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From ‘Om Shanti Om’ to ‘Student of the Year’: When Bollywood stars looked back at where it all began

TOI Entertainment Desk
| ETimes.in | Last updated on - Oct 20, 2025, 12:00 IST
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Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone made her film debut with 'Om Shanti Om,' which was directed by Farah Khan, where she starred alongside Shah Rukh Khan. To commemorate the 10th anniversary, Farah shared a throwback on Instagram. The actress played the lovely Shantipriya, while SRK starred in the lead role of Om Prakash Makhija, a character that continues to linger in the fans' hearts.

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Alia Bhatt

In 2012 Alia Bhatt made her acting debut in Karan Johar's 'Student of the Year', opposite Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra. Celebrating 12th anniversary of the film, Karan took to social media to share a throwback photo from the film with a heartfelt caption.

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Kareena Kapoor Khan

Kareena Kapoor embarked on her acting career with her debut film, JP Dutta's 'Refugee', alongside Abhishek Bachchan in 2000. Earlier this June, Kareena took to her Instagram account to reflect back on her moments and honorable mention of her 25 successful years in the industry, celebrating it by also posting a collection of throwbacks.

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Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar, known as Bollywood's Khiladi, debuted in 1991 with the romantic drama ‘Saugandh’ directed by Raj N. Sippy and starring several prominent actors, including Rakhee Gulzar, Shanti Priya, Beena Banerjee, and Aryeman Ramsay. From there, the actor embarked on the way to become one of the biggest stars in India.

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Priyanka Chopra

Before conquering Bollywood, Priyanka Chopra Jonas made her acting debut in a Tamil film, titled ‘Thamizhan’ in 2002. Music composer D. Imman recently posted a throwback photo from the recording studio with Priyanka and revealed that she had even provided vocals for the song ‘Ullathai Killathe’, marking her debut performance in the music space.

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Kajol

Kajol delighted her followers with an entertaining throwback on Instagram with a photo of her dancing on top of a taxi at Marine Drive. She wrote: “So now you know we’ve done it ALL! Even stood up and danced on top of a taxi at marine drive… is that on anyone’s bucket list?” The photo appears to be from a film of hers—a wonderful reminder that Kajol continues to be fun and spirited on screen and off.

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