Shreyas Talpade in Golmaal Returns - Shreyas has natural flair for comedy and makes the viewers laugh effortlessly. His comic timing is excellent and he proved that with Golmaal Returns.
Javed Jaffery in Singh is Kinng - He did good justice with his role and has managed to make the viewers laugh with his semi-blind Sardar act.
Kirron Kher in Dostana - Kirron Kher played Abhishek's mum who discovers to her horror that her son is gay; and then finally comes in terms with this painful fact – she decides to accept John as her son's chosen partner, and gives him a proper bahu's welcome.
Her typical Punjabi mom act has managed to make the viewers laugh as well as somewhere down the line left a message for parents who find it hard to accept any such fact about their child and that sooner or later instead of being stubborn about the fact they should learn to let go of it.
Hiten Paintal in Bachna Ae Haseeno - he played the character of Ranbir's friend and did an excellent job in it. He was able to tickle one's funny bones effortlessly.
Now let's move out of the laughing zone and in to the terror zone. In this category we have,
Akshaye Khanna in Race - He played the negative character in this Abbas Mastaan thriller. He played the character of Saif's brother in the film. He delivered an amazing performance and acted brilliantly throughout the movie. Stands a high possibility of winning the award.
Katrina Kaif in Race - Has given a different performance than usual. She played the character of Saif's sweet secretary who transformed into a negative character by the end of the film. She had done her role very convincingly and the viewers just found it hard to believe the transformation of the sweet girl next door to the vamp.
Anil Kapoor in Tashan - played the role of bhaiyaji. He had given a different look by drawing tattoos all over himself. He managed to entertain at the start, but after a point, the Hindi-English bhasha got hard to tolerate. Also, it was very difficult to decipher what he's speaking most of the time. Not a very strong contender this time.
Kay Kay Menon in Drona - A super hero kind of a film- Kay Kay Menon played the character of Ritz Raizada, the main villain.
The buzz was that about 22 crores were spent solely on Kay Kay's character in a film which was made at a budget of 90 crores. But unfortunately the characters are poorly written. Kay Kay's character was more clownish than devilish.
The extent of his evil powers and its repercussions if he succeeds is not clear and more so the film did not do well in the box-office. A great actor like him has been wasted.
Imraan Khan in Kidnap- The film was a revenge drama where Imraan had given his best performance. He carried the cold look effortlessly.
As hot and cool as a cucumber, Imran walked through his role with intimidating ease. His immediate release after the blockbuster hit Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. the film dint do well in the box office but Imraan's performance was worth an applaud.
Niketan Dheer in Jodhaa Akbar - A magnificent epic. This new comer looked promising. The climax had been handled with utmost sensitivity and maturity, and it was been executed with flair and tact. Ashutosh couldn't have got a better villain; he's taller and broader than Hrithik which added to the fight