Top 5 Bollywood Actors of 2016

1. Shah Rukh Khan in Fan

In the double role of an obsessed fan and the superstar, Shah Rukh plays what could be a nightmare for an artist. He had to bare himself, look into camera like a mirror, thus making the screen a window for the audience to peep into the insecurities of a superstar. And he delivers, what appears as a studied performance of the character, his career’s finest.

2. Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Raman Raghav 2.0

A psycho serial-killer. You only expect Nawaz, who is arguably the finest acting talent in the country currently, to play this role. He imagines this horrific role and slips into the skin so easily that only his presence in a corner of a frame becomes menacing.

3. Aamir Khan in Dangal

To go into the skin of a character has literal meaning for Khan. His style of method is well-known. This time, he punches above his weight, literally, and stands out. Miraculous weight gain-loss aside, his character is one of the most complex characters we’ve seen on the screen this year, and Khan enacts it to the T.

4. Shahid Kapoor in Udta Punjab

A drug-addled, narcissist, Punjabi pop-star. Shahid Kapoor has proved his chops in films like Kaminey and Haider. In this role, in the film by Bhardwaj’s prodigy, he continues to be in his element. When his character falls in love with a rural girl, Kapoor shows nuance he could bring to the role.

5. Ranbir Kapoor in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

Ranbir is the face of angst and melancholy of this generation. Ayan Mukerjee found that face. Imtiaz Ali nurtured it. Karan Johar utilised it to make us fall in love with him, again.