V is for Villain

Believe it or not, women gone bad have their own spice and are one of the top forbidden fruits as they are expected to be demure , kind hearted and pure. This might be the reason when it comes to negative roles in Bollywood, the handful of females playing their roles well are remembered for lifetime.  Below are three names that came on my mind without any effort when I have to select my favorite female villains from our Hindi cinema.

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 Kajol – Gupt: The Hidden Truth

Kajol is one actress who is more admired than fancied for her innocent and simple beauty on screen. She is among few actresses who have proved that acting plays more important role than beauty. The actress has mostly played sweet and shy roles. She surprised everyone when she played a villain - the role of an obsessed lover for the movie – Gupt: The Hidden Truth in 1997. She even received the film fare “Best Villain” for this role.

Shabana Azmi – Makdee

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Shabana Azmi  known for her versatile acting completely proved to be children’s worst nightmare with her chudail get-up. Drinking so called blood with long dirty nails, curly wigs and of-course the evil robe, she looked the true witch.

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Priyanka Chopra – Aitraaz

Aitraaz was one of great movies with different story line. A woman seducing men is not new in movies. What’s different was the public court case which the male lead fights against harassing, powerful, sultry and manipulative boss. The movie truly displayed another side of women which people fail to accept openly. Priankya’s performance was very powerful and she did complete justice to the role.

This post is written as a part of April 2015 A to Z Challenge. My theme for this year is Women In A to Z Professions. Click at the link to check other professions women have excelled in and their respective links.