Top 5
5. Crime Master Gogo – (Shakti Kapoor) – Andaz Apna Apna
Achievement and Activities: It doesn’t happen very often that two characters of the same movie make it to an OKS list. But when it is someone like the caped crusader Crime Master Gogo, we cannot simply resist including him. Fuck the rules. Apart from the OTT shiney satiné costume which gives Gogo the most edgy image of all Bollywood villains, he’s got the best lines out of whole lot. And well, he’s the official nephew of Mogambo – our original no.1
Why is he on the list? Well, how about these lines.
Crime Master Gogo naam hai mera. Aankhein nikaalke gotiya khelunga ..gotiya!
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Aaya hoon, kuch toh loot kar jaoonga. Khandaani chor hoon. ..Khandaani!
4. Pralaynath Goondaswamy aka Gendaswaamy- (Deepak Shirke) – Film: Tirangaa
Achievements and Activities: He is quite stereotypically the big bad corrupt politician. He does not give a shit about being called a gaddar, and has got missiles, ready to be fired off in the four directions of the country. Yep, he’s got his own lab-coat wearing ISRO scientists as members of his entourage and smuggles illegal weapons including hand grenades in hollow mangoes (of all things).
Why is he on the list? For a corrupt politician, who is supposed to be illiterate, Gendaswamy knows the basics of deploying his nuclear missiles, i.e. the need of a ‘Fuse Conductor’ to complete the circuit. WHOA! <insert some badass villain lair background score> He even has a sidekick, by the name of Jiwanlaal Tandel and most astounding fact of all, has named his four missiles after himself – Pralay 1 to 4. Only Raajkumar’s bleeding dialogues could defuse the missiles, and so he did.
3.Thakur Durjan Singh (Amrish Puri )- Karan Arjun
Achievements and Activities: Thakur Durjan Singh is a jealous Thakur who can do anything for property. So when he feels the threat of losing the mansion that he has been craving for, he kills our cinematic dhoti-clad bhais – Karan and Arjun – hence, igniting the mental devotee in Durgaa (Rakhi) on fire – in a metaphorical way [ I believe you must have noticed how many times that word appears in this post. After all, Bollywood villains deal with metaphors day in and day out]. Not only does he kill them, even after that, he would regularly oppress and ridicule bechaari Durga. And as all Thakurs do, he’s got a long list of sidekicks and entourage members who help him in carrying out his duraachari and atyaachaari deeds.
Why is he on the list? Thakur Durjan Singh faces SRK and Salman Khan for two incarnations – man, TWO incarnations of SRK and Salman , and one Rakhi Gulzar screaming – Mera Karan Arjun ..<enter constipation mode>..aaaayenge !!! If it’s only for that, Durjan Singh deserves a mention on this list. But he doesn’t stop there. He has a thing going on for Mamta Kulkarni ( back in the 90s, who didn’t? ) and then is a bhakt of Maa Kaali ( just like his other lookalike bro – Mola Raam from Pankot Palace , ‘member? ).
2. Maharani (Sadashiv Amrapurkar) – Sadak
Achievement and Activities: No pun intended, here’s the ‘Queen’ of all villains, quite aptly named Maharani. She’s the hijra not to be messed with. She’s got the business acumen to transform young laundiyas into proper “chammak challo” dhandewalis [I thought describing in Desi lingo would be less crass, but then what do I know? ]. Maharani has got her own hairdresser and manicure-pedicure arrangements.
Why is (s)he on the top of the list?
Of all things, here’s one performance by Sadashiv Amprapurkar, which is not a clone of Rama Shetty (no.13 on our previous list). And with this performance, he totally stole the thunder from our wide-bicep-ed and mullet-sporting Hero. Even with Kumar Sanu supporting Sanju baba’s playback vocals, Maharani emerged as the true hero(ine) of this movie which we remember even today. Amrapurkar’s portrayal of Maharani is completely OTT and cinematically evil in every twirl of her hair, and every corny dialogue that comes out of her mouth. A Filmfare award well deserved, and also a no.2 on our sequel Top Bollywood Villains list. Says it all, I guess.
1. Kafanchor Neta, Lamboo Atta, Bulla, Chutiya, Pote, ,Lucky Chikna, Ibu Hatela, Kala Shetty, Bachu Bhigona – Film: Gunda
Achievements and Activities: King of rhymes and innuendos, this array of Bollywood villains is possibly the most creative characters to embrace the Indian screen ever. They can only be spoken of collectively, and it is only in this ensemble, that their true colours can be fully enjoyed. Collectively these villains encompass the entire spectrum of Bollywood’s villain occupations viz. rapist, corrupt politician, slimey wimey lustrous wankers, murderers, ganglords, prisoners.. the list goes on.
Why are they on the list? Watch this scene. (Scene 1 , Scene 2 ). That’s all.
[I know even with 40 villains on our list [combined with Top 20 - Part 1 ] already, this cannot be termed as a list which can define the Bollywood villain. Hence, we have left it for you to discuss about your favourite onscreen villains in the comments section below. And please feel free to share this across all the lovely social networks. Let the debate begin! ]
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very bad list.. disappointing (after all the expectations after the first)..
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Good to see Maharani and SRK from Baazigar on the list this time. I thought they deserved a place in the first list. Wondering why Ajay Devgn from Deevangee and Kajol from Gupt could not make it.
Considering that the list was made at the end of 2011 Jaykant Shikre from Singham and Dheeraj Pandey (Prashant Narayanan) could also have made it to this list which has the undeserving villain party from Gunda (although I enjoyed Gunda because of its ridiculousness) and Hum Saath Saath Hain and the comical Teja and Crime Master Gogo (two of my fav comic characters).
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Sujoy Reply:
February 28th, 2012 at 11:58 am
Jaykant Shikre.. no. Dheeraj Pandey … yes…maybe. He was good, no doubt. This list is again a reflection of my twisted self, which ranges from the sadistic to the downright comic..and hence, I have thrown the trio ladies from Hum Saath Saath Hain, and the Gunda gang in the mix, along with the others.
But it’s ok, if you disagree with it. I can live with that
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