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Remember these famous child actors, here's what they are doing now

TNN | Last updated on - Mar 6, 2018, 14:11 IST
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Remember these famous child actors, here's what they are doing now

Child actors have always managed to entertain the audience with their gimmicks, stunts, comedy and much more on television. While some of them grow up to excel on the small screen, some just disappear with time. Take a look at their evolution in pics here..
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Ruhana Khanna of Gangaa fame reunites with her reel mother Jaya Bhattacharya

Child actor Ruhana Khanna, who rose to fame by playing the role of little Gangaa in the TV show 'Gangaa', met up with her reel life mother, actress Jaya Bhattacharya recently. They took to their Instagram to share the pictures of their reunion. (Photo: Instagram)

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Manu in Jhansi Ki Rani

Ulka Gupta, who played Manu in Jhansi Ki Rani, is all grown up now and set to return to the small screen as a 20-year-old Parvati in the mythological drama, 'Shaktipeeth Ke Bhairav.
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Sanju in Shaka Laka Boom Boom

Kinshuk Vaidya: The boy, who once made everyone want his magical pencil that could bring anything to life that it drew, Sanju aka Kinshu Vaidya is all grown up now. After playing the protagonist on Shaka Laka Boom Boom, he went on to bag a role in Kajol and Ajay Devgn starrer Raju Chacha. He was last seen playing the protagonist on Ek Rishta Saajhedari Ka which ended in March this year. But his debut show as an adult didn't do well in TRPs and was taken off air abruptly.

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Fruity in Son Pari

Tanvi Hegde: Remember Fruity from Star Plus' Son Pari, starring Mrunal Kulkarni? The sweet little actress has acted in many movies like Gaja Gamini, Champion, Rahul, Isha, Pitaah, Durga,Muniya (Rudra's daughter), Viruddh... Family Comes First, Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!, Chal Chalein. Besides this, Tanvi has also been a part of more than 150 commercials. However, her small screen career ended after Sonpari.

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Anandi in Balika Vadhu

Avika Gor: One of the most popular child actors ever, Avika Gor grew leaps and bounds after her first stint on TV. She portrayed the role of a young bride who faces many hardships in her childhood. The actress later featured in Sasural Simar Ka which earned her immense popularity. She was also seen at Cannes Film Festival along with her co-actor in Sasural Simar Ka - Manish Raisinghan. Apart from her career on TV, the actress has also experimented with roles in Hindi and regional cinema. She is now back on the small screen with Na Aana Iss Des Laado.

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Rannvijay in Veer ki Ardaas Veera

Bhavesh Balchandani: Bhavesh Balchandani was the cutest kid on the block once, but ever since his show Veer ki Ardaas Veera ended, his career also drifted away from Hindi television industry. He is popular in Indonesia and has been acting in one of their TV shows, but he is not seen on Indian screens anymore.

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Vishal Diwan in Dekh Bhai Dekh

Sunny Singh: Remember the small naughty kid from one of the most celebrated show, Dekh Bhai Dekh? Yes! That is Sunny Singh, the child actor who played Sameer (Shekhar Suman) and Sunita's (Bhavna Balsawar) son in the show. The little toddler is no more the cute little naughty boy, but has grown up into a handsome hunk. Sunny, in fact, had recently debuted in Bollywood with Shahid Kapoor's film Paathshaala. However, he is not so popular in the industry.

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Abha in Dekh Bhai Dekh

Karishma Acharya: Now that we have noticed the little prodigy Sunny Singh from Dekh Bhai Dekh, let's take a look at the little angel who played Vishal's sister on the show. Vishal's little sister, Abha played by Karishma Acharya, is now a successful costume designer and fashion stylist based out of Mumbai. Karishma found her calling in fashion designing instead of acting.

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Karishma in Karishma Kaa Karishma

Jhanak Shukla: Jhanak Shukla, the cute little blue-eyed girl is the daughter of renowned actress Supriya Shukla. The little star entertained one and all in the Hindi remake of an American show by the name Little Wonder. Currently she is pursuing her studies.

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Swamy in Malgudi Days

Master Manjunath: His real name is Manjunath Nayaker, but he’s better known as Master Manjunath who immortalized RK Narayan’s character Swamy in the hit series Malgudi Days. This child actor began acting at the tender age of three and has several Hindi and Kannada movies to his credit. Master Manjunath also played the young Vijay Deenanath Chauhan in the original Agneepath. But he is perhaps best remembered for his role in Swami and Friends which won him many awards. He quit acting at the age of 19 to concentrate on his studies. He did MA in Sociology, Diploma in cinematography and CA Foundation course. He is working as a Vice President - PR and Liaison for the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMIC).

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