Child Actors Who Turned Superstars in Indian Cinema


Bangalore: In the Indian film industry, it has become a ritual for most of the actors who started their acting career in their tender age to make a mark in the film industry even after they grew up. There are a lot of them who can be penned as examples. But, there are very few actors who made a good mark as the stars in the Indian film industry and are still increasing their fan club by their awesome performance. If you are curious to know about these star actors who started their career as the child actors, check out the list below, which are taken from different sources.

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1.  Hrithik Roshan:

Hrithik Roshan, born in the year 1974, started his acting career as a child actor in the 1980s by acting in three films namely ‘Aasha’, ‘Aap Ke Deewane’ and ‘Bhagwan Dada’. In the movies ‘Aap Ke Deewane’ and ‘Bhagwan Dada’ where he acted in the minor roles, the lead roles were played by none other than his father Rakesh Roshan. Later, he appeared as the assistant director for the movies produced by his father namely ‘Karan Arjun’ and ‘Koyla’. It was in the year 2000, Hrithik debuted as the lead actor with the movie, ‘Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai’. So, for his awesome performance in this movie, he was awarded as the ‘Best actor’ as well as the ‘Best Male Debut’ in the Film Awards. Later he appeared in the movies like, ‘Fiza’, ‘Mission Kashmir’ in the same year. Hrithik also went through hardships like any other actor during 2002 and 2003 with flop movies, until he was casted in the lead role in ‘Koi…Mil Gaya’ released in 2003 and its sequel movie ‘Krrish’ released in 2006. These two movies bagged him numerous Best Actor Awards. Later, he also received his third filmfare award for his role in the movie ‘Dhoom 2’ and fourth for his movie ‘Jodhaa Akbar’. Apart from the above mentioned movies, he has given his best performances in the latest movies, ‘Guzaarish’, ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ and ‘Agneepath’.