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Year Ender 2022: Alia Bhatt To Bobby Deol, 9 Actors Who Awed Us With Their Outstanding Performance
As the pandemic receded, theatres began opening for audiences in 2022. Several films had a good run at the box-office, while some opted for a direct release on OTT platforms. Although Bollywood suffered from a lack of creative scripts and most of them being rejected by the audiences. The year has seen some incredible performances by both its leading and supporting casts. From Alia Bhatt to Bobby Deol, here are some actors who have delivered stellar performances on the screen.
Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt has been the star of 2022. She, under the direction of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, delivered gobsmacked performances in Gangubai Khatwiawadi as a mafia queen. While in the dark comedy Darlings, she played the role of a timid housewife who is in an abusive marriage. Alia just nailed both her roles, and her full potential as an actor came out really well this year.
Shefali Shah
Shefali Shah had three releases this year: Darlings, Doctor G, and Jalsa. But her performances in Darlings and Jalsa stood out. In Darlings, Shefali delivered rib-tickling comedy effortlessly, and her comradeship as Alia's mother is noteworthy. Shefali's character as a househelp in Jalsa is nuanced and authentic, even in the most disturbing scenes. She is dependable and loyal, and excellently played the role of a distressed mother caught between her inner consciousness and life reality.
Bobby Deol
Based on the honour killings in Haryana, Bobby Deol plays Dagar in Love Hostel, who eliminates interfaith couples who have married against their families' wishes. Bobby Deol is a ruthless and cold-blooded assailant who hunts down a Hindu and Muslim absconding couple in a bid to kill them. He wants to abolish love marriages in his village and has done so with utmost ease.
Diljit Dosanjh
Set against the backdrop of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the country following the death of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Diljit Dosanjh gives his best performance of his career in Jogi. He plays a helpless and vulnerable Jogi with much finesse and carries the entire film on his shoulders effortlessly. Diljit lets his eyes do the talking and beautifully performs the most heartbreaking scenes.
Vijay Varma
Another gem of a performance in 2022 was delivered by Vijay Varma in Darlings. You would simply hate him for his malicious and wicked character as Hamza. He is a wife beater and a manipulator who easily changes his aggressive body language and persuades his wife Badru (Alia Bhatt) into believing that violence is a common love language between couples. Vijay has excellently gotten into the skin of his role and delivered a crackerjack performance.
Huma Qureshi
One of the best performances of 2022 came from Huma Qureshi in Vasan Balan's rollercoaster thriller Monica, Oh My Darling. Huma plays the Desi female fatale in the most sexiest way, and her presence is felt throughout the film as the plot revolves around her character Monica. She has an eerie vibe to her character. She is devious and clever, a role that she has never played before.
Shreyas Talpade
Shreyas Talpade plays the titular role of cricketer Pravin Tambe in the movie Kaun Pravin Tambe? He is the heartbeat of the movie and convincingly plays the role of a typical Indian boy who dreams of becoming a cricketer and wants to play for his country. He is brilliant in this well-written film.
Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan plays Maya Menon in Jalsa, a right-headed journalist and the single mother of a disabled child. One night, Maya, under the influence of alcohol, runs her car over a girl who turns out to be the daughter of her maid (Shefali Shah). The story then follows how Maya tries to hide her guilt under the confidence she has built with the help of her profession. She doubts herself and is afraid of losing her earned reputation with the public and her child. Maya is scared, thinking, "What if the reality comes out?" Vidya Balan delivers a multi-layered performance in Jalsa and unmasks her character with ease.
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Kareena Kapoor delivered her career's best performance as Rupa D'Souza in Laal Singh Chaddha. She looks absolutely beautiful in every frame. Though she had less screen space in the film, Kareena did a fabulous job as a best friend to Laal (Aamir Khan), who is battling her own demons. She is sad, beautiful, and has warmth in her performance. Kareena gave a restrained performance of a conflicted character in the limited screen time she had.
