In 1992, Bollywood got one of the most iconic action heroes of all time, when actor Sunil Shetty made his Bollywood debut with Balwaan opposite Divya Bharti. Starting his career as an action hero, Shetty all the colors of his acting in his long journey. From action, comedy, and drama, the actor left no genre in which he didn’t receive excellence. Popularly known as Anna, he is going to live in our head rent-free for his tough-guy physique but carries a soft heart beneath his gruff exterior. Today, as an appreciation post for Anna, here we bring you the top 10 iconic movies of Sunil Shetty aka Bollywood’s Anna:
1. Hera Pheri: Hera Pheri has to be the best movie featuring Sunil Shetty. As not just this movie make him a superstar but made Bollywood shine on the global platforms. The dialogues of his role in Hera Pheri have become a part of our lives. This was the first time we saw Anna stepping into a comic role.
2. Dhadkan: How many of you remember the dialogue, “Main Kisi or Ka Ho Jau Esa Ho Nahi Sakta or Tum Kisi Or Ki Ho Jao Esa Main Hone Nahi Dunga? A lot because it belongs to the iconic movie of Sunil Shetty. In the movie, he played the role of one of the best villains Dev. The movie featured Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty, and Mahima Chaudhry in pivotal roles.
3. Border: Border is the adaptation of a real-life event that happened in the Battle of Longewala in 1971. The movie is one of the widely recognized movies of Suniel Shetty to date. In the movie, he played the role of BSF Commandant Bhairon Singh, who sacrificed his life to save his mates during the war.
4. Balwan: Balwan marked the Bollywood debut of Sunil Shetty in the industry as an action hero. The movie captured him playing hot-headed youth named Arjun Singh who is always ready to fight crime and criminals. The movies featured Divya Bharti opposite Sunil Shetty.
5. Red Alert: This movie was based on a real-life event and was released in 2010. Sunil Shetty played the role of Narasimha, who is forced to work for the Naxalites. Sunil Shetty won accolades for his strong performance in this political drama.
6. Hu Tu Tu: This is the movie that captured Sunil Shetty's gears and changed his lane from typical action heroes to unconventional roles. Hu Tu Tu was directed by Gulzar and Sunil shared space with Nana Patekar and Tabu.
7. Waqt Humara Hai: This action-comedy started the whole Suniel Shetty-Akshay Kumar bromantic saga. The two pumped-up action stars starred together for the first time in this film. They played college students who start off as rivals and then become the best of friends. Believe it or faint but the film centered around a mysterious substance called Kryptonite which is to be used by terrorists to kill a high-ranking politician.
8. Chup Chup Ke: Talking about unconventional roles, this is another movie featuring Sunil Shetty playing an angry man but with a twist. This movie was all and all, Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor movie but Sunil made his iconic role with his performance.
9. Phir Hera Phir: Neeraj Vora took over the director’s reins from Priyadarshan in this sequel and Bipasha Basu and Rimi Sen were the new additions to the film. The central plot takes inspiration from the Hollywood film Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. Raju is conned by Anuradha (Bipasha Basu), to invest his money in a 21-day double your money scheme.
10. Mohra: The film marked the transition of Naseeruddin Shah into commercial cinema. His acting chops were pitted against the brawn of Akshay and Suniel in the film and this strange combination surprisingly won huge dividends at the box office. It was also the film that had Paresh Rawal collaborating with Akshay and Suniel in a comic role.
