Top 5 Bollywood Actress of 2016

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1. Alia Bhatt in Dear Zindagi/Udta Punjab

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There’s one scene in Dear Zindagi in which Alia Bhatt, while talking about her childhood fears to her shrink, tears up and slowly lets out the tears, not holding back a bit. There’s a similar scene in Udta Punjab where her frustration and anger swells up and she lets out again. There’s no effort from her – at least, she makes it look like. It is in these moments she owns up the role, brings your attention to it, make you relate with her and you find comfort in these otherwise uncomfortable scenes. She knows how to win.

 

2. Radhika Apte in Phobia

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Though Alia Bhatt’s best scenes involve her crying, no one – I repeat, no one – cries like Radhika Apte on screen. Rudaali should be remade only for her. Kabaali’s most emotional moment is her crying scene. There’s one similar scene in Parched too. But it is in Phobia, she emotes more than sadness in her crying. Watch it to know what I mean. It’s one of the finest acting you’ll ever see in Indian cinema.

 

3. Fatima Sana Shaikh in Dangal

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She, as Geeta Phoghat, is introduced towards the end of first half. Till then, we have seen her character learn wrestling since childhood from her father. Now that she is a full-grown “pehalwan” (as her father calls her) and has to share the screen with both Aamir’s and Mahavir’s de rigeur, Shaikh takes it up competitively and carries off the demeanour of wrestler, daughter, mentee beautifully.

 

4. Anushka Sharma in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

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Anushka’s Alizeh is one of the most complex characters written in a modern rom-com. She is introduced hooking-up with a character to whom she keeps denying love and sex till her death. There’s fun, frolic, heartbreak, sadness everything in between. Anushka makes it more than just convincing.

 

5. Kalki Koechlin in Waiting

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Carefree urban yuppie who is learning few things about life after her husband is admitted to ICU, over shared grief by someone who has experienced life little more than her. Koechlin brings all sincere curiosity, innocence and youthful quirk to her character.