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Saiyaara's Ahaan Panday-Aneet Padda, Netflix's 'Nadaaniyan' Ibrahim Ali Khan-Khushi Kapoor: The new faces of Bollywood in 2025 so far
Remember the year 2012? It saw at least a dozen debuts- Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Sidharth Malhotra, Arjun Kapoor, Yami Gautam, Pulkit Samrat, Ayushmann Khurrana, Paoli Dam, Amy Jackson, Esha Gupta, Huma Qureshi, Diana Penty, Ileana D'Cruz.
2025 will also see and has already seen a plethora of debuts, and we are here to talk about the new faces that have surfaced on the big screen as well as OTT. Some worked whereas some may need few more films to prove their mettle. Here are the names that have arrived already:
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Ahaan Panday
Saiyaara is a monstrous blockbuster and perhaps the most successful debut since Hrithik Roshan in Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. Ahan Panday's sincerity only begins to show post the interval when his outbursts and outrageous behaviour are sanitised and his character becomes a lot more restrained. Even the couple's togetherness feels more earned. Anyway, a star is born!
Aneet Padda
This Mohit Suri musical feels like a relaunch. Well, if reports are to be believed, she was rejected and her audition was called 'disastrously bad.'
It was Ahaan Panday who stepped in and that's how her second chance became an opportunity of a lifetime. Aneet has acted in Aamir Khan and Kajol's 2022 film Salaam Venky that also starred Vishal Jethwa. She was seen in last year's web-show Big Girls Don't Cry.
Ibrahim Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan's son made his acting debut with Netflix and Dharma Productions' Nadaaniyan that didn't get the response the makers expected. The blue-eyed boy now gears up for Sarzameen with Kajol and Prithviraj Sukumaran, another streaming release.
Khushi Kapoor
More than The Archie's back in 2023, she got the spotlight during the release of Nadaaniyan and Loveyapa. The latter also marked the debut of Aamir Khan's son Junaid.
Junaid Khan
Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan's debut 'Loveyapa' failed at the box-office. It was a film that also starred Khushi Kapoor. In an interview with Raj Shamani, the actor broke his silence on why his son's film bombed.
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Aamir Khan said, 'When Loveyapa released, I really liked the film and thought Junaid had done a good job. The role he played was quite different from his real personality. Junaid has this quality — he transforms into the character.'
Shanaya Kapoor
Shanaya Kapoor made her Bollywood debut with the recently released film, Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan. This came after her film Bedhadak with Kill fame Lakshya got shelved. The romantic drama saw Vikrant Massey opposite her.
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