Bollywood being one of the largest film industries in the world, Hindi cinema has thousands of actors who audition for the same role, leading to competition among actors. Nepotism and politics have a lot of influence on Bollywood, the family and actors who have already set foot in this industry get most of the films. It is a very difficult task for an outsider to establish himself but still, there are some actors who have made their mark and achieved success in this industry by their own hard work.
Awards are also given for your work in the film industry, and there are prizes too, there are big events for awards like IIFA and Filmfare, of which Filmfare is an important one. Here are some actors who never won Filmfare despite being talented in their field.
Dharmendra
The machoman of Bollywood, who gave memorable films like Sholay, never got the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. In the year 1997, he was given the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.
Rajendra Kumar
One of the most prominent actors of Indian cinema was the late Rajendra Kumar, known for films such as Dhool Ka Phool (1959), Mere Mehboob (1963), Sangam (1964). Despite the fact that he starred in over 80 films and was the recipient of four film fare nominations, he never received a film fare award in his four-decade-long career.
Shashi Kapoor
Actor Shashi Kapoor, who has done more than 170 films in his film career, was one of the most famous and successful actors of his time. Who acted in Hindi films as well as some English films. But Shashi Kapoor never got the Filmfare Award for Best Actor.
Shatrughan Sinha
Shatrughan Sinha is one of the most popular actors in the Indian film industry. Shatrughan has acted in more than 150 films in his career spanning over four decades. He is known for his memorable performances in films like Mere Apne (1971), Kalicharan (1976), Vishwanath (1978), Kala Patthar (1979), Shaan (1980) and many more. Hence, it is difficult to digest that Shatrughan Sinha has never won any Filmfare Award till date.
Akshay Kumar
Rajiv Bhatia, better known as Akshay Kumar, is one of the top actors of Bollywood. He has played all kinds of characters in comedy, action and romantic. Akshay received a lot of appreciation from time to time for his performance in these characters. But you will be surprised to know that Akshay Kumar has not received the Filmfare Best Actor Award till date. However, he has been nominated many times for this. The special thing is that he has won the National Award but not the Filmfare Award till date.
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