1. This is a picture of Shah Rukh Khan during his teens. Born on 2nd November, 1965, SRK grew up in Rajendra Nagar in New Delhi and describes himself as ‘half-Hyderabadi, half-Pathan and some-Kashmiri’.
2. This cute little
thing is ‘Mr. Perfectionist’ Aamir Khan with his perfect little smile during
his childhood. Born on 14th March, 1965, Aamir comes from a family of
film-makers and politicians. This Bollywood celebrity is a descendant of
freedom fighter Abdul Kalam Azad and former president Dr. Zakir Hussain.
3. Seen in this rare
photo with mom Jaya Bachchan is ‘Raavan’ star Abhishek Bachchan. Born on 5th
February, 1976, Abhishek was dyslexic as a kid.
4. It is hard to
imagine Big B as a baby, but here you are with his parents, poet Harivansh Rai
and Teji. Born on 11th October, 1942, Amitabh Bachchan was initially named
Inquilaab, but his father changed his mind when a fellow poet suggested the
name ‘Amitabh’.
5. The Miss
World-to-be, Aishwarya Rai – here seen with her elder brother, Aditya. Born on
1st November, 1973, she was born in a conservative Hindu family with a marine
biologist father, a writer mother and a merchant navy engineer for a brother.
6. This one right here
is ‘Dabangg’ star Salman Khan during his childhood days. Seems like he was born
with his intense eyes, huh? Born on 27th December, 1965 – Salman’s paternal
grandfather was a Muslim from Afghanistan who settled in Indore.
7. One of the cutest
smiles of the present Bollywood brigade – Katrina Kaif was even cuter as a kid.
Born on 16th July, 1984 – Kaif was born in Hong Kong to a Kashmiri father and
an English mother. Her parents divorced when she was just a kid.
8. The Kapoor girls –
Karishma and Kareena, as kids. Weren’t they adorable? Born on 25th June, 1974
and 21st September, 1980 respectively – Karishma studied at the Cathedral and
John Connon School and Kareena at Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai.
9. Check out the cheeky
smile in this rare photo. This young girl grew up to be who we today know as
Sridevi. Born on 13th August, 1963, this Bollywood celebrity was born to Tamil
parents in Sivakasi of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.
10. The joy with which
young Sanjay Dutt handles the gun in this picture is now almost an irony. Born
on 29th July, 1959, Dutt was educated at The Lawrence School, Sanawar near
Kasauli and had spent over a year at a Texas rehab clinic.
11. There’s always one
childhood rare photograph we all are embarrassed about. For Priyanka Chopra,
this might be it. Born on 18th July, 1982 in Jameshedpur to a physician couple
in the Indian Army. Because of their job which required constant travel, this Bollywood
diva had lived in a number of cities while growing up.
12. This royal trio is
Nawab of Pataudi Saif Ali Khan with his sisters Soha and Saba. Saif was born on
June 16th, 1970 and Soha on 4th October, 1978. Their paternal grandmother was
Sajida Sultan, Begum of Bhopal and their great-uncle was Pakistani general Sher
Ali Khan Pataudi.
13. This cute little
thing here is the now handsome hunk, John Abraham. Born on 17th December, 1972
to a Malayali architect and a Parsi mother – Abraham’s Parsi name is ‘Farhan’.
14. Akshaye Khanna
during his childhood days seems as clueless as he in now about his Bollywood
career. Born on 28th March, 1975, he was born in Mumbai and studied in Kishore
Namit Kapoor Acting Institute.
15. With father Prakash
Padukone, here is Deepika
Padukone as a pony-tailed kid. Born on 5th January, 1986 in Copenhagen
and after shifting to India, attended Sophia High School in Bangalore.
16. Before she could be
the ‘Student of the Year’, Alia Bhatt was this plump, pouty baby. Born on 15th
March, 1993, Alia completed high school from Jamnabai Narsee School and was a
child artist in her first movie ‘Sangharsh’.
17. The oomph factor
never left her side – this is Bipasha Basu in a baby bikini. Born on 7th
January, 1979, this celebrity describes herself as a very naughty and pampered
tomboy as a kid.
18. The kid to the left
of Aamir Khan is our chocolate boy of Bollywood, Imran Khan – cutting his
birthday cake with his mamu. Born on 13thJanuary, 1983 in Wisconsin, this
Bollywood celebrity has played the role of a young Aamir Khan in ‘Qayamat Se
Qayamat Tak’ and ‘Jo Jeeta Wahi Sikander’.
19. Rani Mukerji as a
kid - and those honey-colored eyes! Born on 21st March, 1978, Rani is a trained
Odissi dancer and had started learning the dance from the 10th standard. She
trained in acting at Roshan Taneja’s acting institute before starting in her
career.
20. Another chocolate
boy that was as sweet as a kid – Shahid Kapoor. Born on 25th February, 1981, he
grew up in Press Enclave, Saket in New Delhi with his mother Neelima Azim and
his maternal grandparents.
21. Can you believe
that Bollywood diva Shilpa Shetty did not even remotely look like it as a
teenager? Born on 8th June, 1975, Shilpa was very athletic in school. Captain
of the volleyball team in school, she also has a black belt in karate.
22. Anil Kapoor is a
proud daddy in this rare photo, with daughters Sonam and Rhea. Born on 9th
June, 1985, she is trained classical dancer and studied theatre and arts in
Singapore for two years.
23. Mother Tanuja and
daughters Kajol and Tanisha – a picture-perfect family. Born on 5th August,
1974, she describes herself as having been an ‘extremely mischievous’ child and
was very stubborn and impulsive.
24. Whatever he may be
today, he was Superman that day – Tusshar Kapoor at a costume party during his
childhood days. Born on 20th November, 1976, Kapoor studied at University of
Michigan and graduated with a BBA from the Ross School of Business.
25. With his mother
Yashodhara, father Suresh Oberoi and sister Meghna – this is Vivek Oberoi
gallantly posing for the picture. Born on 3rdSeptember, 1976, Oberoi has a
Masters degree in film acting from New York University.
26. The shy, smiling
kid in red is Sunny Deol – with his parents Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur and
sister Ajeeta. Born on 19th October, 1956, this Bollywood star was nominated
for the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his debut movie, ‘Betaab’ (1983).
27. Next is
Dharmendra’s younger son, the adorable-looking Bobby Deol. Born on 27th
January, 1969, Bobby studied at the Mayo College, Ajmer and first appeared
briefly as a child actor in ‘Dharam Veer’ (1977).
28. This spunky girl in
this rare photo is ‘Ishaqzaade’ star Parineeti Chopra with her younger siblings.
Born on 22nd October, 1988, Parineeti was a very good student and wanted to be
an investment banker and has a triple honors degree in business, finance and
economics from Manchester Business School.
29. Gul
Panag was an animal-lover even as a kid. Born on January 3rd, 1979,
Panag studied in 14 different schools as a kid, as her father was in the Indian
Army and had to move around a lot.
30. Dashing Neil Nitin
Mukesh when he was just a day old – still in the hospital lying with his mum.
Born on 15th January, 1982, he was named by Lata Mangeshkar after the astronaut
Neil Armstrong. Although he is an actor, he also has a passion for singing –
the profession of his family.