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2005-2006: Abhishek Bachchan for 'Sarkar'

Abhishek's performance in Ram Gopal Varma's 'Sarkar' is one for the textbook. He plays an obedient and understanding son to Amitabh Bachchan's title character Subhash Nagre (alias Sarkar). Abhishek's calm, composed yet powerful Shankar Nagre is pitted not only opposite Amitabh's Sarkar but also against KK Menon's Vishnu Nagre, the hot-headed and easily manipulated wastrel. Watch Abhishek as he conveys truckloads of thoughts, plans and emotions through small winks and half-smiles , stares and nods...

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2005-2006: Abhishek Bachchan for 'Sarkar'

Says Abhi: "My dad and mom are too great for anyone to even try to be like them. So why should I even try? I'm not a style icon. I have to thank all the people who work from behind the scenes to create that illusion. Critics have a job to do. They do not criticise you without reason."

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2006-2007: Saif Ali Khan for 'Omkara'

Saif Ali Khan, when he made his debut in 1992 with 'Parampara', was noticed only for his cascading dark brown hair, the mascara-ed eyelashes and that ear-to-ear grin. After scoring his first major hit in 1994 with 'Main Khiladi Tu Anari', he had to go through several years of decline in the 1990s. 'Dil Chahta Hai' (2001) changed it all. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in 'Hum Tum' (2004). He then had his B.O. moment with 'Salaam Namaste' (2005)and 'Love Aaj Kal' (2009). Saif also starred in critically acclaimed movies such as 'Parineeta' (2005) and 'Omkara' (2006).

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2006-2007: Saif Ali Khan for 'Omkara'

In one of the boldest career moves in the history of Bollywood, Saif shed his pin-up hunk look and got into that of a repellant political operator, Eshwar "Langda" Tyagi, for 'Omkara'.

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2006-2007: Saif Ali Khan for 'Omkara'

'Omkara' was Bharadwaj's take on Shakespeare's 'Othello' and he had enthusiastically cast Saif as Langda, the Iago of 'Omkara'. Saif yellowed his teeth and faked a limp to play the character. "Evil had rarely looked so cool on screen," said director Vishal Bharadwaj, on Saif's portrayal.