7 Actors Who’re Creating Immense Buzz For Their Villainous Avatars

After John Abraham’s Jim in ‘Pathaan’ became a massive hit, the time for villains has come. Here are a few actors whom audiences are looking forward to playing the best negative characters of their lives.

Prateek Sur

Updated on: 13 February 2023 12:19 pm

Jonathon Majors

Over the years, the heroes of the industry have been winning hearts with their charming looks, acting proficiency, and impressive action-packed sequences. But, without a villain how will a hero perform these activities to impress his audience? In every movie, the villain plays an extremely important role who keeps you hooked on the plot of the film.

Let’s have a look at a few of the villains to look out for in the coming months:

Deepak Dobriyal (‘Bholaa’)

Known for his witty humour and for making the film even more entertaining with his acting, Deepak Dobriyal was always seen in comic roles before Ajay Devgn’s ‘Bholaa’. With ‘Bholaa’, Deepak Dobriyal will be playing the role of a villain after a long time. He was last seen as one of the villains in ‘Dabangg 2’. His first look in?‘Bholaa’ was perceived as fierce and extremely dangerous by the audience.

Gajraj Rao (‘Bholaa’)

Gajraj Rao is known for acing positive roles, loved by all. In ‘Bholaa’, Gajraj Rao will also be seen in the role of a villain opposite Ajay Devgn and his first look has intrigued the audience to no extent. He has played characters with negative shades before also, but this would be an out-and-out villain's character for him.

Nawab Shah (‘Underworld Ka Kabzaa’)

Nawab Shah is known for his negative roles in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada language films. The actor will be seen next in ‘Underworld Ka Kabzaa’. The film has an ensemble star cast, Nawab Shah will be playing the role of a villain opposite Upendra in the period drama.

Kota Srinivasa Rao (‘Underworld Ka Kabzaa’)

Kota Srinivasa Rao is known for his negative roles all over. The actor will also be seen as a villain in ‘Underworld Ka Kabzaa’. The story is based on the biggest Mafia in Indian history, Arkeshwara.

Sunny Hinduja (‘Shehzaada’)

Sunny Hinduja grabbed a lot of attention from the masses for his role in ‘Aspirants’ and ‘The Family Man’. The actor will now be seen in the role of a villain in Kartik Aaryan’s, ‘Shehzaada’.

Vijay Sethupathi (‘Jawan’)

The anticipation amongst the audience to watch Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Jawan’ is at its peak since the film’s first look came out. Recently the makers of the film announced, the powerful villain opposite Shah Rukh Khan will be Vijay Sethupathi and the audiences can’t control their eagerness to watch both superstars on the silver screen.

Jonathan Majors?(‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’)

The next big bad of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is Kang The Conqueror. Jonathon Majors will be headlining the role of Kang and the audience will witness a massive face-off between Paul Rudd and Jonathon Majors. The film is all set to release in India on February 17.