Numerous polls have been created over the years to for the Top 10 Bollywood Actresses Ever. The criteria for the best bollywood actress ever is Acting skills,Beauty,Dance,Box office pull, Power, Popularity,Style, Likeability, Icon Status, Glamour, and Versatility. Almost everytime, the legendary Madhuri Dixit has come out on top as the Best Bollywood Actress ever. I wholeheartdly agree with Madhuri being on the top as her combination of Mesmerszing Beauty, Unmatched Dance, Incredible Acting Skills, Glamour Quotient,Box office pull (Hum Aapke Hain Kaun), Versatility ( Devdas, Mrityudand, Pukar, Dil) and Icon status are unparrelled. Some other names that come up are:

Rekha
Madhubala

Hema Malani

Sridevi

Aishwarya Rai

Waheeda Rehman

Kajol

Nargis

Rani Mukherjee
Who do You think is the BEST BOLLYWOOD ACTRESS EVER?
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Is box office pull a criteria? If that is so then madhuri is not among the top 5 actress with box office performance. Please what ever we do we should consider time. Internet became more common from mid nineties and it reaslly aid promotion of films and actors. Alot of films made during 60s,70s and 80s will do much better than most of bollywood blockbusters in 90s/2000 if done in 90s/2000
I will have respect this posting most if it says from 90s as you can expect fans following of actors of 80s,70s and 60s to compete on the net with the present ones. The generation of next 10 yrs am sure would not mention madhuri in their top 10 list. What would you say about BO success of deepika and katrina?
So please let be honest to ourselves
Hema malini, Rekha, meena kumari, zeenat aman and sridevi has the hishest number of hit films to their credit
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Madhuri is not even in top 5 list? what a sick comment written by any mental insane person.......Internet is what? propably he/she have to missed the point that now a days due to numerous channels and family back ground.....any actress have to face very difficulty for survival in bollywood....70,80's areas was not so advance,and no many channels were launched and competition was not stuff between channels....So that time recognition was very easy for any type of actress like sridevi,zeenaat amaan type stuffs...Not today is possible for every regular actress.........
Hi all,
Is box office pull a criteria? If that is so then madhuri is not among the top 5 actress with box office performance. Please what ever we do we should consider time. Internet became more common from mid nineties and it reaslly aid promotion of films and actors. Alot of films made during 60s,70s and 80s will do much better than most of bollywood blockbusters in 90s/2000 if done in 90s/2000
I will have respect this posting most if it says from 90s as you can expect fans following of actors of 80s,70s and 60s to compete on the net with the present ones. The generation of next 10 yrs am sure would not mention madhuri in their top 10 list. What would you say about BO success of deepika and katrina?
So please let be honest to ourselves
Hema malini, Rekha, meena kumari, zeenat aman and sridevi has the hishest number of hit films to their credit
Sridevi is nowhere close to madhuri in term of dance,beauty,likeability and commercial success.
I always see dance whenever madhuri's name is written. Is she an actor or a dancer?
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She is an actor without any doubt,,,but more appeal to the audiance is her dance,beauty,smile and grace....5 filmfare awards are the prime proof of her incrdible acting skill..
BOLLYWOOD IS A MALE DOMINATED INDUSTRY HENCE HARDLY A FILM AROUND THE FEMALE CHARACTER WILL BECOME A BLOCKBUSTER OR HIT AND I CAN GIVE NAMES OF MOST SUCCESFULL FILMS OF MADHURI THAT CAN STILL DO VERY WELL WITHOUT HER EXAMPLE DIL (DIVYA OR JUHI COULD STILL DO BETTER), TRIDEV ( ONE CANNOT EVEN REMEMBER SHE WAS THERE), BETA AND HAHK (ANY OF THE CONTEMPORARIES THAN COULD DO IT AND STILL A BLOCKBUSTER). IN ESSENCE IS THE STORIES THAT MOSTLY MAKE THE FILMS NOT MADHURI AS IF WE ARE TO TALK OF BOXOFFICE SHE IS NO WHERE CLOSE TO HEMA MALINI AND REKHA.I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A CONCLUTION TO YOU THAT WETHER YOU ACCEPT IT OR NOT MADHURI HAS NEVER HAD A PERFORMANCE CLOSE TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWINGSADMA, NAGINA, CHALBAAZ, LAMHE, KHUDA
GAWA,GUMRAH, LADLAA, JUDAAI AND EVEN ARMY..
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Who's bastered is written above statement.....may be he/she is perfect jaal kukraa....what about male dominated industry? Did madhuri not provved herself that she is the single beautiful lady in the Whole industry who came to the movie in aja nach le without any hero....movie made over her name,,,,lake over her name after her dance in koyla,,ashook kumaar said she is the 1st complete actress in 100 years....tV serial over her name,,,,what about Dil,Hum app ki hain Koun and beta? who's was the actress who have full intensity and pure natural sensual look that time except madhurii....(dhaak dhaak is the prime example of her perfect feminine and sensual look)...who's actress had the perfect smile,Mystic face,,,perfect feminie grace that time in hum app ki hain koun movie? (After hum app ki hain koun ,Mf hussain have to be fascinated over her beauty).....who was the one actress that time in sajaan movies except madhuri....who was the perfect and attractive face for romance movie....who was the actress that time who have to dare pull khal nayaak type movie.....answer was and is that No any other actress was and is ho have to compared with madhuri in all these type movies....if juhi was best then where she have to gone....she is not even in this pool list...........divya was also much best actress but infront of madhurii...all types of actress have to look short.....what about hema and rekha box office succes? no doubt they have great contribution to cinema...but madhuri was much potentialful than both of these actress...accept it without any arrogation and frustartion.........finaly all types of roles and movies related to sridevi u have to written were average or flop movies of 90's and 80's except nagina and some extent of chalbaaz.....chaalbaaz role have to handled by even menakshri sheshadri,,,,and about nagina? if jaya pradha was there the movie could be the blockbuster like hum app ki hain koun............trust is truth....u can not hide the truth.........
TO MAKE A CONCLUTION TO YOU THAT WETHER YOU ACCEPT IT OR NOT MADHURI HAS NEVER HAD A PERFORMANCE CLOSE TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWINGSADMA, NAGINA, CHALBAAZ, LAMHE, KHUDA GAWA,GUMRAH, LADLAA, JUDAAI AND EVEN ARMY.....
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All above written is nothing more an overratted comments....Execept nagina...all movies badly work in box office.....Madhuri is best in many categories than sridevi....
Sun, 2011-11-13 00:38 — Anonymous
I want to talk abt the time which sridevi gave like era of Disco Dancer,chalbaaz and Himmatwala kind of movies are not really followed by the people now.. Even I like Sridevi, was just duration which people are talking abt is from 86 to 89 where Nagina Chandani came n after that Madhuri picked up.....now a days most of the actresses imitating to madhuri in all sort of life be it acting,dancing,clothing and many more categories
TO ANON ABOVE, YOU ONLY PROVE THAT YOU ARE SO NAIVE. AND I CHALLENGE YOU TO PROVIDE NAMES OF ACTRESSES COPYING MADHURI WHILE I CAN PROVIDE YOU EVIDENCE OF MADHURI IMITATING SRIDEVI AND WHERE SHE HAS EQUALLY CONFESSES THAT SHE WAS INSPIRED BY SRIDEVI.FROM 90S TILL DATE ALL THE LEADING ACTRESSES OF BOLLYWOOD ARE SRIDEVI FANS AND THEY TRY TO IMITATE HER IN SO MANY WAYS AND ALSO ACCEPT THAT AS A COMPLIMENT WHEN TOLD THEY COPIED SRIDEVI. QUITE ALRIGH MADHURI HAD MORE BOX OFFICE SUCCESS THAN SRIDEVI FROM EARLY 90S BUT THAT IS SIMPLY BECAUSE SRIDEVI HAS GRADUATED FROM SUCH KIND OF ROLES (DEMSEL IN DISTRESS). IF YOU NOTICED IS FROM THEN THAT SRIDEVI PROVIDED THE MOST POWERFUL PERFORMNCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN BOLLYWOOD. DESPITE MADHURI BOXOFFICE SUCCESSS SHE HAS NEVER HAD A PERFORMANCE THAT IS WORTH REMEMBERING IN ANY HEROINE ORIENTED MOVIE AND THEY ARE EQUALLY HITS. BOLLYWOOD IS A MALE DOMINATED INDUSTRY HENCE HARDLY A FILM AROUND THE FEMALE CHARACTER WILL BECOME A BLOCKBUSTER OR HIT AND I CAN GIVE NAMES OF MOST SUCCESFULL FILMS OF MADHURI THAT CAN STILL DO VERY WELL WITHOUT HER EXAMPLE DIL (DIVYA OR JUHI COULD STILL DO BETTER), TRIDEV ( ONE CANNOT EVEN REMEMBER SHE WAS THERE), BETA AND HAHK (ANY OF THE CONTEMPORARIES THAN COULD DO IT AND STILL A BLOCKBUSTER). IN ESSENCE IS THE STORIES THAT MOSTLY MAKE THE FILMS NOT MADHURI AS IF WE ARE TO TALK OF BOXOFFICE SHE IS NO WHERE CLOSE TO HEMA MALINI AND REKHA.I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A CONCLUTION TO YOU THAT WETHER YOU ACCEPT IT OR NOT MADHURI HAS NEVER HAD A PERFORMANCE CLOSE TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWINGSADMA, NAGINA, CHALBAAZ, LAMHE, KHUDA GAWA,GUMRAH, LADLAA, JUDAAI AND EVEN ARMY
MADHURI IS NO WHERE CLOSE TO SRIDEVI AND NONE OF HER DANCES COULD BE COMPARED TO SNAKE DANCE IN NAGINA
I always see dance whenever madhuri's name is written. Is she an actor or a dancer?
There is more to sridei than just dancing
That is what makes her complete as an actor
Madhuri's much forgotten dance number:
Saajan (1992) was one of the most successful films of the 90s, and its music was very much appreciated. For some reason however it is hardly talked about today. Maybe some find it outdated, but that would be the case of practically every film from the period. Saajan songs were overally slow-ish duets, but that was not the case of oh-so-beautifully named Tu Shayar Hai, which presented Madhuri in one of the most beautiful ways. The dance was rather modern, not so much the setting, which actually reminds me more of the deep 80s then year 1992. the background dancers are actually quite funny to watch in their little skirts and horrendous outfits, and some of them are actually pretty chubby and I don´t think they would have a chance to do films today. But in the end even this dance is about Madhuri and Madhuri only. And Madhuri with the cutest expressions shines, whether in the orange, blue or her most essential white dress color.
Madhuri smile is supposed to be the best in Bollywood ever. Her hair and dance and face is quite beautiful too.But her feminine body structure is a peak point of womenhood.
I will always find Madhuri way way way prettier and far more beautiful.. but that's an opinion. Her hair, smile, eyes.. everything is just spectacularly beautiful.
Aish and sridevi, while cosmetically perfect (though smaller face is not) and with pretty eyes-- sometimes looks very very beautiful... and sometimes not. But both not our type. There's nothing in thier looks which stirs.. (but to others, they may). it's all a matter of taste and freedom. one can't compare beauties.
Sridevi is my alltime favourite actress.
SRIDEVI,AN ETERNAL EMPRESS.
love Madhuri since i undrestand hindi movies...Honestly she was the only one beauty in the world for me that time, deeply in my heart a huge love and respect i had and have for her. She is way older then me but if i had a chance to merry her..i wouldnt mes the chance. I love you madhuri dixit when you smile.... You have a face that i am totaly bond with you.
I am Pakistani but Sincerely You r the main force to capture my attention to indian cinema.
(Otherwise indian cinema is nothing for me)
So happy that Sridevi is coming back to movies,Sri is a great actress.
Madhuri is my childhood passion...............
Katrina has Mad dreams - The Asian Age.......September 16, 2011
Katrina has Mad dreamsThe Asian AgeKat, who has been consciously trying to follow in the footsteps of Madhuri Dixit, now wants to be taken seriously as a dancer too. “Katrina is an ardent Madhuri fan; she really admires the way Madhuri has held her ...
Go gentle into the light - Hindustan Times..........September 15, 2011
Go gentle into the lightHindustan Times Rajadhyaksha portray and created iconic images of evergreen stars like Rekha and Madhuri dixit ,Meena kumari and nutan appeared on the covers of Filmfare .
Sridevi is not only an actress but an institution of acting.
From my childhood i am a Sridevi Fan.
Absolutely love Sridevi, she is the greatest actress of all times.
Deccan Herald 2010-04-25: New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI):
Many were dismayed when the 'dhak-dhak' girl of Bollywood bade au revoir to the silver screen but for renowned Kathak exponent Sandeep Mahavir Madhuri Dixit's departure was the end of an era. According to Mahavir, the actress' exit also marked the departure of classical dances from the repertoire of styles used in Bollywood, which now favours Bachata over Bharatnatyam. "I can say for a fact that after Madhuri Dixit there have been very few actresses in tinsel town who can carry off classical styles," Mahavir told PTI....
Bollywood lacs classical dancer after madhuri..........
Madhuri ji is my favourite.No more beautiful and talented women's creation is possible......No way, I say No wayy ever.........
PERFECT EXPRESSIONS BY EXPRESSION EXPERT "MADHURI" n PERFECT DANCER that ALWAYS goes with LYRICS and MUSIC and MOOD !!!!!
just love hindi films back in 90s era. With such a complete actor/actress bollywood ever produced. Nowadays, i just could see the newcomers with a great body and sexy outfit, but they are nothin to compare with MADHURI DIXIT. They are zero talent. You guys can see Katrina, Kareena, PC,. etc. They are nothin.. Please make Bollywood light up again with MADHURI DIXIT. A tremendous actress ever..
madhuri was,madhuri is ,and madhuri will be the most complete actresss of indian cinema.
SriDevi ia my favourite actress.
rani all time favourite & always on the top :)
Sridevi is the best actress and dancer i have ever seen.
Sriji was,Sriji is and Sriji will be the best forever.