Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been regarded as one of the strongest pillars of Indian cinema and now a British Asian weekly newspaper 'Eastern Eye' has designated the 70-year-old actor as the 'Greatest Bollywood Star' in its survey of '100 Greatest Bollywood Stars'. The survey was compiled via a combination of audience votes through social media,box-office figures,cinematic impact and critical acclaim. While Amitabh Bachchan led the poll,he was followed by yesteryear's acting legend Dilip Kumar,while Shah Rukh Khan bagged the third spot. As for the actresses,Madhuri Dixit who placed fourth in the overall list,topped the poll among Bollywood's female actresses. The others who made it to the top 10 included names like Raj Kapoor (5),Nargis (6),Dev Anand (7),Waheeda Rehman (8),Rajesh Khanna (9) and Sridevi (10). Other notable stars to make the cut include Salman Khan (11),Aamir Khan (14),Dharmendra (15),Hema Malini (18),Madhubala (24),Kajol (30),Hrithik Roshan (32),Rani Mukerji (38),Kareena Kapoor (43),Mumtaz (50),Saif Ali Khan (59), Priyanka Chopra (86) and Katrina Kaif (93).
