Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, Ananya Panday, Sonam Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekkar share photos from 2016

Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Ananya Panday, Bhumi Pednekar, and several other Indian celebrities have joined the latest social media trend of sharing throwback photos from 2016. Here’s a look at some of the memorable moments they posted.

Written by Kriti Sonali

Updated: January 18, 2026 15:55 IST

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Alia Bhatt was among the first B-town celebs to join the trend. She shared this photo with the caption, "2016 ki kahaani." (Photo: Alia Bhatt/Instagram)

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Kareena Kapoor Khan called her 2016 "the year of the bump." (Photo: Kareena Kapoor Khan/Instagram)

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Bhumi Pednekkar shared photos looking back at 2016, which she tagged as 'a year filled with dreams.' She listed a series of firsts and unforgettable milestones, from stepping onto a film set for the first time with Toilet: Ek Prem Katha to doing her first photoshoot and attending her first Filmfare Awards. (Photo: Bhumi Pednekkar/Instagram)

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Karisma Kapoor's 2016 was all about "Family, Fashion, Friends, Feelings ⏮️🩶." (Photo: Karisma Kapoor/Instagram)

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Ananya Panday captioned her photo, "2016 was really it man 😭😭😭😭♥️♥️." (Photo: Ananya Panday/Instagram)

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Soha Ali Khan shared this photo with the caption, "2016 was the year of family. Newly married and learning what home really means and towards the end considering expansion 😁❤️ #2016." (Photo: Soha Ali Khan/Instagram)

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Dia Mirza’s 2016 throwback marks 15 years of her 2001 debut film Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein, in which she starred opposite R Madhavan. "This was 2016 ♥️✨♥️ On 19th October 2026 it will be 25 years. A gift that keeps on giving. The film released in 2001. Name the film 🙃 O Maddy Maddy look what showed up? @actormaddy #2016," read the caption of her post. (Photo: Dia Mirza’/Instagram)

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Atul Agnihotri, Alvira Khan Agnihotri's son Ayaan Agnihotri shared some unseen photos from Salman Khan's family. (Photo: Ayaan Agnihotri/Instagram)

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Khushi Kapoor shared this photo and wrote, "I was definitely way cooler in 2016." (Photo: /Instagram)

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Janhvi Kapoor too joined the trend and posted, "Only found 3 very cringe videos from 2016 so here’s that and some almost 2026 selfies that missed the cut ✌🏼 too late to the trend?" (Photo: Janhvi Kapoor/Instagram)

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Nimrat Kaur captioned her post, "My sweet 16 from ‘16!! 💃🏻💫." (Photo: Nimrat Kaur/Instagram)

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Sonam Kapoor wrote with the photo, "Throwback to 2016 , release of Neerja, shooting with @thehouseofpixels for the first time, figuring out that @anandahuja is the love of my life." (Photo: Sonam Kapoor/Instagram)