28 Bollywood Actors In Their Debut And Recent Roles

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Here’s Alia Bhatt in her first leading role as a college student in the movie Student of the Year (2012).

Here’s Alia Bhatt as Sehmat in Raazi (2018), one of her most notable performances.

Alia’s most recent appearance was in the dark comedy, Darlings (2022).

2.

Here’s Shah Rukh Khan in the television series Fauji, way back in 1989! This was his debut.

Here’s Shah Rukh Khan as Om Makhija in the movie Om Shanti Om (2007), one of his most notable roles.

3.

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja made her debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya (2007).

Here’s Sonam portraying Neerja Bhanot in the biographical thriller, Neerja (2016).

Her latest film was The Zoya Factor (2019), based on Anuja Chauhan’s novel of the same name.

4.

Here’s Saif Ali Khan in his debut film, Parampara (1993).

One of his most notable roles was in the movie Dil Chahta Hai (2001).

He was last seen in the movie Bunty Aur Babli 2 (2021) as Rakesh aka Bobby aka Bunty.

5.

Radhika Apte made her debut with the film Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! in 2005.

Here’s Radhika in one of her most celebrated roles — as Lajjo in Parched (2015).

Radhika was last seen in the film Forensic (2022), alongside Vikrant Massey.

6.

Jaideep Ahlawat’s first mainstream role was in the movie Aakrosh (2010).

Here’s Jaideep Ahlawat as Hathi Ram Chaudhary in Paatal Lok (2020).

Jaideep was last seen in the web series, The Broken News (2022).

7.

Kiara Advani was first seen as Devi in the 2014 film, Fugly.

She played the role of Preeti in the 2019 film, Kabir Singh, her most successful venture so far.

Here’s Kiara as Nainaa in her most recent release, Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022).

8.

Aamir Khan debuted in the ensemble film Holi in 1984. It also starred actors like Om Puri, Deepti Naval, Naseeruddin Shah, and Shreeram Lagoo.

Here’s Aamir Khan as Sanjay Singhania in Ghajini (2008), one of his many iconic performances.

His most recent film is Laal Singh Chaddha (2022), an official remake of Forrest Gump.

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Here’s Ranveer Singh as Bittoo Sharma in his first film, Band Baaja Baaraat (2010).

Here’s Ranveer Singh essaying Peshwa Bajirao in the period film Bajirao Mastani (2015).

He was last seen in the film Jayeshbhai Jordaar (2022).

10.

Here’s Bhumi Pednekar as Sandhya in Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015).

She played Sugandha Joshi in the rom-com Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (2017), one of her most successful films.

And here’s Bhumi in her most recent film, Raksha Bandhan (2022).

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Here’s Sidharth Malhotra as Abhimanyu in his first film, Student of the Year (2012).

Here’s Sidharth Malhotra as Guru from the thriller, Ek Villain (2014).

He was last seen in the 2021 film, Shershaah.

12.

Pankaj Tripathi’s was first seen in a small role in the movie Run (2004), of the “Kauwa Biryani” fame.

Here’s Pankaj Tripathi as Assistant Commandant Aatma Singh in the much-loved Newton (2017).

His most recent release is Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga (2022).

13.

Taapsee Pannu’s first film was Jhummandi Naadam, which released in 2010.

Here’s Taapsee Pannu in the 2020 movie, Thappad, her most celebrated role.

Taapsee’s most recent release is Dobaaraa (2022), a time-travel thriller.

14.

Here’s Ayushmann Khurrana in his first film, Vicky Donor (2012).

He played Akash in the critically acclaimed black comedy, Andhadhun (2018).

Here’s Ayushmann Khurrana in his most recent film, Anek (2022).

15.

Here’s Rajkummar Rao in his debut film, Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010).

Here’s Rajkummar Rao as Newton Kumar in the 2017 film, Newton.

He was recently seen in the murder-mystery, HIT: The First Case (2022).

16.

Tabu’s first film was Dev Anand’s Hum Naujawan (1985).

Here’s Tabu as Mumtaz in the 2001 film, Chandni Bar, for which she received a National Award.

And here’s Tabu in her most recent film, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, which released in 2022.

17.

Ranbir Kapoor started his acting career with the 2007 film, Saawariya.

Here’s Ranbir as Sanjay Dutt in the biopic, Sanju (2018).

And, here’s Ranbir Kapoor as Shiva in the much awaited fantasy film, Brahmāstra (2022).

18.

Katrina Kaif debuted in the controversial movie Boom (2003), which also starred the likes of Amitabh Bachchan and Jackie Shroff.

Here’s Katrina Kaif as Babita Kumari in Zero (2018), a role for which she received a lot of critical acclaim.

19.

Anushka Sharma’s first film was Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi in 2008.

Here’s Anushka Sharma as Jagat Janani in the 2014 film, PK, her biggest commercial success.

She was last seen as Aafia Yusufzai Bhinder in Zero (2018).

20.

Deepika Padukone’s debut film was Aishwarya, which released in 2006.

She played Leela in the tragic romance, Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013), based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

Her latest release is the 2022 film, Gehraiyaan.

21.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas made her debut as Priya in the 2002 film, Thamizhan.

22.

Here’s Priyanka as Meghna Mathur in Fashion (2008), a role for which she won a National Award.

She last played Sati in the sci-fi film, The Matrix Resurrections (2021).

23.

Shahid Kapoor debuted in 2003 with the film, Ishq Vishq.

Here’s Shahid Kapoor as Tommy Singh in the gritty 2016 movie, Udta Punjab.

His latest release was Jersey (2022), in which he plays a cricketer.

24.

Vicky Kaushal began his acting journey with a small role in the 2012 film, Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana.

Here’s Vicky Kaushal as Major Vihaan Singh Shergill in Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019). He won a National Award for the role.

And, he was most recently seen in Sardar Udham (2021), where he essayed the titular character.

25.

Kareena Kapoor Khan’s first movie was Refugee, which released in 2000.

Here’s Kareena as the titular character in the 2004 film, Chameli, one of her most critically-acclaimed performances.

Her most recent release is Laal Singh Chaddha (2022).

26.

Manoj Bajpayee made his debut in 1993 with a small role in the TV show, Shikast.

Here’s Manoj Bajpayee in the 1998 film, Satya. He won a National Award and a Filmfare Award for his performance.

He was last seen as Nikhil Sood in the movie Dial 100 (2021).

27.

Varun Dhawan made his film debut as Rohan in Student of the Year (2012).

Here he is as Raghav “Raghu” Purohit in the 2015 film, Badlapur.

Varun was recently seen as Kuldeep “Kukoo” Saini in the 2022 film, Jugjugg Jeeyo.

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Abhishek Bachchan debuted in the romantic drama, Refugee (2000).

Here’s Abhishek Bachchan in Guru (2007), his biggest critical and commercial success.

He was recently seen as Ganga Ram Chaudhary in the 2022 film, Dasvi.