Alia Bhatt joins the ‘2026 is the new 2016’ viral trend; shares nostalgic PICS with Shah Rukh Khan, Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra

Alia Bhatt has now joined the growing wave of nostalgia around the viral 2016 trend. Several celebrities like Khushi Kapoor, Ananya Pandey and others have been revisiting memories from 10 years ago. Now, Alia Bhatt decided to take fans back in time too. She shared a series of throwback pictures from her work and personal life.

Alia Bhaat’s 2016 throwback post

Alia posted multiple snapshots from 2016, capturing different phases of her year. The photos included moments from ‘Kapoor and Sons’ promotions, behind-the-scenes glimpses while shooting ‘Dear Zindagi’ with Shah Rukh Khan, and pictures from a tour with then boyfriend Sidharth Malhotra. She also shared peaceful frames from her visit to the Golden Temple.




Along with the pictures, Alia wrote a detailed caption that added context to each memory. She captioned her post, "2016 ki kahaani

1 - 2016 started off pretty grounded

2 - some shoot moments with my fav co-actor ever

3 - a whole lot of love

4 - very tired boys on the dream team tour

5 - a whole lot of love part 2 (surprise bday in Delhi during kapoor and sons promotions)

6 - tamma tamma shoot with badri

7 - golden moments at the golden temple ��

8 - dearest pari giving me some relevant gossip during a press conference ��

9 - Elle 2016 cover shoot

10 - coldplay berlin 2016 !"



The post felt like a mini scrapbook, mixing fun, work, travel, and friendships.

Celebs and fans react with love

Alia’s comment section quickly turned into a nostalgia party. Parineeti Chopra reacted sweetly and wrote, “T’was the start of our lingo, dear one. Do reminisce.” Varun Dhawan also shared his reaction, saying, “So much happened in a year.”

Fans were equally excited and praised the throwback dump. Comments like “Woww! Best it was ❤️��”, “What gems �� ♥️ all so gorgeous”, and “stunning �� always” stood out. Many also loved seeing her with her close circle, writing, “Alia and her best buddies ����”. One fan summed up the journey perfectly with, “From Ikk Kudi to Ladki Beautiful Kar Gayi Chull, This Safar Was Pretty Cool❤️��������”.

On the work front

On the work front, Alia Bhatt has Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Love and War’ starring Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal lined up, along with spy thriller ‘Alpha’.

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