Movie Cameos that went unnoticed!

Arjun Agarwal
4 min readFeb 23, 2021

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Munna Bhai MBBS (2003)

Before becoming a nation-wide name through Gangs Of Wassepur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui was spotted playing many cameos in different movies including playing a pocket picker in Munna Bhai MBBS. He had also played the role of a small goon in the movie Sarfarosh.

Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan in Ki & Ka (2016)

The two evergreen actors from the Bollywood industry played themselves in this Kareena Kapoor Khan and Arjun Kapoor starrer movie.

Aamir Khan in Luck by Chance (2009)

Many celebrities were seen playing cameos in this Zoya Akhtar movie but Aamir Khan’s periodic get-up for a movie within a movie won many hearts.

Late Irrfan Khan in Haider (2014)

irrfan Khan plays a cameo and one of the most important character in this adaptation of Hamlet.

Avantika Khan in Ek Mein Aur Ek Tu (2012)

Imran Khan’s estranged wife had a brief cameo in one of the songs of the movie.

Shah Rukh Khan in In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989)

Before becoming one of the biggest superstars in the world, Shah Rukh Khan went through a phase of struggle where he played smaller characters including the one in the television movie In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones where he appeared hardly for 30 seconds.

Siddharth Anand in Salaam Namaste

The taxi driver to Preity Zinta in the climax of the movie is none other than the director of the movie himself.

Ayaan Mukherjee in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

In Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Ayaan featured as one of Bunny’s (aka Ranbir Kapoor) friends. The man sitting in white shirt in the frame is Ayaan.

John Abraham in Mere Brother Ki Dulhan

At the beginning of the movie, John was seen for a few seconds where he was playing himself.

Zoya Akhtar in Kama Sutra- A Tale Of Love

She can be seen learning dance in a group of other dancers, from Rasa Devi (Rekha). Zoya was just 25 when she did this cameo.

Yash Chopra and Pamela Chopra in Dil Toh Pagal Hai

Director Yash Chopra and his wife Pamela Chopra starred in the song “Ek Duje K Vaaste.”

Ayan Mukherjee in Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna

Remember the song Tumhi Dekho Na. Well, the unique feature of that song was its sequences in monochrome theme. In one of the ‘green’ sequences of the song, appears Ayaan Mukerji, carrying a gift box in his hands.

Geeta Kapoor in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Geeta is a well known choreographer now. But there was a time when she was mostly toiling hard behind the scenes. She was seen in the beginning of the song ‘Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aayi’. She was assisting Farah Khan- the choreographer of the movie.

Kiran Rao in Dil Chahta Hai

Long before Kiran Rao and Aamir Khan fell head-over-heels in love and got married, they shared a screen space. Yes, she appears in a scene in Goa in Aamir Khan’s ‘Dil Chahta Hai’.

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Arjun Agarwal
Arjun Agarwal

Written by Arjun Agarwal

Foodie, Wanderer, Techie, Movie Enthusiast, Artist. Jack of all, Master of One….

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