going to talk about the top 10 actresses in Bollywood and their best roles. There have been many actresses like this in Bollywood, but there are a few whose names are synonymous with Bollywood:
- Madhubala
- Nargis
- Meena Kumari
- Hema Malini
- Rekha
- Sridevi
- Madhuri Dixit
- Kajol
- Aishwarya Rai
- Deepika Padukone
We will talk about each actress’s best movies and best performances one by one:
Madhubala
Indian actress and producer who acts in and makes movies in Hindi. In the years after India got its independence, when Indian movies became popular around the world, she was one of the highest-paid stars in that country. Madhubala, who lived from 1933 to 1969, was one of the most beautiful Indian actresses in history.
She was in almost every kind of movie in the 1950s. Most likely, she will be best known for her role as a dancing slave in “Mughal-e-Azam,” which showed off her range of emotions and dance skills. With her funny role in “Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi,” she showed that she was more than just a pretty face.
Madhubala had both the looks and acting skills she needed to make it in a business where looks can sometimes be more important than acting skills. She is still one of Bollywood’s least-appreciated actresses, which is a shame. If I’m talking about her best role, it would be in “Mughal-e-Azam,” where she did a great job that a lot of people liked.
Best dialogue:
“Phool toh murjha jaate hain … lekin kaante daaman thaam lete hain”
“Meri aankhon se mere khwab na cheeniye Shehzaade … main marr jaongi”
“Zindagi aur waqt ka dariya aaisa hai … aadmi ek baar usse laang jaye toh phir kabhi vapas nahi aa sakta”
Nargis
Nargis Dutt was an Indian actress and politician who worked in Hindi films. She was one of the best actresses in the history of Indian cinema. When she was five, she played a small role in the movie Talash-E-Haq, but it was the movie Tamanna that really launched her career. In “Mother India,” Nargis gave a legendary performance that showed how well she could change from a teenager to an old woman in a village.
Most of Nargis’s early roles were as liberal, educated, urban women in romantic social dramas with Raj Kapoor, whom she is said to have dated in real life. But she didn’t become known as an icon until she broke up with Kapoor and acted in “Mother India.”
Best dialogue:
“Tumhari chhaya mein main kadi se kadi dhoop sehan kar loongi” “Raasta dikhana sehel hai, par raaste par chalna bahut kathin” “Main beta de sakti hoon, laaj nahi de sakti”
Meena Kumari
The name of an Indian poet and actress who worked in Hindi movies. She was known as “The Tragedy Queen” and worked from 1939 to 1972. Kumari is often thought of as one of the best actors in Indian movies. She worked for 33 years and was in more than 90 movies before she died too soon in 1972.
Meena kumari done a very good movie like sahib bibi aur Ghulam, main chup rahungi, pakeezah and if I talking about his best performance so in sahib bibi aur Ghulam she was done a very good performance and people likes her performance in this movie very much.
Best dialogue:
“Zindagi ki raahon mein thokarein wohi khate hai … joh oonche hokar chalte hai. …”
“Ab tak na khabar thi mujhe ujhade hue ghar ki …”
“Hum mein apna ilaaj-e-dard-e-dil karna bhi aata hai …”
Hema Malini
Born in 1948, Hema Malini was known as India’s “dream girl,” and she was the undisputed queen of Bollywood from the early 1970s on. The best-known filmmakers in the business chose her because of how fair and Tamil she looked. Malini had studied Indian classical dance, which she used to perform the many dances that heroines of the time were expected to do.
She is known for her role as the sassy country girl Basanti in “Sholay,” Bollywood’s most famous movie. Hema Milini gives very good and big hit movies like “Setu aur Geeta,” “Kranti,” “Naseeb,” “Sholay,” and “Lal Patthar,” but her best performance was in “Sholay,” where she played the famous character “Basanti.” Everyone knows Hema Milini as “Basanti” and “Bollywood’s dream girl,” because of her role in “Sholay.”
Best dialogue:
“Chal Dhanno … aaj teri Basanti ki izzat ka sawaal hai”
“Yeh aaine si shafaq aankhen … khuda inki masoomiyat mehfoos rakhe”
“Ek achcha insaan banane ke liye aadmi ko puri zindagi bhi kam padti hai … aur bura insaan banane ke liye sirf ek lamha kaafi hai”
Rekha
Who was born in 1954, is without a doubt the most famous actress in Bollywood. She went from being an unimpressive, fat starlet to a beautiful, thin, and sensitive actress in an amazing change. Early on in her career, Rekha became known as a sex symbol and an actress who didn’t seem to want to act. By 1980, she was known as a serious actress who wanted to try making serious “arty” films for women.
Bollywood fans will always remember her for her on-screen relationship with Amitabh Bachchan, which sparked rumours that they were dating. Rekha gives very good movies like “Khubsoorat,” “Umrao Jaan,” “Khoon Bhari Mang,” and “Phool Bana Angara.” Umrao Jaan is the movie where she did the best job, and everyone liked it.
Best dialogue:
“Prem ki aag dono taraf lagi ho toh jalti rehti hai … varna bhuj jaati hai”
“Maa apni kokh se bachche janam toh de sakti hai … lekin usse apna naam nahi de sakti … baap ke naam ki mohar chahiye hoti hai usse zindagi ki har kadam pe”
“Yakeen aaye na aaye tumko lekin yeh haqeeqat hai … mile ho jabse tum mujhko yeh duniya khoobsurat hai”
Sridevi
A Tamil woman from South India who was born in 1963. She moved to Bombay and became an actress, just like Hema Malini and Rekha. After her first big hit, “Himmatwala,” Sridevi was given the unflattering nickname “Thunder Thighs” (1983). She quickly silenced her critics by playing strong women and showing a level of raw sexuality that was unheard of in Bollywood. She was a great dancer who was also great at playing comedic roles.
Her scene as Miss Hawa Hawai in “Mr. India” is still one of the funniest scenes in movie history. Sridevi had a lot of big hits, like Mr. India, Chandni, Lamhe, and Himmatwala. But if I had to pick her best performance, it would be in Himmatwala, where she did a very good job. Sridevi died on February 24, 2018, but everyone still misses her so much.
Best dialogue:
“Badhon ke mooh se nikli hui gaaliyan … choton ko dua bankar lagti hai … joh badhon ki daant kha leta hai … woh zindagi ki thokarein nahi khata”
“Pyar ek jazbaat hai joh kiya nahi jaata … yeh ittefaq se ho jaata hai”
“Duniya mein koi bhoot pret, koi jungli janwar is insaan naam ke janwar se zyada khatarnak nahi hota … nuksaan toh sirf jeete jaagte insaan hi pahunchate hai”
Madhuri dixit
In the 1990s, Madhuri Dixit, who was born in 1967, ruled Bollywood, and it’s easy to see why. With her perfect smile and great dancing skills, Dixit often beat the leading man in movies that were mostly about men. The public liked her for about 10 years because of how good she was as an actor and how perfect she looked. Dixit was a big part of how it became common for almost every big-budget movie to have a racy “item” song. Six of the 17 times she was nominated for a Filmfare Award, she won.
This is a record. In 2008, the Indian government gave her the Padma Shri, which is the country’s fourth-highest civilian honour. Dixit was born and raised in Mumbai. In 1984, she made her first appearance on stage in the play Abodh. Madhuri has given us hit movies like beta, hum apke hain kaun, dil to pagal hai, dil koyla, and tezaab. But if we want to talk about her best performance, it was in the movie tezaab, where she did a great job.
Best dialogue:
“Log kehte hai khoobsurat ladkiyan jab jhooth bolti hai … toh aur bhi khoobsurat lagti hai”
“Main usse bahut pyar karti hoon … ek din ke liye nahi … ek pal ke liye nahi … zindagi bhar ke liye”
“Kahin na kahin, koi na koi mere liye banaya gaya hai … aur kabhi na kabhi main usse zaroor milonga”
“Tawaifon ki toh taqdeer hi nahi hoti”
Kajol
Kajol, who was born in 1974, has only been in a few movies, but every one of them is a classic in Bollywood. She played Simran, a British Punjabi girl who fell in love against her father’s wishes in the 1995 movie “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.” Her gentle portrayal of Simran touched Indian women at home and around the world. Kajol was different because she didn’t want to be thin like everyone else in Bollywood. So, by letting her natural acting skills shine on film, she became one of the most loved Indian actresses.
There are many movies with Kajol in it, but some of them are big hits, like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. kuch kuch hota hai . kabhi Khushi kabhi gum, fanaa, and tanha ji, but if we’re talking about her best role, it was Simran in dilwale dulhaniya le jayenge. Everyone loved that role.
Best dialogue:
“Tere dil mein meri saanson ko panaah mil jaye … tere ishq mein meri jaan fanaa ho jaye”
“Bhool karke agar humse koi bhool hui ho, toh bhool samajhkar bhula dena … lekin bhulana sirf bhool ko, galati se bhi hum mein na bhula dena”
“Insaan ki khwaish ki koi inteha nahi … do gaz zameen chahiye do gaz kafan ke baad”
Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai was Miss World in 1994. She was born in 1973, and it was almost certain that she would become a Bollywood star. After a string of bad movies in the 1990s, she almost lost her job as an actress. Even though her acting skills were still in question, she came back in 1999 with two singles that showed she could dance as well as anyone else.
Rai has tried a few times since then to get into Hollywood, but has not been successful. In 2007, when she was at the top of her fame, she married “Big Brother” star Abhishek Bachchan. She has kept acting since she got married, which shows that married Indian actors can still be successful. Aishwarya Rai has been in a lot of movies, but some of them have been big hits, like “Ham Dil De Chuke Saman,” “Devdas,” and “Dhoom 2.” If we’re talking about her best role, I’d say “Devdas,” where she did a great job and everyone liked it.
Best dialogue:
“Ab hum sab toh ab gawar hi lagenge na, London se jo padkar aye ho. Vaise London bhaut bada shehar hai na, Dev?”
“Sharab peena chhod do Dev, chhod do Dev.. Koshish toh karo, chhod sakte ho. Wada karo ki aaj ke baad tum sharab nahi piyoge.”
“Dev jabtak tum wada nahi karte me yaha se nahi jaungi…insaan agar chahe toh sab kuch kar sakta hai… mujhse tumhari halat dekhi nahi jati, mera dum ghuta hai Dev….”
Dipika Padukone
Who was born in 1986, is currently the most popular actress in Bollywood. She has gotten parts in several movies with Shah Rukh “King” Khan, which means she will be in a number of big hits. Since making her confident debut in “Om Shanti Om,” Padukone has become a well-known figure, thanks in no small part to her seductive looks and strong dance skills (against Khan). Her movies without SRK have also done well, which shows that this girl from Bangalore can run Bollywood on her own. Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress who does most of her work in Hindi movies.
In 2005, she made her first appearance on screen in Himesh Reshammiya’s “Naam Hai Tera” music video. Padukone’s first role was as the movie’s main character, Aishwarya, in the Kannada-language film Aishwarya (2006). Even though there are a lot of actresses in Bollywood now, Dipika Padukone is the best actress.
Dipika has given us many hit movies, like Om Shanti Om, Love Aaj Kal, Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani, Channani Express, Ram Leela, Happy New Year, Bajirao Masani, and Padmavat, but Channani Express and Padmawat were her biggest hits. If we’re talking about his best performance, she did a great job in all of her movies, but people really like how she did in padmawat, channai express, Bajirao Masani, and ram leela.
Best dialogue:
“Adhoori mulaqat hi toh phir se milne ka vaada hota hai”
“Kiski talvar par sar rakhon yeh bata do mujhe … ishq karna agar khata hai toh saza do mujhe”
“Ek chutki sindoor ki keemat tum kya jaano Ramesh babu … ishwar ka aashirwad hota hai ek chutki sindoor … suhagan ke sarr ka taj hota hai ek chutki sindoor … har aurat ka khwab hota hai ek chutki sindoor”
