Mumbai, the magical city of dreams, where many new faces come with the hope of touching the stars, some of whom reach their destination and some get lost in the darkness of anonymity. There are many artists here who had established themselves as child artists since childhood and one day they shone like stars in the sky of the city of dreams. We are going to tell you about some such artists –
1. Meena Kumari
Meena Kumari’s childhood name was Mahjabeen. His father Ali Baksh and mother Iqbal Bano were also artists. She acted as Baby Mahjabeen in the 1939 film ‘Leatherface’. But Vijay Bhatt named her as Baby Meena for his film ‘Ek Hi Bhool’ which later changed to Meena Kumari.
2. Madhubala
Born in a Pashtun Muslim family of Delhi, Madhubala was the fifth among eleven siblings. Her name was Mumtaz Begum Jahan Dehlvi. In 1942, she worked as Baby Mumtaz in the film ‘Basant’. Impressed by her, Devika Rani trained her in acting and also named her Madhubala. She was also called the goddess of beauty.
3. Sridevi
Sridevi, famous as a female super star, established her acting career in Bollywood as well as South Indian films. He made his debut as a child artist with the Bollywood superhit film Julie. In this, she played the role of the younger sister of the film’s heroine Lakshmi.
4. Neetu Kapoor (Leo)
Neetu Kapoor (Singh) also started her film journey as a child artiste. At that time she was known as Baby Sonia. He worked in many films as a child artist. The major films of which are – Suraj, Do Kaliyan, Dus Lakh etc.
5. Urmila Matondkar
Famous film actress Urmila started her film journey with the film ‘Kaliyug’ in 1980 and later became a famous Bollywood actress. His acting as a child artist got a new milestone in the film Masoom.
6. Shashi Kapoor
Prithviraj Kapoor’s middle son Balveer Raj Kapoor is known as Shashi Kapoor. His father used to inspire him to become an actor since childhood. That is why his elder brother Raj Kapoor gave him a chance to act as a child artist in his films ‘Aag’ and ‘Awaara’.
7. Aamir Khan
Actor, producer, director, screenwriter Aamir Khan, famously known as ‘Mr. Perfectionist’, was given his first acting opportunity by his uncle Nasir Hussain as a child artist in his film ‘Yaadon Ki Baaraat’.
8. Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt, son of famous film actor Sunil Dutt and actress Nargis, is an actor and producer. He worked as a child artist in his father’s film ‘Reshma Aur Shera’.
9. Imran Khan
Aamir Khan’s nephew Imran Khan also started his career as a child actor like his uncle. He played Aamir Khan’s childhood role in ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’ and ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’.
10. Roshan Hrithik
Famous film actor Roshan Hrithik’s first film as a child artist was ‘Asha’. Apart from this, he also acted as a child artist in ‘Aap Ke Deewane’, ‘Aas Paas’ and ‘Bhagwan Dada.
