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Throwback pictures of Bollywood actors from their debut days

Bollywood stars weren’t always superstars. From Deepika’s Om Shanti Om debut to Alia’s Student of the Year, these rare throwback pictures bring nostalgia.

Written By: Twinkle Gupta Edited By: Kamna Arora

Published : Aug 20, 2025, 02:18 PM IST, Updated : Aug 20, 2025, 02:56 PM IST

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone made her acting debut with Farah Khan's film 'Om Shanti Om' in 2007. The film features Shah Rukh Khan in the lead roles. On completing 10 years, Farah shared this throwback picture on her Instagram handle. In the film, Deepika played the role of Shantipriya whereas SRK portrayed the character of Om Prakash Makhija.

2/6 Image Source : Instagram / @karanjohar

Alia Bhatt made her acting debut with Karan Johar's romantic drama film 'Student of the Year' in 2012. The film marks the debut of Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan too. On completing 12 years, Karan Johar shared this nostalgic picture on social media.

3/6 Image Source : Instagram / @kareenakapoorkhan

Kareena Kapoor Khan made her acting debut with the film 'Refugee' in 2000. On June this year, Kareena took to her Instagram handle and celebrate her 25 years in the film industry by sharing these throwback pictures. The film was directed by JP Dutta and features Abhishek Bachchan in the lead roles.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas made her acting debut with the Tamil film 'Thamizhan' in 2002. Well-known music composer D Imman shared this nostalgic picture of himself with Priyanka from the recording studio. Notably, Priyanka also made her singing debut with the song 'Ullathai Killathe'.

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Bollywood's Khiladi Kumar aka Akshay Kumar made his debut in the hindi film industry with the film 'Saugandh' in 1991. The film features Rakhee Gulzar, Shanti Priya, Beena Banerjee, Aryeman Ramsay and others in the lead roles. The romantic drama film was directed by Raj N Sippy.

6/6 Image Source : Instagram / @kajol

Kajol shared this throwback picture on her Instagram handle this year on May 20. In this picture, the DDLJ actress can be seen dancing on top of a taxi in Mumbai. She captioned the post as, "So now u know we have done it ALL! Even stand up and dance on a taxi on Marine Drive … is that on anyone’s bucket list?" It is said that this image was from one of her movies.