makes one wonder about the things they are sacrificing in exchange for a normal life.

12. Tilda Swinton (‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’, 2011)

Over the course of her impressive career, Tilda Swinton has taken all sorts of roles. From independent films to blockbusters, she has been a part of each and every corner of cinema, and no matter what character has come her way, she has portrayed it with a veracity that makes it impossible for the audience to imagine anyone else in her place. She performs a similar feat in ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’, in which she plays the role of the mother of a teenager responsible for killing his schoolmates. As Eva, she depicts the confoundedness of all those parents who have been throughto sympathise with her but also invites us to look into the strength that she can channel once she makes up her mind.

10. Jake Gyllenhaal (‘Nightcrawler’, 2014)

In the league of actors who continue to deliver one powerful performance after another, Jake Gyllenhaal’s name falls in the topmost ranks. In a career of almost three decades now, he has been very smart about picking his roles and has always managed to inhabit them incredibly well. In ‘Nightcrawler’, he plays the role of a stringer who cruises the city at night and collects the videos of violent events. The role of Louis Bloom is dark and is so unabashedly human that you become scared of seeing your own reflection in him. The actor embraces it without any inhibitions and gives