SRK-Mahira to Salman-Anushka: 2016 is the year of off-beat pairings in Bollywood

The year 2016 will see Bollywood top stars from the three Khans Shah Rukh Aamir and Salman to Hrithik Roshan and Ajay Devgn pair opposite relatively younger and fresh faces on screenShah Rukh Khan who in the past has given a dream start to the career of actresses like Anushka Sharma and Deepika Padukone will be seen opposite three newcomers in his upcoming two films Fan and RaeesMahira Khan and Shah Rukh KhanPopular face of Pakistani entertainment industry Mahira Khan will be making her Bollywood debut opposite the 50yearold actor in RaeesWhile in Maneesh Sharmas Fan Shah Rukh will share screen space with debutantes Waluscha De Sousa and Shriya Pilgaonkar daughter of Marathi actor SachinAamir Khan and Sakshi TanwarAamirKhan will be seen opposite popular TV actress Sakshi Tanwar in his sportsdrama DangalSakshi bestknown for playing the role of Parvati in the hit TV show Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii is playing the Dhoom 3 actors wife in the filmSalman Khan and Anushka SharmaSalman Khan too will be seen for the first time opposite actress Anushka Sharma in Yash Raj Films Sultan Anushka previously worked with Shah Rukh and Aamir in Jab Tak Hai Jaan and PK respectivelySuperstar Akshay Kumar who has earlier enjoyed successful onscreen pairing with Sonakshi Sinha Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra will be seen with actress Nimrat Kaur inAirliftAkshay Kumar and Nimrat KaurThe film marks Nimrats second fullfledged role after her breakthrough movie The LunchboxIn filmmaker Ashutosh Gowarikers next MohenjoDaro Hrithik Roshan will share screen space with former beauty pageant contestant Pooja Hegde who makes her Bollywood debut with the period dramaHrithik Roshan and Pooja HegdeThis will be the second time the Bang Bang star will be paired with a new face after his own debut Kaho Na Pyar Hai which also marked the Bollywood innings of actress Ameesha PatelAjay Devgn and Sayesha SaigalGrandniece of legendary actor Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu Sayesha Saigal will be paired opposite Ajay Devgn in his muchambitious Diwalirelease ShivaayAnother Khan to be seen with a new female face will be actor Irrfan Khan The Talvar actor will be playing husband to IranianFrench actress Golshifteh Farahani in Anup Singhs The Song of ScorpionsShahid Kapoor Saif Ali Khan and Kangana RanautSaif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor too will share an unusual pairing in filmmaker Vishal Bhardwajs next Rangoon where they are paired opposite Kangana Ranaut The film will mark the trios first onscreen outingMeanwhile female stars will also ditch their popularonscreen pairing and be seen opposite new actors In filmmaker Karan Johars Diwali release Ae Dil Hai Mushkil actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for the first time will be seen opposite nineyear younger actor Ranbir KapoorRanbir Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai BachchanThe Guzaarish actress will also share screen space with Randeep Hooda who plays her brother in the biopic SarbjitKareena Kapoor Khan who has mostly paired up with Salman Shah Rukh and Aamir in her last few films will feature alongside young actor Arjun Kapoor in Ki and KaKareena Kapoor Khan and Arjun Kapoor in Ki and KaThe film follows a married couple whose relationship challenges the gender roles placed upon women and men in Indian societyEven Katrina Kaif who has worked with all the industry bigwigs from Khans to Kapoors will be seen opposite two relatively new actors in her upcoming films In Fitoor the Bang Bang star pairs with sixfilm old actor Aditya Roy KapurSidharth Malhotra and Katrina Kaif PicSidharths Instagram accountShe will then be seen in Baar Baar Dekho with the Student of the Year star Sidharth Malhotra who has featured in four movies till now