Nevada
(ANI):
Guru
Dutt,
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Pran,
Nargis,
and
Meena
Kumari
are
among
'Asia's
25
greatest
actors
of
all
time',
according
to
CNNGo,
a
division
of
Cable
News
Network
(CNN).
The
listing,
posted
on
March
four,
lists
struggling
poet
of
Pyaasa
(1957)
as
the
'
best
role'
of
Guru
Dutt
and
mentions
about
his
'soulful
acting'.
Talking
about
'deep
voice
and
broodiness'
of
Amitabh
Bachchan,
it
declares
Inspector
Khanna
in
Zanjeer
(1973)
as
his
best
role.
Portraying
Pran
as
'pre-eminent
villain
of
Hindi
cinema',
it
states
his
best
role
as
Good
Samaritan
in
Upkaar
(1967).
Praising
Nargis's
'versatility
and
natural
expression',
it
announces
strong-willed
Radha
in
Mother
India
(1957)
as
her
best
role.
Dubbing
Meena
Kumari
as
'The
Tragedy
Queen',
it
finds
'yearning
to
be
understood'
woman
of
Sahib
Bibi
Aur
Ghulam
(1962)
as
her
best
role.
With
five
actors
listed,
India
has
highest
number
of
entries.
It
compares
Guru
Dutt
to
Orson
Welles
(Citizen
Kane).
About
Amitabh
Bachchan,
it
argues
that
Zanjeer
cemented
his
image
as
a
dark
and
deep
character,
triggered
to
explode.
Talking
about
Pran,
it
says:
"So
great
is
his
notoriety
as
a
villain
that
some
Indian
parents
dare
not
name
their
sons
Pran".
It
stresses
that
Nargis
stole
the
show
in
the
Oscar-nominated
Mother
India,
known
as
the
Indian
Gone
with
the
Wind.
About
Meena
Kumari,
it
points
out
that
her
grief-stricken
roles
'mirrored
the
sufferings
in
her
private
life.'
Acclaimed
Indo-American
statesman
Rajan
Zed,
in
a
statement
in
Nevada
(USA)
today,
said
that
India
should
be
proud
of
its
cinematic
achievements
and
producing
great
film
stalwarts.
No
book
on
world
cinema
is
complete
without
mention
of
India's
wonderful
contributions
like
Pather
Panchali
(Satyajit
Ray).
India's
government,
various
film
organizations,
and
universities
should
launch
world-level
film
academies
to
train
its
rich
talent,
Rajan
Zed,
who
is
chairperson
of
Indo-American
Leadership
Confederation,
added.
Other
20
Asia's
greatest
actors
listed
by
CNNGo
are:
China
-
Zhou
Xun,
Gong
Li,
Ruan
Lingyu;
Hong
Kong
-
Leslie
Cheung,
Josephine
Siao,
Tony
Leung
Chiu-Wai;
Japan
-
Toshiro
Mifune,
Tomisaburo
Wakayama,
Takeshi
Kitano;
Pakistan
-
Mohammad
Ali,
Zeba;
Sri
Lanka
-
Malini
Fonseka;
Korea
-
Ahn
Sung-ki,
Shim
Eun-ha;
Singapore-Ng
Chin
Han,
Fann
Wong;
Thailand
-
Petchara
Chaowarat,
Mitr
Chaibancha;
Malaysia
-
P.
Ramlee;
Cambodia
-
Kong
Som
Eurn.
It
adds
that
in
the
history
of
the
Academy
Awards,
'only
two
Asians
have
ever
taken
home
a
Best
Actor
or
Actress
statue
(we
don't
count
Ben
Kingsley
as
true
Asian)'.