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From Gabbar to Khilji: 10 Bollywood villains who redefined evil on screen

Updated: November 05, 2025 11:06 IST
  • 1. Amrish Puri as Mogambo - Mr India (1987): 'Mogambo khush hua' remains one of Bollywood's most quoted lines. With his towering presence and theatrical flair, Amrish Puri turned Mogambo into a pop-culture legend.
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    1. Amrish Puri as Mogambo - Mr India (1987): 'Mogambo khush hua' remains one of Bollywood's most quoted lines. With his towering presence and theatrical flair, Amrish Puri turned Mogambo into a pop-culture legend.

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    2. Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh - Sholay (1975): No list of iconic villains is complete without Gabbar Singh. Amjad Khan’s chilling laughter and unforgettable dialogues, 'Kitne aadmi the?' made him the ultimate symbol of fear in Hindi cinema.

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    3. Ashutosh Rana as Gokul Pandit - Dushman (1998): Ashutosh Rana's career-changing performance as a psychotic killer breaks all conventions, showing how psychological intensity can make a villain truly unforgettable.

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    4. Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Ramanna - Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016): In Nawazuddin, as a serial killer inspired by a true-life criminal, the eerie calm created psychological unease seldom seen in Indian cinema.

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    5. Sanjay Dutt as Kancha Cheena - Agneepath (2012): Menacing and powerful, Sunjay Dutts portrayal imbued the archetypal Bollywood villain, Kancha Cheena.

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    6. Saif Ali Khan as Langda Tyagi - Omkara (2006): Saif’s transformation into the manipulative, scheming Langda Tyagi remains one of his most powerful performances, a villain crafted with Shakespearean depth.

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    7. Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji - Padmaavat (2018): Ranveer's wild, unpredictable energy brought Khilji into life as a power-seeking conqueror. His portrayal blurred the lines between cruel and charismatic.

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    8. Prakash Raj as Jaykant Shikare - Singham (2011): With his effortless menace and sarcastic wit, Prakash Raj made corruption and arrogance look dangerously charismatic in this Ajay Devgn-starrer.

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    9. Shah Rukh Khan as Rahul Mehra - Darr (1993): Long before he was the 'King of Romance', SRK's obsessive lover in Darr made audiences fear and pity him at once-redefining the anti-hero in Indian cinema.

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    10. Riteish Deshmukh as Rakesh Mahadkar - Ek Villain (2014): This chilling role of a seemingly ordinary man whose bitterness turns homicidal was where Riteish broke his comic image.

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