The Bollywood trend of launching two debutants as a couple may sound cliché but it’s an old trick that has always (well, mostly) worked its magic at the box-office. Star kids have been launched this way since forever and it’s exactly what dream debuts are made of – great paparazzi watching their every move and some serious curiosity from industry insiders and audiences alike.
Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty have bagged their dream debut in Hero by not only getting to do what is a typical Bollywood masala flick but also getting launched by the very influential, the Godfather-esque Salman Khan himself.
BC looks back at stars who debuted together over the decades. Here’s going down the memory lane and looking at the famous debuts that got us talking.
Heropanti
Jackie Shroff’s son Tiger was what a multi-faceted star is made of. Dance moves to kill, super physique and some real acting got him much applause from the film fraternity. A diva in the making, Kriti Sanon played perfect companion and they both set the screen ablaze with their chemistry.
Student Of The Year
Two hunks and one hot bombshell were on the rise and what a splendid rising it was. Karan Johar mentored, groomed and gave birth to three newcomers. He gave us a new-age Salman Khan in Varun Dhawan, a superb actress in Alia Bhatt and a model with acting chops in Siddharth Malhotra. Alia went on to get applauded in her second movie, but she made her mark here and was compared to Poo from K3G. Varun and Siddharth made KJo proud and became the new bromantic pair.
Saawariya
When the master mind of Sanjay Leela Bhansali decided to launch newbies, his search stopped no further than his assistant directors who were star kids on the brink of stardoms. Sonam Kapoor very much held her own and gave a demure performance opposite the Kapoor lad who didn’t fight shy of his towel act and delivered a convincing act of what was a case of poorly scripted movie and pointless cinema.
Kaho Na Pyaar Hai
Chiseled lean looks, unbeatable screen charisma and a hot bod made for us the great cocktail that is Hrithik Roshan and what a heady high he gave us with that killer performance. Launched by daddy Rakesh Roshan in the ultimate new-age romance flick, Ameesha Patel, too, made her debut with probably her best in this film. Both garnered their share of praise and approval and stole several hearts and awards.
Refugee
Putting everyone’s heart aflutter with innocent looks and superstar talent was Kareena Kapoor in her debut film directed by war film veteran J.P Dutta. The Bachchan genes gave us Abhishek Bachchan who did not very much make his mark with this film but nonetheless hung on and survived. The movie didn’t meet the success it strove for but opened to packed theatres and became the fifth highest grossing film of 2000.
Barsaat
Rajkumar Santoshi went on to launch kids of very eminent film personalities – Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia. Bobby Deol was the quintessential heartthrob who could do starry-eyed movies and make girls fall in love with his understated roles. Deol Junior very much proved his mettle in this full-fledged love saga and so did Twinkle Khanna who was fresh and oh-so-naive.
Mohabattein
Not the best debuts of all time, this pair was that of veteran producer Yash Chopra’s son and Shilpa Shetty’s sister. There’s no denying that the Chopra boy couldn’t impress anyone back then – or now. Shamita managed to look svelte and great on screen to say the least.
Bobby
The classic pairing of dashing Rishi Kapoor and gorgeous Dimple Kapadia was enough to make this film work. Backed by brilliant music and direction, this Raj Kapoor picture remains a cult classic in its truest form. Dimple got more than just some eyeballs for her bold bikini stunt and Rishi became the romantic hero of the time.
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