1) Al pacino
2) Robert Deniro
3) Morgan Freeman
4) Dustin Hoffman
5) TOm Hanks
6) Marlon Brando
7) Denzel Washington
8) Russell Crowe
9) Kavin Spacey
10) Jack Nicholson



Loote

1. Girija prasad koirala

ek palta kya acting garera behosh bhako thiyo bhane. ani arko palta birami bhae jasto garera pm ko sapth lina gako.

I agree with Bidhan that Girija is probably the best real life actor Nepal has ever produced.

And yes, Indi, those lines or I should say, the way they are delivered in As Good As it Gets are simply awesome.

Definitely Bollywood actors do not compare to Hollywood ones at all. Like you said about Amitab Bachhan, most of the times even if an actor or actress posses a good acting skill, they get wasted due to the quality of the movie and the direction given by the director. Otherwise, Nassurdin Shah, Sanjeev Kumar and Amir Khan were/are great. BUt I have hard time finding a really good actors these days in Bollywood. The fact that many of them have arrived from fashion as their career ended in that scence and some of them being director's or actor's kids takes away their credibility. In Bollywood only looks matter. Not like it did not matter in hollywood. But in Hollywood you also need skill to some extent, unlike in Bollywood.

But you can really see the acting skills by ordinary looking people in most of the foreign movies. Just take french, or spanish for that matter.

my ex gf was a good actress too, too bad took me this long to notice that. hehe

8) Danny dangjompa
9) Pran :P

16) Oh how cud i forget Richard Gere!

10) saif ali khan
11) akshya khanna
13) ajay devgan (esp from deewangee)

and its not in sequence order

. charlie chaplin?
humphrey bogart?
clint eastwood?

AznshawtY! Are we ranking actors based on looks or talent?

You guys are outranking Marlon Brando from the top spot just like Ronald Reagan being considered a greater president than George Washington.

That shows how short peoples' memory are.


LOL

Indeed Mr. Brando is a fabled actor.

The movie "Godfather" and Marlon Brando are synonym. Arguably, he is credited with the most famous dialog in the history of cinema.

(I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.)

Pacino, i.e., Don Michael Corleone's version is little different, but it is obvious that he got it from his dad, the original Don Corleone.

(I will make him an offer he can't refuse.)

Another movie that was a spellbinder went with the name "On the Waterfront."
Mr. Brando was awe-inspiring in that cinema. Amongst many moments in that movie, this scene stood out for me.

Brando to his brother Charlie: "You don't understand. I couldaa' had class. I couldaa' been a contender. I couldaa been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it. It was you, Charley."

Yaha chai----> It was you, TM. Ha ha!

Mr. Brando stays on the very elite list.

Another one that had lotsaa' class is Clark Gable. "Gone With the Wind" was simply a classic amongst the classics. Another beautiful movie that Mr. Gable graced the screen would be "It Happened One Night." For bollywood freaks, You guys could not have missed out on this movie called "Dil Hein Ki Manta Nahin." Loved/liked it? You are going to like this one better. But since it's colorless, you have to allow about 15 minutes to get comfortable and then it just enwrap you. That bollywood flick is exact carbon copy of this masterpiece, page by page. Of course sans the songs.

How about Johnny Lever guys? The guy is blessed with such a face that even gazzilion dollars would not make him "look" rich. But, boy, does he've talent to have us in splits! Paresh Rawal is in class of his own. Keshta Mukharji's ( Hee heyeiiii/ eh he heii (hasda k) drunken laughter was nice. Although, largely been out of the loop these days, but when I really think about it, Indian cinema had better (or at least as good) character artists than actors and actresses themselves. To name a few, Amrish Puri, Kadar Khan, Anupam Kher, Bindu, Om Puri, and others.

And regarding Ben Affeleck being in the top list. Ha ha! He is like one hit wonder in hollywood, and that too largely with "Goodwill Hunting" for screenwriting. Else, he is, umm, let's say, Chunky Pandey or Hemanta Birje of "Tarzan" fame. Maybe somewhere in between. (Maybe that was a lil harsh but you get the gist? LOL)

But the look at certain individual's choices, I wonder if it is a laundry list of actors/actresses regardless of qualities of their acting. If looks could have had it, Milind Soman, and Arjun Rampal would not have any competitor by long shot.

I did see this movie "Malamaal" (new movie) over the weekend as I had no idea which Indian movie is worth watching. This particular movie does not have any hero/heroine per se. But it had Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Asrani and I knew what I would get. If not a total "Lotpot" moments, it would at least give me few moments of laughter. It was no "Herapheri" but then again it is better than 90% of those crap Indian movies which make you throw the remote and just take a walk. (Can anyone give me like 2-3 good Indian movie to watch (new ones). Did I say "good"? Okay)

I wonder why no one is mentioning Mithun Da? This is insane! ;)

Astu!

IndisGuise:)

you could just say mithun ni, mithun da pheri!! lol!! :P hahaha!! :) :)

That's respect kiddo (just 7 mths remaining k, tyaspachi taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :p)!

One who does not respect Mithun Da shall perish! :)

Nails, I am about to start Mithun Fan Club in Sajha. Want to join? ;)

First there is Mithun, then there are movies... :)
IndisGuise:)

nah!!!
but i would love to join IndisGuise fan club ke!! :P :P

May Mithun Da forgive you Balike!

You would reach to me via Mithun. (Wikn wink ;))

(Nails, I ain't kidding ke, don't you like Mithun bhaneko? So I can not count on you? :( )

well i like him but i like you more ke!! :) :)

But we are talking about MOVIE actor ni, which I'm not. I'll show you my home video and then perhaps hai ta? LOL

Tyasaile ahile lai Mithun Da Club, boletooo Mithun da Dhabba!

Socha Nails, you'll get free fooooooooooooooooooooooodddd wink wink ;):P

IndisGuise:)

free food re?:P then i am in ke!!! :) :)

PS: does free food include dumplings?? :P :P i love dumplings ke!! :) :)

So million bucks, DV and FOOD and then ME?

OKAY!:O

You will see dumplings on 21st. LOL. Hahaha... j/k

Alrigth phuchi... keep up the spirits...

IndisGuise:)

IndisGuise - ufff!!!
by the way i remembered this song that someone gave to me ke!!! (wink,wink) :P have you heard it ?? it's called : ulai mailai paunai parsha ulai mailai paunai parsha!! :P

what about ANDY SERKIS? he plays creepy roles in lotta movies, kingkong, gollum from lord if the rings, hes GOOD!!

And Donald Sutherland, his face resembles Ian Mckelen from lord or the rings!