10 Movies Where Supporting Characters Were Better Than The Lead Actors

There are always two kinds of role in a movie, one is the lead role and the other one is the supporting role. There have been times in many Bollywood movies when the supporting characters stole all the stardom of a movie and we just couldn’t remove our eyes from them. So today we’re going to discuss those supporting roles which were more iconic than the lead roles, so let’s start.

So here are those 10 movies in which the supporting characters outshone the lead characters!

10. Anil Kapoor (Dil Dhadakne Do)

In Dil Dhadakne Do, Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra played the lead roles but the role played by Anil Kapoor in the movie stole the show. He played the role of their father and his dominant nature in that movie caught our eyes and seemed more important than the lead ones.

9. Arshad Warsi (Munnabhai M.B.B.S)

Who can even forget Munnabhai’s Circuit, his role in Munnabhai M.B.B.S was above commendable and his perfect chemistry with Sanjay Dutt was more than awesome. Somewhere his character outshined Sanjay Dutt’s character in the movie.

8. Boman Irani (3 Idiots)

Boman Irani’s epic role as VIRUS in 3 Idiots is still remembered by us, he very well plays the role of an arrogant professor in this movie. It was one of his best works and he had also received IIFA, Filmfare and many more awards for his role, his role stole the show from the lead characters in this movie.

7. Jim Sarbh (Neerja)

Though Jim Sarbh was a newcomer in this industry and couldn’t speak fluent Hindi, still he impressed the audience with his mind-blowing performance. He became the talk of the town after that movie and his role caught our eyes more than Sonam Kapoor’s role.

6. Kalki Koechlin (Dev D)

This movie was a black comedy-drama in which Abhay Deol played the lead role and Kalki had a very small role in, but still, her role as Chandramukhi earned more praises that Abhay’s role and she also won a Filmfare award for that.

5. Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Lunchbox)

It’s no big deal to know that Nawazuddin stole the limelight as a supporting character because he does catch our attention in every movie he does, whether the big role or small role. He did fantastic work in Bajrangi Bhaijan, Badlapur and Raees too.

4. Paresh Rawal (Hera Pheri)

Whenever we think of the movie Hera Pheri, the first name that pops in our head is Babu Bhaiyya, whose role was played by Paresh Rawal and his role as Baburao Ganpatrao Apte was phenomenal and no one can beat his comedy timing in that movie.

3. Parineeti Chopra (Ladies vs Ricky Bahl)

Ladies vs Ricky Bahl was Parineeti’s debut movie and she completely outshined her role despite being a supporting character in it. Her bubbly and talkative nature in that movie was loved by all and she almost bagged all the awards for that film.

2. Priyanka Chopra (Bajirao Mastani)

Though the chemistry between Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone was pitch perfect, Priyanka Chopra nailed her role as Kashi Bai in Bajirao Mastani and got more limelight than the leading pair and was one of her best roles so far.

1. Rishi Kapoor (Kapoor & Sons)

In Kapoor & Sons, Rishi Kapoor played the role of a grandpa who tries his best to attach his dysfunctional family and remove their drama. Though he wasn’t the lead character in this movie the tiny elements that he had put in this film are worth a praise.