List of Bollywood film clans
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People who have succeeded in India's Bollywood film industry have the connections, and the will, to give their children and siblings a boost in the ferociously competitive film world. This has led to the emergence of "film clans" -- families, even entire dynasties, of stars, producers, directors, and other film industry crew. Most film families marry into other families, therefore many of the families are inter-related. Notable film clans include:
[edit] The Kapoor family
Probably one of the oldest families in the industry, the Kapoor family have been in the industry for years since the 1940's. It is mainly Raj Kapoor's descendants that have carried on with the family tradition of acting. Karisma Kapoor was briefly engaged to Abhishek Bachchan the son of Amitabh Bachchan. Amitabh's daughter Shweta is married to Raj Kapoor's grandson.
- Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor
- Prithviraj Kapoor (son of Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor)
- Raj Kapoor (son of Prithviraj)
- Premnath - Brother in law of Raj Kapoor (Raj's wife's brother)
- Rajindernath-Brother in law of Raj Kapoor (Raj's wife's brother)
- Bina Rai- Premnath's wife.
- Shammi Kapoor (son of Prithviraj)
- Geeta Bali (first wife of Shammi and aunt of Yogita Bali)
- Shashi Kapoor (son of Prithviraj)
- Jennifer Kapoor (wife of Shashi)
- Randhir Kapoor (son of Raj)
- Rishi Kapoor (son of Raj)
- Ritu Nanda (daughter of Raj)
- Kunal Kapoor (son of Shashi and son in law of Ramesh Sippy)
- Karan Kapoor-son of Shashi
- Sanjana Kapoor- married to Valmik Thapar
- Rajiv Kapoor
- Babita Kapoor (wife of Randhir), and cousin of Sadhana)
- Neetu Singh (wife of Rishi)
- Karisma Kapoor (eldest daughter of Randhir and Babita)
- Kareena Kapoor (youngest daughter of Randhir and Babita)
- Ranbir Kapoor (son of Rishi and Neetu)
- Riddhima Kapoor (daughter of Rishi and Neetu)
- Shivani Kapoor
- Nikhil Nanda (son of Ritu and Rajan Nanda and married to Shweta Bachchan-Nanda)
- Sanjay Kapur (husband of Karisma Kapoor)
- Samiera Kapoor (daughter of Karisma and Sanjay Kapoor)
[edit] The Khan-Roshan family
Rakesh Roshan was an actor from the 60s to the 80s. Towards the 90s he started directing films. His brother Rajesh is a Music director and does the music for Rakesh's films. Rakesh introduced his son Hrithik in 2000 in the film Kaho Na Pyaar Hai which made Hrithik a star overnight. Most Bollywood film families marry into other families. The best example is Hrithik Roshan who is married to actor Sanjay Khan's daughter Suzanne Khan. Sanjay Khan's brother is actor and director Feroz Khan. Feroz's son Fardeen Khan and Sanjay's son Zayed Khan are also acting in films.
- Roshan (father of Rakesh Roshan)
- Rakesh Roshan
- Rajesh Roshan (brother of Rakesh)
- Hrithik Roshan (son of Rakesh)
- Suzanne Khan (Hrithik's wife)
- Sanjay Khan (Suzanne's and Zayed's father)
- Zayed Khan (son of Sanjay Khan)
- Malaika Parekh (wife of Zayed Khan)
- Feroz Khan (brother of Sanjay Khan)
- Fardeen Khan (son of Feroz Khan)
- Natasha Madhwani (wife of Fardeen Khan)
- Akbar Khan (brother of Feroz and Sanjay Khan)
- Mumtaz (Fardeen Khan's mother in law)
- Rehaan Roshan (son of Hrithik and Suzanne)
[edit] The Mukherjee-Samarth family
The current members of the Mukherjee-Samarth family that are in the industry are Tanuja, Mohnish Behl, Kajol, Tanisha and Rani Mukerji. The family have been acting in the industry since the 1940's. There family married into the Ganguly brothers. Sashadhar Mukherjee was married to Sati Devi who was the sister of three brothers. The Mukherjee and Samarth family are related through the marriage of Tanuja to the son of Sashadhar Mukherjee.
- Rattan Bai
- Shobhana Samarth (daughter of Rattan Bai, mother of Tanuja)
- Debashree Roy (aunt of Rani Mukerji)
- Sashadhar Mukherjee (grandfather of Kajol and Tanisha, married to Sati Devi)
- Ashok Kumar (Brother of Sati Devi- also features in Ganguly brothers)
- Kishore Kumar (Brother of Sati Devi- also features in Ganguly brothers)
- Subodh Mukherjee (brother of Sashadhar)
- Joy Mukherjee (son of Sashadhar)
- Deb Mukherjee (son of Sashadhar)
- Shomu Mukherjee (son of Sashadhar and married to Tanuja)
- Sharbani Mukherjee
- Nutan (daughter of Shobhana Samarth)
- Tanuja (daughter of Shobhana Samarth)
- Mohnish Behl (son of Nutan)
- Kajol (eldest daughter of Tanuja and Shomu Mukherjee)
- Tanisha (youngest daughter of Tanuja and Shomu Mukherjee)
- Ram Mukherjee (nephew of Sashadhar, father of Raja and Rani Mukherjee)
- Raja Mukherjee (son of Ram and Krishna Mukherjee)
- Rani Mukerji (daughter of Ram and Krishna Mukherjee)
- Ajay Devgan (husband of Kajol)
- Veeru Devgan (father of Ajay Devgan)
- Anil Devgan (brother of Ajay Devgan)
- Nysa Devgan (daughter of Kajol and Ajay Devgan)
[edit] The Bachchan family
The Bachchan family starts with Harivansh Rai Bachchan, but it is his son Amitabh Bachchan who went on to become a huge star in the industry. Amitabh married actress Jaya Bhaduri and had two children Shweta and Abhishek. Abhishek started acting in many films since 2000 and is set for a promising career just like his father although most of his films have not been successful. Shweta Nanda is married to Nikhil Nanda who is the grandson of Raj Kapoor
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Abhishek Bachchan (son of Amitabh and Jaya)
- Jaya Bachchan
- Shweta Nanda (daughter of Amitabh and Jaya)
[edit] The Deol family
The Deols start with Dharmendra. His sons (Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol) went on to pursue a successful film career. Esha Deol and Ahana Deol are the daughters of Dharmendra and Hema Malini. Esha has pursued a film career, whilst Dharmendra's nephew Abhay Deol has just started in the industry.
- Dharmendra
- Hema Malini (second wife)
- Sunny Deol (son)
- Bobby Deol (son)
- Esha Deol (daughter)
- Ahana Deol (daughter)
- Abhay Deol (nephew)
- Madhoo (niece of Hema Malini]
[edit] The Rajesh Khanna family
Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia's daughters Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna have also acted in the industry. Twinkle Khanna left the industry after her marriage to actor Akshay Kumar.
- Rajesh Khanna
- Dimple Kapadia (his wife)
- Twinkle Khanna (his eldest daughter) (real name Tina Khanna)
- Akshay Kumar (his son-in-law) (real name Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia)
- Rinke Khanna (his younger daughter)
- Simple Kapadia (Sister of Dimple Kapadia)
- Aarav Bhatia (son of Akshay and Twinkle)
[edit] The Khan family
The Khan family starts with script writer Salim Khan. His sons Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan have all acted in the industry.
- Salim Khan
- Helen (second wife)
- Salman Khan (eldest son)
- Arbaaz Khan (middle son)
- Sohail Khan (yongest son)
- Alvira Khan (eldest daughter)
- Arpita Khan (youngest daughter
- Malaika Arora (wife of Arbaaz Khan)
- Arhaan Khan (son of Arbaaz and Malaika)
- Amrita Arora (sister of Malaika)
- Seema Sajdeh (wife of Sohail Khan)
- Nirvaan Khan (son of Sohail and Seema)
- Atul Agnihotri (husband of Alvira)
[edit] The Vinod Khanna family
Vinod Khanna was a popular successful actor in the industry in the 1970s and 80s. His sons Akshaye and Rahul both pursued a film career though Rahul has not been as successful.
- Vinod Khanna
- Akshaye Khanna (eldest son)
- Rahul Khanna (youngest son)
[edit] The Dutt family
Nargis and Sunil Dutt both acted in the industry in the 1950s. Nargis retired from the industry after her marriage to Sunil but Sunil continued to act until the early 90s. Their son, Sanjay has pursued a successful film career since 1982 and continues to act today. Nargis passed away due to cancer in the year her son made his debut in 1982 and Sunil Dutt died in May 2005.
- Jaddanbai
- Nargis (late daughter of Jaddanbai)
- Anwar Hussain (son of Jaddanbai; Nargis' brother)
- Sunil Dutt (late husband of Nargis)
- Sanjay Dutt (son of Sunil and Nargis)
- Priya Dutt (daughter of Sunil and Nargis)
- Anju Dutt (daughter of Sunil and Nargis]]
- Richa Sharma (late wife of Sanjay)
- Trishla Dutt (daughter of Sanjay and Richa)
- Kumar Gaurav (husband of Anju Dutt)
- Rajendra Kumar (father of Kumar Gaurav}
- Rhea Pillai (ex-wife of Sanjay Dutt)
[edit] The Hussain family
Tahir Hussain and Mansoor Khan have both directed films but it is Aamir Khan who has gone on to become a successful actor in the industry. His brother Faisal has also acted in some films but none have been successful.
[edit] The Pataudis
Sharmila Tagore is married to Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi who was an Indian cricket captain. She has also acted in Bengali films. Her son, Saif Ali Khan is a popular actor and is also a National Award winner. Her daughter Soha Ali Khan, has just started in the industry.
- Sharmila Tagore
- Saif Ali Khan (her son)
- Soha Ali Khan (her daughter)
- Saba Ali Khan (her daughter)
- Amrita Singh (Saif Ali Khan's ex wife)
- Sara Ali Khan (Saif and Amrita's daughter)
- Ibrahim Ali Khan (Saif and Amrita's son)
[edit] The Ganguly brothers
Ashok, Kishore and Anoop Kumar have all acted in the industry. There family is related to the Mukherjee family through the marriage of Sashadhar Mukherjee to their only sister Sati Devi.
- Ashok Kumar
- Kishore Kumar
- Madhubala ( Kishore Kumar's second wife)
- Yogita Bali ( Kishore Kumar's third wife)
- Leena Chandavarkar ( Kishore Kumar's fourth wife)
- Preeti Ganguly ( Ashok Kumar's daughter)
- Deven Verma (Ashok Kumar's son in law)
- Anuradha Patel ( Ashok Kumar's granddaughter)
- Anoop Kumar
- Sati Devi
[edit] The Mangeshkar family
- Hridayanath Mangeshkar
- Lata Mangeshkar
- Asha Bhosle
- Usha Mangeshkar
- R.D. Burman (second husband of Asha)
- S.D. Burman (father of R.D. Burman)
[edit] The Surinder Kapoor family
Surinder Kapoor is also related to the main Kapoor family. His sons have acted and produced in the industry. Producer Boney Kapoor is married to actress Sridevi. Anil Kapoor's daughter, Sonam will make her debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's next film.Boney Kapoor's Son Arjun is working with Nikhil Advani as an assistant director.
- Surinder Kapoor (father)
- Boney Kapoor (oldest son)
- Anil Kapoor (middle son)
- Reena Marwah (daughter)
- Sandeep Marwah(son in Law)
- Sanjay Kapoor (youngest son)
- Sridevi (Boney Kapoor's second wife)
- Sonam Kapoor (daughter of Anil)
[edit] The Bhatt family
- Mukesh Bhatt
- Mahesh Bhatt
- Bhawna Bhatt (Mahesh's daughter)
- Pooja Bhatt (Mahesh's daughter)
- Sidharath Bhatt (Mahesh's son)
- Vikram Bhatt (Mukesh's son)
- Emraan Hashmi (nephew of both Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt),
- Soni Razdan (Mahesh Bhatt's ex-wife)
- Onjolee Nair (niece of Mahesh Bhatt)
- Mohit Suri (Mahesh's nephew)
- Smiley Suri (Mahesh's niece,younger sister of Mohit suri)
[edit] The Jeetendra family
- Jeetendra (real name Ravi Kapoor)
- Tusshar Kapoor (son)
- Ekta Kapoor (daughter)
[edit] The Akhtar-Azmi family
Lyricist Javed Akhtar was married to script writer Honey Irani. His second wife is actress Shabana Azmi. Azmi's nieces are actresses Farha and Tabu. There cousins are Farah and Sajid Khan.
- Javed Akhtar
- Honey Irani (first wife of Javed Akhtar)
- Shabana Azmi (second wife of Javed Akhtar)
- Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar (son and daughter of Javed and Honey)
- Tabu and
- Farha (nieces of Shabana Azmi)
- Farah Khan and
- Sajid Khan (cousins of Tabu and Farha)
[edit] The Puri family
Amrish Puri was probably the best known villain in the industry. His brother Madan was also a successful actor.
- Madan Puri
- Amrish Puri
- Om Puri cousin
[edit] The Gulshan family
- Gulshan Kumar
- Kishan Kumar (Brother of Gulshan Kumar)
- Bhushan Kumar (son of Gulshan Kumar)
- Tulsi Kumar (daughter of Gulshan Kumar)
[edit] The Babbar family
Raj Babbar is an Indian actor and has been married twice. His second wife is Nadira Babbar, who became known with her appearance in Bride and Prejudice (2004) with Aishwarya Rai. Their children are Arya Babbar and Juhi Babbar. Both have ventured into the film industry. Raj's first wife was actress Smita Patil, she died giving birth to their child in 1986.
- Raj Babbar
- Nadira Babbar (his second wife)
- Arya Babbar (their son)
- Juhi Babbar (their daughter)
- Smita Patil (Raj's first wife)
[edit] The Anand family
The most prominent member of the family is actor Dev Anand, who has starred in over a hundred films. Another member of the family is internationally known director Shekhar Kapur, he is known for directing the film Elizabeth. He is married to actress Suchitra Krishnamurthy.
- Dev Anand
- Chetan
- Kalpana Kartik
- Priya Rajvansh
- Vijay Anand
- Suneil Anand
- Shekhar Kapur
- Suchitra Krishnamurthy
[edit] The Kher family
The Kher family includes the actors Anupam Kher and Kiron Kher. There son is actor Sikander Kher. Anupam has starred in the international hit film Bend It Like Beckham. He recently won the best actor award given by the Karachi International Film Festival for Maine Ghandi Ko Nahin Mara (2005). Kiron Kher won the Bronze Leopard Award given by the Locarno International Film Festival for Khamosh Pani: Silent Waters (2003).
- Anupam Kher
- Kiron Kher ( wife of Anupam Kher )
- Sikander Kher( son of Anupam Kher )
- Raju Kher( brother of Anupam Kher )
[edit] The Bedi family
- Kabir Bedi
- Pooja Bedi
- Adam Bedi
[edit] The Raj Kumar family
- Raaj Kumar
- Puru Raj Kumar
- Panini Raj Kumar
- Vastavikta Raj Kumar
[edit] The Oberoi family
- Suresh Oberoi
- Yashodhara Oberoi (wife of Suresh Oberoi)
- Prithviraj Oberoi(eldest son of Suresh and Yashodhara Oberoi)
- Vivek Oberoi (second son of Suresh and Yashodhara Oberoi)
- Anand Oberoi (youngest child of Suresh and Yashodhara Oberoi)
- Meghna Oberoi (daughter of Suresh and Yashodhara Oberoi)
[edit] The Sen family
[edit] The Pankaj Kapoor family
- Pankaj Kapoor
- Neelima Azeem(ex-wife of Pankaj Kapoor)
- Shahid Kapoor(son of Pankaj and Neelima)
- Supriya Pathak(wife of Pankaj Kapoor)
- Ishaan Khattar (Shahid's step brother)
- Ratna Pathak (Sister of Supriya Pathak)
- Naseeruddin Shah (husband of Ratna Pathak)
(Shahid has 3 half-siblings including Ishaan)
[edit] The Patel family
- Amit Patel( father of Amisha and Ashmit patel )
- Asha Patel( mother of Amisha and Ashmit patel )
- Amisha Patel( Daughter of Asha Patel )
- Ashmit Patel ( Son of Asha Patel )