5 Successful Experimental Actors of Bollywood

One of the most important aspect in order to stay relevant in the film industry in our opinion is when individuals keep on reinventing on themselves through several characters rather than restricting themselves to specific type of role or genre film. Sometimes, obviously these risks do not work showcasing the lack of acting depth or range in individuals or on the other hand it just portrays how amazingly talented a person is.

While visiting through not so early-not so late movies, lets see those 5 successful risks taken in order to experiment themselves as an actor.

1. Shahid Kapoor in Kaminey

     Directed by Vishal Bardwaj, 2009 film Kaminey is one of the most underrated film in Bollywood. Besides the intense and gripping premise, the stellar performances by cast stood out the film. Especially Shahid Kapoor's double role of brothers - Guddu and Charlie. He portrays the simple start doing Guddu with as much ease as the fearless Charlie. Shahid, who by this time had not really experimented with layered characters, it was clear that this was a big test for the actor. A double role and not in his conventional chocolate  boy love story, it's safe to say that the actor hit it for a home run with his performance. Definitely one of his finest.

2. Rani Mukherjee in Black

     A 2005 film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, is a movie adapted from a miracle worker which is a cycle of the 20th century dramatic works derived from Helen Keller autobiography, ''The Story Of My Life''. Black revolves around a blind-deaf girl and her relationship with her teacher, their daily struggles and achievements over the years and surprisingly his own downfall as he later develops Alzheimer's disease. Rani Mukherjee who by that time had mostly done Romantic Movies, it was surely her experiment in her career.  To take a plunge of such a challenging role was a risk but one that paid off. Rani as Michelle was one of the most beautiful things to witness on the big screen. A true example of an artist in her element in front of the camera.

3. Alia Bhatt in Udta Punjab

     Alia Bhatt by 2016 has proven to us that she is one of the most talented individuals of our generation. She was receiving nothing but accolades. But her risky choice of saying Yes to 2016 film Udta Punjab really cemented her position in the film industry. The talented actor played the role of a girl whose aspiration is to be a hockey player but works as a laborer on an agricultural field and comes to know behind the scenes business practices of the landlord involved in drug peddling. The character goes through absolute hell throughout the film and she showcased every bit with exception.

4. Saif Ali Khan in Omkara

     An adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, Omkara is an example that proves that Vishal Bardwaj is one of the only directors who can successfully adapt Shakespeare plays to recreate the literary masterpiece. Set up in an Indian rural setting is truly praiseworthy. Saif Ali Khan would had been in nobody's list back in 2006 to play such role of Langda Tyagi. By watching his previous films, nobody had thought that but the risk of casting him became a game changer for the actor. Not only did he perfectly portray the menacing and scarily competitive individual, it showcased that the actor has arranged to offer which was never discovered before.

5. Ritesh Deshmukh in Ek Villain

     A remake of the South Korean film 'I Saw The Devil', we saw the taste of playing the psychotic frustrated and bound to kill Rakesh. A verbally abused husband and economically deprived individual takes out his frustration on anyone that mistreats him or belittles him in any shape and form. A man who has been constantly starring in over the top comedy throughout his career transitioned brilliantly in this disturbing thriller. Definitely Deshmukh's best performance, Rakesh has no concept of consequences and goes out of his way to create complete chaos. Kudos to the actor for taking the plunge and the casting directors who took such a risk.