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                      Popular villains of Bollywood

                      Here's our list of the top villains of Bollywood we adore (or hate, we must say!)

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                      They are the most hated. The dirtier the dialogues, the more real they get and leave a lasting impression on the minds of the viewers. These are the bad guys of Bollywood. However brilliant he might be, the villain has to be beaten dead by the hero at the end. Here's our list of the top villains of Bollywood we adore (or hate, we must say!)

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                      Rajnikanth played Chitti in Enthiran, the 2010 Tamil sci-fi action film. He, in fact, played a double role in the film: as a scientist and an andro humanoid robot. His character as a robot follows him as he unleashes havoc on the world.

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                      Arjun Rampal played a villain called Ra.One in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer of the same name. He gives the protagonist, played by Shah Rukh, his final fight in the film after drawing him in to the virtual world of a video game.

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                      Vivek Oberoi starred as the paraplegic, wheel-chair bound mastermind who wants to rule the world, in 2013's Krrish 3 starring Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra.

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                      Pran has acted in almost every major Bollywood release for decades, especially in the 1960s and 1970s. With his bloodshot eyes, his cold voice and his trademark sneer, he brought villain centre stage. His role of a scheming brother-in-law from Ram Aur Shyam is still etched in people's minds.

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                      Prem Chopra's famous line Prem naam hai mera, Prem Chopra in Bobby added a new dimension to devilish roles.

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                      Ajit immortalised the suave villain with his individual style and characteristic accent in which he introduced himself "Saara shehar mujhe lion ke name se jaanta hai".

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                      Famous as Narad Muni in Bollywood, actor Jeevan had also played villain in many films in the 60s, 70s and 80s. Some of the films which made him popular were Amar Akbar Anthony and Naseeb.

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                      Shabana Azmi in Makdee as a spooky witch scared the hell out of children and adults.

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                      Lalita Pawar was the quintessential wicked mother-in-law of Bollywood. She essayed the role so perfectly that in real life any 'bad' mother-in-law is still termed Lalita Pawar!

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                      Apart from his many other roles, legendary actor Prem Nath is remembered for the portrayal of Sir Judah in the film Karz.

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                      Vinod Khanna debuted in Sunil Dutt's 1968 film Man Ka Meet as a villain. Some of his most memorable films in negative roles are Purab Aur Paschim (1970), Sachaa Jhutha (1970) and Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971).

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                      Ranjeet paved way for the entry of the local goon in Bollywood. He has done over 200 Hindi films where he played villain.

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                      Saif Ali Khan as Langda Tyagi in Omkara is his best performance as a villain.

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                      Dressed in a black outfit, Sanjay Dutt played Kancha in Agneepath, originally essayed by Danny Denzongpa, who wears a silver ring on top of his left ear and has tattoos engraved on his arms. His wicked smile, puffed-up eyes in the film did scare people.

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                      Shakti Kapoor has probably done all the roles that one could do as a villain. One of his most memorable films was Chaalbaaz.

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                      Amrish Puri terrorised everyone with his deadly appearance, loud voice and his unique baritone when he said Mogambo Khush Hua in the film Mr India.

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                      This one needs no explanation! Amjad Khan as iconic Gabbar Singh in the classic blockbuster film Sholay is the most legendary negative character in the Hindi Cinema till date. Gabbar Singh has immortal dialogues to his credit and who can forget "Aare Oh samba Kithne aadmi thei".

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                      Kulbhushan Kharbanda with his slick style and charisma scored high on cruelty as Shakaal in Shaan.

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                      Danny Denzongpa's most memorable performance as a villain was in Agneepath where he portrayed the role of Kancha Cheena.

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                      Anupam Kher played Dr Dang in Karma with perfection and his famous one-liner Iss "thapad ki goonj abhi tak merey kaanon mein hai".

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                      Naseeruddin Shah in Mirch Masala effectively portrayed the role of Subedar who rides a horse and unabashedly lusts at women of village.

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                      Kesariya Vilayti aka Bad Man in the film Ram Lakhan was the memorable role played by Gulshan Grover.

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                      Before shifting focus to comedy, Paresh Rawal began his career with negative roles in films like Krodh and Ram Lakhan.

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                      Shah Rukh Khan began his career as a villain and his role as a psychopath lovestruck lover in the film Darr is one of his best performances till date.

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                      Ashutosh Rana remembered as a psychotic postman in Kajol starrer Dushman.

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                      Sadashiv Amrapurkar earned rave reviews for his portrayal of a eunuch Maharani in Mahesh Bhatt's Sadak.

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                      Abhishek Bachchan in Yuva in his first ever negative character. His character could rather be called as grey character rather than totally black one.

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                      Kajol in Gupt as a obsessive lover was a delight for the audience.

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