CHILD ACTORS WHO MADE IT BIG IN BOLLYWOOD

They first caught the attention of the public as cute petite child actors;
ones who bought innocence to the film and in the process garnered collective ‘aawwws’ from the audience. Their childhood days are long gone and these grown up individuals are back on the silver screen to grab their piece of true Bollywood stardom.

Here’s a list of child actors who made a place for themselves in the adult world of Bollywood.

1: NEETU SINGH

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She has worked in films since she could walk. Her first film in 1968 was ‘Do Kaliyaan’ (a remake of the Hollywood classic ‘The Parent Trap’) where she played a double role – Ganga and Jamuna – with incredible ease. She wowed the audience with her cuteness and went onto star in films like Waris and Pavitra Paapi as a child artist before her debut as an elder actress in Yaadon Ki Baraat.

2- KAMAL HASAN

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Kamal first acted in a movie at the age of 6 and has since acted in 150+ movies spanning regions, genres and languages. A child prodigy, Kamal has proved that with talent and perseverance no feat is impossible to achieve. Today, he is one of the most respected actors of the film world.

3- SHASHI KAPOOR

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“Mere paas maa hain” – this is the line that Shashi Kapoor made legend in Deewar. This was in 1975. However, it was in 1945 that Shashi made his acting debut at the age of 6 in Jayant Desai’s Tabdir. Since then he continued working as a child artist in various mythological films and also in main stream cinema; notably as Raj Kapoor’s younger counterpart in Awara. As a child he also did plays at the Prithvi Theatre and then went on to become a big Bollywood star.

4- AFTAB SHIVDASANI

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He has played the younger versions of two of the biggest Indian superstars – Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan. His debut was with Mr. India (1987) and he then went on to do various films including Chaalbaaz, Shahenshah, Insaniyat and so on. As a grownup he made his debut in Ram Gopal Varma’s Mast and caught the attention of all teenage girls and has since gone on to act in a string of commercially successful movies.

5- SRIDEVI

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Sridevi is the diva most women wish to be. But before she became a diva, she was a child artist who featured in multiple Tamil and Telugu films where she played mythological characters. It was then that she got a break in Hindi cinema with ‘solvan saawan’ in 1979 and the rest, as they say, is history.

6- KUNAL KHEMU

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He first appeared in Doordarshan's 'Gul Gulshan Gulfaan' when he was 4 years old and went onto to act in a string movies like Sir, Raja Hindustani, Hum hain rahi pyaar ke. One of the most recognisable child artists, Kunal's debut as an adult happened in 2005 in Jaanat. Since then, he has had consistent releases and with effort and hard work could well be a mega star of Bollywood.

It would be appropriate to mention a couple of other bollywood celebrities like Urmila Matondkar, Kunal Khemu who have gone on and made a big name for themselves. However, one must add that not all child artists’ succeed when they grow big; only a few are the lucky ones who do.

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