These Bollywood actors play charismatic anti-heroes on screen

Bollywood is confidently exploring the antihero trend On Vivek Oberois birthday take a look at the cool brutes of the big screenEveryone loves the hero but rarely if ever forgets the villain The last few years have witnessed the rise of the antihero he could be anybody right from a weepy loser or creepy stalker to a corrupt cop conman or gangster However in spite of their wobbly moral compass and despicable antics many mean protagonists in Hindi films have been incredibly charismaticmidday pulls out a list of actors who packed a punch with their portrayal of negative charactersVivek Oberoi played a gangster in Shootout at LokhandwalaVivek Oberoi earned much appreciation for playing underworld gangster Maya Dolas in Apoorva Lakhias Shootout At Lokhandwala 2007 Maya who worked for Dawood Ibrahim was killed in an encounter during the 1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout Although the film had Sanjay Dutt as a cop who pulls the trigger to kill Maya Vivek stole the limelight with due credit to the layers of his character His ability to play a gangster resulted in him getting more offers to play negative roles in films like Zila Ghaziabad Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story and Krrish 3 all of which released in 2013Randeep Hooda as bikini killer Charles Sobhraj in Main Aur CharlesRandeep Hooda plays maverick serial killer Charles Sobhraj in Main Aur Charles The actor seems just the ticket for the role In last years Highway with Alia Bhatt Randeep also had a negative role a brute truck driverAjay Devgn above and Emraan Hashmi below were cast as gangsters in Once Upon A Time Mumbaai 2010Ajay Devgns character Sultan Mirza in the Milan Luthriadirected Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2010 is believed to have been inspired by reallife don Haji Mastan All through the films running time Devgn wore a white shirt and trousers something that is not quite fashionable But his overall persona was bewitching especially his body language and impactful dialogue delivery Although a gangster Sultans character as the messiah of the lesser mortals he helped them with money made out of smuggling was admirable and endearingEmraan Hashmis character in the same film was also rumoured to have been modelled after underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and the actor nailed it The serial kisser of Bollywood was cast as Shoaib Khan and his dialogues became a rage People still remember him mouthing Raaste kiparwahkarungatohmanzilburamaanjayegi and Zindagi hotohsmugglerjaisi sariduniyaraakhkitarahneecheaurkhuddhuenketarahupar Emraan did full justice to his role as one of the worlds most dreaded gangstersShah Rukh Khan plays a bootlegger in RaeesThere is Shah Rukh Khan who portrays a Gujaratbased bootlegger in Rahul Dholakias crime thriller Raees The films poster featuring SRK reads Baniye Ka Dimaag Aur Miyanbhai Ki Daring Surma in eyes spectacles a sexy stubble and dollops of attitude make the romance king of Bollywood look truly badassAkshay Kumar essayed the role of a conman in Special 26 based on the 1987 Opera House heistAkshay Kumar played Ajay Singh in Neeraj Pandeys Special 26 which was based on the 1987 Opera House heist In the thriller the Khiladi played a conman who along with his accomplices poses as a CBI officer and conducts raids at jewellery stores and politicians houses The film had Anupam Kher and Jimmy Sheirgill as part of the fraud team and Manoj Bajpai as a cop struggling to bust Ajay Singhs game plan Never mind his antihero shenanigans Akshays acting chops and stylish demeanour had the audience rooting for himAlso ReadVivek Oberoi to produce movie on Balakot IAF strikesCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates