Child Actors bring joy and freshness to a scene with their cuteness. Often, they are so talented that they remain in the hearts of the audience. Throughout the years, we have seen many children playing different roles in TV and movies. Sometimes their popularity fades away with age. But once in a while, they grow up to become even more popular actors. Let us look at 10 such Indian stars who began their career as child actors.
One of the most acclaimed contemporary actors, Aamir Khan’s career as a child actor began with the film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973). This was his uncle, ‘Nasir Hussain’s film. After his appearance, his next project came in 1984 with the film ‘Holi’. He debuted in the lead role in the year 1988. The film was called "
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". The film became a blockbuster and Aamir’s career set out on the right path. Since then, he has appeared in several successful films like Sarfarosh, ‘Lagaan’, ‘PK’, “
3 Idiots
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”, etc.
Urmila is one such actress who has appeared in quite a few films as a child artist before gaining recognition as a leading actress. She first starred in the Marathi film named Zaakol (1980). Her first Hindi movie as a child actor was ‘Kalyug’ (1981). She gained most accolades for starring in ‘
Masoom
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’ (1983). Following this, she appeared in a few other films before making her debut as lead actress with the Malayalam film Chanakyan (1989). Her first Bollywood film after becoming an adult was Narsimha (1991). Some of her other films are ‘
Rangeela
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’, ‘
Satya
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’, Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, ‘Bhoot’, etc.
Sridevi started acting at the age of four. She worked in 'Thunaivan' by M.A.Thirumugham. Her career as a child artist flourished in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films. Her first Bollywood movie was Julie (1975). She appeared as a child actor in Julie but played her first adult character in the film
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in Tamil at the age of 13. She has made her name both in Bollywood and in the South. Some of her other films include Himmatwala, Tohfa, Lamhe, Judaai, etc.
She acted in several films as a child actor with the name Baby Sonia. Her first role came when she was eight years old in the film Suraj (1966). She appeared in Dus Lakh (1966) and Do Kaliyaan. The films Waris and Pavitra Paapi also earned her fame as a child actor. She made her debut as an adult with the film Rickshawala (1973). She appeared in several films before getting married to
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and retiring from Bollywood. Lately, she has started doing films again. Her notable works include Deewaar,
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, Amar Akbar Anthony,
Do Dooni Chaar
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, etc.
Shahid Kapoor appeared in an advertisement for Complan when he was a child. He was interested in dance and also worked as a background dancer in several songs when he was growing up. He can be briefly glimpsed behind
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in the song “Kahin Aag Lage” from the movie ‘
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’. He starred in a video for the Aryans when he was a teenager. After working as a child and teenage actor for several years, he debuted as a leading star with the film Ishq Vishk (2003). He went on to appear in several films like Fida,
Jab We Met
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, ‘
Vivah
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’, ‘
Kaminey
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’, ‘
Haider
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’, etc.
Hrithik worked in several films as a child actor before debuting as an adult with the blockbuster Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai (2000). He was six years old when he first starred in the film Aasha (1980). He makes fleeting appearances in his family films like Aap Ke Deewane, Aas Paas, etc. His first role with dialogues was in the film
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(1986). He also worked as an Assistant Director before pursuing a full-time acting career. Some of his films are
Mission Kashmir
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, Fiza, "Kabhi Kushi Kabhie Gham", Mujhse Dosti Karoge, Koi Mil Gaya, ‘
Krrish
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’, “Dhoom 2”, etc.
Ayesha appeared first in the Complan commercial which became very popular among the viewers. Then she starred in ‘
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’s music video “Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaaye” as a teenager. She appeared in other music videos before debuting as a leading actress in Bollywood with the movie Tarzan. Her other films include
Socha Na Tha
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, ‘
Dor
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’, ‘
Wanted
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’, etc.
Khemu made his acting debut as a child actor in a TV serial on Doordarshan named Gul Gulshan Gulfaam. He appeared in the film Sir (1993) by
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as a child actor. Following this, he appeared in films like
Raja Hindustani
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, Bhai, Zakhm, and Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke. His first film as an adult was Kalyug (2005). He has appeared in several other films after that, such as
Traffic Signal
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, “
Golmaal 3
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”,
Go Goa Gone
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, etc.
She started acting in the serial Shaka Laka Boom Boom when she was a child. Following that, she appeared in the serial Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand. Her first film appearance as a child actor was in the film "Koi Mil Gaya" starring Hrithik Roshan and
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. She made her debut as an actor in mature role in the Telugu film ‘Desamudhuru’. Her first Bollywood film as a leading actress was Aap Kaa Surroor. She has acted in many Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films as well.
Imran Khan is actor Aamir Khan’s nephew. As a child, he appeared in his uncle’s films named Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and "Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar" (1992). He debuted as an adult with the immensely successful film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008). Some other successful films of his include
Delhi Belly
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, "I Hate Luv Stories", "
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
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", "
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
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", etc. Apart from acting, Khan is involved in social work and charity as well.
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