20 Bollywood Actors Then and Now – It’s Amazing

20 Bollywood Actors Then and Now

This article is about 20 Bollywood actors in youth and old age. The most precious and valuable period of one’s life is youth.

People often idealizes the film stars and other celebrities. what happened when people get aged and look ugly. Old age is the very cruel period of one’s life. In this perspective, I have listed twenty Bollywood actors with the pictorial difference of their youth and old age.

20 Bollywood Actors Then Now

Dev Anand

Dharam Devdutt Pishorimal Anand was famously known as Dev Anand. He was born on 26 September, 1923 in Indian Punjab. He was a famous Indian film actor, producer, director and writer. In the history of Indian Cinema, he is regarded one of the greatest and most influential actors. He had been honoured with the Padma Bhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Anand’s Career spanned more than 65 years with acting in 114 films. In 104 films he played the main solo lead hero. He did two English films. He died on 3 December 2011 in London, England.

Rajesh Khanna

Rajesh Khanna was born on 29 December 1942. He was a famous Bollywood actor, film producer and politician. He is known as the “first superstar” and the “original superstar” of Indian Cinema. He has the record to give 15 consecutive solo hit films from 1969 to 1971. BBC made a film on him in 1974. The film was titled “Bombay Superstar”. He won many awards including, Filmfare Best Actor Awards, BFJA Awards for best Actor and Filmfare Speical Award. He won most of above mentioned awards many times. He also won Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. He gave many golden and silver jubilee hits. He was a highest paid actor during 70s and 80s. He married Dimple Kapadia. His elder daughter Twinkle Khanna is married to fabulous actor Akshay Kumar. He was indeed a charming hero and marvelous actor. He died on 18 July 2012.

Sunil Dutt

Balraj Dutt famously known as Sunil Dutt was born on 6 June 1929. He was born in Jehlum, a district of west Punjab. Jehlum is now in Pakistan. He was a famous Indian actor, director, politician and producer. In Manmohan Singh government, he was the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports. He married a Muslim famous actress Nargis. He lived a happy conjugal life. His daughter Priya Dutt is an ex-member of parliament. His son Sanjay Dutt is a famous actor. He won Padma Shri award in 1968. He died on 25 May 2005 in Mumbai.

Feroz Khan

Feroz Khan was born on 25 September 1939. He was a famous Indian actor, director, film editor and producer. He was a style icon in Indian film industry due to his flamboyant style. He was also known as the Clint Eastwood of the Film Industry. He became one of India’s best-loved actors due to his role in a hit film Qurbani. This film was released in 1980 and was directed by Feroz Khan. He was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. He died on 27 April 2009.

Rishi Kapoor

Rishi Kapoor was a beautiful hero and fabulous actor in his period. Now according to his picture you may guess how much old age is harmful for beauty. No one can avoid this cruel stage of the life which is called old age. Rishi was born on 4 September 1952. His father Raj Kapoor was a famous a talented actor. He is an actor, director and producer. He married Neetu Singh in 1979. His son Ranbir Kapoor is also a famous Bollywood actor. His wife Neetu Singh is also an actress.

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan was born on 11 October, 1942. He is one of the most famous and influential Indian film actors, Indian film Industry has ever produced. He gained the popularity in the early 1970 for the films Zanjeer and Deewar. A French Director Francois Truffaut called him a “one-man industry”. He won three National Film Awards as best actor and several other awards. He has also worked as play back singer, television presenter and film producer. He has also been given Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awards. In 2013, he made his Hollywood debut in which he played a non-Indian Jewish character. His wife Jaya Bhaduri, Son Abhishek Bachchan and daughter in law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are also popular stars of film industry.

Dharmendra

Dharam Singh Deol is famously known as Dharmendra. He was born on 8 December 1935. He is a famous Hindi film actor. He has been honoured with Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. Due to his good performance in action films, he earned him nicknames such as “Action King” and “He-Man”. He played one of his most notable roles in the film “Sholay”. He also is a politician. He has also been honoured with Padma Bhushan by Government of India. “Dream Girl” of the past Hema Malini is his second wife. His sons Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and daughter Esha Deol are also famous stars of Bollywood.

Dilip Kumar

Muhammad Yusuf Khan is famously known as Dilip Kumar. He was born on 11 December 1922 in Peshawar. He is a famous Indian film actor. He is also known as Tragedy King. Dilip’s film career has spanned over six decades and with over sixty films. He has been honored with many awards including Filmfare Best Actor Award, Padma Bhushan, Dadasaheb Phalke Award and Padma Vibhushan. He is regarded among one of the greatest actors in the history of Hindi Cinema by Critics. He has also been a member of Rajya Sabha for a term. In 1997, he was honoured with Pakistan’s highest civilian award Nishan-e-Imtiaz by Government of Pakistan.

Jeetendra

In the film world, Ravi Kapoor is famously known as Jeetendra. He was born on 7 April 1942 in Amritsar, Punjab. He is a famous Indian actor, film producer and the chairman of the Balaji Telefilms and Balaji motion pictures. He is also famous for his dance. He was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. He was also honoured with Screen Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. He has two talented children, Ekta Kapoor and Tusshar Kapoor.

Kader Khan

Kader Khan was born on 1936 in Kabul, Afghanistan. He is Indian, Canadian national. He is a film actor, script writer, comedian and director. He started his career from the film “Dagh” in 1973. Kader Khan obtained his Master’s Diploma in Engineering (MIE) from the Institution of Engineers (India). He was a professor of Civil Engineering at M.H Siddik College of Engineering, Mumbai before joining film industry. Kader Khan is an ethnic Pashtun. He belongs to Kakar tribe. Kader Khan is a Haffiz-e-Quran also. He has three sons. One of his sons named Surfraz khan has also played important role in some films.

Manoj Kumar

Manoj Kumar was born on 24 July 1937 in Abbotabad. Abbotabad is a beautiful city of Pakistan. He is also called Bharat Kumar Manoj. He is an actor and director. He lives in Bombay, India. He played very important role in many hit films. From these pictures you can easily come to know that youth is the best blessing of God.

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah was born on 20 July 1949. He was born into a Muslim family in Barabanki, Uttar Pardesh. He is an Indian film and stage actor and director. Naseeruddin Shah has won numerous awards in his career. He won three National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards. He has also been honoured with Padma Shri Award by Indian Government. His elder brother Zameeruddin Shah (Lt.General, Retd.) is current vice-Chancellor of Aligrah Muslim University.

Sanjay Dutt

Shashi Kapoor

Shashi Kapoor was born on 18 March 1938. He was born in Calcutta, Bengal. Now this city is in India and written as Kolkata. He is also known as Blbir, Shashi, Blbir Raj, Shashi Baba and Shasha (This name was used by his brother Shammi Kapoor). He is an actor, producer and director. He married Jennifer Kendal. He is the son of legend actor of Hindi cinema, Prithviraj Kapoor. He has won many awards. He was a best romantic hero in his life but now he is an old man. Now it seems dream whether he had been a young man or not. Once again I will say that old age is too much cruel.

Farooq Sheikh

Farooq Sheikh was a famous Indian actor. He was born on March 25, 1948. He was a popular philanthropist and a best television presenter. He worked in Hindi film from 1977 to 1989. From 1989 to 2002, he worked on television. He died on December 27, 2013 in UAE. He left three daughters, Sanaa Sheikh, Shaaista Sheikh and Rubina Sheikh.

Shammi Kapoor

The real name of Shammi Kapoor was Shamsher Raj Kapoor. He was born on Oct. 1931. He was a famous Indian film actor and director. In 1968, he received the Filmfare Best Actor Award. He again received Filmfare Award for Best supporting actor in 1982. He was one of the most entertaining lead actors that Bollywood has ever produced. In 1953, he made his Hindi Film debut. He was a best romantic hero. He died on Aug. 14, 2011 in Mumbai.

Shakiti kapoor

Sunil Sikanderlal Kapoor was born on September 3, 1958 in Dehli, India. He is an Indian actor and famous for negative roles. Shakti is known as one of the leading villains in Bollywood movies for more than thirty years. He also has played comic roles in several movies. He is one of the few Bollywood actors who played the stereotype negative roles with a comic touch in several movies. He has two children Siddharth Kapoor and Shrddha kapoor.

Mithun Chakraborty

Gouranga Chakraborty is famously known as Mithun Chakraborty. He is an Indian film actor, social worker, producer, singer and writer. He is also a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He began as dancer and he was recognized for his role as the street dancer jimmy in the 1982 in a Bollywood movie Disco Dancer. He has also won National Film Awards. He was a beautiful hero with a beautiful smile but now he is an old man as seen in picture.

Raj Kapoor

Ranbir Raj Kapoor was born on December 14, 1924. He is also known as “Show Man” in Bollywood. He was an Indian actor, director and producer. He won two National Film Awards and nine Filmfare Awards in India. His performance in the film “Awaara” is considered best performance till this date. Raj Kapoor was called the Clark Gable of Bollywood. He was the grandfather of famous film actresses Kareena Kapoor and Karishma Kapoor. He was the father of Randheer Kapoor and a famous film actor Rishi Kapoor. He died on June 2, 1988.

Vinod Khanna

Vinod Khanna was born on 6 October, 1946 at Peshawar, Pakistan. He is an Indian Actor and producer. Vinod Khanna is an active politician also. Between the years 1968 to 2013, he appeared in 141 films. Vinod Khannas also played an important role in the Pakistani Film Godfather. He is the father of famous Indian actor Akshaye Khanna. He played an historical role in the Film “Muqaddar ka Sikandar” as supporting hero with Imitabh Bacchan.

20 Bollywood Actors Then and Now – It’s Amazing

1.Dev Anand
2.Rajesh Khanna
3.Sunil Dutt
4.Feroz Khan
5.Rishi Kapoor
6.Amitabh Bachchan
7.Dharmendra
8.Dilip Kumar
9.Jeetendra
10.Kader Khan
11.Manoj Kumar
12.Naseeruddin Shah
13.Sanjay Dutt
14.Shashi Kapoor
15.Farooq Sheikh
16.Shammi Kapoor
17.Shakiti kapoor
18.Mithun Chakraborty
19.Raj Kapoor
20.Vinod Khanna