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The Akhtar-Azmi family

Lyricist Javed Akhtar married script writer Honey Irani. His second wife is actress Shabana Azmi. Azmi's nieces are actresses Farah Naaz and Tabu. Their cousins are Farah and Sajid Khan.

Javed Akhtar
Jan Nisar Akhtar
Honey Irani (first wife of Javed Akhtar)
Shabana Azmi (second wife of Javed Akhtar)
Kaifi Azmi (father of Shabana Azmi)
Farhan Akhtar (son of Javed and Honey)
Zoya Akhtar (daughter of Javed and Honey)
Tabu (niece of Shabana Azmi)
Farah (sister of Tabu)
Farah Khan (niece of Honey Irani)
Sajid Khan (nephew of Honey Irani)
Baba Azmi (brother of Shabana Azmi)
Tanvi Azmi (wife of Baba Azmi)

[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 was married to actress Suchitra Krishnamurthy.

Dev Anand
Kalpana Kartik (Wife of Dev Anand)
Suneil Anand (Son of Dev Anand)
Chetan Anand (Brother of Dev Anand)
Vijay Anand (Brother of Dev Anand)
Shekhar Kapur (Nephew of Dev Anand)
Suchitra Krishnamurthy (ex-Wife of Shekar)
Purab Kohli (Nephew of Shekhar Kapur)

[edit] The Babbar family

Raj Babbar is an Indian actor and has been married twice. His first 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 second wife was actress Smita Patil, she died giving birth to their child in 1986. Her son Prateek made his acting debut in 2008 film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na

Raj Babbar
Nadira Babbar (his first wife)
Arya Babbar (their son)
Juhi Babbar (their daughter)
Smita Patil (Raj's second wife)
Prateek Babbar (Smita Patil and Raj Babber's son)

[edit] The Bachchan family

Main article: Bachchan Family

The Bachchan family starts with Harivansh Rai Bachchan. He had two sons, Amitabh and Ajitabh, 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 achieving success. Shweta Nanda is married to Nikhil Nanda who is the grandson of Raj Kapoor

Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan (elder son of Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan)
Jaya Bachchan (wife of Amitabh)
Abhishek Bachchan (son of Amitabh and Jaya)
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (wife of Abhishek)
Shweta Nanda (daughter of Amitabh and Jaya; daughter-in-law of Ritu Kapoor,)
Nikhil Nanda (son of Rajan and Ritu Nanda; husband of Shweta Nanda)

[edit] The Barjatya Family

The Barjatya family starts with Tarachand Barjatya, who was a film producer and director and set up his Rajshri Productions, in the late 1940's. Tarachand Barjatya had three sons, Ajit Kumar Barjatya, Kamal Kumar Barjatya and Raj Kumar Barjatya, all of whom are active in bringing the Rajshri empire to great heights. The company saw an all time up swing in revenues when Raj Kumar Barjatya's son, Sooraj R. Barjatya, started his film making career with the 1989 blockbuster, Maine Pyar Kiya and eventually with, Hum Aapke Hain Koun and Hum Saath Saath Hain. The company is now lead by the third gegneration of Barjatya's, namely, Rajat A. Barjatya, Kavita K. Barjatya and Sooraj R. Barjatya.

Tarachand Barjatya (Director, Producer, Writer and Founder, Rajshri Productions)
Ajit Kumar Barjatya (First son of Tarachand Barjatya and Producer)
Kamal Kumar Barjatya (Second son of Tarachand Barjatya and Producer)
Raj Kumar Barjatya (Third son of Tarachand Barjatya and Producer)
Rajat A. Barjatya (Producer and son of Ajit Kumar Barjatya)
Kavita K. Barjatya (Producer and daughter of Kamal Kumar Barjatya)
Sooraj R. Barjatya (Director, Producer, Writer and son of Raj Kumar Barjatya)

[edit] The Baweja Family

Harry Baweja
Pammi Baweja (Wife of Harry Baweja)
Harman Baweja (Son of Harry and Pammi Baweja)

[edit] The Bedi family

Kabir Bedi (Married to late Protima Bedi)
Protima Bedi (Wife of Kabir)
Pooja Bedi (Kabir and Protima's daughter)

[edit] The Bhatt family

Mahesh Bhatt
Pooja Bhatt (Mahesh's daughter)
Mukesh Bhatt (Mahesh's brother)
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)

[edit] The Chopra-Johar family

Considered to be the most powerful family of the Indian Film Industry, they have produced some of the country's biggest blockbusters and have worked in close quarters with all the leading superstars of the country. The Chopra's and the Johar's form a group of four siblings, born to Vilayati Raj Chopra, all of whom work independently through different leading film production houses. The eldest brother, Baldev Raj Chopra, found his B.R.Films in the year 1947, which is now managed and run by his son Ravi Chopra, who is also a director and a producer. Baldev Raj Chopra was assisted by his youngest brother, Yash Chopra for a long time with B.R.Films, during which he directed and produced several hits for the company, however eventually branching out to form his own, Yash Raj Films, along with son Aditya Chopra. The second brother Vinod Chopra, found his Vinod Chopra Productions along with his son Vidhu Vinod Chopra and never worked with B.R.Films. The youngest sibling, Hiroo Chopra married known film producer Yash Johar and co-founded Dharma Productions, which is now run by their son Karan Johar.

Baldev Raj Chopra (Veteran Hindi Film Producer & Director)
Yash Chopra (Hindi Film Producer & Youngest Brother Of B.R. Chopra)
Yash Johar (Hindi Film Producer & Brother In Law Of Yash Chopra)
Ravi Chopra (B.R.Chopra's Son & Film Director)
Vidhu Vinod Chopra (Vinod Chopra's Son & Hindi Film Writer, Producer and Director)
Anupama Chopra (Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Wife & Film Writer)
Aditya Chopra (Yash Chopra's Son & Hindi Film Writer, Producer and Director)
Karan Johar (Yash Johar's son & Hindi Film Writer, Producer and Director)
Uday Chopra (Yash Chopra's Youngest Son & Actor)

[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)
Abhay Deol (nephew)
Madhoo (niece of Hema Malini)

[edit] The Devgan Family

Veeru Devgan
Ajay Devgan (Son of Veeru Devgan)
Anil Devgan (Second son of Veeru Devgan)
Kajol Devgan (Wife of Ajay)
Tanisha Mukherjee (Sister of Kajol)
Tanuja (Mother of Kajol)
Nutan (Sister of Tanuja)
Mohnish Behl (Son of Nutan)

[edit] The Dutt family

Jaddanbai, the founder of the family, started as a singer and eventually became a film composer and filmmaker. Her daughter Nargis began her film career at age 6 when cast by her mother in one of her films. Nargis went on to become a major star in the 1940s and 1950s. Sunil Dutt also acted in the industry in the 1950s. Nargis went into semiretirement after their marriage in 1958, and full retirement in 1967, but Sunil continued to act until the early 90s. Their son Sanjay has pursued a successful film career since 1981 and continues to act today. Nargis passed away due to cancer in the year her son made his debut and Sunil Dutt died in May 2005.

The Dutt family is also known for its political involvement. Sunil was elected five times to the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Parliament of India) and, at his death, was a cabinet minister under Manmohan Singh. Nargis was a nominated member of the Parliament's upper house, Rajya Sabha, and died in office in 1981. After Sunil's death, their daughter Priya Dutt ran for, and was elected to, Sunil's vacant seat in the Lok Sabha. She continues to serve in that body.

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—was never involved in the film industry)
Richa Sharma (late wife of Sanjay)
Kumar Gaurav (son-in-law of Sunil Dutt)
Rajendra Kumar (father of Kumar Gaurav)
Rhea Pillai (ex-wife of Sanjay Dutt)

[edit] The Ganguly family

Main article: Ganguly family

Ashok, Kishore and Anoop Kumar have all acted in the industry. Their 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)
Amit Kumar (Kishore Kumar's son from his first wife)
Anuradha Patel (Ashok Kumar's granddaughter)
Kanwaljit Singh (Anuradha's husband)
Anoop Kumar

[edit] The Haasan-Ratnam Family

Originated in South India, Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam are two of the biggest names in the industry.

Mani Ratnam
Suhasini Mani Ratnam (Mani's wife)
Charuhasan (Suhasini's father)
Kamal Haasan (Chaaru Haasan's brother)
Sarika (Kamal Haasan's ex-wife)
Anu Haasan (Chandra Haasan's daughter)
Shruti Haasan (Kamal Haasan's daughter)
G. Venkateswaran (Mani's brother)
G. Srinivasan (Mani's brother)

[edit] The Hussain Family

The Hussain starts with Nasir Hussain, who is the eldest man in the family. Nasir Hussain is a veteran film writer, producer and director and made his writing debut with the 1953 super hit, Anarkali for Filmistan studios, where he joined as a free lancer. Nasir later went on to start his own production house named Nasir Hussain Films and made evergreen cult films like Teesri Manzil and Yaadon Ki Baraat. Nasir Hussain's younger brother, Tahir Hussain, is also a filmmaker and has been a producer and presenter for a number of films. Nasir Hussain has two children; an elder daughter, Nuzhat Khan and a younger son Mansoor Khan. Nuzhat Khan married Anil Pal, an engineer and had one child, Imran Khan. Tahir Hussain and his wife Zeenat Hussain have four children; Farhat Khan, Aamir Khan, Faisal Khan and Nikhat Khan. Nasir Hussain launched, both Mansoor Khan and Aamir Khan with the 1988 blockbuster Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, which was produced by Nassir Hussain Films and co-written by the two brothers, in their younger days. Aamir Khan's younger brother Faisal Khan is also an actor. Mansoor Khan and Aamir Khan, later launched their nephew, Imran Khan, with Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na in the year 2008. The film was made under the Aamir Khan Productions banner and was a huge hit.

Nasir Hussain (Veteran Film Writer, Producer & Director)
Tahir Hussain (Younger Brother Of Nasir Hussain & Film Producer)
Zeenat Hussain (Tahir Hussain's Wife)
Nuzhat Khan (Elder Daughter Of Nasir Hussain)
Farhat Khan (Eldest Daughter of Tahir Hissain)
Mansoor Khan (Younger Son Of Nasir Hussain and Film Writer, Producer & Director)
Aamir Khan (Younger Son Of Tahir Hussain and Hindi Film Superstar)
Reena Dutta (First Wife Of Aamir Khan)
Kiran Rao (Second Wife Of Aamir Khan & Film Director)
Faisal Khan (Second Son Of Tahir Hussain & Actor)
Nikhat Khan (Youngest Daughter Of Tahir Hussain)
Imran Khan (Eldest Son Of Nikhat Khan & Actor)
Junaid Khan (Aamir Khan's Eldest Son)
Ira Khan (Aamir Khan's Younger Daughter)

[edit] The Kapoor family (of Jeetendra)

Jeetendra (real name Ravi Kapoor)
Shobha Kapoor (Jeetendra's wife)
Tusshar Kapoor (son)
Ekta Kapoor (daughter)
Nitin Kapoor (Jeetendra's cousin)
Jayasudha (Nitin Kapoor's wife)

[edit] The Kapoor family (of Prithviraj Kapoor)

Main article: Kapoor family

Probably one of the oldest families in the industry, the Kapoor family have been in the industry for years since the 1940s. 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.

Prithviraj Kapoor (son of Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor)(1906 - 1972)
Raj Kapoor (son of Prithviraj) (1924 - 1988)
Rajindernath (brother-in-law of Raj Kapoor)
Premnath (brother in law of Raj Kapoor)
Bina Rai (Premnath's wife)
Shammi Kapoor (son of Prithviraj) (born October 21, 1931),
Geeta Bali (first wife of Shammi) (1930 - 1965)
Yogita Bali (niece of Geeta Bali)
Shashi Kapoor (son of Prithviraj) (born 1942)
Jennifer Kapoor (wife of Shashi) (1934 – 1984)
Karan Kapoor (son of Shashi)
Kunal Kapoor (Son of Shashi)
Sanjana Kapoor (daughter of Shashi)
Valmik Thapar (married to Sanjana)
Randhir Kapoor (first son of Raj)
Rishi Kapoor (second son of Raj)
Rajiv Kapoor (third son of Raj)
Babita (wife of Randhir)
Karisma Kapoor (elder daughter of Randhir)
Kareena Kapoor (younger daughter of Randhir)
Neetu Singh (wife of Rishi)
Ranbir Kapoor (son of Rishi and Neetu)
Ritu Nanda (daughter of Raj)
Nikhil Nanda (son of Ritu and Rajan Nanda and married to Shweta Bachchan-Nanda)

[edit] The Kapoor family (of Surinder Kapoor)

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 made her debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Saawariya (2007). 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)
Sandeep Marwah (son in Law)
Sanjay Kapoor (youngest son)
Sridevi (Boney Kapoor's second wife)
Sonam Kapoor (daughter of Anil)

[edit] The Kapoor-Pathak-Shah family

Pankaj Kapoor (husband of Supriya Pathak)
Neelima Azeem (ex-wife of Pankaj Kapoor)
Ratna Pathak (Sister of Supriya Pathak)
Naseeruddin Shah (husband of Ratna Pathak)
Shahid Kapoor (son of Pankaj and Neelima)
Supriya Pathak (second wife of Pankaj Kapoor)
Ishaan Kapoor (Son of Neelima and her second husband Rajesh Khattar, half-brother of Shahid)
Raza Ali Khan (Third husband of Neelima Azeem , grandson of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan)
Imad Shah (Son of Naseeruddin Shah)
Dina Pathak (mother of Supriya and Ratna Pathak)

[edit] The Khan Family (of Salim Khan)

Celebrated story and script writer Salim Khan has written and produced a majority of the successful movies all through the 70's and 80's era. Salim Khan was earlier a junior technician for various films had not made any considerable mark in the field. Realizing the lack of writers in the movie making industry, he gradually learnt about story telling and writing techniques used in films, along with close friend and then business associate Javed Akhtar and began writing short transcripts. Salim-Javed (as they are famously called) have scripted innumerable commercially and critically accepted movies for movie making giants like Nasir Hussain (Yaadon Ki Baraat), Yash Chopra (Deewar), Yash Johar (Dostana), Ramesh Sippy (Sholay), Shekhar Kapoor (Mr. India) and Farhan Akhtar (Don - The Chase Begins Again). The duo split up in the early 1980's and ended their 15 year professional relationship for unknown reasons. Salim Khan married his first wife Salma Khan and had four children with her; Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan and Alvira Khan. Salim Khan later married film star Helen and adopted a girl child, Arpita Khan and the family currently lives with their eldest son Salman Khan, in Mumbai.

Salim Khan
Salma Khan (Salim Khan's First Wife)
Helen (Salim Khan's Second Wife)
Salman Khan (Hindi Film Superstar & Eldest Son Of Salim Khan)
Arbaaz Khan (Second Son Of Salim Khan & Salma Khan)
Malaika Arora Khan (Arbaaz Khan's Wife)
Sohail Khan (Director, Producer & Writer and Third Son Of Salim Khan)
Seema Sachdev Khan (Sohail Khan's Wife)
Atul Agnihotri (Alvira Khan's Husband)
Alvira Khan (Youngest Daughter Of Salim Khan & Salma Khan)
Amrita Arora (Arbaaz Khan's Sister In Law)
Arpita Khan (Youngest Daughter Of Salim Khan & Helen)

[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.

Roshan (father of Rakesh Roshan)
Rakesh Roshan (son of Roshan and father of Hrithik Roshan)
J. Om Prakash (father-in-law of Rakesh Roshan)
Rajesh Roshan (brother of Rakesh)
Hrithik Roshan (son of Rakesh)
Suzanne Khan (Hrithik's wife)
Zayed Khan (Suzanne's Brother)
Fardeen Khan (Suzanne's Cousin)
Sanjay Khan (Suzanne's Father)
Feroz Khan (Suzanne's Uncle & Father of Fardeen Khan)
DJ Aqeel ( Married Suzanne's sister, Farah)

[edit] The Khanna family (of Rajesh Khanna)

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)

[edit] The Khanna family (of Vinod Khanna)

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
Rahul Khanna (eldest son-Gitanjali's Son)
Akshaye Khanna (youngest son-Gitanjali's Son)

[edit] The Kher family

The Kher family includes the actors Anupam Kher and Kirron Kher. Their 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 Gandhi 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
Kirron Kher (wife of Anupam Kher)
Sikander Kher (son of Anupam and Kirron Kher)

[edit] The Kumar family

Gulshan Kumar
Bhushan Kumar (son of Gulshan Kumar)
Tulsi Kumar (daughter of Gulshan Kumar)
Kishan Kumar (Brother of Gulshan Kumar)

[edit] The Mukesh family

Mukesh
Nitin Mukesh (son of Mukesh)
Neil Nitin Mukesh (son of Nitin Mukesh)

[edit] The Mangeshkar family

Hridayanath Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar
Asha Bhosle
Meena Mangeshkar
Usha Mangeshkar
R.D. Burman (second husband of Asha)
S.D. Burman (father of R.D. Burman)
Padmini Kolhapure(actress niece of Lata Mangeshkar)
Tejaswini Kolhapure (sister of Padmini)
Shakti Kapoor (actor brother in law of Padmini)

[edit] The Mukherjee-Samarth family

Main article: Mukherjee-Samarth family (film)

The current members of the Mukherjee-Samarth family that are in the industry are Tanuja, Rani Mukerji, Kajol, Tanisha, and Mohnish Behl. The family have been acting in the industry since the 1940s. Their 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 Nutan and 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)
Ram Mukherjee (son of Ravidramohan Mukherjee)
Nutan (daughter of Shobhana Samarth)
Tanuja (daughter of Shobhana Samarth)
Mohnish Behl (son of Nutan)
Rani Mukerji (daughter of Ram and Krishna Mukherjee)
Kajol (eldest daughter of Tanuja and Shomu Mukherjee)
Tanisha (youngest daughter of Tanuja and Shomu Mukherjee)
Sharbani Mukherjee

[edit] The Oberoi family

Suresh Oberoi
Vivek Oberoi (second son of Suresh and Yashodhara Oberoi)

[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. Saif Ali Khan is a popular actor and is also a National Award winner.Soha Ali Khan, has just started in the industry.