Action Hero Ka Punch-Nama

The punches fly, the hyper-stylized ballet of bodies fling around, and footsteps reverb through theuniverse. And then he enters, all sweat and swagger. The very embodiment of cool. He cocks a smile at the damsel in distress and dropkicks his dialogues. All in a day's work of course. If you need a car chase, a train-top battle or a heroine recovered, look no further – The Action Hero, is here. Beating the baddies, saving the world and just truly kicking ass in general. As Ghayal hits the screens today, we bring you a quiz of the best, most ass-kicking movie heroes ever created. Can you guess who is who?

1. Who can forget the original 'angry young man'? This hero started off his career playing easy going roles but before long he changed the game and had the nation baying for the villain's blood every time he strode into the villain's lair. He became the hero who did not just believe in good words and deeds he believed in combat! And afterall 'Don ka intezaar toh gyarah mulkon ki police kar rahi hai.."

a) Vinod Khanna

b) Amitabh Bachchan

c) ShahRukh Khan

d) Abhishek Bachchan

2. This curly haired hero had talent and action oozing out of his genes. His 'dhai kilo ka haath' has sent a variety of villains flying across the screen. This desi He-man has single-handedly taken on the corrupt system, over and over again, despite unsurmountable odds and musclebound mushtandas, clobbering his way, even through Pakistan. The quintessential son of the soil, the loyal, honest, (almost jingoistic) Indian, this Action Hero was born to
bash.

a) Bobby Deol

b) Dharmendra

c) Sunny Deol

d) Abhay Deol

3. This star brought stylized action into the limelight. His incredible good looks and ripped body had the girls swooning and his martial arts moves had young men wanting to be him. He is Bollywood's very own Bruce Lee. This Khiladi needed no stunt-men and was one of the very first action heroes to do all his own stunts. An all-around karate master, his flying kicks are the stuff of legend… almost as much as his cheesy dialogue delivery and choice of earlier films.

a) Akshay Kumar

b) Hrithik Roshan

c) Aamir Khan

d) John Abraham

4. This actor is the original bad boy. He's as cool on screen as he is off of it. His towering personality brought a deep sense of style and almost deep-thinking cool, zipping around on fancy bikes and delivering dialogues as punchy as well, his punches… of course, zipping through flips and kicks he is best known for his fruitful collaborations with director Sanjay Gupta. But while the bluster and bullets have always aided his gangster image, the real appeal is in his earnest charm—the boyish, good-natured eagerness and the vulnerability in his eyes that makes his every performance totally endearing to the classes and the masses.

a) Sanjay Dutt

b) Salman Khan

c) Ajay Devgn

d) Suniel Shetty

5. He can swing, dance, steal, shoot, kickass, woo, and brawl with the best villains of the industry, all while cracking funny expressions and amusing the audiences. There is nothing this man cannot do. His mere presence, invites catcalls and whistles across the country. But don't be fooled by his swaying charms, and his wild-eyed cop badassery where he is a total Chul-bully. But beware, he can have a really livid streak that will leave a pile of paralyzed bodies in the wake… once he gives a commitment. His magnetic charisma has brought to the action genre; which endless heroes have tried to mimic but no one can capture.

a) Salman Khan

b) Akshay Kumar

c) Shahrukh Khan

d) Shahid Kapoor

6. When you start your career doing the split and riding into college across two motorbikes, you know you are meant for bigger things. The son of a famous stunt-man, this action Hero has valiantly fought terrorists, can withstand torture, win over a girl by singing completely off-key, reinvent the Maharashtrian cop, play the big D of the underworld, do crazy comedy by day and spend the night in a killing, martial art rage. Depending on his state of film, he'll fire, smash, kick or blow up the den of the bad guy, all punctuated by over-the-top, dramatic one-liners.

a) Ajay Devgun

b) Saif Ali Khan

c) Tiger Shroff

d) Amitabh Bachchan

7. As heroes go, he's pretty darn good looking. Bollywood's most fit Action Hero, critics write fawning reviews about his muscles. He rides modified speed-bikes and eagerly throws himself into fistfights. His Greek God looks and chiseled features have attributed to his latest release having the word Handsome in it. That's the power of this action hero. The perfect mix of brain and muscle, every tightening of his fist, every lethal stare has the audience holding their breath in anticipation for his original brand of Dishoom…

a) John Abraham

b) Farhan Akhtar

c) Siddharth Malhotra

d) Varun Dhawan