Top Actresses of Bollywood in 2016

The year 2016 is about to end so it is a time to look back and see how the actresses of Bollywood performed throughout the year. It can be easily said the new brigade of actresses were more dominating compared to older established actresses. Also this year we found many women oriented movies showing the girl power.

Here are the Top 3 Actresses of 2016.

[This ranking has been done based on combining the factors like acting, box office success and the actress's contribution towards the success of his movies.]

1. Alia Bhatt 

This young lady surely dominates the industry now choosing a wide range of

characters and surprising us every time with her brilliant acting. In her first release #KapoorAndSons, she had nothing much to do apart from playing a bubbly urban girl, but even in that limited scope she managed to impress us . Also we loved her grooving to the tunes of "Ladki Beautiful". Her second release this year was #UdtaPunjab where she played a Bihari migrant working in Punjab as a field worker. Her performance in this movie was a revelation. Her physical transformation and Bihari accent were beyond any words. She performed the character with near perfection. Her third movie this year was #DearZindagi where she got a chance to play the main lead in spite of having Shahrukh Khan in the film. She played a young urban girl dealing with the problems of personal and professional life and she was so natural in each and every scene. This girl is surely evolving as an actor with every film. Business wise too all her films made profit at the box office.

2. Anushka Sharma 

She appeared in two movies this year and both were big hits especially

#Sultan was a huge hit. In spite being a Salman Khan film where he is supposed to dominate from first frame to last, Anushka managed to leave impression as the female wrestler. She went through training to make her wrestling moves effortless on screen and we appreciate her for that. In her second film #AeDilHaiMushkil she got a chance to play the parallel lead with her hero and she utilised this opportunity totally. She was too good and energetic in the character of a talkative filmy girl. Also in the emotional scenes she was extraordinary. There is no doubt she was the live wire of the film.

3. Sonam Kapoor

So far Sonam Kapoor has always been criticized by many for not being a good actress and not being so successful too. But in 2016 she proved them wrong. This girl gave a powerful punch to those haters and delivered one big hit with #Neerja and on top of that she played the main lead of the film and took the responsibility of the whole film on her broad shoulders. If we talk about acting then it can be said it was her best performance till date. The way she recreate the real life personality of Late Neerja Bhanot it was very authentic and praise worthy. It won't be surprising if she gets some awards for this performance.

Apart from these actresses there were some more actresses who were very much impressive with their following performances.

Vidya Balan (Kahaani 2) – Though the film did not work but we loved the sincere acting from Ms Balan as a mother who can go to any extent for her daughter. It was one powerful act from her.

Swara Bhashkar (Neel Battey Sannata) – This talented actress hardly gets chance to play the lead and when she got it she proved that how talented she is. She was very natural in the character of a domestic help who is very ambitious about her daughter’s future.

Shabana Azmi (Neerja) – In recent time we don’t see much of her in Bollywood movies. This year we saw her in Neerja as a mother and she totally made us speechless with her acting. There is hardly anyone who did not have tears in their eyes in her final speech scene in the movie.

Tapaasee Pannu (Pink) – Before Pink she was more known as beautiful eye candy but in Pink she proved herself as a powerful actress too. She was just awesome as the urban working girl. No wonder, now we will get to see her more in Bollywood movies after the success of Pink.

Radhika Apte (Phobia, Parched) – This girl mesmerised with her effortless acting as a girl with psychological disorder in “Phobia”. The film would not have been half as thrilling as it was without her as the leading lady. In “Parched”, Radhika showed the bold side of her character and it created a lot of controversy but seriously, hats off to you girl for giving such a bold and brave performance.

Kalki Koecklin (Waiting) – Kalki is one actress who always prefer to choose something different from regular Bollywood stuff where she can excel as an actress and with “Waiting” she did the same. She was very impressive as a young lady who is struggling through her life.

Kirti Kulhari (Pink) – She had done two forgettable movies earlier but with Pink she re-established herself as a promising actress who is capable of doing sincere acting.

Surveen Chawla (Parched) – This TV actress have done few movies in Hindi and Punjabi earlier but her bold and brave performance is “Parched” gave her a new identity . It was really a fantastic act.

Tanishtha Chatterjee (Parched) – Though she was more in news for her controversy with a TV reality show , but we want to remember her in 2016 for her brilliant performance in “Parched”. Her performance was very natural and authentic as a Rajashthani middle aged widow.

Fatima Sana Sheikh (Dangal) – This girl made a confident debut in a character based on real life world champion wrestler Geeta Phogat. She was really hardworking and dedicated to learn things like Haryanvi accent or wrestling moves to look authentic on screen. We must say her sincerity will help her to grow more as an actress in future.

Sonakshi Sinha (Akira) – Sonakshi Sinha tried her hands in action zone and gave a solid power packed performance in “Akira”. Her stunts and action scenes were really commendable. Though it was a flop but we appreciate the girl for taking the courage to step into the action zone.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (Sarbjit) – Though she was more talked about for her glamorous supporting act in “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil”, but we loved her doing some serious acting in “Sarbjit” as Dalbir Kaur, Sarbjit’s sister.

Actresses who flopped in 2016

Katrina Kaif – This beautiful girl was part of two big flops of this year #Fitoor and #BaarBaarDekho. Her only saving grace was her chartbuster song #KaalaChashma. And we better not talk about her acting.

Priyanka Chopra – She became hugely popular with her English TV series but in Bollywood her only outing #JaiGangaajal was a disaster. We really wonder what forced her to do such a movie when she is in such a good position in her career.

Actress who was missing in 2016

Deepika Padukone – This lovely lady was missing from Bollywood for the whole year though she was in news for her Hollywood debut and also for her next Bollywood movie for which she has started shooting, but we really miss her watching on big screen this year.

Parineeti Chopra – Apart from a song appearance in #Dishoom she was not there in any movie. But she was in news for signing few new movies and we are happy to know that this talented actress will be back on screen in 2017.