10. Shahid Kapoor, Rangoon
Clipped efficiency is not something Hindi movie heroes specialise in, not least a leading man in an operatic film about war and love. Kapoor is solid as a brusque and unyielding Army man, keeping a cool head, hatching a conspiracy, and barking orders believably in Japanese. Then love comes along and screws him over, and Kapoor makes sure we believe how badly crushed he is.