2010: Bollywood's Top Heroes

A canny cop from small town India, an Indian Muslim trying to negotiate life in post-9/11 America, an abandoned son turned assassin amid political divides and a wheelchair bound man fighting for the right to his own life and death – these are just some of the performances that separated the boys from the men this year

  • A canny cop from small town India, an Indian Muslim trying to negotiate life in post-9/11 America, an abandoned son turned assassin amid political divides and a wheelchair bound man fighting for the right to his own life and death ? these are just some of the performances that separated the boys from the men this year.
    A canny cop from small town India, an Indian Muslim trying to negotiate life in post-9/11 America, an abandoned son turned assassin amid political divides and a wheelchair bound man fighting for the right to his own life and death – these are just some of the performances that separated the boys from the men this year.
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  • Salman Khan ? <i>Veer</i> tanked but Sallu was back with a ?bangg' as musclebound maverick cop Chulbul Pandey in <i>Dabangg</i>.
    Salman Khan – Veer tanked but Sallu was back with a ‘bangg' as musclebound maverick cop Chulbul Pandey in Dabangg.
  • Shah Rukh Khan ? The Badshaah of Bollywood won some rare praise from the hard to please critics with his sensitive performance as Rizwan Khan, dealing with Asperger's Syndrome in a world gone mad, in <i>My Name Is Khan</i>.
    Shah Rukh Khan – The Badshaah of Bollywood won some rare praise from the hard to please critics with his sensitive performance as Rizwan Khan, dealing with Asperger's Syndrome in a world gone mad, in My Name Is Khan.
  • Ranbir Kapoor ? Rishi's little boy proved that he had truly inherited the Kapoor chromosome with versatile performances in political thriller <i>Rajneeti</i> and feel good love story <i>Anjaana Anjaani</i>.
    Ranbir Kapoor – Rishi's little boy proved that he had truly inherited the Kapoor chromosome with versatile performances in political thriller Rajneeti and feel good love story Anjaana Anjaani.
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  • Imran Khan ? With <i>I Hate Luv Storys</i> this unstoppable Khan is upwardly mobile in the cutthroat Bollywood hierarchy.
    Imran Khan – With I Hate Luv Storys this unstoppable Khan is upwardly mobile in the cutthroat Bollywood hierarchy.
  • Ajay Devgn ? Veteran of many acclaimed performances, Ajay proved once again that Bollywood was his playground with <i>Rajneeti</i>, <i>Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai</i>, <i>Aakrosh</i> and <i>Golmaal 3</i>.
    Ajay Devgn – Veteran of many acclaimed performances, Ajay proved once again that Bollywood was his playground with Rajneeti, Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai, Aakrosh and Golmaal 3.
  • Akshay Kumar ? <i>Khiladi</i> Kumar did it again with his masterful comic timing in <i>Housefull</i>, <i>Khatta Meetha</i> and <i>Action Replayy</i>.
    Akshay Kumar – Khiladi Kumar did it again with his masterful comic timing in Housefull, Khatta Meetha and Action Replayy.
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  • Hrithik Roshan ? If there's a true thespian among the macho men of the silver screen, it's got to be Hrithik - his performance as a quadriplegic in <i>Guzaarish</i> will go down as one of the finest ever in Bollywood.
    Hrithik Roshan – If there's a true thespian among the macho men of the silver screen, it's got to be Hrithik - his performance as a quadriplegic in Guzaarish will go down as one of the finest ever in Bollywood.
  • Abhishek Bachchan ? The box office remained unconquered but AB Baby's villainous Beera in <i>Raavan</I> and revolutionary Surjya Sen in <i>Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se</i> set him apart from the crowd.
    Abhishek Bachchan – The box office remained unconquered but AB Baby's villainous Beera in Raavan and revolutionary Surjya Sen in Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se set him apart from the crowd.
  • Shahid Kapoor ? Bollywood's former chocolate boy left his teenybopper image way behind with <i>Chance Pe Dance</i>, <i>Paathshaala</i>, <i>Badmaash Company</I> and <i>Milenge Milenge</i>.
    Shahid Kapoor – Bollywood's former chocolate boy left his teenybopper image way behind with Chance Pe Dance, Paathshaala, Badmaash Company and Milenge Milenge.
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  • Rajinikanth ? The Southern superstar brought his Midas touch to the Bollywood box office with the record breaking <i>Robot</i>.
    Rajinikanth – The Southern superstar brought his Midas touch to the Bollywood box office with the record breaking Robot.