I feel like if you’re 20-something, you have this constant need to live in denial about your age. Don’t get me wrong – I can’t wait to get old and execute my plans of world domination. But I feel like most of us don’t really understand just how old we are. It’s almost 2016 and it seems like Y2k was just last year. So brace yourself guys, I’m here to pop your bubble.
Ready to feel old? Let’s get into it!
1. Bubbles, Blossoms and Buttercup made their TV debut as The Powerpuff Girls 17 years ago.
Powerpuff Girls
“Fighting criiimmmesss, trying to save the world… here they come just in timmmmeee…”
2. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is 17 years old!
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
What do you mean?? :O
3. And the “tussi jaa rahe ho” sardar has gone from this…
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
to this…
Parzan Dastur
4. It’s been 14 years since Lizzie McGuire entered our lives and 12 years since That’s So Raven happened.
Lizzie McGuire, That’s So Raven
These two women gave us way too many life lessons. Thanks, ladies :’)
5. Cartoon Network changed its logo and our lives (for the worst) 11 years ago.
Then…
Cartoon Network
Now…
Cartoon Network Logo
6. Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Madonna‘s famous kiss at the VMA stage happened 12 year ago.
Britney Spears, Madonna, Christina Augilera
I was in the 4th grade at the time! WOW!
7. It’s been 8 years since Britney’s very public meltdown and her head shave.
Britney Spears
This was legit scary.
8. The infamous Salman Khan-Shah Rukh Khan fight that divided the industry in two happened at Katrina Kaif‘s birthday party 7 years ago.
23. Center Shock was launched 13 years ago and discontinued shortly after.
Center Shock
Good times!
24. It’s been 11 years since Bollywood’s first mainstream lesbian movie Girlfriend released.
Girlfriend
#SorryNotSorry
25. Backstreet Boys’ chart-buster I Want It That Way turned 16 this year.
Backstreet Boys
And they recreated it recently in an amazing karaoke with Neil Patrick Harris!Check it out here.
26. It’s been 8 years since the last Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was published.
Harry Potter
A few lucky Potterheads will be able to see what happens to Albus Severus Potter, because they stay in the UK. Not us poor souls in India because obviously life isn’t fair right? RIGHT?
27. Mika Singh forcibly kissed Rakhi Sawant 9 years ago.
Mika Singh and Rakhi Sawant
I love how this is a pop culture reference from my childhood.
28. The year 2000 is as far away as 2030.
What Is Happening?
29. Poonam Pandey promised to strip if Team India won the world cup 4 years ago.
Poonam Pandey
“Fans” are still waiting… if you were wondering.
30. Shilpa Shetty became a global talking point with her stint in Big Brother 8 years ago.
Shilpa Shetty
It really changed her life!
31. Harbhajan Singh allegedly called Andrew Symonds a “monkey” 7 years ago.
Andrew Symonds, Harbhajan Singh
… but turns out he actually said “maa-ki,” which is actually much worse.
32. The Motorola Razr is 11 years old.
33. And so is Facebook.
34. Alia Bhatt was born in the same year that Shah Rukh’s Darr, Baazigar, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa and Maya Memsaab released.
Baazigar, Darr
35. Alia Bhatt was 1 year old when Salman Khan’s Andaz Apna Apna and Hum Aapke Hai Koun came out.
Hum Aapke Hain Koun (Source: Tumblr)
Alia is now 22 years old.
Alia Bhatt
36. Mihir Virani “died” for the first time 14 years ago.
Mihir Virani, Tulsi
And then he came back..
Shocker!
Priyam from Team MissMalini
37. The Hip Hip Hurray kids would be 34 years old today.