She is best remembered for her dancing slave role in ‘Mughal-e-Azam’, which displayed her emotional range and dancing skills.
She is best remembered for her dancing slave role in ‘Mughal-e-Azam’, which displayed her emotional range and dancing skills.
2. Nargis
2. Nargis
Showing her age from a teenager to a village elder, Nargis’s iconic performance in ‘Mother India’ showcased her phenomenal talent as an actress.
Showing her age from a teenager to a village elder, Nargis’s iconic performance in ‘Mother India’ showcased her phenomenal talent as an actress.
3. Meena Kumari
3. Meena Kumari
Kumari is widely considered one of the greatest actresses of Indian cinema.
Kumari is widely considered one of the greatest actresses of Indian cinema.
4. Hema Malini
4. Hema Malini
She was the go-to choice for the industry’s biggest filmmakers and her fair Tamilian looks ensured her success.
She was the go-to choice for the industry’s biggest filmmakers and her fair Tamilian looks ensured her success.
5. Rekha
5. Rekha
She will always be remembered for her on-screen pairings with Amitabh Bachchan – the source of endless gossip among Bollywood fans.
She will always be remembered for her on-screen pairings with Amitabh Bachchan – the source of endless gossip among Bollywood fans.
6. Sridevi
6. Sridevi
A brilliant dancer, she excelled in comic roles, and her turn as Miss Hawa Hawai in ‘Mr India’ remains one of the funniest sequences ever.
A brilliant dancer, she excelled in comic roles, and her turn as Miss Hawa Hawai in ‘Mr India’ remains one of the funniest sequences ever.
7. Madhuri Dixit
7. Madhuri Dixit
It helped that she was a competent actress and her squeaky clean personal image also ensured that she was the darling of the masses for almost a decade.
It helped that she was a competent actress and her squeaky clean personal image also ensured that she was the darling of the masses for almost a decade.
8. Kajol
8. Kajol
Instead she let her natural acting talent shine on screen and she remains one of the best-loved Indian actresses.
Instead she let her natural acting talent shine on screen and she remains one of the best-loved Indian actresses.