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5 Bollywood actresses who did negative roles

1. Priyanka Chopra in Aitraaz

Priyanka did a jaw-dropping performance as a cunning and manipulative woman in Aitraaz. This role let her won a Filmfare for Best Performance in a Negative role. Chopra also won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actress and the Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role. The film received ten nominations at the 2005 IIFA Awards.


2. Vidya Balan in Ishqiya

Vidya Balan is one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema. She is one of such actresses who can justify the roles that she plays, and one of such role was of Krishna Verma played by Balan in Ishqiya which is a negative role. For her villainess role, she received a lot of praise from critics and also won Filmfare award, Zee Cine Awards, Apsara Awards and Star Screen Awards.

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3. Juhi Chawla in Gulab Gang

Juhi is known for doing bubbly roles and is always being appreciated for her impeccable comic timing. But for this film, she chooses to do a negative role and she did real justice to it. Critics raved about Chawla's performance in the film, calling it the best performance of the year.

4. Rekha in Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi

Rekha has done a variety of roles in her lifetime and she was one of the most loved actresses of her time. This evergreen diva of Bollywood donned the badass avatar in Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi. Her role was praised and she surprised her audiences with her negative and bold character. Rekha won Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and Star Screen Award Best Villain award.

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5. Kangana Ranaut in Krrish 3

The versatile actress of Bollywood and three-time National Award winner Kangana mesmerised everyone with her charm as a superwoman in Krrish 3. Kangana had initially rejected this film but Rakesh Roshan convinced her for the role and she totally nailed her negative character.

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Relies on body horror, sound design and shock value over spectacle

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How Lee Cronin’s 'The Mummy' turns a classic adventure into a domestic horror

Highlights

  • Moves away from the adventure tone of The Mummy (1999) into possession-led horror
  • Shifts the setting from desert tombs to a family home in Albuquerque
  • Focuses on parental fear and a “returned” child rather than treasure hunting
  • Relies on body horror, sound design and shock value over spectacle
  • Critics call it bold and unsettling, but uneven in storytelling

From desert spectacle to domestic dread

For decades, The Mummy has been tied to adventure, romance and spectacle, most famously in The Mummy (1999). That version thrived on sweeping desert landscapes, archaeological intrigue and a sense of escapism.

Lee Cronin takes a sharply different route. His reworking strips away the sense of adventure and relocates the horror into the home. The story still begins in Egypt, anchored by an ancient sarcophagus, but quickly shifts to the United States, where the real tension unfolds inside a family house.

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