Most Memorable Supporting Actors and Actress

A bus conductor turned comedian won millions of hearts and ruled the Indian cinema during his time. 

Kazi moved to Mumbai when his father lost his job. To support his family he worked as a BEST (Bombay Electrical Supply and Transport) conductor and entertained the passengers through his impressions and comical ways of announcing the bus stops

Impressed by Kazi, Dutt immediately offered him a role in his upcoming film Baazi (1951). It is believed that Dutt was so impressed that he wrote a role specially to include Kazi in the film.

Walker received fame and popularity through not one but many of Dutt’s films like, CID (1956) and Pyassa (1957)

His first role in Bollywood was as a child actor in the film Nazneen (1951) at the age of 11 and at the age of 17 in Ab Dilli Dur Nahi (1957).

Born on November 12th, 1940; Amjad Khan was an Indian actor and a film director.
Throughout his career in Bollywood Amjad Khan acted in about 130 films, mostly playing the role of a villain for which, he is well known.

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His breakthrough in Bollywood was when one of the writers offered him a role as a villain as Gabbar, which was and still considered to be a classic, humongous blockbuster film - Sholey (1975). The role of a ruthless Daaku (dacoit).

Amjad Khan did go out of his comfort zone and did a few comic characters in films like Qurbani (1980) and Love Story (1981)

Trying his luck as a director did not work in his favor, soon after this his career started to come to an end.

In 1992 the actor died of a heart attack, leaving the industry devastated.

One one India's first stand-up comic, Johnny Lever played the role of a supporting actor who would naturally introduce comedy and break tension in the films

Even while working at the plant, he never stopped his on-stage performances. This is when he started to perform in musical shows and joined Kalyanji Anandji’s group. During one such show in 1982 where he shared the stage with actor Amitabh Bachchan; Johnny’s talent was noticed by Sunil Dutt (Bollywood’s known director / producer and writer) who offered him a role in his film Dard (1982). Johnny Lever’s first film.

His most memorable performances have been in  Baazigar (1993), Awara Pagal Deewana (2002),  Phir Hera Pheri (2006), Golmaal (2010).

During the late 80’s and 90’s when comedy was not considered a serious business in the film industry and elsewhere, Johnny Lever has left a mark on all of us and till date continues to do the same.

Born as Kokila Kishorchandra Bulsara in January 1931, Nirupa Roy was a spectacular Indian Actress who had worked in over 250 films in her career.

Nirupa Roy was known to play the role of Indian Goddesses after which people used to line up after her house to touch her feet.

A few films to name include Rani Roopmati (1959); Deewar (1975); Do Bigha zameen (1953); Amar Akbar Anthony (1977); Gunsundari (1948).

Her first role as a mother was in the film Munimji (1955) with Dev Anand as her son who was more than 8 years elder to him!

In fact she is the only actress to have played the role of a mother to both Dharmendra and his son Sunny Deol in two different films.
Roy is most known to play the role of a mother to actor Amitabh Bachchan.

Supporting Actors have proved their worth in the industry, and sometimes even outshine the lead in the process. These were few such actors who kept Bollywood alive with to their acting. They might not be as famous as the stars of Bollywood we know today, but it was their talent that made laces in our hearts.