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In pics: 8 iconic Bollywood villains that will send chills down your spine

A strong Bollywood villain has always been cherished more than the hero. Despite meeting a bad fate in the end, the baddie gets to rule the film for a longer period than the hero. Here are some of the excellent villains of the Hindi film indurty.

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Updated:Jul 29, 2021, 05:03 PM IST

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Kancha Cheena 2.0 was bigger, darker and deadlier

Karan Malhotra's Agneepath had its biggest attraction in Sanjay Dutt's Kancha Cheena.

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Sadashiv Amrapurkar gave the performance of his lifetime as Maharani in Sadak

More than the melodious songs and Sanjay Dutt's star appeal, it was Sadashiv Amrapurkar's character of Maharani that intrigued the audience in Sadak.

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Probably the biggest villain superstar of India, Mogambo remains in our hearts forever

Amrish Puri's Mogambo was equal part comic and ruthless in Shekhar Kapur's Mr India. Just when you thought of laughing at his antics, he would come up with a weird action plan.

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One of the original style icons of the Hindi films, Lion has a unique swag

Ajit played the gangster-mafia Lion in Kalicharan. This was also the beginning of the larger than life villains in Subhash Ghai's films.

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Kajol was a tough nut to crack in Gupt

It was not just the suspense around her character, but her understanding of the milieu that made Kajol one of the best villains in the last 30 years of Bollywood. Gupt was directed by Rajiv Rai.

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More than a villain, Gabbar Singh is a legend

There were so many actors, including Danny, who were tried for the role of Gabbar Singh, but it ultimately came to Amjad Khan, and what a casting that turned out to be!

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Ashutosh Rana played Lajja Shankar Pandey in Tanuja Chandra's Sangharsh

The Hindi film lovers hadn't seen a pathological criminal with such bizarre views before Ashutosh Rana's amazing act in Sangharsh.

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Who would have thought that Shah Rukh Khan will have such a loverboy image later in life!

Shah Rukh Khan was a twisted, murderous stalker before becoming the poster boy of romantic Bollywood. He gave Madhuri Dixit a really tough time in Rahul Rawail's Anjaam.