2018 is all about star kids. This year, we will see a slew of releases which will mark the first steps of the next generation of Bollywood stars. The pressure to stand out will be high on each of these youngsters hoping to establish their foothold in the film industry. This edition, Corporate Citizen introduces you the star kids who will make their grand debut in 2018
The half-brother of India’s heartthrob Shahid Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter is all set to feature in his first Bollywood film opposite Sridevi’s elder daughter Janhvi Kapoor titled Dhadak, which is scheduled to release on July 6, 2018. He is the son of Neelima Azim (Shahid’s mother) and actor Rajesh Khattar. Ishaan is already winning hearts for the charm he exudes in the posters of Dhadak, which is a remake of the Marathi superhit film Sairaat. For the record, this wouldn’t be Ishaan’s first film. He’s also acted in Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s international film, Beyond the Clouds, but Dhadak would be his first mainstream role in Bollywood.
Following in her late superstar mother Sridevi’s footsteps is yet another doe-eyed girl, Janhvi Kapoor. The 20-year-old will be making her on-screen debut opposite Shahid Kapoor’s younger brother Ishaan Khatter in Shashank Khaitan’s Dhadak. With her angelic smile and immaculate beauty, Janhvi looks convincing in the teaser of the film. While the entire film industry is awaiting her debut, it’s a tragedy that Sridevi couldn’t see her daughter on the silver screen while she was with us.
The daughter of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh, Sara Ali Khan has in her every-thing that it takes to be an actress. Bearing an uncanny resemblance to her mother Amrita, in her younger days, Sara is a talented, breathtakingly beautiful and a confident young woman. All of 24, the rising star has already started shooting for Abhishek Kapoor’s directorial venture Kedarnath opposite Sushant Singh Rajput. Her director is all praises for her dedication to her work and it is not hard to see why she would most certainly be one of the most promising debutantes to look forward to. Even before her first film releases, Sara has already begun shooting on Simmba opposite Ranveer Singh, which is directed by Rohit Shetty and pro-duced by Karan Johar. Sara is letting Bollywood know she has arrived in style.
Joining the bandwagon of star kids making their debut in 2018 is Sunny Deol’s elder son and Dharmendra’s grandson Karan Deol. Karan is the third generation of Deols to have joined the Bollywood film industry. The young lad will be launched under the family’s production house, Vijeta Films, in a film directed by his father titled Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas. The film, which seems like the perfect launch pad for Junior Deol, is reportedly scheduled for a December 2018 release.
By Neeraj Varty
