1.
Amitabh Bachchan- Bachchan went strength to strength with box office smashes like
Naseeb,
Laawaris,
Kaalia and
Yaarana. 2.
Shatrughan Sinha- Sinha played second/third lead in the top two highest grossers
Kranti and
Naseeb. 3.
Rishi Kapoor- Apart from featuring as lead in
Naseeb with
Bachchan and
Sinha,
Kapoor also starred in
Katilon Ke Kaatil with
Dharmendra. 4.
Hema Malini- Malini starred as the female lead in the top three highest grossers
Kranti,
Naseeb and
Meri Aawaz Suno. 5.
Parveen Babi- Apart from playing second fiddle to
Hema Malini in
Kranti and
Meri Aawaz Suno, Babi also starred in
Kaalia opposite
Amitabh Bachchan. 6.
Zeenat Aman- Aman featured opposite
Amitabh Bachchan in
Laawaris and
Dharmendra in
Katilon Ke Kaatil. 7.
Reena Roy- Apart from starring alongside her boyfriend
Shatrughan Sinha in
Naseeb, Roy had a parallel lead role in
Sanjay Dutt's debut film
Rocky. 8.
Tina Munim- Munim starred opposite
Rishi Kapoor in
Katilon Ke Kaatil and debutant
Sanjay Dutt in
Rocky. The year was also notable for several actors like
Sanjay Dutt,
Kumar Gaurav,
Kamal Haasan,
Rati Agnihotri,
Madhavi and
Vijayta Pandit making successful debuts. Also
Dilip Kumar made a blockbuster comeback with
Kranti. ==Top-grossing films==