Who are the talented but underrated actresses in Bollywood?

 There are quite many Talented yet Underrated Actresses in B'wood. But Some of the more prominent ones are:-

Konkana Sen Sharma

2. Tabu

3. Nandita Das

4. Tisca Chopra

5. Richa Chadda

6. Divya Dutta

7. Radhika Apte

8. Swara Bhaskar

9. Kirti Kulhari

10. Sayani Gupta

11. Kalki Koechlin

12. Shweta Tripathi

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Tillotama Shome and Rasika Duggal for Qissa

Tanishtha Mukherjee

Surveen Chawla for Parched and Ugly

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For those who're saying that 'These Actresses aren't Underrated because they've Won National Award'. This Argument is wrong! Just because they've Won National Award, doesn't means that they're Treated at par with other ‘Mainstream A Listed Actresses'. Underrated, here means that they don't get same attention from Media, Mainstream Award Shows and Big Production Houses. These Actresses usually don't get Same roles as Deepika Padukone or Kareena Kapoor.

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Sorry for this late addition here but lately I remembered her, so thought to list her.

Nimrat Kaur (Honoury Mention)

Though some might think and start sayin that 'she's not underrrated' et cetera et cetera but I believe that she indeed is an Underrated Actress. After proving her Metal again and again, Even Hollywood gave her big projects and yet Our Nepotism filled industry (Bollywood) is still not Casting her in Women Centric and Strong Protagonist Roles.

What is the most underrated Bollywood movie?

 Sometimes (well, quite often really, due to my suspect tastes) I see a film which wasn’t a hit and I was like “WHY, GOD, WHY?”

And Badshah is one of them.

Badshah(1999)— My Guilty Pleasure

Despite the magical combination of Shahrukh in his prime and Director duo Abbas-Mastan, backup from Twinkle and evergreen Johny lever, and with a ludicrously funny and unusual plot, this movie apparently bombed at the box office.

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The hilarious chaos is presented with great relish and plenty of styles, and manages to stay on track and is nicely paced. Even the flaws only add to its charms. And all this is embellished with the funniest way I could I have ever imagined.

The film begins in Goa, where Chief Minister Gayatri Bachchan (Raakhee) who is popular among the people for her devotion to their welfare. But not everyone appreciates her public service, including his husband.

Suraj Singh Thapar—a business tycoon— whose bio-chemical plant is to be shut down by CM regarding some public security misconduct. As a result, he resolves to have her kill and hires a contract killer to assassinate her

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Amidst all this madness, Raj (Shah Rukh ) is a young man runs Baadshah (private) Detective Agency. In his employ are his loyal and helpful friends, and his chief assistant Ram Lal (Johnny Lever).

A businessman named Jhunjhunwala hires him to woo his daughter Seema away from the man she thinks she loves and get her engaged to the man he wants her to marry, Nitin. Raj accomplishes at least the first part of his assignment somehow by pretending to be blind.

According to plan, Raj now has to break her heart. He does it, but nobody at the Badshah Detective Agency feels particularly triumphant in their success.

It turns out, Jhunjhunwala is not Seema’s father at all, but Nitin’s; he is guilty of bank fraud and is banking on his son Nitin’s marriage to Seema to save himself from prosecution. And in fact, he is now arrested by CBI Agent Deepak Malhotra.

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At the same time, before reaching the venue to kill the C.M. the killer got killed in a vehicle accident, altering the CBI who decides to send one of their officers Deepak Malhotra whose code name is Baadshah on a mission called "Maa" so that he can conduct a thorough investigation.

Unfortunately, Thaper gets wind of this and also has Deepak killed in the process; replacing Baadshah is one of Thapar's henchman.

But another man named Raj who is also called Baadshah gets mistaken for the one sent on the mission both by Thapar and the CBI. Calamity destructs Raj when Thapar abducts some of his friends and are holding them as hostages until he carry out the assassination of the C.M.

But our man, like any other Bollywood movie, makes all things right in the end—from saving the C.M. and a girl to make Seema fall in love with him again.

In the end, Baadshah is seen to have booming business back at his detective agency. Ram Lal receives a call President Bill Clinton, offering $1,000,000 for assistance with the "Monica Case".

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Though it is not one of my favorite Bollywood movies, Badshah is still my guilty pleasure. And indeed a worthy one. Not to mention this movie propelled me into helpless and undying SRK fandom.

This film is exactly why I feel blessed to have discovered Hindi cinema. But I live in fear of running out of movies like this.

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What is the most underrated Bollywood movie?

 There are a lot of movies created in bollywood that do not make a big name at the box office but are surely fabulous creations. Here’s a list of some amazing movies that didn’t get the response it actually deserved:

• Masaan- One of the best movies ever made in bollywood. How one mistake destroys the life of a girl, how a person goes on after losing his beloved and how everything hails down to a crematorium, is what the movie describes.

• Sadda Adda- A film about the life of six bachelors striving hard to find their way in life. Six people with different ambitions and different proffessions - an actor, an IAS aspirant (who commits suicide) , a salesman, an architect, a MCA student and a 12th class fail under one single roof and how they finally achieve success despite of several failures.

• Rocket Singh- One of the finest movies with a great plot. A B Com. graduate with 35% marks goes on to become a salesman in a computer assembling company. Later on he finds out about the corruptions taking place. Being thrown to the ground on many occassions, he finally achieves success with the mantra that business is nothing but people and how to satisfy them, rather than numbers.

• Iqbal- A handicapped boy unable to hear or talk aspires to represent Indian Cricket team as a pace bowler. He is rejected by institutes, pulled down due to corruption and bribe but he rises, finally fulfilling his dream.

• Dharam Sankat Mein- Its about the life of a hindu who later discovers that he was born muslim but was later on adopted by hindu parents. After 50 years of his life as a hindu, he discovers about his biological muslim father who happens to be counting his last days in a muslim old age home. Its about the quest of a man to meet his father and to prove to the society that religion doesnt make humans rather humans make religions to separate people.

• Sixteen- Its about the life of four teenagers at the tender age of 16 when they start experiencing hormonal as well as perceptional changes. It shows the pressure a teenager faces at different stages in life. Its about first love, about punishments, about internet, about social tortures and about four kids finally finding their way.

• Page 3 - It is by far the most realistic movie ever made in bollywood. It shows the darker side of the film industry and the people related to this industry. It shows the hardships of a journalist who was appointed the job of covering the parties and gatherings of this industry and publish these findings in the Page 3 of newspaper. In the journey, she unravells the harsh reality of film industry and associated people and how carefully they wear beautifully carved masks to deceive our society.

• Gippi- Its about the life of a fat teenager girl who is mocked everywhere by friends and relatives. She finds it hard to make friends, avoids gatherings and hates taking part in any activities because she knows everyone would tease her. However, she ends up finding out that it is not about looks, it’s actually about who you really are and what do you stand for.

• Gayab- Its about the life of a person who is ignored by everyone. His parents dont care about him, his beloved doesnt even know he exists and on top of all everyone mocks him. As a result he asks god to make him invisible and to his surprise his wish is granted. Now he is totally free to do anything he wants. But in the process he discovers emotional imbalance and finally settles down as a hero helping people as a messiah.

• Dhobi Ghat- Perhaps the best movie that Aamir Khan has acted in. Its about the life of four individuals- a NRI photographer, a painter, a laundry boy and a deceased housewife. As the four unravel the mysteries and hardships of life, their lives change and they realise the true essence of being alive.

According to you who is the most underrated character in the Mahabharata?

 Let us look at Jarasandha, not his personal prowess, but as the emperor of Magadh empire. Under this man, Magadh was MOST POWERFUL EMPIRE throughout dwpar yug. His strategic brilliance and intellect is thoroughly disregarded..

Jarasandh conquered all lands barring Hastinapur(due to Bhishma and Karna) and Dwaraka (because of them hiding in forts near mountainous regions). All other kingdoms were either subservient to him, was his allies or their kings were captured for human sacrifice. Nothing comes close to matching his military power. Pandavs never induced a fraction of fear into enemies hearts as much as Jarasandha did..

And, O exalted one, the eighteen tribes of the Bhojas, from fear of Jarasandha, have all fled towards the west; so also have the Surasenas, the Bhadrakas, the Vodhas, the Salwas, the Patachchavas, the Susthalas, the Mukuttas, and the Kulindas, along with the Kuntis.

And the king of the Salwayana tribe with their brethren and followers; and the southern Panchalas and the eastern Kosalas have all fled to the country of the Kuntis. So also the Matsyas and the Sannyastapadas, overcome with fear, leaving their dominions in the north, have fled into the southern country. And so all the Panchalas, alarmed at the power of Jarasandha, have left their own kingdom and fled in all directions.

The sheer amount of terror he spread throughout indian subcontinent is visible from the above paragraph. Kingdoms fled at his mere NAME.

He married his daughters to one of Yadavs named kams and used him as a puppet to weaken the Yadavs from within.

Some time before, the foolish Kansa, having persecuted the Yadavas, married two of the daughters of Jarasandha. They are called Asti and Prapti and Are the sister of Sahadeva. Strengthened by such an alliance, the fool persecuting his relatives gained an ascendency over them all. But by this conduct he earned great obloquy. The wretch also began to oppress the old kings of the Bhoja tribe, but they, to protect themselves from the persecution of their relative, sought our help.

When Krishn and Balaram killed Kams, Jarasandha waged war against Yadavs(including krishn and balram). JS had 2 powerful generals Hams and dimvak who proved too much for Yadavs and were killed through trickery. Jarasandh' was depressed and withdrew from war. However kamsa’s daughter instigates him against Yadavs and he came back for war. Because the Yadavs had just tasted the might of Magadh army, it was obvious to them that they weren't even a match to it and devided to FLEE FOR THEIR LIVES. This included Krishn and Balarama too. Which simply shows how extraordinary of a threat he was.

Then, O bull of the Bharata race, king Jarasandha, hearing that both Hansa and Dimvaka had been killed, returned to his kingdom with an empty heart. After Jarasandha had returned, O slayer of all foes, we were filled with pleasure and continued to live at Mathura.

Then the widow of kansa and the daughter of Jarasandha, that handsome woman with eyes like lotus-petals, grieved at the death of her lord, went unto her father, and repeatedly urged, O Monarch, the king of Magadha, saying,--O slayer of all foes, kill thou the slayer of my husband.--

Then, O great king, remembering the conclusion to which we had come of old we became exceedingly cheerless and fled from Mathura. Dividing our large wealth into small portions so as to make each portion easily portable, we fled from fear of Jarasandha, with our cousins and relatives. Reflecting upon everything, we fled towards the west. There is a delightful town towards the west called Kusasthali, adorned by the mountains of Raivata. In that city, O monarch, we took up our abode. We rebuilt its fort and made it so strong that it has become impregnable even to the Gods.

Jarasandha forced the Yadavs to relocate from their homeland Mathura to Dwarka. Such was his reign of TERROR.

Krishn further says, defeating Jarasandh (at head of his army) is impossible and should be neutralised in a single combat where neither his army nor his allies would interfere. And that's exactly how he was eliminated.

He is incapable of being vanquished in battle even by all the celestials and the Asuras (fighting together). We think, however, that he should be vanquished in a personal struggle with bare arms. In me is policy, in Bhima is strength and in Arjuna is triumph; and therefore, as prelude to performing the Rajasuya, we will certainly achieve the destruction of the ruler of Magadha.

When we three approach that monarch in secret, and he will, without doubt, be engaged in an encounter with one of us. From fear of disgrace, from covetousness, and from pride of strength he will certainly summon Bhima to the encounter.

The man who has induced terror even to Krishn and forced them to abandon their homeland and flee for their lives, yet none of the serials or later adaptations depict it. Infact, Books focused on Krishn whitewashed this pathetic defeat of Krishn and turned Jarasandha many times weaker.

Is Emraan Hashmi underrated? If yes why?

 Yes Emraan Hashmi is much Underrated as an actor, gets less recognised than Ayushman Khurana, Rajkummar Rao

The following reasons why he is underrated:

1. Actor vs another actor Clash

During particular time period While Sunny Deol and Suniel Shetty were rivals in action films

and the three Khans dominated mainstream Bollywood,

Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgan competes with each other in terms of 2 multiple film release per year, family oriented movies, versatile films

Emraan Hashmi carved out his own space. Between the Khan Era and the rise of young stars like Ranbir Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor, and Raveer Singh, vicky kaushal

he stood almost unmatchable in the romantic thriller genre after Sharukh Khan.

Emraan Hashmi fills the gap between Khan and Kapoor League Young Generation Stars. So there was no actor at that time who clash with Emraan Hashmi.

2. Not doing high Budget film, receiving less box office collection & less recognision

Recently, new-generation actors like Ranveer Singh and Ranbir Kapoor have balanced romantic roles with high-budget action films like Dhurandhar (Estimated budget Rs 250–255 CR & box office collection 895 CR) and Animal (2023) (Estimated Budget Rs 565 CR and received Rs 917 CR box office collection)

Most of the Emraan’s films are below 100 crore budget, and receives Decent box office collection which leds to less publicity. Less Hype.

In contrast, Emraan Hashmi built his stardom primarily through romantic films, creating a niche that few actors have matched.

Imagine if Salman Khan and Ranveer Singh doing Jannat movie, Awarapan Movie and doing romance scene

In Romantic Song

A scene from Jannat movie song, Zara sa

I can't even imagine such scene any other actors pulling off these romantic roles as well as Emraan Hashmi.

His iconic dialogue from Jannat Movie

Joh aadmi limit mein rehta hai ... woh zindagi bhar limit mein hi reh jaata hai

(A man who stays within limit ... in life, he always remains within limit)

His ruthless walking style, Don, relaxed, and confident stride defined by a slight shoulder lean, casual swagger, and steady gaze ,what to say

I believe no actor can match his swag, Except Sharukh Khan, Emraan Hashmi is in different League, can't comparable with New Generation Actor.

3. Serial kisser tag

He was typecast for years During the 2000s, he became known as the "serial kisser" because of his frequent romantical kiss in every movie, Some times Adult movie A-Rated (somewhat Sex related, especially Murder film series)

So most family audience do not watch such Film, viewership is restricted to Elder people above 50 age and Teenage Children below 18 Age).

This image often overshadowed his acting ability, and many people focused more on his screen image than his performances.

4. Strong performances didn't always get equal recognition

Films like Shanghai, Hamari Adhuri Kahani, and Tiger 3 showed he could handle serious and complex roles.

Critics often praised these performances, but he was rarely discussed alongside the biggest Bollywood stars.

5. Despite several successful films and acclaimed performances,

He has won fewer major acting awards than many contemporaries, limited award recognision.

6. Box-office success is often forgotten, Movie such as Murder, Awarapan, Jannat, and The Dirty Picture helped him to establish as a bankable lead actor, yet is he is rarely mentioned in discussion about major Bollywood stars of his era.

7. His Controversy, party functions, award shows or celeberity gathering he rarely attended in any Bollywood celebrities function which leds to less publicity.

Unlike many Bollywood celebrities, Emraan Hashmi has largely stayed away from controversies .

He is low profile lifestyle has kept in away from unnecessary media attention, allowing his work to speak louder than his public appearances

Despite star kid, he is much underrated in Nepotism Era, Like Vivek Oberoi.

Many of people do not aware that he is a nephew of film director Mahesh Dutt and Cousin of Alia Bhatt.

⭐Conclusion

Today Emraan Hashmi is getting praised for his matured roles, villain and Anti-hero roles, however his songs and kissing scene is unmatchable in 90s period, his swag, walking style, his collaboration with music artist with K.K menon and Himesh Reshammiya creates a fan base to Youth (Age 20–40 People).

Example song:- Jhalak Dikhla Jaa, Tu hi Meri Shab hai, Zara Sa

He has delivered multiple commercial hits, because of multi starrer movie, He has been a leading actor for over two decades

Today many people are saying There are many more actors who are underrated and tagging them like Manoj Bajpai, Ayushman Khurana, Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi,

But many of us still forgot, this man is ruling from 2003 till 2026. Highly underrated and underappreciated.

Those appreciation fan support, publicity which Ayushman Khurana, Rajkummar Rao as a outsider gets, Today Emraan Hashmi also deserve equally support.