There was a time when actresses hesitated to portray negative roles as they feared they might lose their fans and won’t get lead roles easily after negative roles.
The mindset of actresses changed and now every successful actress wants to be in a gray role to prove her acting skill, Versatility, and potential to audiences and Directors.
Here is the list of Top 10 actresses who delivered an outstanding performance in negative characters and proved their might.
(The list is on a Random basis)
Spoilers Ahead !!
Best Actresses in Negative Roles
Priyanka Chopra- Aitraaz
Priyanka’s negative role in this movie changed her career significantly. Earlier in this movie, she was a glamour doll for directors, but after Aitraaz she proved her caliber and became a threat to all the top actresses of Bollywood.
Tabu- Maqbool
Tabu has always been very subtle in her acting skills, thinking of Tabu in a negative role was something we could never ever expect. But she portrayed the negative role of Nimmi in Maqbool as if the role was meant for her only.
Vidya Balan- Ishqiya
Vidya Balan, a cute girl from Hum Paanch. Who could have thought that Radhika Mathur of Hum Paanch could become Krishna of Ishqiya. The role best fitted for a thunderstorm actress.
Urmila Matondkar- Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya
Who can forget Urmila’s role in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, an obsessive lover? She justified the role of a stubborn girl who ends up being over an obsessive lover and tries to even kill herself and others.
Recently, Urmila again attempted a negative role in Karzzz, a remake of yesteryears blockbuster movie Karz. She bagged the role of Kamini Verma.
Preity Zinta – Armaan
The gorgeous bubbly girl of Bollywood, whom you have seen laughing and giggling all the time has also proved her potential in a negative role. She portrayed the role of a rich and arrogant schizophrenic woman in Armaan.
Kajol- Gupt
Kajol with SRK is known as the best romantic couple of Bollywood. The romance queen in a negative role??? Yes, you heard it right, this romance queen killed 2 people in a movie. Scary!!!! But as always she is a great actress and she justified the role really well.
Bipasha Basu – Jism
Hot and Sexy Bipasha was praised for her negative roles in Jism. The movies not only made an impact on her Bollywood career but also made her one of the sexiest actresses in India.
Kareena Kapoor – Agent Vinod and Fida
One of the top Actresses of Bollywood- Kareena Kapoor, also had been part of negative roles in Fida and Agent Vinod.
Katrina Kaif – Race
Broke her goody-good doll image to portray the negative role in Race. Katrina wants to do more negative roles.
Anu Agarwal – Khalnayika
When we talk about negative roles, we cannot forget Anu Agarwal and her movie Khalnayika.
Eesha Koppikar – Qayamat
With her negative role in Qayamat, she gave chills to every actress who has played a negative role. She seemed like the toughest competitor as a villain to all the actresses at that time.
Your Turn!
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