Perhaps him. If not more he was as versatile as any great actor can be
He has played all genres to perfection be it
Drama
Comedy
Romance
Historical
Costume Dramas
Even Action
He has played the
Lover/Husband
Father
Father in law
Even grandfather to his heroines
10 of his films won National awards, he won 2 of them. One of his films went as entry to Oscars.
He played 10 characters in one film.
He had no qualms playing old characters
He could overshadow the likes of Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan
He played deaf and dumb character to perfection
He played a mentally challenged character brilliantly
He overshadowed everyone in a female centric film
He worked in art films brilliantly
He was the mainstay of middle road cinema of Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Gulzar
And he was equally effective in commercial masala films
And even after all this he is not as celebrated as he should be