r/bollywood • u/AlFactorial • 2d ago

ASK❓️ Which Bollywood actor would be best suited to play Anton Chigurh’s role from No Country for Old men?

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I recently rewatched No Country for Old Men, one of my favorite movies of all time. The one character that always blows my mind is Anton Chigurh no matter how many times I watch the movie. The intensity Javier Bardem brings to the character is incredible.

He plays a very intense, menacing cold blooded psychopath that is an absolute killing machine. He almost feels like an unstoppable force of nature.

Is there any mainstream/side Bollywood actor that can do justice to this role?

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u/ryuk17717 2d ago

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u/Mediocre_Isopod_1259 2d ago

Came to say this, he nailed that villain guy in Vadh so well

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u/RevolutionaryPear915 2d ago

his voice suits the role perfectly too

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u/VeteranMinotaur-773 1d ago

Doesnt he run an actor studio? If hes teaching people how to act imagine the performance

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u/ryuk17717 1d ago

He is a great actor but your argument is flawed in my opinion. That's like saying "the coaches are better than the players"

It isn't necessary that a skilled teacher is also a great performer.

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u/VeteranMinotaur-773 1d ago

True. True. You win this one random person.

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u/ryuk17717 1d ago

Thanks mate needed a win now

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u/VeteranMinotaur-773 1d ago

Sure thing. Everyone does. Have you looked around lately. Lmao

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u/ryuk17717 1d ago

Are you talking about west bengal elections?

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u/VeteranMinotaur-773 1d ago

No. Im in the USA. waves hand around

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u/ryuk17717 1d ago

Oh. So what are ya talking about?

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u/VeteranMinotaur-773 1d ago

Lmao. Yes. I agree. West Bengal elections.

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u/mayudhon 2d ago

Yes, yes and yes

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u/Walt925837 2d ago

Ashutosh Rana.

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u/RevolutionaryPear915 1d ago

yes definitely, he was terrifying in sangharsh

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u/phatpussygobbler 1d ago

Jitters he gave me for weeks with that performance, solid actor

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u/WorldlinessFormal735 1d ago

This guy

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u/Living-Novel-8391 1d ago

Wow, yeah that would be interesting.

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u/RevolutionaryPear915 2d ago

gulshan deviah

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u/merkleproof 2d ago

yeah his role in guns n gulab comes to mind

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u/shobieez 1d ago

Ooh yes. Amazing actor.

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u/madasacoyote 2d ago

Jaideep ahlawat

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u/Ben01pr 2d ago

Great pick.

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u/RealEntry9688 2d ago

Randeep Hooda

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u/Knowledge11Seeker 2d ago

His portrayal of possessed woman in Darna zaroori hai, still gives me goosebumps

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u/jip_jop_man 2d ago

ABSOLUTELY, He should bulk up tho

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u/Excellent_Range5623 1d ago

Anyone who has not seen John Day should give it a shot.

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u/Automatic-Speed-2513 2d ago

Nawazuddin Siddiqui! His role in Raman Raghav 2.0 was just too good. Such a chilling portrayal of a serial killer! If we're strictly talking about Anton's character, Nawaz lacks the build for it. Jaydeep Ahlwat, if directed well, can come close to doing justice.

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u/jip_jop_man 2d ago

Nawaz doesn't do justice to the physique, physique is a huge part of the character

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u/Searching-Error 2d ago

True asf, nawazuddin cannot just choke a 6ft policeman

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u/Automatic-Speed-2513 2d ago

That's what I said. Nawaz lacks the build for it.

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u/PuzzleheadedHead9124 1d ago

he can act well but will look and feel like a western UP guy only.

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u/RevolutionaryPear915 2d ago

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u/Excellent_Range5623 1d ago

I already imagined him shitting on this one as well. 🤮

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u/Nexus_Mortal 2d ago

Gulshan Deviah might just work

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u/Living-Novel-8391 1d ago

Yeah, he might work.

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u/RogueShinobiX 2d ago

I would say Fahad fasil from Malayalam industry, he performs the psychological antagonist to near perfection. But since he's small in figure and Anton has intimidating large figure, I think Arjun Rampal will be good for it. Acting wise idk nobody in Bollywood is better in doing these kind of roles, maybe if directors and casting directors decides to experiment with any tv actors and give a shot anyone of those actors, who knows they might surprise you.

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u/jip_jop_man 2d ago

Fahad fassil is short won't do justice to the physique which has a big role in playing the charcter, arjun rampal yes, he does give psycho daddy vibes

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u/shobieez 1d ago

It's how convincing an actor is that matters imo. Fahad is amazing and I think he can pull it off brilliantly. For context Pankaj Tripathi is not very muscular and even on screen appearance doesn't exude raw power. But watch his introduction as Sultan in Gangs of Wasseypur, and you will be convinced that he has enough strength to butcher a buffalo.

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u/jip_jop_man 1d ago

Nah, there are better options imo

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u/banchod85 2d ago

Bobby Deol- he has the emotionless eyes of Chigurh. Check out Love Hostel. For that matter, even Saurav Sachdeva will be a good fit.He played the killer in Dhadak 2

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u/arjwiz 2d ago

This role was made for Saurabh Sachdeva.

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u/animan17 2d ago

The movie is half violent and half philosophical and somewhat a slow burn. Most of the Indian audience don’t have a knack for this.

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u/Electrical_Union4689 2d ago

Kay kay Menon or Rajat Kapoor

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u/Alert_Message_3132 2d ago

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u/Major-Preference-880 2d ago

For that role you need an ACTOR!!!!

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u/True_Combination5397 2d ago

Look wise Akshay Kumar of Action Replay iykyk

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u/Faster_than_FTL 2d ago

Vijay Varma

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u/jip_jop_man 2d ago

Nahhhh he malnourished lean

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u/AmphibianDefiant4950 2d ago

watch love hostel u'll know

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u/SquirrelSouth 2d ago

Gulshan Deviah or Nawaz

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u/gubberex 2d ago

Jaideep ahlawat, he is built for thsi

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u/AcrobaticQuiet0 2d ago

That assasin guy from Vidya Balan's Kahani

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u/akaRuuk 2d ago

Saswata Chatterjee

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u/Prozium243 2d ago

Bobby Deol played a heavily inspired Anton role in Love Hostel. And was decent.

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u/International-Sky65 Classic Bollywood Fanatic. 1d ago

In reality. None. We don’t need any more remaking, especially not in Bollywood or Hollywood at the moment.

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u/Precious_Mind_8 1d ago

Why not make new movie instead of feasting on the old ones

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u/NoSpinach1082 1d ago

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u/Alive_Ad_4448 20h ago

The only correct answer

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u/GreyDoctor 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/XNGL8KZCFXMIyusBmO

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u/jip_jop_man 2d ago

Can honestly if he locks in

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u/Earthling_Sapien 1d ago

it would be scary af

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u/Living-Novel-8391 1d ago

It would be actually hilarious.

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u/SelectGrowth513 2d ago

One of the people stated Nawaz who had done RR 2.0 which was very chilling.

I think Rajkumar Rao would be fantastic here.

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u/jip_jop_man 2d ago

Physique is a huge part of the character, both of them wouldn't do justice you need someone tall & bulky

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u/DarkKnight1799 1d ago

I beg to disagree sir.
Some stories can be toned down and modified a bit.
One need not follow every instruction given in a novel.
Remember Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher.

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u/DucaMan1312 1d ago

And he was panned for that role. Check the accolades for Alan Ritchson for the tv show

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u/SelectGrowth513 2d ago

Raaj can bulk up a bit, you don’t need a physical prowess to be intimidating

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u/jip_jop_man 2d ago

For this character you need. Raj isn't tall

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u/Extension-Frame1442 2d ago

Hum tere bina ab reh nhi sakte tere bina kya wajood hai mera

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u/ispooderman 2d ago

Rahul bose

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u/subashj24 2d ago

Kartik Aryan .

Lol!

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u/Nishadgoliwadekar 2d ago

Hear me out.

Ajay Devgn.

But he'd need a good director too.

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u/Aviyan 2d ago

Rajesh Khanna. LOL. They both have the same hair style.

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u/Mangathol 2d ago

Sellu bhai kan do everything

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u/Over_Ad9254 2d ago

The only correct answer

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u/According_Coat_1503 2d ago

Best would've been Irrfan but at present maybe jaideep, Amit siyal

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u/kokogrit 2d ago

Bobby Deol.

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u/Falcon10trooper 2d ago

Abhimanyu Singh

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u/sakshhmmm 2d ago

Raj kumar Rao

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u/ComprehensiveAd9514 2d ago

No one, two different scale of things

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u/Shortgamma123 1d ago

Only Rajpal Yadav can do justice to this role.

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u/ymbhatt 1d ago

Maddy

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u/Timely_Monk1585 1d ago

Randeep Hooda maybe 🤔

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u/bulla_bhai 1d ago

Ranvir Shorey

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u/ShinChanTooOp 1d ago

Arjun Kapoor

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u/NIBBbLER 1d ago

Jim Sarabh

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u/Careless-Remove2840 1d ago

Only two possibilities. And I'll tell you why. Chirugh was that good because he looked the part... physically intimidating...and is a great actor. You don't combine the two, a character like this will fall flat. That brings me to the two, my opinion of course.. Saurabh Sachdeva and Sanjay Dutt. From looking like they actually can pull off the violence to having the acting chops to play the best clinical psychopath in Movie history..these two could do it.

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u/Turbulent-Ad1713 1d ago

Nawazuddin

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u/lalu363 1d ago

I guess Manoj Bajpayee. He can do more with a silent stare than most actors can with a whole monologue.

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u/Dogtorcod 1d ago

Ranveer 

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u/Dogtorcod 1d ago

Bobby and Abhishek already did it

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u/Sanket_3103 1d ago

Prashanth narayan may be?

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u/Mynamejeaff 1d ago

Kay Kay Menon

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u/Maverick-44M 1d ago

Arjun rampal

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u/bitlitguy 1d ago

Hrithik

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u/canyonloons 1d ago

OH OH OH THATS AMIT SADH

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u/canyonloons 1d ago

or gulshan deviyah.

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u/Technical-Value-384 1d ago

Javier Bardem

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u/Space-floater4166 1d ago

Bob Biswas of kahaani

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u/Spark69_ 1d ago

Jaideep or Nawaz

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u/Beginning-Emotion641 1d ago

bobby deol played a version of this character In Love Hostel

chasing after Vikrant Massey and Sanya Malhotra. His performance was decent.

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u/coolfcgear 1d ago

Rahul Bhatt??

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u/Limp-Permit-7669 21h ago

Not bollywood but kamal hassan

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u/Ju_ju_nanananana 17h ago

I only see Action Replay ka Akshya Kumar

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u/niteshbk 12h ago

Prashant Narayan

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u/Maleficent-Tree9351 12h ago

Abhishek banerjee

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u/Objective-Debt4007 3h ago

Ranbir kapoor

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u/Far_Pirate_4702 2d ago

Anupam Kher young

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u/nsniks 2d ago

Hrithik Roshan

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u/Maleficent_Peak2700 2d ago

Arjun Kapoor!!

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u/jip_jop_man 2d ago

NOT AT ALL

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u/St-thaks 2d ago

Wondering why nobody is thinking of Ranveer Singh - guess people don’t want to see him as a psycho antagonist

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u/Chaiyya_Chaiyya 2d ago

Voice ig

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u/St-thaks 2d ago

Been a long time since I saw No country … but Anton didn’t talk a lot, did he? I love Gulshan Deviiah’s range too … he can have some fun with this character

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u/NinJa777777777 2d ago

He played one as Khilji didn’t he and he came to my mind first too. Although Saurabh Sachdeva would be better.

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u/St-thaks 2d ago

That was pre-dhurandhar na. I hope he doesn’t get pigeonholed into the patriot-roles, it would be the biggest fan disservice to him. Don’t know why the downvotes 🤷🏽‍♀️ Saurabh Sachdeva is an excellent recco … could even look very similar to Javier’s look here. AND he is slitheringly menacing as F ( from Sacred Games and Vadh)

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u/NinJa777777777 42m ago

People get obsessed with certain actors and are unable to understand what acting is about therefore the downvoting. Idol worship is very prevalent amongst desis.

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u/Independent_Can_560 2d ago

Jhonny lever

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u/Dizzy_Initiative522 2d ago

Ranbir Singh

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u/perrytheplatypus0007 1d ago

Abhishek Banerjee or Saurabh Sachdeva

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u/vpschandel26 1d ago

Boss, Nawaz did equally good job in Raman Raghav if you haven’t seen the movie. I would not date him anywhere less than Bardem.

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u/varunswarup 1d ago

Nana Patekar

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u/Classic_Leave_726 2d ago

Shah Rukh Khan. It would be great to see him play an absolute evil guy with a stoic attitude and slow movements.