The Indian Hindi cinema industry which is prominently known as ‘Bollywood’ is considered to be the biggest entertainment industry in the world. Over the years, the Bollywood has given us many popular and immensely talented actors. Bollywood actors like Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan Etc. have been ruling the hearts of millions of fans from around the world. But in the same Bollywood, we have had many actors who have never got their fair share of fame despite being immensely talented. There are many actors who have time and again prove that they deserve way more screen time than what they get. These actors haven’t become a household name, but the regular Bollywood fans know how exceptionally talented they are. Given below are the names of 5 underrated actor that deserve a fair share of fame.
PANKAJ TRIPATHI
Pankaj Tripathi is a Hindi films actor who graduated from National School of Drama (NSD). He made his debut in the year 2004 with a minor role in the Abhishek Bacchan starrer ‘RUN’. Since, then he has appeared in about forty movies. He has also acted in about sixty television shows. Pankaj Tripathi is widely recognized for his portrayal of the character of ‘Sultan’ in the 2012 blockbuster ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ film series.
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At the start of his film carrier, Pankaj Tripathi had played many grey shaded gangster characters. His first film as a lead actor was ‘Gurgaon’ which was released in 2017. In the same year, he appeared alongside Rajkumar Rao in the movie ‘Newton’, which later became India’s official entry for the Oscars in the category of the best foreign film. His notable performances include the movies like the ‘Fukrey’ film series, ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’, ‘Agneepath’, ‘Manjhi’, ‘Omkara’, ‘Shaurya’ and ‘Chillar Party’. His upcoming movie is a horror comedy named, ‘Stree’ in which he is staring alongside Rajkumar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor.
YASHPAL SHARMA
Yashpal Sharma is an Indian film actor and a theatre artist. He is best known for his brilliant performance in the Sudheer Mishra’s directed film ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’, in which he played the character of ‘Randheer Singh’. Yashpal Sharma has starred in many films like ‘Lagaan’, ‘Gangajal’, ‘Ab Tak Chappan’, ‘Aparahan’, ‘Singh Is King’, ‘Aarakshan’ and ‘Rowdy Rathore’.
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Sharma has also appeared in commercial films like ‘Shool’ and ‘Arjun Pandit’. It was the Aamir Khan starrer ‘Lagaan’ which bought him to lime light after it was nominated for the Oscars. His debut was in the year 1998, when he appeared in Govind Nihlani’s ‘Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa’.
RANVIR SHOREY
Ranvir Shorey started his carrier in the entertainment industry as a television presenter on channels like ‘V’. He made his debut in the year 2002 opposite the actress Manisha Koirala in a movie called ‘Ek Choti Si Love Story’. Since then Shorey has appeared in films like ‘Lakshya’, ‘Pyaar Ke Side Effects’, ‘Khosla Ka Ghonsla’, ‘Titli’ and ‘Bheja Fry’.
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The actor is immensely talented and has impressed the audiences every time he has made a screen appearance. His other noteworthy performances- include movies like ‘No Smoking’, ‘Mithya’, ‘Hum Dum’, ‘Yun Hota To Kya Hota’, ‘Jism’, ‘Traffic Signal’, ‘Fashion’ and ‘Ek Tha Tiger’.
MOHAMMED ZEESHAN AYYUB
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub is known for appearing in a number of supporting roles and then performing better than the film’s lead. In every role he has played, the actor is praised by both the audience and the critics. Ayyub made his debut in the year 2011 when he appeared in the movie ‘No One Killed Jessica’.
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His most praised performances have been in the movies like ‘Ranjhana’, ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’ and ‘Raees’. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub has also appeared in movies like ‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’, ‘Jannat 2’, ‘Shahid’, ‘Phantom’, ‘Tubelight’ and ‘Aiyaari’. His upcoming film projects are ‘Thugs Of Hindostan’ and ‘Zero’.
DEEPAK DOBRIYAL
Deepak Dobriyal is an immensely talented actor and theatre artist. The actor started his carrier as a theatre artist in 1994, under the famous theatre director Arvind Gaur. He starred in the plays like ‘Andha Yug’, ‘Final Solutions’, ‘Desire Under The Elms’, ‘Rakt Kalyan’ and ‘Court Martial’. The actor made his debut in the year 2003, from the Nana Patekar starrer movie ‘Maqbool’. Later, he appeared in ‘Omkara’ a performance for which he was immensely praised.
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Deepak has also tickled the audience by his comic role of ‘Pappi Ji’ in the ‘Tanu weds Manu’ film series. Some of Deepak Dobriyal’s noteworthy performances are in the movies like, ‘Shaurya’, ‘Delhi 6’, ‘Gulaal’, ‘Teen Thay Bhai’, ‘Dabangg 2’, ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’, ‘Lucknow Central’, ‘Kalakaandi’ and ‘Baghi 2’.
There are still some impressive and talented actors left, who haven’t got their fair share of fame. So here are some honorable mentions: Randeep Hooda, Vinay Pathak, K.K. Menon, Vijayraj, Sanjay Mishra, Adil Hussain and Gulshan Devaiyyah. Please do tell if you agree with this list in the comments.
