India, Sept. 6 -- 17 years ago, on 5 September 2008, Nani debuted on screen with the Mohan Krishna Indraganti-directed Ashta Chamma. His then-girlfriend and now-wife, Anjana Yelavarthy, reminisced about watching a 'nobody' like him turn into an actor worth his salt. She even posted pictures of the memorable moments. Take a look.

One picture Anjana posted on her Instagram stories was clicked from behind and shows Nani walking across a crowded theatre. She put hearts around him in the picture, writing, "17 years ago, I witnessed a 'nobody' walk into a packed theatre and step out as someone who was truly meant to be there. :)" The picture seems to have been taken after a screening of Ashta Chamma.

Another picture she posted shows her sitti...