Alia Bhatt recently took Instagram down memory lane and she joins the growing 2016 nostalgia trend sweeping Bollywood. In a carousel of throwbacks, the actor revisits the year that shaped him personally and professionally, offering fans a snapshot of shoots, tours, friendships and milestones.

Posts include moments from film sets, promotional events and travel. Her caption read: “The story of 2016. 1-2016 started off on a very grassroots level 2 – Some shooting moments with my favorite co-actor 3 – Lots of love 4 – Very tired boys on the dream team tour 5 – Lots of love part 2 (Surprise birthday in Delhi during Kapoor & Sons promotions) 6 – Tamma Tamma shoot with Badri 7 – Golden moments at the Golden Temple 8 – Dearest angel giving me some relevant gossip during a press conference 9 – Elle 2016 cover shoot 10 – Coldplay Berlin 2016!”

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The comments section quickly turned into a reunion thread. Parineeti Chopra wrote, “This was the beginning of our language, dear. Remember.” Varun Dhawan said, “A lot has happened in one year.”

Fans echoed this sentiment with callbacks of their own. One user wrote, “From Ikk Kudi to Ladki Beautiful Kar Gayi Chull, this journey has been very good.” Another commented, “This was my favorite Alia Charan.”

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Bhatt’s busy year in pictures – promotional highlights Kapoor and Sonsat work dear zindagi Shooting with Shahrukh Khan flying punjabVisit to the Golden Temple, Tour with Sidharth Malhotra, Appear on a Eli Cover, and attend a Coldplay concert in Berlin.

Critically and commercially, 2016 was a defining year for Bhatt. flying punjab, dear zindagi And Kapoor and Sons Earned praise across the board and cemented his reputation as one of the outstanding artists of the decade.

Looking ahead, Bhatt’s 2026 is going to be just as busy as Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s love and war And Yash Raj Films’ espionage thriller Alpha On slate.