All 97 Bollywooddle characters

Abrar Haque

Silent, savage villain who targets Ranvijay's family in Animal.

Film

Animal

Actor

Bobby Deol

Decade

2020s

Role

Villain

Genre

Action, Crime

Job

Gangster

Adheera

Fearsome warlord who comes for the gold fields in K.G.F: Chapter 2.

Film

K.G.F

Actor

Sanjay Dutt

Decade

2020s

Role

Villain

Genre

Action, Crime

Job

Gangster

Aditya Kashyap

Heartbroken businessman who boards a train with nowhere to go and meets Geet.

Film

Jab We Met

Actor

Shahid Kapoor

Decade

2000s

Role

Lead

Genre

Romance, Comedy

Job

Business

Akbar

The Mughal emperor, torn between his duty to the throne and his love for his son.

Film

Mughal-e-Azam

Actor

Prithviraj Kapoor

Decade

1960s

Role

Family, Villain

Genre

Historical, Romance

Job

Royalty

Alauddin Khilji

Ambitious, ruthless sultan of Delhi obsessed with Queen Padmavati.

Film

Padmaavat

Actor

Ranveer Singh

Decade

2010s

Role

Villain

Genre

Historical

Job

Royalty, Soldier

Amar

Small-time dreamer who wants to marry an heiress in Andaz Apna Apna.

Film

Andaz Apna Apna

Actor

Aamir Khan

Decade

1990s

Role

Lead

Genre

Comedy

Job

Crook

Amarendra Baahubali

Brave, beloved prince of Mahishmati in the Baahubali films.

Film

Baahubali

Actor

Prabhas

Decade

2010s

Role

Lead

Genre

Action, Fantasy

Job

Royalty, Soldier

Anarkali

Court dancer whose love for Prince Salim defies the emperor in Mughal-e-Azam.

Film

Mughal-e-Azam

Actor

Madhubala

Decade

1960s

Role

Love interest

Genre

Historical, Romance

Job

Performer

Anjali Sharma

Tomboyish college friend of Rahul who realises too late that she loves him.

Film

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Actor

Kajol

Decade

1990s

Role

Lead, Love interest

Genre

Romance

Job

Student

Anthony Gonsalves

Brother raised by a Catholic priest in Amar Akbar Anthony, who runs a country liquor bar.

Film

Amar Akbar Anthony

Actor

Amitabh Bachchan

Decade

1970s

Role

Lead

Genre

Action, Comedy

Job

Business

Arun Verma

Kind violinist who runs a home for orphans and finds a device that makes him invisible.

Film

Mr. India

Actor

Anil Kapoor

Decade

1980s

Role

Lead

Genre

Sci-fi, Action

Job

Performer

Baburao Ganpatrao Apte

Shabby garage owner who takes in two lodgers in Hera Pheri.

Film

Hera Pheri

Actor

Paresh Rawal

Decade

2000s

Role

Lead, Comic relief

Genre

Comedy

Job

Business

Bajirao

Maratha general Peshwa Bajirao I, who falls in love with the warrior princess Mastani.

Film

Bajirao Mastani

Actor

Ranveer Singh

Decade

2010s

Role

Lead

Genre

Historical, Romance

Job

Soldier, Royalty

Bajirao Singham

Honest village police inspector who refuses to bend in Singham.

Film

Singham

Actor

Ajay Devgn

Decade

2010s

Role

Lead

Genre

Action

Job

Police

Basanti

Chatty tonga driver in Ramgarh who never stops talking.

Film

Sholay

Actor

Hema Malini

Decade

1970s

Role

Love interest

Genre

Action

Job

Worker

Bhallaladeva

Amarendra's cousin and rival for the throne of Mahishmati.

Film

Baahubali

Actor

Rana Daggubati

Decade

2010s

Role

Villain

Genre

Action, Fantasy

Job

Royalty, Soldier

Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat

Police officer with a personal grudge against Pushpa.

Film

Pushpa

Actor

Fahadh Faasil

Decade

2020s

Role

Villain

Genre

Action, Crime

Job

Police

Bhiku Mhatre

Mumbai gangster who takes the newcomer Satya under his wing.

Film

Satya

Actor

Manoj Bajpayee

Decade

1990s

Role

Mentor

Genre

Crime

Job

Gangster

Bhuvan

Village farmer who challenges the British to a game of cricket over the tax in Lagaan.

Film

Lagaan

Actor

Aamir Khan

Decade

2000s

Role

Lead

Genre

Sports, Historical

Job

Farmer, Sport

Birju

Radha's rebellious younger son, who turns against the moneylender who ruined his family.

Film

Mother India

Actor

Sunil Dutt

Decade

1950s

Role

Family, Villain

Genre

Drama

Job

Farmer, Dacoit

Bunny

Restless traveller who wants to see the world in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.

Film

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Actor

Ranbir Kapoor

Decade

2010s

Role

Lead

Genre

Romance, Comedy

Job

Journalist

Captain Andrew Russell

Arrogant British officer who sets the cricket challenge in Lagaan.

Film

Lagaan

Actor

Paul Blackthorne

Decade

2000s

Role

Villain

Genre

Sports, Historical

Job

Soldier

Chandramukhi

Courtesan who loves Devdas and cares for him as he falls apart.

Film

Devdas

Actor

Madhuri Dixit

Decade

2000s

Role

Love interest

Genre

Romance, Drama

Job

Performer

Chatur Ramalingam

Rote-learning rival student who memorises everything in 3 Idiots.

Film

3 Idiots

Actor

Omi Vaidya

Decade

2000s

Role

Comic relief

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Job

Student

Chaudhry Baldev Singh

Simran's strict father, a shopkeeper in London who longs for Punjab.

Film

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Actor

Amrish Puri

Decade

1990s

Role

Family

Genre

Romance

Job

Business

Chhedi Singh

Small-town politician and thug who takes on Chulbul Pandey in Dabangg.

Film

Dabangg

Actor

Sonu Sood

Decade

2010s

Role

Villain

Genre

Action, Comedy

Job

Gangster, Politician

Chulbul Pandey

Swaggering, corrupt but fearless police officer known as Robin Hood Pandey.

Film

Dabangg

Actor

Salman Khan

Decade

2010s

Role

Lead

Genre

Action, Comedy

Job

Police

Circuit

Munna Bhai's loyal right-hand man and sidekick, always ready to follow his boss.

Film

Munna Bhai

Actor

Arshad Warsi

Decade

2000s

Role

Sidekick, Comic relief

Genre

Comedy

Job

Gangster

Crime Master Gogo

Comic villain and nephew of Mogambo who has come to loot something.

Film

Andaz Apna Apna

Actor

Shakti Kapoor

Decade

1990s

Role

Villain, Comic relief

Genre

Comedy

Job

Gangster

Devasena

Princess of Kuntala, skilled with a bow, who wins Amarendra's heart.

Film

Baahubali

Actor

Anushka Shetty

Decade

2010s

Role

Love interest

Genre

Action, Fantasy

Job

Royalty, Soldier

Devdas

Wealthy young man who turns to drink after he is kept from marrying Paro.

Film

Devdas

Actor

Shah Rukh Khan

Decade

2000s

Role

Lead

Genre

Romance, Drama

Job

Landowner

Don

Feared crime boss in the 1978 Don, whose lookalike is sent in to take his place.

Film

Don

Actor

Amitabh Bachchan

Decade

1970s

Role

Lead, Villain

Genre

Action, Crime

Job

Gangster

Faizal Khan

Sardar Khan's son, who takes the family feud into the next generation.

Film

Gangs of Wasseypur

Actor

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Decade

2010s

Role

Lead

Genre

Crime

Job

Gangster

Farhan Qureshi

Rancho's friend, who secretly wants to be a wildlife photographer.

Film

3 Idiots

Actor

R. Madhavan

Decade

2000s

Role

Lead

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Job

Student

Gabbar Singh

Ruthless dacoit chief who terrorises the village of Ramgarh in Sholay.

Film

Sholay

Actor

Amjad Khan

Decade

1970s

Role

Villain

Genre

Action

Job

Dacoit

Garuda

Cruel heir to the Kolar Gold Fields empire in K.G.F: Chapter 1.

Film

K.G.F

Actor

Ramachandra Raju

Decade

2010s

Role

Villain

Genre

Action, Crime

Job

Gangster

Geet

Talkative, carefree Punjabi girl who meets Aditya on a train.

Film

Jab We Met

Actor

Kareena Kapoor

Decade

2000s

Role

Lead, Love interest

Genre

Romance, Comedy

Job

Teacher

Jai

Laid-back small-time crook hired with his friend Veeru to catch Gabbar Singh.

Film

Sholay

Actor

Amitabh Bachchan

Decade

1970s

Role

Lead

Genre

Action

Job

Crook

Jaykant Shikre

Powerful Goa gangster turned politician who clashes with Singham.

Film

Singham

Actor

Prakash Raj

Decade

2010s

Role

Villain

Genre

Action

Job

Gangster, Politician

Jim

Former Indian agent turned mercenary who plots against India in Pathaan.

Film

Pathaan

Actor

John Abraham

Decade

2020s

Role

Villain

Genre

Action, Thriller

Job

Spy

Kabir Khan

Disgraced hockey player who coaches the Indian women's hockey team.

Film

Chak De! India

Actor

Shah Rukh Khan

Decade

2000s

Role

Lead, Mentor

Genre

Sports, Drama

Job

Sport

Kabir Singh

Brilliant, hot-tempered surgeon who falls apart after losing his love.

Film

Kabir Singh

Actor

Shahid Kapoor

Decade

2010s

Role

Lead

Genre

Romance, Drama

Job

Doctor

Kancha Cheena

Drug lord who rules the village of Mandwa in Agneepath.

Film

Agneepath

Actor

Danny Denzongpa

Decade

1990s

Role

Villain

Genre

Crime, Action

Job

Gangster

Kashibai

Bajirao's devoted first wife, who must share him with Mastani.

Film

Bajirao Mastani

Actor

Priyanka Chopra

Decade

2010s

Role

Family

Genre

Historical, Romance

Job

Royalty

Kattappa

Loyal old slave warrior of Mahishmati's royal family.

Film

Baahubali

Actor

Sathyaraj

Decade

2010s

Role

Mentor, Sidekick

Genre

Action, Fantasy

Job

Soldier

Krrish

Masked superhero born with powers passed down from his father in Krrish.

Film

Krrish

Actor

Hrithik Roshan

Decade

2000s

Role

Lead

Genre

Sci-fi, Action

Job

Superhero

Mahavir Singh Phogat

Former wrestler who trains his daughters to win gold for India in Dangal.

Film

Dangal

Actor

Aamir Khan

Decade

2010s

Role

Lead, Mentor

Genre

Sports, Drama

Job

Sport

Majnu Bhai

Gangster who loves to paint, partner of Uday Shetty in Welcome.

Film

Welcome

Actor

Anil Kapoor

Decade

2000s

Role

Comic relief

Genre

Comedy

Job

Gangster

Manjulika

Spirit of a classical dancer whose story haunts the palace in Bhool Bhulaiyaa.

Film

Bhool Bhulaiyaa

Actor

Vidya Balan

Decade

2000s

Role

Villain

Genre

Horror, Comedy

Job

Performer

Mastani

Warrior princess of Bundelkhand who wins Bajirao's heart.

Film

Bajirao Mastani

Actor

Deepika Padukone

Decade

2010s

Role

Love interest

Genre

Historical, Romance

Job

Royalty, Soldier

Meenamma

Daughter of a Tamil village don who runs away on the Chennai Express.

Film

Chennai Express

Actor

Deepika Padukone

Decade

2010s

Role

Love interest

Genre

Action, Comedy, Romance

Job

None

Mogambo

Villain with a hidden island base who is pleased far too often in Mr. India.

Film

Mr. India

Actor

Amrish Puri

Decade

1980s

Role

Villain

Genre

Sci-fi, Action

Job

Gangster

Munna Bhai

Kind-hearted Mumbai gangster who poses as a medical student in the first film.

Film

Munna Bhai

Actor

Sanjay Dutt

Decade

2000s

Role

Lead

Genre

Comedy

Job

Gangster, Student

Naina Talwar

Studious medical student who joins a Himalayan trek and meets Bunny.

Film

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Actor

Deepika Padukone

Decade

2010s

Role

Love interest

Genre

Romance, Comedy

Job

Doctor

Om Prakash Makhija

Junior artist in 1970s Bollywood who dreams of stardom and loves a star.

Film

Om Shanti Om

Actor

Shah Rukh Khan

Decade

2000s

Role

Lead

Genre

Romance, Fantasy

Job

Performer

Padmavati

Rajput queen of Chittor whose beauty draws Khilji's army.

Film

Padmaavat

Actor

Deepika Padukone

Decade

2010s

Role

Lead

Genre

Historical

Job

Royalty

Paro

Devdas's childhood sweetheart, married off to an older widower.

Film

Devdas

Actor

Aishwarya Rai

Decade

2000s

Role

Love interest

Genre

Romance, Drama

Job

Homemaker

Pathaan

Exiled Indian spy pulled back into action in Pathaan.

Film

Pathaan

Actor

Shah Rukh Khan

Decade

2020s

Role

Lead

Genre

Action, Thriller

Job

Spy

PK

Strange visitor who has lost the remote he needs to get home and questions everything.

Film

PK

Actor

Aamir Khan

Decade

2010s

Role

Lead

Genre

Comedy, Sci-fi

Job

None

Poo

Glamorous, fashion-obsessed younger sister of Anjali in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.

Film

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Actor

Kareena Kapoor

Decade

2000s

Role

Love interest

Genre

Drama, Romance

Job

Student

Prem

Amar's rival, another dreamer chasing the same heiress in Andaz Apna Apna.

Film

Andaz Apna Apna

Actor

Salman Khan

Decade

1990s

Role

Lead

Genre

Comedy

Job

Crook

Pushpa Raj

Labourer who rises to the top of the red sandalwood smuggling trade.

Film

Pushpa

Actor

Allu Arjun

Decade

2020s

Role

Lead

Genre

Action, Crime

Job

Worker, Gangster

Radha

Poor village mother who raises her sons alone through hardship and debt in Mother India.

Film

Mother India

Actor

Nargis

Decade

1950s

Role

Lead, Family

Genre

Drama

Job

Farmer

Rahul Khanna

Popular college student who falls for Tina while his best friend Anjali quietly loves him.

Film

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Actor

Shah Rukh Khan

Decade

1990s

Role

Lead

Genre

Romance

Job

Student

Rahul Mithaiwala

Mumbai sweet shop heir who boards the wrong train in Chennai Express.

Film

Chennai Express

Actor

Shah Rukh Khan

Decade

2010s

Role

Lead

Genre

Action, Comedy, Romance

Job

Business

Raj Malhotra

Carefree London-born young man who falls for Simran on a trip across Europe.

Film

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Actor

Shah Rukh Khan

Decade

1990s

Role

Lead

Genre

Romance

Job

Student

Raju

Small-time con man who lodges with Baburao in Hera Pheri.

Film

Hera Pheri

Actor

Akshay Kumar

Decade

2000s

Role

Lead

Genre

Comedy

Job

Crook

Raju Rastogi

Rancho's anxious, superstitious friend from a struggling family.

Film

3 Idiots

Actor

Sharman Joshi

Decade

2000s

Role

Lead

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Job

Student

Rancho

Brilliant engineering student who learns for the joy of it in 3 Idiots.

Film

3 Idiots

Actor

Aamir Khan

Decade

2000s

Role

Lead

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Job

Student, Teacher

Rani Chatterjee

Bengali TV journalist who falls for Rocky despite their families' differences.

Film

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani

Actor

Alia Bhatt

Decade

2020s

Role

Lead, Love interest

Genre

Romance, Comedy

Job

Journalist

Rani Mehra

Delhi girl who goes on her honeymoon alone after her wedding is called off.

Film

Queen

Actor

Kangana Ranaut

Decade

2010s

Role

Lead

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Job

None

Ranvijay Singh

Son of a powerful industrialist, obsessed with his father's love in Animal.

Film

Animal

Actor

Ranbir Kapoor

Decade

2020s

Role

Lead

Genre

Action, Crime

Job

Business

Ravi Verma

Vijay's honest younger brother, a police officer who has their mother on his side.

Film

Deewaar

Actor

Shashi Kapoor

Decade

1970s

Role

Lead, Family

Genre

Crime, Drama

Job

Police

Rocky

Mumbai street boy who rises to rule the gold fields in K.G.F.

Film

K.G.F

Actor

Yash

Decade

2010s

Role

Lead

Genre

Action, Crime

Job

Gangster

Rocky Randhawa

Flashy Delhi heir from a sweet-shop family who falls for a journalist.

Film

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani

Actor

Ranveer Singh

Decade

2020s

Role

Lead

Genre

Romance, Comedy

Job

Business

Sakeena

Muslim girl rescued by Tara Singh during the Partition riots.

Film

Gadar

Actor

Ameesha Patel

Decade

2000s

Role

Love interest

Genre

Action, Romance, Historical

Job

Student

Salim

Mughal prince who falls for the court dancer Anarkali and defies his father.

Film

Mughal-e-Azam

Actor

Dilip Kumar

Decade

1960s

Role

Lead

Genre

Historical, Romance

Job

Royalty, Soldier

Sardar Khan

Gangster of Wasseypur bent on revenge against the coal-mafia Singh family.

Film

Gangs of Wasseypur

Actor

Manoj Bajpayee

Decade

2010s

Role

Lead

Genre

Crime

Job

Gangster

Seema Sahni

Crime reporter who moves into Arun's house in Mr. India.

Film

Mr. India

Actor

Sridevi

Decade

1980s

Role

Love interest

Genre

Sci-fi, Action

Job

Journalist

Shakaal

Bald crime lord with a hidden island lair, the villain of Shaan.

Film

Shaan

Actor

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Decade

1980s

Role

Villain

Genre

Action

Job

Gangster

Shantipriya

Leading actress of the 1970s whom Om worships from afar.

Film

Om Shanti Om

Actor

Deepika Padukone

Decade

2000s

Role

Love interest

Genre

Romance, Fantasy

Job

Performer

Shashi Godbole

Homemaker who makes and sells ladoos and learns English on a trip to New York.

Film

English Vinglish

Actor

Sridevi

Decade

2010s

Role

Lead

Genre

Drama, Comedy

Job

Homemaker, Business

Shyam

Honest man who comes to the city to claim his late father's job in Hera Pheri.

Film

Hera Pheri

Actor

Suniel Shetty

Decade

2000s

Role

Lead

Genre

Comedy

Job

Worker

Simran

Young woman in London whose marriage has already been arranged by her father in Punjab.

Film

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Actor

Kajol

Decade

1990s

Role

Love interest

Genre

Romance

Job

Student

Sivagami

Queen mother of Mahishmati whose word is the law.

Film

Baahubali

Actor

Ramya Krishnan

Decade

2010s

Role

Family, Mentor

Genre

Action, Fantasy

Job

Royalty

Srivalli

Village girl Pushpa falls for and later marries in Pushpa.

Film

Pushpa

Actor

Rashmika Mandanna

Decade

2020s

Role

Love interest

Genre

Action, Crime

Job

Worker

Tara Singh

Sikh truck driver who loves Sakeena across the borders of Partition in Gadar.

Film

Gadar

Actor

Sunny Deol

Decade

2000s

Role

Lead

Genre

Action, Romance, Historical

Job

Worker

Thakur Baldev Singh

Retired police officer who hires Jai and Veeru to bring him Gabbar.

Film

Sholay

Actor

Sanjeev Kumar

Decade

1970s

Role

Mentor

Genre

Action

Job

Police

Tiger

Top Indian RAW agent and hero of the Tiger spy series.

Film

Tiger

Actor

Salman Khan

Decade

2010s

Role

Lead

Genre

Action, Thriller

Job

Spy

Tina Malhotra

Principal's daughter back from Oxford who wins Rahul's heart at college.

Film

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Actor

Rani Mukerji

Decade

1990s

Role

Love interest

Genre

Romance

Job

Student

Uday Shetty

Big-hearted gangster who wants a good match for his sister in Welcome.

Film

Welcome

Actor

Nana Patekar

Decade

2000s

Role

Comic relief, Family

Genre

Comedy

Job

Gangster

Veeru

Loud, romantic crook and Jai's partner, who falls for Basanti.

Film

Sholay

Actor

Dharmendra

Decade

1970s

Role

Lead

Genre

Action

Job

Crook

Vijay Dinanath Chauhan

Man who grows up into a gangster to avenge his father in Agneepath.

Film

Agneepath

Actor

Amitabh Bachchan

Decade

1990s

Role

Lead

Genre

Crime, Action

Job

Gangster

Vijay Verma

Dock worker who rises in Bombay's underworld, set against his police officer brother.

Film

Deewaar

Actor

Amitabh Bachchan

Decade

1970s

Role

Lead

Genre

Crime, Drama

Job

Worker, Gangster

Virus

Strict director of the engineering college, Viru Sahastrabuddhe, in 3 Idiots.

Film

3 Idiots

Actor

Boman Irani

Decade

2000s

Role

Villain, Mentor

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Job

Teacher

Yashvardhan Raichand

Wealthy, proud family patriarch who disowns his elder son over his choice of bride.

Film

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Actor

Amitabh Bachchan

Decade

2000s

Role

Family

Genre

Drama, Romance

Job

Business

Zoya

Pakistani ISI agent who meets and falls for Tiger.

Film

Tiger

Actor

Katrina Kaif

Decade

2010s

Role

Love interest

Genre

Action, Thriller

Job

Spy