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Children’s Day: Child artistes who went on to become stars

Rishi Kapoor first appeared as a child actor in Mera Naam Joker (1970).

Updated on: Nov 14, 2016 3:37 PM IST

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Rishi Kapoor first appeared as a child actor in Mera Naam Joker (1970).

Updated on Nov 14, 2016 3:37 PM

Rishi Kapoor first appeared as a child actor in Mera Naam Joker (1970).

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Sridevi first appeared onscreen as a child artist in the Tamil film Thunaivan (1969) at the age of four.

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Sridevi first appeared onscreen as a child artist in the Tamil film Thunaivan (1969) at the age of four.

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Leonardo DiCaprio began his career by appearing in television commercials, first appearing in Santa Barbara (1984) as a child artist.

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Leonardo DiCaprio began his career by appearing in television commercials, first appearing in Santa Barbara (1984) as a child artist.

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Shashi Kapoor made his formal entry into films as a child artist in the 1940s. His best-known performances are in Aag (1948) and Awaara (1951).

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Shashi Kapoor made his formal entry into films as a child artist in the 1940s. His best-known performances are in Aag (1948) and Awaara (1951).

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Kushboo Sundar began her career in the early 1980s as a child artist. She has worked in films like The Burning Train, Laawaris and Kalia.

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Kushboo Sundar began her career in the early 1980s as a child artist. She has worked in films like The Burning Train, Laawaris and Kalia.

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Ryan Gosling started his career as a child actor on the Disney Channel’s Mickey Mouse Club (1993-95).

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Ryan Gosling started his career as a child actor on the Disney Channel’s Mickey Mouse Club (1993-95).

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Through the 1980s, Hrithik Roshan appeared in a number of films as a child artist, prominent being Bhagwaan Dada starring Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Rakesh Roshan.

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Through the 1980s, Hrithik Roshan appeared in a number of films as a child artist, prominent being Bhagwaan Dada starring Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Rakesh Roshan.

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Neetu Singh too started out young and began acting at the age of eight. Her first role was in Suraj (1966).

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Neetu Singh too started out young and began acting at the age of eight. Her first role was in Suraj (1966).

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Padmini Kolhapure too began her career as child artist and her most famous role was in Raj Kapoor’s 1977 film Satyam Shivam Sundaram.

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Padmini Kolhapure too began her career as child artist and her most famous role was in Raj Kapoor’s 1977 film Satyam Shivam Sundaram.

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Miley Cyrus hit the limelight as a child artist with her television series Hannah Montana in 2006.

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Miley Cyrus hit the limelight as a child artist with her television series Hannah Montana in 2006.

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Lindsay Lohan began her career at the age of four as a model and went on to star as a child actor in the soap opera Another World, aged 10. (AP)

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Lindsay Lohan began her career at the age of four as a model and went on to star as a child actor in the soap opera Another World, aged 10. (AP)

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Shahid Kapoor began appearing in TV commercials as a 10-year-old and later appeared as a background dancer in films and in music videos.

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Shahid Kapoor began appearing in TV commercials as a 10-year-old and later appeared as a background dancer in films and in music videos.

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Drew Barrymore’s tryst with limelight began really early when as an eleven-months-old baby she appeared in a TV commercial. Later, she starred in Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, aged seven.

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Drew Barrymore’s tryst with limelight began really early when as an eleven-months-old baby she appeared in a TV commercial. Later, she starred in Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, aged seven.

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Veteran actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan first appeared as a child artist in the Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma (1959).

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Veteran actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan first appeared as a child artist in the Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma (1959).

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The stunning British-American actor Elizabeth Taylor too made her film debut as a child actor in the 1940s.

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The stunning British-American actor Elizabeth Taylor too made her film debut as a child actor in the 1940s.

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