Bollywood A lister’s off-beat on screen pairing in 2016

Shah Rukh Khan, Mahira Khan

Shah Rukh, who in the past has given a dream start to the career of actresses like Anushka Sharma and Deepika Padukone, will be seen opposite three newcomers in his upcoming two films "Fan" and "Raees". Popular face of Pakistani entertainment industry, Mahira Khan will be making her Bollywood debut opposite the 50-year-old actor in "Raees".

Shah Rukh Khan, Walushcha , Shriya

Maneesh Sharma's "Fan", Shah Rukh will share screen space with debutantes Waluscha De Sousa and Shriya Pilgaonkar, daughter of Marathi actor Sachin.

Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar

Aamir will be seen opposite popular TV actress Sakshi Tanwar in his sports-drama "Dangal". Sakshi, best-known for playing the role of Parvati in the hit TV show, "Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii", is playing the "Dhoom 3" actor's wife in the film.

Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma

Salman, too, will be seen for the first time opposite actress Anushka Sharma in Yash Raj Film's "Sultan". Anushka previously worked with Shah Rukh and Aamir in "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" and "PK" respectively.

Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur

Superstar Akshay Kumar, who has earlier enjoyed successful on-screen pairing with Sonakshi Sinha, Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra, will be seen with actress Nimrat Kaur in "Airlift". The film marks Nimrat's second full-fledged role after her breakthrough movie "The Lunchbox".

Hrithik Roshan,Pooja Hegde

In filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker's next "Mohenjo-Daro", Hrithik will share screen space with former beauty pageant contestant Pooja Hegde, who makes her Bollywood debut with the period drama. This will be the second time the "Bang Bang!" star will be paired with a new face after his own debut "Kaho Na... Pyar Hai!" which also marked the Bollywood innings of actress Ameesha Patel.

Ajay Devgn , Sayesha Saigal

Grand-niece of legendary actor Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu, Sayesha Saigal, will be paired opposite Ajay in his much-ambitious Diwali-release "Shivaay".

Golshifteh Farahani , Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan. The "Talvar" actor will be playing husband to Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani in Anup Singh's "The song of Scorpions".

Saif Ali Khan , Kangana Ranaut, Shahid Kapoor

Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor too, will share an unusual pairing in filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj's next, Rangoon", where they are paired opposite Kangana Ranaut. The film will mark the trio's first on-screen outing.

Aishwarya Rai ,Ranbir Kapoor

In filmmaker Karan Johar's Diwali release, "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil," actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, for the first time, will be seen opposite nine-year younger actor Ranbir Kapoor.

Randeep Hooda, Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rail also share screen space with Randeep Hooda, who plays her brother in the biopic "Sarbjit".

Kareena Kapoor , Arjun Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor , Arjun Kapoor in Ki and Ka

Katrina Kaif, Aditya Roy Kapur

Even Katrina Kaif, who has worked with all the industry big-wigs, from Khans, to Kapoors, will be seen opposite two relatively new actors in her upcoming films. In "Fitoor", the "Bang Bang!" star pairs with six-film old actor Aditya Roy Kapoor.

Katrina Kaif , Sidharth Malhotra

Katrina Kaif will be seen in Baar Baar Dekho" with the "Student of the Year" star Sidharth Malhotra, who has featured in four movies till now.