7 of our favourite Bollywood throwback pictures

The Bachchan family: The trademark Abhishek Bachchan humour was in check when the actor shared this throwback image to mark his sister Shweta Bachchan’s birthday. The post was Instagram gold, with actor writing: “Happy Birthday Shwetdi! Have the best year. Evidence that you've been trying to be a fashionista since childhood... The dress!!! Wow!!!”

Amitabh Bachchan’s got the moves: We’re not quite sure what is going on here, but Amitabh Bachchan shows us he is as flexible as they come. The veteran actor wrote on Instagram: “In the days of yore .. shooting for the song ‘rang jamaake.. ‘ for film NASEEB for ManMohanDesai , the crazy genius .. on a revolving set restaurant built at Chandivili Studios .. Chintu as Chaplin, moi as a matador .. song action scenes all on this set .. action on the restaurant on fire .. what times.”

A cherubic Rishi Kapoor: Kareena Kapoor Khan left many misty-eyed when she shared this throwback of the late Rishi Kapoor, pictured with his older brother and her father, Randhir Kapoor. “The best boys I know... Papa and Chintu uncle,” posted Kapoor Khan.

The Kapoor clan: Karisma Kapoor also celebrated Rishi Kapoor’s life with this Kapoor family picture, celebrating her father Randhir Kapoor’s birthday. She captioned the image as ‘family’, which shows the first family of Bollywood together in happier times.

Motherly love for Sridevi: A young Janhvi Kapoor took the internet by storm when she shared a loving picture with her mother, the late actress Sridevi, who died in Dubai in 2018. The response to the picture indicated that Sridevi still commands a large fan following even today.

Sonam and Rhea and sibling love: Sonam Kapoor and Rhea Kapoor caught the eye of Anand Ahuja in this throwback of the two as children riding a bicycle, while flashing their swanky sneakers. We see the bond is strong between them since childhood.

Ajay Devgn with daddy cool: Actor Ajay Devgn paid tribute to his father, the late stuntman Veeru Devgan in the poignant picture of the two of them. The actor captioned the image, saying: “My Father, My Guru. He gave me invaluable life lessons.”