Stardust Award for Best Actor in a Drama

The Stardust Best Drama Actor is chosen by the readers of the annual Stardust magazine. The award honours a star that has made an impact with their acting in that certain film.

• 2011 Hrithik Roshan for Guzaarish as Ethan Mascarenhas
  • Abhishek Bachchan for Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
  • Amitabh Bachchan for Rann
  • Ranbir Kapoor for Raajneeti
  • Shah Rukh Khan for My Name Is Khan
  • Sanjay Dutt for Lamhaa
• 2012 Hrithik Roshan for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara as Arjun Saluja
  • Amitabh Bachchan for Aarakshan as Prabhakar Anand
  • Saif Ali Khan for Aarakshan as Deepak Kumar
  • Salman Khan for Bodyguard as Bodyguard Lovely Singh
  • Ranbir Kapoor for Rockstar as Janardhan "Jordan" Jakhar / JJ
• 2013 Hrithik Roshan for Agneepath as Vijay Deenanath Chauhan
  • Paresh Rawal for OMG – Oh My God!
  • Ranbir Kapoor for Barfi!
  • Saif Ali Khan for Cocktail
• 2015 Shahid Kapoor for Haider as Haider
  • Amitabh Bachchan for Bhoothnath Returns
  • Naseeruddin Shah for Dedh Ishqiya
  • Randeep Hooda for Highway
• 2018 Ayushmann Khurrana for Bareilly Ki Barfi as Chirag Dubey
  • Salman Khan for Tiger Zinda Hai
  • Ajay Devgn for Golmaal Again
  • Varun Dhawan for Badrinath Ki Dulhania

• Stardust Awards
• Bollywood
• Cinema of India

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