In Pictures- 10 Famous Bollywood Stars of 90’s

Govinda

Govinda, an Indian film actor, former politician, and comedian has received twelve Filmfare Awards nominations, won a Filmfare Special Award, won a Filmfare Award for Best Comedian, and received four Zee Cine Awards. His debut was in 'Ilzaam' in 1986 and has since appeared in over 165 Hindi films.

Karisma Kapoor

Karisma Kapoor made her acting debut at the age of seventeen with Prem Qaidi in 1991. She subsequently featured in several commercially successful films such as Jigar, Anari, Raja Babu, Suhaag , Coolie No. 1, Gopi Kishan, Saajan Chale Sasural & Jeet. In 1996, Karisma earned her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Raja Hindustani, her biggest commercial success, and later received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the romantic drama Dil To Pagal Hai. Karisma Kapoor has established herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema. She has been considered as one of the most beautiful women in Bollywood and a sex symbol.

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan first gained popularity in the early 1970's for movies like Deewar and Zanjeer, and was dubbed India's first "angry young man" for his on-screen roles in Bollywood, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades. Bachchan is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema. Amitabh Bachchan has won many major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards as Best Actor, a number of awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies and fourteen Filmfare Awards.

Dharmendra

Dharmendra received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema. His starring roles in action films earned him nicknames such as "Action King" and "He-Man". One of his most notable roles was in Sholay. His most successful pairing was with Hema Malini, who went on to become his future wife. The couple played together in a large number of films.

Juhi Chawla

Juhi Chawla, an indian actress and film producer, and the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984. Chawla has worked predominantly in Hindi language films, in addition to Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bengali and Kannada language films. A leading actress of Bollywood in the late 1980s, 1990s and early-2000s, Juhi has garnered particular praise for her comic timing and vivacious on-screen persona. In addition to acting, Chawla is a television personality, a humanitarian, and the co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders.

Anil Kapoor

Anil Kapoor , an Indian actor and producer who has appeared in many Bollywood films and more recently international films. Kapoor's career has spanned almost 25 years as an actor, he turned into producer with the critically acclaimed movie Gandhi, My Father. Anil Kapoor made his Hindi film debut with Umesh Mehra's Hamare Tumhare in 1979 in a small role. Anil Kapoor's first role in an international film was in Danny Boyle's Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, for which he shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance. Anil Kapoor is one of the most recognised Indian actors.

Hema Malini

Hema Malin, an Indian actress, director and producer, Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer, and a politician, well known for her roles in Hindi cinema. She made her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar in 1968. She went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra and with Rajesh Khanna. Hema Malini is one of the most successful female film stars in the history of Indian cinema. Appearing in over 150 films in a career span of 40 years, she has starred in a large number of successful films, and her performances in both commercial and arthouse cinema, were often recognised.

Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit , a leading actress of Bollywood in the 1980's, 1990's and early-2000's, Madhuri Dixit is not only known for her acting skills, but for her dancing skills as well and achieved mass popularity due to her physical beauty. Madhuri made her acting debut in Rajshri Productions' movie Abodh in 1984 opposite the Bengali actor, Tapas Paul. In 1989, her first release was Subhash Ghai's movie 'Ram Lakhan', in which she was paired once again with Anil Kapoor. The film became a super-hit and went on to become the second highest grossing film of the year. Madhuri Dixit is not only known for her acting skills, but for her dancing skills as well.

Rekha

Rekha Ganesan , an Indian film actress who has mainly appeared in Hindi films. Noted for her versatility and acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Hindi cinema. Rekha started her career in 1966 as a child actress in the Telugu film Rangula Ratnam, though her film debut as a lead happened four years later with Sawan Bhadon. Rekha has acted in over 180 films in a career spanning over 40 years. Throughout her career, she has often played strong female characters and, apart from mainstream cinema, appeared in arthouse films, known in India as parallel cinema.

Sridevi

Sridevi, an Indian film actress who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and a few Kannada films. She is cited as the first female superstar of Hindi Cinema. She started her career as a child artist in M.A. Thirumugham’s devotional Thunaivan at the age of four. In Bollywood, she has marked her debut as a lead actress with Solva Sawan in 1978 , she gained wide public attention with blockbuster movie Himmatwala. In 2012, Sridevi returned to films after a 15-year-long hiatus with English Vinglish and became the only actress in the history of Hindi Cinema to make a highly successful comeback.