Who are the stars who call the shots in the industry? Who are the ones whom the producers are willing to put their money on? Who are the biggest crowd pullers, the safe bets, the money churners? In a hero-dominated industry, such questions are most important in deciding the biggest star. Who are the top 20 actors/stars in the industry at the moment? We picked them based on the following criteria...

The thing to remember here is that these ratings are not based solely on what happened in 2009. It is how the stars stack up after 2009, taking into account all that happened since 2005. Though many team efforts have brought great results this year, they cannot be included in this list because it is quite difficult to point out to any one actor as The Star in such an effort.

So, go on and take a look at the top 20 actors of at the end of 2009. Notice the changes that are taking place, slowly but surely.