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The Actors To Watch Out For in 2012

Last updated on: January 24, 2012 14:00 IST

Image: Rishi Kapoor in Agneepath
Raja Sen in Mumbai

This year might turn out to be most exciting cinema-wise. Raja Sen lists 10 artists who we'll be seeing onscreen in interesting roles.

A
ctors, when they find their niche, usually stick to that comfort-zone and continue doing what they know works. Not this lot.

Here are the 10 actors to watch this year, people taking risks and winning our curiosity in the best way possible. Take a look.

Rishi Kapoor in Agneepath  

The year's first major release sees the ever-lovable Kapoor in ruthless villain mode as he wears both kohl and menace in this Agneepath remake.

Hrithik Roshan's nostrils look too furious and Sanjay Dutt looks too exaggerated, but Kapoor? We can't wait.

Farhan Akhtar in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Image: Farhan Akhtar
Photographs: Perfect Relations

He's an intelligent guy with a nicely simmering screen presence, which is more than enough to get mistaken for an actor in talent-starved Bollywood.

But Akhtar's going out on a limb to play the Flying Sikh in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's biopic.

Vidya Balan in Kahaani

Image: Movie poster of Kahaani

She's moved on from strength to strength in the last couple of years, and Bollywood's most interesting leading lady now finds herself pregnant, lost without her husband, and in the mood for revenge.

Sujoy Ghosh's next looks interesting, and the onus is all on Balan once again.

Saif Ali Khan in Agent Vinod

Image: Movie poster of Agent Vinod

We've seen him play the good guy, we've had him dazzle as the bad guy. But it's time for Saif Ali Khan, whom we haven't seen on screen for a while, to step it up.

In Sriram Raghavan's Agent Vinod, Khan plays a globetrotting secret agent. May the cool be real.

Kunal Kapoor in Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana

Image: Kunal Kapoor
Photographs: Rajesh Karkera

While we all enjoyed Kapoor in Rang De Basanti -- and women continue to swoon at the lanky fellow -- he hasn't done anything of note at all since.

Will that all change in Sameer Sharma's food film, where he plays a paunchy everyman? One can only hope.

Irrfan Khan in Paan Singh Tomar

Image: Movie poster of Paan Singh Tomar

Khan is one of our finest current actors, and while this Tigmanshu Dhulia film -- about a real-life runner par compare -- didn't get great reviews on the festival circuit, Khan earned raves.

The bar's set high enough for us to be very curious indeed.

Ranveer Singh in Lootera

Image: Ranveer Singh in Lootera

He knocked our socks off with Band Baaja Baaraat, bored us to sleep in Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl, and now returns in the sophomore effort from the highly promising Vikramaditya Motwane.

It's a period film, and he, in his own words, is playing a James Dean type. Okay then.

Prateik Babbar in Ek Deewana Tha

Image: A scene from Ek Deewana Tha

Another actor who impressed tremendously with his debut, (and didn't dazzle all that much immediately after) Prateik returns in Gowtham Menon's film, touted as a theatrical AR Rahman musical.

Something about the film's look, and Babbar on the posters, is undeniably arresting. Though we admit we don't know what to hope for.

Richa Chaddha in Gangs of Wasseypur

Image: Richa Chaddha

Despite much appreciation for her fiery supporting role in Dibakar Banerjee's excellent Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, we haven't seen much of Chaddha since.

All that's set to change as she plays a pivotal role in Anurag Kashyap's upcoming epic, her role spanning over 50 years.

Ranbir Kapoor in Barfee

Image: Priyanka Chopra and Ranbir Kapoor in Barfee

He's the superstar to watch and bless Ranbir Kapoor for not resting on his laurels and continuing to mix things up.

In Anurag Basu's highly anticipated 2012 film, Kapoor plays a deaf mute called Murphy. The title, Barfee, is the closest he gets to pronouncing his name.

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