After the predecessors made their name and fame in the
Bollywood industry courting the big banners, these stars have shaped the Indian
cinema roadmap for the next generation millennial stars that would carry
forward the legacy of creating history.
While there were Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor
and Priyanka Chopra carving their names in the list of versatile actors, these
new stars have paved their paths into the industry giving some clean box office
hits. Bollywood has certainly been the biggest platform in the nation to
showcase new talent and skills to a larger audience.
Hit directors have provided new talent with a launchpad to
nurture their skills and push the struggling faces upward within the industry.
While nepotism has been continuing in the industry for a while, some of the
star kids have also proven to be the future stars with their inborn talent and
impeccable performances on screen.
With huge fandom and success these Bollywood millennial stars
have chiselled and polished their acting skills and proven to ferry the legacy
of Indian cinema coming up with blockbuster hits.
Here are some of the talented artists who’ve come and
fabricated the perception of Bollywood movies.
1. Deepika Padukone
This Bollywood diva is the highest-paid actress in India. Sports is imbibed in her blood since she has won multiple Badminton championships as a teenager and is a national level champ. After making her first debut in Om Shanti Om, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She was further applauded for playing exquisite roles in movies like Love Aaj Kal, Yeh Jawani hai deewani, Cocktail, Chennai Express etc. Padukone gave some precise performances in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat. These roles helped her evolve a lot and eventually received the Grazia Millennial of the Year award. Her grace and agility measures what a lady she is.
2.
Ranveer
Singh
Starting his career from Yash Raj Films, this versatile actor embraced each role he played with subtle craftiness and happiness. Ranveer Singh’s Band Baaja Baarat turned out to be a huge commercial success earning him a Filmfare award for Best Male Debut. After this, some of his big box office hits include Lootera and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Goliyon ki Rasleela-Ramleela. With his craziness and seriousness clubbed together, he manages to ace the script of the movie becoming one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. This film star has a huge fan base for his wit, talent and stainless lunacy.
3.
Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt is one of the best actresses in the industry who has not only brushed her thinking skills but she has also carried some intricate roles delivering mind-blowing performances. Alia is the cute face of the industry who has established herself starring in films like Raazi, Udta Punjab, highway and Gully Boy. She was born into the Bhatt family and she went on to lead her debut role in Karan Johar’s teen drama Student of the Year in 2012 that grossed around $960 Million at the box office. This millennial superstar also got recognised in the list of Forbes India’s best celebrity 100 since 2014. She also won the Filmfare Critics award for Best Actress.
4.
Vicky
Kaushal
He is the star of this era who managed to grasp the National Film Awards recently with his immense talent in acting. Initially while in the struggling phase, Vicky played minor roles in Anurag Kashyap’s productions and then his passion for acting paid off earning him a leading role in the independent drama Masaan in 2015. His versatile and clean acting was appraised amongst the audiences that led him to win the IIFA and Screen Awards for Best Male Debut. His prominent role in movies like Sanju and Raazi cooked up his skills that helped the movies gross millions. His most applauded performance in the action film Uri: The Surgical Strike made it a commercially successful movie winning him the National Film Award for the Best Actor. The name Vicky Kaushal got big fame in a very small period of time for his exemplary performances and authenticity.
5.
Sara Ali
Khan
Born to the Pataudi family, Sara has indeed sustained the royalty of the family by receiving multiple praises for her career afte splendid performance in debut movie Kedarnath. Being a walking bunch of happiness and joy, Sara’s energy has been unbeatable in the industry. Her passion for acting grew along with her age and the star kid is still a very good human being in general who loves to keep the simplicity constant with her down to earth vibe. She was 96 kilos before making her first debut in the industry and went through a transformation that is some kind of motivation for us to work out. Her next leading role through which people loved her was in Simmba which earned her the Filmfare award for Best Female Debut.
6.
Ayushmann
Khurrana
Ayushmann Khurrana is the budding talent whom the industry has nurtured and brought on stage with successful conventional movies. He was primarily a television host whose passion for acting led him into the film industry. After winning the second season of MTV Roadies in 2004, He made his first debut film in 2012 with a romantic comedy Vicky Donor garnering an impressive fan following over the time. His performance in the murder thriller film, Andhadun earned him National Film Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. He is also a very good singer and with his singing skills he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song Pani Da Rang. This multi-talented hero is yet to take up more challenging roles in future that deal with social issues.
7.
Kartik
Aaryan
Kartik Aryan emerged as the teenage superstar of this generation who arrived like a typhoon into the industry with his good looks and impeccable humour. His struggle of 8 years propelled his career further with his grand debut in a buddy film, Pyaar Ka Punchnama and Sonu ke Titu ki Sweety which turned out to be commercially successful. The cool bro look in both the movies earned him recognition and popularity in the industry through his dialogue delivery. His 4-minute monologue in first 2 parts of Pyaar Ka Punchnama was one of the lengthiest single shots done for a Hindi movie and it became a sleeper hit.
8. Kiara Advani
Kiara Advani emerged as a new face of Bollywood with
her debut in Fugly and later went on
to star in M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
that proved to be her first commercially successful film. Her highest-grossing film follows Kabir
Singh of 2019. Her outstanding acting in limited screen time has
been appraised by the audience after the release of the film.