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From Avneet Kaur to Sumbul Touqeer: TV actresses who made it big before reaching their 20s as show's leads

ETimes.in | Last updated on - Oct 22, 2022, 17:11 IST
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​From Avneet Kaur to Sumbul Touqeer: TV actresses who made it big before reaching their 20s at show's leads

It is often seen that the viewers are completely unaware of these young actresses' real age, their debuts into the leads were even earlier than you all expected. From the gorgeous Reem Shaikh to Jannat Zubair and now Sumbul Touqeer, these young lads began their careers at a very young age. Check out the list:

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Sumbul Touqeer

The young actress garnered massive fame and fandom with her show Imlie, she bagged the show at the age of 17, and she is currently seen in Bigg Boss 16. Fans have been rooting for her in the show.

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Shivangi Joshi

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai's most adored Naira aka Shivangi Joshi bagged the biggest show of her career when she was 17 year-old, she went on to do the show for 6 years, and in 2021 she decided to part ways from the show. She did Balika Vadhu 2 and was recently seen in Khatron Ke Khiladi 12 as a strong contender.

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Avneet Kaur

Avneet Kaur started her career with the acting reality show and went on to bag one of the most popular fantasy shows Aladdin as the lead Princess Yasmine while she was only 17 years old. Her pairing with Siddharth Nigam is still the talk of the town and fans would love to see them together again. She is now making her Bollywood debut opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

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Reem Shaikh

As a child artist, Reem was already a popular face in the Industry but the actress rose to fame as the lead face with Tujhse Hai Raabta opposite Sehban Azim, she bagged the show while she was 17 years old.

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Gracy Goswami

Gracy Goswami turned into one of the most adored actresses with Kyun Utthey Dil Chhod Aaye, she was paired opposite Zaan Khan and Kunal Jaisingh. She was only 17 when she joined the show, she even celebrated her 18th birthday while the show was on-air.

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Jannat Zubair

Jannat Zubair has indeed become the national crush after her stint with Khatron Ke Khiladi 12. Jannat began her career as a child artist, she was cast as a lead in Tu Aashiq when she was just 16 years old.

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Anchal Sahu

Anchal is currently leading the most popular show Parineetii, she is only 17 years old and the actress bagged her first lead with Barrister Babu at the age of 16. Anchal was applauded for her performance in the show and now she is filled with all the love that she receives playing Parineet.

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Ashnoor Kaur

The Patiala Babe's Minnie aka Ashnoor Kaur bagged the show as lead when she was only 17 years old. The actress has been onscreen since she was 5 years old. She began her acting career with Jhansi Ki Rani as a little princess.

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Isha Malviya

Isha bagged one of the most adored shows on television Udaariyaan with Ankit Gupta and Priyanka Chahar Choudhary. Fans were stunned to see her transform into the negative lead in the show at the age of 17. Isha received a lot of praise for her stint. She left the show owing to the generation leap in the show.

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Niharika Chouksey

This 17-year-old charming actress is best known for her character as Nishtha in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, she decided to quit the show as her character had no scope initially and now she is all set to make her big debut as the lead with Faltu opposite Akash Ahuja.

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