8. Saif Ali Khan
Now, someone's gone experimental. From period in Parineeta to smooth in Salaam Namaste; from English in Being Cyrus to a villanous villager in Omkara, Saif's suddenly quite the man.
With Omkara wowing the world and Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Eklavya coming up soon, Saif's star is firmly in the ascendant.
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