Gabbar to Makdee: Bollywood villains who left a mark on our psyche

Team OTTplay

 Nov 20, 2023

Makdee

In Vishal Bhardwaj’s 2002 comedy horror film Makdee, Shabana Azmi portrayed the gruesome character of a makdee

Kancha Cheena

Danny Denzongpa breathed life into the character Kancha Cheena in Mukul S Anand’s action thriller movie Agneepath, released in 1988

Mogambo

Amrish Puri, under Shekhar Kapur’s direction in the 1987 superhero movie Mr. India, brought the iconic villain Mogambo to life

Shakaal

Kulbhushan Kharbanda played Shakaal in the Ramesh Sippy-directed action crime film Shaan (1980)

Robert

In Manmohan Desai’s drama film Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Jeevan portrayed the villain Robert

Gabbar Singh

The 1975 movie Sholay, directed by Ramesh Sippy, featured Amjad Khan as the iconic villain, Gabbar Singh

Lion

In the action thriller film Kalicharan, Ajit played Lion. Released in 1976, the movie was directed by Subhash Ghai

Gajendra

Pran delivered a memorable role as Gajendra in Tapi Chanakya’s 1967 film Ram Aur Shyam