5 Best Performances Of Bollywood Comic Actors As Villains

Any Bollywood film is incomplete without a villain and all of us have fond memories of our favourite Bollywood films where the hero emerged victorious after defeating the villain. A number of legendary Bollywood actors like Pran, Prem Chopra, Gulshan Grover, Amrish Puri, Shakti Kapoor etc. became famous for playing some of the most iconic villains of all time.

While we have seen leading actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan or Sunil Dutt as villains in mainstream films, often these roles are played by talented character actors. Sometimes, the actors who are mostly associated with comedies often shock the audiences by playing a negative character in some of their films. These comic actors have often given some of the best negative performances of all time. Here are 5 such performances:

Chunkey Pandey as Kabir in Begum Jaan: The actor's terrifying turn as the ultimate baddie in Begum Jaan won him praise from all around and it was one of the best performances of his career.

Paresh Rawal as Lalit in Woh Chokri: His turn as a married man who selfishly leaves his daughter and wife behind to become a corrupt politician won him National Award for the Best Supporting Actor.

Kader Khan as Uncle Jagdish in Do Aur Do Paanch: He played a lot of memorable villains in Bollywood but his turn as the gangster Jagdish in Do Aur Do Paanch is one of his best.

Riteish Deshmukh as Rakesh in Ek Villain: He surprised everyone by playing a villain in this Mohit Suri directorial and everyone praised his performance. 

Vijay Raaz as Somayajulu in Delhi Belly: His turn as the dreadful criminal in this Abhinay Deo directorial was one of his best.