From Malgudi Days' Manjunath Nayaker to Son Pari’s Tanvi Hegde: Here’s what these child actors are doing now

Nidhi Bhanushali, who essayed the role of Sonu in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah was part of the show for six years. She replaced Jheel Mehta in 2012 and quit the show in February this year. Nidhi wanted to concrete on her higher studies. The actress, who is pursuing her BA from a college in Mumbai, wants to devote her entire time to studies. Nidhi has grown-up to be a pretty lady and has good fashion sense. The 20-year-old actress is currently away from the small screen. She is very talented in real-life and is blessed with a soulful voice. (Photo: Instagram)

The young boy Jai Malhotra aka Harsh Lunia from one of the coolest shows of 90s, Just Mohabbat, is a grown-up man now. The talented kid has grown up to be a handsome boy and has a fabulous body. He was last seen in Anubhav Sinha’s movie Kabootar that premiered at the 10th Osians-Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema. Harsh, after Just Mohabbat, was seen in a few TV shows and movies as child artist. Just Mohabbat that aired from 1996 to 2000 focused on Jai’s growing up years as he dealt with life, relationships, friends and family. (Photo: Instagram).

If you are an 80s kid, you will surely remember the popular 'Malgudi Days', a TV series based on the works of one of the best cartoonist R.K. Laxman. The stories in the series revolved around little Swami and his friends, who despises school and roams around the streets of Malgudi. The role of Swami was played Manjunath Nayaker and it is one of the most loved characters till now. After Malgudi Days, Manju worked in many Kannada movies and was also seen playing the young Vijay Deenanath Chauhan in Amitabh Bachchan's 'Agneepath'. According to reports, after working in a few films, Manjunath completed his education and worked for an IT firm for 14 years. He is happily married today and has a 5-year old son too. Swami is freelance PR consultant now.

Now that we have noticed the little prodigy Sunny Singh from Dekh Bhai Dekh, let's take a look at the little angel who played Vishal's sister on the show. Vishal's little sister, Abha played by Karishma Acharya, is now a successful costume designer and fashion stylist based out of Mumbai. Karishma found her calling in fashion designing instead of acting.

The cute little blue-eyed girl is the daughter of renowned actress Supriya Shukla of Kumkum Bhagya fame. The little star entertained one and all in Karishma Ka Karishma, the Hindi remake of an American show by the name Little Wonder. Currently, she is pursuing her studies.

Remember Fruity from TV show Son Pari, starring Mrunal Kulkarni? The sweet little actress has acted in many movies like Gaja Gamini, Champion, Rahul, Isha, Pitaah, Durga,Muniya (Rudra's daughter), Viruddh... Family Comes First, Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!, Chal Chalein. Besides this, Tanvi has also been a part of more than 150 commercials. However, her small screen career ended after Sonpari. In 2016, Tanvi made a debut as a female lead in Marathi film Athang. She is now 25-year-old.

Chakki Parekh used to be one of TV’s favourite child artists back in 2001. Her dialogue “Bade log, bade log” from Khichdi will still give you all the feels. Chakki and her brother Jacky were two adorable siblings who made us laugh with their funny antics in the hit TV show. Richa is now a married woman. The actress had tied the knot in the year 2017 with businessman Vivek Gupta.

Remember the young Sonu, daughter of Bhide from Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, played by the 9 year old Jheel Mehta? Here's how she looks like now. The actress is all grown up now and transformed into charming young lady with a perfect smile. Jheel had quit the show mid-way as she wanted to focus on her studies. (Photo: Instagram).

Remember the small naughty kid from one of the most celebrated show, Dekh Bhai Dekh? Yes! It is Sunny Singh, the child actor who played Sameer (Shekhar Suman) and Sunita's (Bhavna Balsawar) son in the show. He is no more the cute little naughty boy, but has grown up into a handsome hunk. Sunny, in fact, had debuted in Bollywood with Shahid Kapoor's film Paathshaala. However, he is not so popular in the industry.

He played the role of Karishma's brother in Karishma Ka Karishma. The child actor, who played Jhanak Shukla’s brother in Karishma Kaa Karishma also became a household name as the show’s popularity soared. He also appeared in movies as a child actor alongside the likes of Suniel Shetty. However, in the past few years, the actor has not been seen on screen. He was also seen in serials like Kittie Party, Hu Bahu and Khushiyaan. He is a grown-up man now and works with Rohit Shetty's production house.

Athit started his career with Television and films. He acted in in 2 sitcoms, 7 Bollywood films and was part of over 172 advertising campaigns. He is popular for his role in Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta starrer Kal Ho Na Ho. However, at the age of 17, he left the glamour world and shifted his focus towards filmmaking and photography. He is doing great in his career as a cinematographer. Athit was once one of the popular child actors.

He hasn't done any film or television show in the past six years. His last role was in Deepika Padukone and Imran Khan’s film Break Ke Baad. He is popular for his role in ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ as a silent Sardaar kid. He was one of the most adorable kids of small screen back then.