2015: Star kids, TV actors invade Bollywood

Akshara Haasan, Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush

The younger daughter of Kamal Haasan-Sarika and sister of actress Shruti Haasan, Akshara followed in the footsteps of her famous parents and sibling. And she got a dream launch in Bollywood by noted director R Balki, who cast the youngster opposite megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Tamil superstar Dhanush in "Shamitabh". Although, the film tanked in the box office, Akshara was noticed by filmmakers and she has already started shooting her next film "Lali Ki Shaadi Mein Ladu Deewana".

Athiya Shetty & Sooraj Pancholi

The most-talked about debut of this year was of Suniel Shetty's daughter Athiya and Aditya Pancholi's son Sooraj in "Hero". The newcomers were launched by none other than Salman Khan via his home production and the superstar left no stone unturned to promote Athiya and Sooraj. Both the actors did not manage to impress the critics but they have certainly found a foothold in the industry.

Gippy Grewal & Tina Ahuja

This year also saw the much-delayed debut of Govinda's daughter Tina Ahuja, formerly known as Narmadaa, who chose "Second Hand Husband" as her maiden film. Her launch was not a glitzy affair like the other star kids, but the film starred Dharmandra and marked Punjabi superstar Gippy Garewal's Bollywood debut even though it sank without a trace. .

Bhumi Pednekar & Ayushmann Khurranna

Bhumi Pednekar made her debut in YRF Dum Lagake Haisha opposite Ayushmann Khurana . The movie went on to mint at the Box Office.

Harshaali Malhotra & Salman Khan

Harshaali Malhotra made an impressive debut as Munni in Salman Khan's film Bajrangi Bhaijaan. The little girl was much loved by the fans in her role of a mute girl from Pakistan.

Kapil Sharma, Gurmeet Choudhary, Karan Singh Grover

Kapil Sharma, Gurmeet Choudhary, Karan Singh Grover made their Bollywood films Alone, Kiskis ko Pyaar Karun, Khamoshiyaan. They relied on their talent and managed to make their presence felt with their debuts.