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This article lists notable families whose members are prominent in the Hindi film industry.

This list also includes a select number of South Indian film families who crossed over into Hindi cinema. For a full list, see List of South Indian film families.

For Indian music families, see List of Indian music families.

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Akhtar–Azmi–Kher family

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The Akhtar family is a prominent film family in the Hindi film Industry. It consists of renowned poets, authors, scriptwriters, directors, actors, and producers. One of the most famous among them is Urdu poet, author and philosopher Javed Akhtar, whose great-grandfather Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi is a notable name in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Javed Akhtar's first marriage was with script writer Honey Irani; Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar are their children. Farah Khan and Sajid Khan are Honey Irani's niece and nephew, and hence Farhan and Zoya Akhtar's maternal cousins.[1]

Javed Akhtar's second wife is actress Shabana Azmi. Shabana Azmi's nieces include actresses Farah Naaz and Tabu.

Farhan Akhtar's second wife is actress Shibani Dandekar. Anusha Dandekar is the sister of Shibani.

Film personalities of Akhtar-Azmi family
1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation Career Born Died Relation
Jan Nisar Akhtar Poet, lyricist 1914 1976 Father of Javed Akhtar Marasi
Javed Akhtar Poet, playwright, lyricist 1945 Married to Honey Irani and then Shabana Azmi
Honey Irani Writer 1954 First wife of Javed Akhtar
Daisy Irani Actor 1950 Sister of Honey Irani
Farhan Akhtar Director, actor 1974 Son of Javed and Honey
Adhuna Akhtar Hairstylist, TV host 1967 Ex-wife of Farhan Akhtar
Zoya Akhtar Director 1972 Daughter of Javed and Honey
Farah Khan Director, choreographer 1965 Daughter of Kamran Khan and Menaka Irani (Honey and Daisy Irani's sister); sister of Sajid Khan
Shirish Kunder Film editor 1973 Married to Farah Khan
Sajid Khan Director, actor 1971 Son of Kamran Khan and Menaka Irani (Honey and Daisy Irani's sister); brother of Farah Khan.
Kaifi Azmi Poet, lyricist 1919 2002 Father of Shabana and Baba Azmi, husband of Shaukat Kaifi
Shaukat Kaifi Actor 1926 2019 Mother of Shabana and Baba Azmi, wife of Kaifi Azmi
Baba Azmi Cinematographer 1943 Brother of Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi Actress 1950 Married to Javed Akhtar
Tanvi Azmi Actor 1960 Married to Baba Azmi, daughter of Usha Kiran
Usha Kiran Actor 1929 2000 Mother of Tanvi Azmi and Adwait Kher
Uttara Mhatre Kher Model, Miss India World 1963 Married to former model Adwait Kher
Saiyami Kher Actress 1992 Daughter of Uttara Mhatre Kher and Adwait Kher
Kabir Akhtar Director 1975 Son of Javed Akhtar's brother psychiatrist Salman Akhtar
Farah Actress 1968 Niece of Shabana Azmi, daughter of Jamal Hashmi and Rizwana
Tabu Actress 1971 Niece of Shabana Azmi, daughter of Jamal Hashmi and Rizwana

Ali–Amrohi family

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  • Mumtaz Ali (actor, dancer)
    • Mehmood Ali (actor, comedian, son of Mumtaz Ali)
      • Pucky Ali (actor and eldest son of Mehmood & Madhu)
      • Lucky Ali (singer, actor, second son of Mehmood Ali & Madhu)
      • Macky Ali (actor and third son of Mehmood & Madhu)
    • Minoo Mumtaz (actress, dancer, daughter of Mumtaz Ali and sister of Mehmood Ali)
    • Anwar Ali (actor, son of Mumtaz Ali)
    • Meena Kumari (actress, elder sister of Mehmood Ali's ex-wife, Mahliqa/Madhu)
    • Kamal Amrohi (director, husband of Meena Kumari)
      • Tajdar Amrohi (Producer, son of Kamal Amrohi)
      • Nilofer Amrohi (one time actress and sister of Mazhar Khan)
      • Mazhar Khan (actor and maternal uncle to Bilal and Mashhoor Amrohi)
      • Zeenat Aman (actress, wife of Mazhar Khan)
      • Shandaar Amrohi (Producer)
Ali-Amrohi Family
Latifunissa AliMumtaz AliIqbal BegumAli Bux
5 childrenAnwar AliMinoo MumtazTracy AliMehmood AliMadhu AliKhurshid Jr.Meena KumariKamal AmrohiMehmudie
3 children & 1 adoptedPucky AliLucky AliMacky AliMasoom Ali3 children
2 grandchildren
  • Mumtaz Ali
    Mumtaz Ali
  • Kamal Amrohi
    Kamal Amrohi
  • Mehmood Ali
    Mehmood Ali
  • Lucky Ali
    Lucky Ali

Anand–Sahni family

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The most prominent member of the Anand family was actor Dev Anand, who has starred in over a hundred films. Another member of the family is internationally known director Shekhar Kapur, who is known for directing the film Elizabeth. He was married to actress Suchitra Krishnamurthy.

  • Chetan Anand (elder brother of Dev Anand)
  • Dev Anand
  • Vijay Anand (younger brother of Dev Anand)
  • Sheel Kanta Kapoor (mother of Shekhar Kapoor and sister of Dev Anand)
    • Shekhar Kapur (nephew of Dev Anand, son of Sheel Kanta Kapur)
      • Suchitra Krishnamurthy (ex-wife of Shekhar Kapur)
        • Kaveri Kapur (daughter of Shekhar Kapur and Suchitra Krishnamurthy)
    • Vishal Anand (nephew of Dev Anand, son of Sheel Kanta Kapoor and brother of Shekhar Kapoor)
      • Purab Kohli (nephew of Vishal Anand)
      • Aalim Rushdy Anand (Independent Filmmaker)
    • Sohaila Kapur (niece of Dev Anand and daughter of Sheel Kanta Kapur)
    • Neelu (niece of Dev Anand and daughter of Sheel Kanta Kapur)
      • Navin Nischol (actor, former brother-in-law of Shekhar Kapur, ex-husband of Neelu, daughter of Sheel Kanta Kapur and niece of Dev Anand)
    • Aruna Kapoor (niece of Dev Anand, daughter of Sheel Kanta Kapur and sister of Shekhar Kapur)
      • Parikshit Sahni (actor, son of Balraj Sahni, husband of Aruna Kapoor and brother-in-law of Shekhar Kapur)
  • Balraj Sahni (actor)
  • Bhisham Sahni (playwright, actor, novelist and brother of Balraj Sahni)

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Babbar family

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Raj Babbar

Raj Babbar is an Indian actor and politician. His first wife was 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 only child Prateek Babbar in 1986. Her son Prateek made his acting debut in 2008 film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. Raj Babbar's niece Kajri Babbar is a budding director.[2][3]

Bachchan family

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The Bachchan family (starting with second from the left) Jaya Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Main article: Bachchan family
  • Harivansh Rai Bachchan (poet – married to social activist Teji Bachchan, mother of Amitabh Bachchan)
    • Amitabh Bachchan (actor – married to Jaya Bachchan, son of Harivansh Rai Bachchan, father of Abhishek Bachchan, father of Shweta Bachchan-Nanda)
    • Jaya Bachchan (actress – married to Amitabh Bachchan, mother of Abhishek Bachchan)
      • Abhishek Bachchan (actor – married to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, son of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. Father of Aradhya Bachchan)
      • Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (actress – married to Abhishek Bachchan. Mother of Aradhya Bachchan)

Aradhya Bachchan - (Daughternof Abhishek & Aishwariya, granddaughter of Amitabh Bachchan & Jaya Bachchan)


Babi family (of Parveen Babi)

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  • Vali Mohammed Khan Babi – husband of Jamal Bakhte Babi and father of Parveen Babi.
  • Jamal Bakhte Babi – wife of Vali Mohammed Khan Babi and mother of Parveen Babi.
    • Parveen Babi (actress and model) – daughter of Vali Mohammed Khan Babi and Jamal Bakhte Babi. She is great aunt of Sarwat Gilani.
  • Murad Khan Babi (actor) – maternal uncle of Parveen Babi.
  • Gulshan Babi – maternal aunt of Parveen Babi and wife of Murad Khan Babi.
  • Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji (Nawab of Manavadar) – uncle of Parveen Babi and father of Aslam Khan. He was Sarwat Gillani's grandfather.
  • Aslam Khan (cricketer) – cousin of Parveen Babi and uncle of Sarwat Gilani.
  • Sarwat Gilani (actress and model) – great niece of Parveen Babi and granddaughter of Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji.
  • Fahad Mirza (actor, model, plastic surgeon and sculptor) – husband of Sarwat Gilani.

Barjatya family

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

Baweja family

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Bedi family (of Kabir Bedi)

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Bedi family (of Bishan Bedi)

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Bedi family (of Rajinder Singh Bedi)

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Behl family

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Bhatt family (of Nanabhai Bhatt)

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Main article: Bhatt family
Film personalities of Bhatt Family (of Nanabhai Bhatt)
1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation Career Born Died Relation
Nanabhai Bhatt Director, Producer 1915 1999 Father of Robin Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt, Mahesh Bhatt, Heena Suri, Sheila Darshan[4][5]
Robin Bhatt Writer 1946 Son of Nanabhai Bhatt and Hemlata Bhatt[5]
Mukesh Bhatt Producer 1952 Son of Nanabhai Bhatt and Shirin Ali[5]
Vishesh Bhatt Director, Producer Son of Mukesh Bhatt and Nilima Bhatt[5]
Sakshi Bhatt Daughter of Mukesh Bhatt and Nilima Bhatt; married to Mazahir Mandasaurwala
Mahesh Bhatt Director, Writer, Producer 1948 Son of Nanabhai Bhatt and Shirin Ali;[6]
Pooja Bhatt Actress, Director, Producer 1972 Daughter of Mahesh Bhatt and Kiran Bhatt[7]
Rahul Bhatt 1982 Son of Mahesh Bhatt and Kiran Bhatt[8]
Shaheen Bhatt 1988 Daughter of Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan
Alia Bhatt Actress, producer 1993 Daughter of Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan,[9] Married to Ranbir Kapoor
Sheila Darshan 1940 2009 Daughter of Nanabhai Bhatt
Dharmesh Darshan Director 1967 Son of Sheila Darshan and Darshan Sabharwal
Heena Suri Daughter of Nanabhai Bhatt
Mohit Suri Director Son of Mahesh Bhatt's sister. Married to Udita Goswami
Smilie Suri Actress Daughter of Mahesh Bhatt's sister

Bhatt family (of Vijay Bhatt)

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Bhattacharya family

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  • Pashupati Bhattacharjee (vocalist and composer)
    • Kumar Sanu a.k.a. Kedarnath Bhattacharjee (playback singer, producer and music director – son of Pashupati Bhattacharya)

Bohra family

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Shree Ram Bohra

Bokadia family

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K. C. Bokadia in IMPPA election time 2022

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Chandrasekhar family

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Actor Vijay

Chakraborty family

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Mithun Chakraborty

Chatterjee family

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Chopra-Johar family

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Baldev Raj Chopra (left) and Yash Chopra (right)

Considered to be one of the most influential families of the Hindi film industry, the Chopra family has produced some of the country's biggest blockbusters and have worked in close quarters with all the leading superstars of the industry. The founders of this family were the four children of Vilayati Raj Chopra, all of whom worked independently through different leading film production / Distribution houses:

Vilayati Raj Chopra
Baldev Raj ChopraYash ChopraPamela ChopraD. R. ChopraKiran ChopraRaj Chopra
Ravi ChopraRenu ChopraRani MukerjiAditya ChopraUday Chopra
Kapil ChopraAbhay ChopraAdhira Chopra
Film personalities of Chopra family
1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation 4th generation Born Died Career Relation
Baldev Raj Chopra 22 April 1914 5 November 2008

Kuldeep Raj Chopra

Wife Asha Chopra

Ravi Chopra 27 September 1946 12 November 2014 Director of most-viewed Indian television series Mahabharat Son of B. R. Chopra
Yash Chopra 27 September 1932 21 October 2012 Director, writer, producer Brother of Baldev Raj Chopra
Pamela Chopra 29 July 1948 20 April 2023 Playback singer, producer, writer Wife of Yash Chopra, sister of actor Simi Garewal's mother Darshi Garewal
Aditya Chopra 21 May 1971 Writer, producer, director Son of Pamela Chopra and Yash Chopra, brother of actor Uday Chopra, married to Rani Mukerji of #Mukherjee–Samarth family
Uday Chopra 5 January 1973 Actor, producer Son of Pamela Chopra and Yash Chopra, brother of director Aditya Chopra, brother-in-law to Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji 21 March 1978 Actress Wife of Aditya Chopra

Chopra-Sagar Family

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Chopra family (of Prem Chopra)

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Chopra family (of Priyanka and Parineeti Chopra)

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Deol family

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The Deol family's legacy began with Dharmendra. He has six children: his two sons (Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol) went on to pursue film careers, and own Vijayta Films, while their sisters Vijeta Deol and Ajeeta Deol did not pursue a career in the film industry. Esha Deol and Ahana Deol are the two youngest daughters of Dharmendra (with Hema Malini). Esha has pursued a film career, whilst Dharmendra's nephew Abhay Deol has been in the industry since 2005, giving notable performances.

Film personalities of Deol Family
1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation Career Born Relation
Dharmendra Actor 1935 Father of Sunny, Bobby and Esha Deol
Prakash Kaur First wife of Dharmendra
Sunny Deol Actor,

Politician

1957 Son of Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur
Karan Deol Actor 1990 Son of Sunny Deol and Lynda a.k.a. Pooja
Rajveer Deol Actor 1994 Son of Sunny Deol and Lynda a.k.a. Pooja
Bobby Deol Actor 1969 Son of Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur
Aryaman Deol 2001 Son of Bobby Deol and Tanya
Dharam Deol 2004 Son of Bobby Deol and Tanya
Hema Malini Actress,

Politician

1948 Second wife of Dharmendra
Esha Deol Actress 1981 Daughter of Dharmendra and Hema Malini
Ahana Deol 1985 Daughter of Dharmendra and Hema Malini
Abhay Deol Actor 1976 Nephew of Dharmendra; Cousin of Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol
Madhoo Actress 1969 Niece of Hema Malini

Devgan family

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  • Ajay Devgn
    Ajay Devgn
  • Kajol
    Kajol

Deshmukh family

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Dhawan family

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  • Anil Dhawan (actor – brother of David Dhawan, father of Siddharth and uncle of Varun Dhawan and Rohit Dhawan)
    • Siddharth Dhawan – (television actor – son of Anil Dhawan, cousin of Rohit and Varun Dhawan)
  • David Dhawan (director, producer-brother of Anil Dhawan and father of Rohit and Varun Dhawan)
    • Varun Dhawan (actor – son of David Dhawan and Karuna Dhawan, brother of Rohit Dhawan, nephew of Anil Dhawan and cousin of Siddharth Dhawan)
  • Kunal Kohli (director, producer – son of Yash Kohli (sister of Karuna Dhawan) and the late Shiv Kohli; cousin of Varun Dhawan)

Dutt family (of Guru Dutt)

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Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone (9 July 1925 – 10 October 1964), popularly known as Guru Dutt (Konkani:गुरु दत्त), was an Indian film director, producer and actor. He made quintessential 1950s and 1960s classics such as Pyaasa (Thirsty), Kaagaz Ke Phool (Paper Flowers), Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (The King, the Queen and the Jack), and Chaudhvin Ka Chand (The Fourteenth Day Moon in the Muslim calendar but actually means full moon, a metaphor for beauty). In particular, Pyaasa and Kaagaz Ke Phool are now included among the greatest films of all time, both by Time magazine's All-Time 100 best movies and by the Sight & Sound critics' and directors' poll, where Dutt himself is included among the greatest film directors of all time. In 2010, he was included among CNN's "top 25 Asian actors of all time".

  • Guru Dutt (actor)
  • Geeta Dutt (singer – wife of Guru Dutt)
  • Shyam Benegal (director – his paternal grandmother and Dutt's maternal grandmother were sisters)
  • Lalita Lajmi (Painter and sister of Guru Dutt)
    • Kalpana Lajmi (director – niece of Guru Dutt)
      • Amrita Rao (actress – her grandfather and Guru Dutt were second cousins)
      • Preetika Rao (actress – sister of Amrita Rao, her grandfather and Guru Dutt were second cousins)
      • Deepika Padukone (actress - her cousin married to Amrita Rao's cousin)

Note: Composer Kanu Roy was not the brother of Geeta Dutt[20]

Dutt family (of Sunil Dutt)

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Sunil Dutt and Priya Dutt

Jaddanbai, the start of the family, began as a singer and eventually became a filmmaker. Her husband was Abdul Rashid. Their daughter Nargis began her film career at age six 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 semi-retirement after their marriage in 1958, and full retirement in 1967, but Sunil continued to act until the early 1990s. Their son Sanjay has pursued a successful film career since 1981 and continues to act today. Nargis died from 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.

Nargis-Sunil Dutt's granddaughter and Sanjay Dutt's niece Sanchi Kumar (daughter of Kumar Gaurav and Namrata Dutt) is married to Indian film director Kamal Amrohi's grandson Bilal Amrohi.

Sunil Dutt (left) with Sanjay Dutt
  • Jaddanbai
  • Fatma Begum (filmmaker- alleged wife of Nawab Sidi Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III of Sachin State)
    • Sultana (actress- daughter of Fatma Begum and the Nawab)
    • Shehzadi (actress- daughter of Fatma Begum and the Nawab)
    • Zubeida (actress- daughter of Fatma Begum and the Nawab)
      • Durr-e-shahwar Dhanrajgir (daughter of Zubeida and Maharaj Narsingir Dhanrajgir Gyan Bahadur of Hyderabad)
        • Rhea Pillai (actress- daughter of Raymond Pillai and Durr-e-shahwar Dhanrjgir, ex-wife of Sanjay Dutt)
    • Rajendra Kumar (father of Kumar Gaurav)

Dutta family

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Dheer family

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Ganguly family

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Main article: Ganguly family

Ashok, Kishore, and Anoop Kumar have all acted in the film industry. Their family is related to the Mukherjee family through the marriage of Sashadhar Mukherjee to their only sister Sati Devi. The family is also related to the Ray-Ganguly-Bose family through the first wife of Kishore Kumar, Ruma Guha Thakurta, who is a niece of Bijoya Ray.

Gautam family

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Ghatak family

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  • Manish Ghatak (eldest son of Suresh Chandra Ghatak, Bengali poet and novelist)
    • Mahasweta Devi (daughter of Manish Ghatak & Dharitri Devi, niece of Ritwik Ghatak; Indian social activist and writer)
    • Bijon Bhattacharya (married to Mahasweta Devi, prominent Indian theatre and film personality from Bengal)
    • Parambrata Chatterjee (son of Satinath and Sunetra Ghatak Chattopadhyay – actor, director and film maker)
  • Ritwik Ghatak (filmmaker, script writer and actor)

Ghattameneni family

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Gokhale family (of Kamlabai Gokhale)

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Goswami family (of Hindi films)

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Manoj Kumar was born as Harikishan Giri Goswami in 1937 in Abbottabad. He started his film career in 1957. But it was films like Pathar ke Sanam and Woh Kaun Thi which gave him his fame. His career took off on a different path when he launched his production house Vishal International, making classics like Upkar, Purab aur Paschim, Roti Kapda aur Makan and Kranti which earned him the title of "Bharat Kumar". Though he is a Bollywood legend, his sons were unsuccessful in Bollywood.

  • Manoj Kumar (actor, producer and director)
  • Shashi Goswami (wife of Manoj Kumar)

Goswami family (of Assamese films)

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Ahuja Family (Govinda's Family)

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Gulzar family

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Fazil family

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  • Fazil, director and actor.
    • Fahadh Faasil, actor and producer, son of Fazil
      • Nazriya Nazim, actress and producer, wife of Fahadh Faasil
      • Naveen Nazim, actor, brother of Nazriya, brother-in-law of Fahadh.
    • Farhaan Faasil, actor, son of Fazil, brother of Fahadh Faasil, brother-in-law of Nazriya.

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Haasan–Ratnam family

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

  • Kamal Haasan, Actor, film producer, film director, screenwriter, playback singer, lyricist, television presenter, choreographer, dancer, philanthropist & politician
  • Vani Ganapathy, actress; ex-wife of Kamal Haasan.
  • Sarika Thakur, actress; ex-wife of Kamal Haasan.
  • Gautami Tadimalla, actress; ex-partner of Kamal Haasan.
  • Charuhasan, actor; brother of Kamal Haasan.
    • Suhasini, actress; daughter of Charuhasan and Komalam.
    • Mani Ratnam, director; husband of Suhasini.
    • G. Venkateswaran, producer (d. 2003); brother of Mani Ratnam.
    • G. Srinivasan, producer (d. 2007); brother of Mani Ratnam.
  • Chandrahasan, producer (d. 2017); brother of Kamal Haasan.

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Jaffrey family

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  • Jagdeep (actor and comedian, famous for Surma Bhopali in Sholay)
    • Javed Jaffrey (actor, comedian, host, son of Jagdeep)
    • Naved Jaffrey (actor, dancer, host, son of Jagdeep, brother of Javed and uncle of Meezan)
    • Muskaan Jaffrey (actress, Half-sister of Javed and Naved Jaffrey)

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Kapoor family (of Jeetendra)

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Kapoor family (of Prithviraj Kapoor)

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Main article: Kapoor family

The oldest family in the industry, the Kapoor family has been active in films since 1926, starting with Dewan Bisheswar Kapoor and his son Prithviraj Kapoor. His descendants have carried on with the career of film acting. Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, and Ranbir Kapoor are among the prominent members from the Kapoor clan. Others who tried their hand with at the trade include Rajiv Kapoor (Raj's son), and Karan Kapoor and Kunal Kapoor (Shashi's sons). Shashi Kapoor's daughter, Sanjana Kapoor, with brother Kunal, has been successfully running Prithvi Theatre, founded in 1944 by Prithviraj Kapoor.

Raj Kapoor married Krishna Malhotra, sister of actor Prem Nath from Malhotra family. Raj's grandson and Ritu Nanda's son, industrialist Nikhil Nanda, married Shweta Bachchan, daughter of Amitabh Bachchan from the Bachchan family. Raj's granddaughter Kareena Kapoor married Saif Ali Khan from the Pataudi family. Raj Kapoor's maternal cousin, actor Jugal Kishore Mehra, married actor/singer Anwari Begum, the lead actor of the first Punjabi film Heer Ranjha.

Film personalities of Kapoor family (of Prithviraj Kapoor)
1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation 4th generation Career Born Died Relation
Prithviraj Kapoor Actor 1906 1971 Son of Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor
Ramsarni Mehra Kapoor 1908 1972 Married to Prithviraj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor Actor, producer, director 1924 1988 Son of Prithviraj Kapoor and Ramsarni Mehra Kapoor
Krishna Raj Kapoor 1930 2018 Married to Raj Kapoor
Randhir Kapoor Actor, producer, director 1947 Son of Raj Kapoor and Krishna Raj Kapoor
Babita Kapoor Actress 1947 Married to Randhir Kapoor, Daughter of Hari Shivdasani
Karisma Kapoor Actress 1974 Daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babita Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor Khan Actress, producer 1980 Daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babita Kapoor; married to Saif Ali Khan - See Pataudi family
Ritu Kapoor Nanda Entrepreneur 1948 2020 Daughter of Raj Kapoor and Krishna Raj Kapoor; married to Rajan Nanda
Rishi Kapoor Actor, producer, director 1952 2020 Son of Raj Kapoor and Krishna Raj Kapoor
Neetu Kapoor Actress 1958 Married to Rishi Kapoor
Ranbir Kapoor Actor, producer 1982 Son of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor
Alia Bhatt Actress, producer 1993 Married to Ranbir Kapoor
Rajiv Kapoor Actor, producer, director 1962 2021 Son of Raj Kapoor and Krishna Raj Kapoor
Shammi Kapoor Actor, producer, director 1931 2011 Son of Prithviraj Kapoor and Ramsarni Mehra Kapoor
Geeta Bali Actress 1930 1965 1st wife of Shammi Kapoor
Aditya Raj Kapoor Actor, producer 1956 Son of Shammi Kapoor and Geeta Bali
Shashi Kapoor Actor, producer, director 1938 2017 Son of Prithviraj Kapoor and Ramsarni Mehra Kapoor
Jennifer Kendal Actress 1934 1984 Wife of Shashi Kapoor
Kunal Kapoor Actor, Ad-Film Director 1959 Son of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal
Zahan Prithviraj Kapoor Actor 1992 Son of Kunal Kapoor and Sheena Sippy
Karan Kapoor Actor, model, photographer 1962 Son of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal
Sanjana Kapoor Actress 1967 Daughter of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal; married to Valmik Thapar
Trilok Kapoor Actor 1912 1988 Son of Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor, father of Vijay Kapoor and Vicky Kapoor

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Kapoor family (of Surinder Kapoor)

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Surinder Kapoor was the one who introduced his family to the world of Bollywood. Surinder Kapoor started his career as Geeta Bali's secretary and went on to become a producer. He also happens to be a distant cousin of Prithviraj Kapoor. He served as president of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India for six years. He married Nirmal Devi and has four children – Boney, Anil, Reena and Sanjay.

Kapoor family (of Shakti Kapoor)

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Kapur–Pathak–Shah family

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  • Shanta Gandhi (1917–2002) – theatre director, dancer (sister of Dina Pathak)
  • Dina Pathak (née Gandhi) (1922–2002) – Theatre and film actor (mother of Ratna Pathak and Supriya Pathak)
    • Ratna Pathak (born 1957) – television and film actress, elder daughter of Dina Pathak, wife of Naseeruddin Shah
    • Naseeruddin Shah (born 1950) – film and theater actor (formerly married Parveen Murad, a.k.a. "Manara Sikri," sister of actor Surekha Sikri)
    • Supriya Pathak (born 1961) – theatre and film actress, younger daughter of Dina Pathak, wife of Pankaj Kapur
    • Pankaj Kapur (born 1954) – theatre, television and film actor, formerly married to Neelima Azeem
      • Sanah Kapur (born 1993) – television and film actress; daughter of Pankaj Kapur and Supriya Pathak; wife of Mayank Pahwa
    • Neelima Azeem (born 1959) – television and film actress, married three times, including to actors Pankaj Kapur and Rajesh Khattar
      • Shahid Kapoor (born 1981) – film actor (son of Pankaj Kapur and Neelima Azeem)
      • Ishaan Khatter (born 1995) – film actor (son of Rajesh Khattar and Neelima Azeem)
    • Manoj Pahwa (born 1963) – film and television actor (married to Seema Pahwa, father-in-law of Sanah Kapur)
    • Seema Pahwa (born 1962) – film and television actress and a filmmaker
      • Mayank Pahwa – film actor (spouse of Sanah Kapur and son of Manoj Pahwa and Seema Pahwa)

Kaushal family

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Khan family (of Shah Rukh Khan)

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  • Shah Rukh Khan (Film Actor, Film Producer, and Businessman, Son of Mir Taj Mohammed Khan) born on 2 November 1965
  • Gauri Khan (Film Producer, born 1970, married Shah Rukh Khan in 1990
    • Aryan (Entrepreneur - elder son of Shah Rukh Khan, born 1997)
    • Suhana (Film Actress - daughter of Shah Rukh Khan, born 2000), Suhana starred as Veronica Lodge in the film The Archies (2023)
    • AbRam (Younger son of Shah Rukh Khan, born 2013)

Khan family (of Feroz Khan)

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Feroz Khan was an actor, film editor, producer and director from the 1960s till 2007. He introduced his son Fardeen Khan in 1998 in the film Prem Aggan for which Fardeen won the Filmfare Best Debut Award. Mumtaz was a popular actress in the 1960s–70s. She left the industry after her marriage to Mayur Madhvani.

Film personalities of Khan family (of Feroz Khan)
1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation 4th generation Career Born Died Relation
Feroz Khan Actor, Director, Producer 1939 2009 Brother of Sanjay and Akbar Khan; Father of Fardeen Khan[22]
Fardeen Khan Actor 1974 Son of Feroz Khan; Cousin of Zayed Khan[22]
Sanjay Khan Actor, Director, Producer 1941 Brother of Feroz Khan and Akbar Khan[22]
Zayed Khan Actor 1980 Son of Sanjay Khan; Cousin of Fardeen Khan[23]
Sussanne Khan Fashion designer 1978 Daughter of Sanjay Khan; Cousin of Fardeen Khan; Ex-wife of Hritik Roshan from Roshan family[23]
Akbar Khan Director 1949 Brother of Feroz and Sanjay Khan

Khan family (of Salim Khan)

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Main article: Salim Khan family

Story and script writer Salim Khan has written and produced some of the most successful Bollywood films. He formed a pair with Javed Akhtar and began writing as Salim–Javed. The duo have written many commercially and critically successful movies all through the 1970s and 1980s like Yaadon Ki Baraat (Nasir Hussain), Deewaar (Yash Chopra), Dostana (Yash Johar), Sholay (Ramesh Sippy), Mr. India (Shekhar Kapoor) and Don – The Chase Begins Again (Farhan Akhtar). His eldest son, Salman, made his film debut at the age of 22 with Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988) and went on to become one of the most successful superstars of Indian cinema. His second son, Arbaaz Khan, is a successful actor and filmmaker whose films include Dabangg and Dabangg 2. His third son, Sohail Khan, is an actor and film maker. His elder daughter Alvira is married to the actor Atul Agnihotri. It is only his second daughter Arpita who has kept away from the field of films.

Salim Khan met and married Sushila Charak, a Hindu woman from a Marathi family. She took the name 'Salma Khan' and they have four children (three sons and a daughter). In later life, Salim Khan married Helen, and took her as his second wife while still married to Sushila/Salma. This arrangement was accepted by both ladies, and by all four of his children by his first wife. The family then adopted a girl, Arpita Khan, who was formally adopted by Helen and raised amid the entire family in their family home in Galaxy Apartments, Bandra Bandstand, Mumbai. Eventually, the two daughters (Alvira and Arpita) married and left to raise their own families, while two of the three sons (Arbaaz and Sohail) married. They live together, as per the Joint family traditions.

  • Salim Khan - (Actor, Scriptwriter) (born 1935)
  • Salma Khan (née Sushila Charak) (first wife of Salim Khan) (born 1942)
    • Salman Khan (eldest son of Salim Khan and Sushila Charak Khan) (born 1965)
    • Arbaaz Khan (director, producer, writer and actor – second son of Salim Khan and Sushila Charak Khan) (born 1967)
    • Shura Khan, wife of Arbaaz Khan
    • Malaika Arora (model and actress), Ex-wife of Arbaaz Khan and sister of actress Amrita Arora
    • Sohail Khan (director, producer, writer and actor – third son of Salim Khan and Sushila Charak Khan) (born 1970)
    • Alvira Khan Agnihotri, daughter of Salim Khan and Sushila Charak Khan, married to Atul Agnihotri
    • Arpita Khan Sharma, adopted daughter of Salim Khan, married to Aayush Sharma
  • Helen (second wife of Salim Khan) (born 1939)

Khan–Banu family (of Yusuf Khan aka Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, and Nasir Khan)

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Dilip Kumar was born as Muhammad Yusuf Khan in 1922, and became one of India's most acclaimed actors. His wife Saira Banu is also a successful actress in Bollywood. His brother Nasir Khan, brother-in-law K. Asif and nephew Ayub Khan are among those who followed him into films, and his wife Saira Banu is also related to several film personalities.

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Khan–Hussain family (of Nasir Hussain)

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The Khan–Hussain family starts with Nasir Hussain, who is the eldest man in the family. He 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 freelancer. 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 for a number of films. Nasir Hussain has two children; an elder son Mansoor Khan, and a younger daughter, Nuzhat Khan. Nuzhat Khan married a convert to Islam, 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. Faisal Khan is a former actor. Mansoor Khan and Aamir Khan later launched the former's nephew, Imran Khan, with Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na in 2008. The film was made under the Aamir Khan Productions banner and was a huge hit.

  • Tahir Hussain (producer, director and screenwriter – father of Aamir Khan)
    • Aamir Khan (actor, director and producer)
      • Junaid Khan (actor – first born son of Aamir Khan from his first wife Reena Dutta)
    • Kiran Rao (producer, screenwriter and director – former wife of Aamir Khan). Actress Aditi Rao Hydari is a cousin of Kiran Rao.
    • Faisal Khan (actor – brother of Aamir Khan)
    • Nikhat Khan (producer – sister of Aamir Khan)
  • Nasir Hussain (producer, director and screenwriter – uncle of Aamir Khan and grandfather to Imran Khan and Zayn Marie Khan)
    • Mansoor Khan (producer, director and screenwriter – cousin to Aamir Khan, father of Zayn Marie Khan and uncle of Imran Khan)
      • Zayn Marie Khan (actress - daughter of Mansoor Khan)
    • Raj Zutshi (actor – step-father of Imran Khan as the second husband of Nuzhat Khan Zutshi)
      • Imran Khan (actor – grandson of Nasir Hussain, son of Nuzhat Khan Zutshi, and step-son of Raj Zutshi)
  • Anize Khan (sister of Nasir and Tahir Hussain)
    • Tariq Khan (actor – son of Anize Khan, cousin to Aamir Khan and uncle of Imran Khan)

Khan family (of Zakaria Khan)

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The family line starts with actor Zakaria Khan, known by his screen name as Jayant. His sons are actors Amjad Khan, (popular for his role of Gabbar Singh in the film Sholay) and Imtiaz Khan (worked in films like Yaadon Ki Baaraat, Dharmatma, Dayavan).

Khan family (of Nafisa Rizvi Khan aka Jiah Khan)

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  • Tayyab Hussain Rizvi (film distributor and producer) – father of Ali Rizvi Khan, Sangeeta, Kaveeta and Hina. Jiah Khan's paternal grandfather.
  • Mehtab Rizvi (film producer and screenwriter) – mother of Ali Rizvi Khan, Sangeeta, Kaveeta and Hina. Jiah Khan's paternal grandmother and wife of Tayyab Hussain Rizvi.
    • Sangeeta (actress, producer and director) – sister of Ali Rizvi Khan, Kaveeta and Hina Rizvi.
    • Kaveeta (actress) – sister of Ali Rizvi Khan, Sangeeta and Hina Rizvi.
    • Hina Rizvi (actress) – sister of Ali Rizvi Khan, Kaveeta and Sangeeta.
    • Ammar Ahmed Khan (actor) – husband of Hina Rizvi.
    • Ali Rizvi Khan (film producer) – father of Jiah Khan and brother of Sangeeta, Kaveeta and Hina.
    • Rabiya Amin (actress) – mother of Jiah Khan and ex-wife of Ali Rizvi Khan.
      • Jiah Khan (actress and singer) – daughter of Ali Rizvi Khan and Rabiya Amin.
      • Karishma Khan – sister of Jiah Khan and daughter of Ali Rizvi Khan and Rabiya Amin.
      • Kavita Khan – sister of Jiah Khan and daughter of Ali Rizvi Khan and Rabiya Amin.

Khanna-Kapadia-Bhatia family

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Khanna family starts with Rajesh Khanna (born Jatin Khanna;[25]) he was a Bollywood actor, film producer and politician. He is referred to as the "first superstar"[26] and the "original superstar" of Indian cinema.[27] He starred in 15 consecutive solo hit films in the period 1969 to 1971, still an unbroken record.[28][29]

Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia's daughters Twinkle Khanna, and Rinkle Khanna have also acted in the industry. Twinkle Khanna left the industry after her marriage to actor Akshay Kumar.

  • Rajesh Khanna + Dimple Kapadia (actress – wife of Rajesh Khanna)
    • Twinkle Khanna (actress – eldest daughter of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia)
    • Akshay Kumar (actor and producer – husband of Twinkle Khanna, son-in-law of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia)
    • Rinkle Khanna (actress – younger daughter of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia)
  • Simple Kapadia (costume designer and actress – sister of Dimple Kapadia)

Khanna family (of Vinod Khanna)

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Vinod Khanna was a popular and successful actor in the film industry in the 1970s and 1980s. His sons Akshaye and Rahul both pursued a film career though Rahul has not been as successful.

Khote family

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Durga Khote was a Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient known for her performances in Mughal-e-Azam, Bobby, Bidaai etc.

Kher family

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The Kher family includes the actors Anupam Kher and Kirron Kher. Their son is actor Sikander Kher. Anupam has starred in the international hit 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). Kirron Kher won the Bronze Leopard Award given by the Locarno International Film Festival for Khamosh Pani: Silent Waters (2003).

Khurrana/Khurana family

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Kumar family

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Gulshan Kumar was the founder of the T-Series (Super Cassettes Industries Ltd.), the best known as music label in India, and an Indian Bollywood movie producer.

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Lulla family

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Mr. Arjun Lulla was the founder of Eros International, best known for film distribution and production in India.

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Mumtazullah Khan family

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Malhotra family

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Malik family

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  • Sardar Malik was a music director in the 1900s.
    • Anu Malik (music composer – son of Sardaar Malik)
      • Anmol Malik (singer and songwriter – elder daughter of Anu Malik)
    • Abu Malik (music composer – second son of Sardaar Malik)
      • Aadar Mallik (singer and songwriter – son of Abu Malik)
    • Daboo Malik (music director – youngest son of Sardaar Malik)
  • Hasrat Jaipuri (lyricist – brother-in-law of Sardaar Malik)

Mukesh-Mathur family

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Mammootty family

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  • Mammootty (three time National Award winning actor and film producer, who has acted in films in six languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and English. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema)
    • Ibrahim Kutty (actor - Brother of Mammootty)
    • Dulquer Salmaan (actor and producer, who has acted in films in four languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is the younger son of Mammootty)
    • Maqbool Salmaan (actor – nephew of Mammootty (Son of Ibrahim Kutty))
    • Ashkar Saudan (actor – nephew of Mammootty)

Mangeshkar-Hardikar-Abhisheki-Kolhapure extended family

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Main article: Mangeshkar family
  • Deenanath Mangeshkar (musician and theatre actor – son of Ganesh Bhatt Bhikoba (Bhikambhatt) Navathe Hardikar Abhisheki by his mistress Yesubai)
  • Balawantrao (Bhikambhatt) Abhisheki (half-brother of Deenanath Mangeshkar and son of Ganesh Bhatt Bhikoba (Bhikambhatt) Navathe Hardikar Abhisheki)
  • Daughter of Ganesh Bhatt Bhikoba (Bhikambhatt) Navathe Hardikar Abhisheki + Pandit Krishnarao Kolhapure
    • Pt.Pandharinath Kolhapure (musician) married to Nirupama Kolhapure
      • Shivangi Kolhapure (oldest daughter of Pt.Pandharinath Kolhapure), married to Shakti Kapoor (actor)
      • Padmini Kolhapure (actress,singer and entrepreneur – middle daughter of Pt.Pandharinath Kolhapure), married Bollywood producer Pradeep Sharma (Tutu Sharma)
        • Priyaank Sharma ( actor,producer- son of Pradeep Sharma (Tutu Sharma) and Padmini Kolhapure )[30]
        • Shaza Morani ( wife of Priyaank Sharma and Daughter of Producer Karim Morani )[31]
      • Tejaswini Kolhapure (actress – youngest daughter of Pt.Pandharinath Kolhapure), married to Pankaj Saraswat

Mohanlal family

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  • Mohanlal (Actor, Producer, Director, Playback Singer)
  • K.Balaji (producer – father-in-law of Mohanlal)
  • Suresh Balaje (executive producer – brother-in-law of Mohanlal)
  • Y. G. Mahendra (actor, dramatist, brother-in-law of Mohanlal)

Mukherjee family

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  • Manas Mukherjee (music director – son of Jahar Mukherjee)
    • Shaan (singer, actor and TV presenter – son of Manas Mukherjee)
    • Sagarika (singer and actress – daughter of Manas Mukherjee)

Mukherjee–Samarth family

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Main article: Mukherjee-Samarth family
Kajol, Tanuja and Tanisha Mukherjee at Esha Deol's (of Deol family) wedding reception

The Mukherjee-Samarth family has been active in the film industry since the 1940s when Rattan Bai, mother of actor Shobhana Samarth, acted in various films. The current members of the Mukherjee-Samarth family working in the industry are actor Tanuja, actress Kajol (married to actor Ajay Devgan), actress Rani Mukerji (married to producer-director Aditya Chopra), actress Tanisha, and actor Mohnish Behl. Their family married the Ganguly brothers. The Mukherjees and Samarths came together by marriage between producer Sashadhar Mukherjee and Sati Devi's son Shomu Mukherjee and Shobhana Samarth and director Kumarsen Samarth's daughter Tanuja. Shomu's cousin married the sister of actor Debashree Roy.

Film personalities of Mukherjee-Samarth family
1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation 4th generation Career Born Died Relation
Rattan Bai Actor,

Singer

1890 1986 Mother of Shobhana Samarth
Shobhana Samarth Actor 1916 2000 Daughter of Rattan Bai, mother of Nutan and Tanuja
Kumarsen Samarth Director Former husband of Sobhana Samarth
Nutan Actor 1936 1991 Daughter of Shobhana and Kumarsen Samarth, sister of Tanuja
Mohnish Behl Actor 1961 Son of Nutan and Rajnish Behl
Tanuja Actor 1943 Daughter of Shobhana Samarth and Kumarsen Samarth, married to Shomu Mukherjee
Nalini Jaywant Actor 1926 2010 First cousin of Shobhana Samarth
Sashadhar Mukherjee Producer 1909 1990 Father of Deb, Joy and Shomu Mukherjee; husband of Sati Devi from Ganguly family
Joy Mukherjee Actor 1939 2012 Son of Sashadhar Mukherjee
Deb Mukherjee Actor 1941 Son of Sashadhar Mukherjee
Ayan Mukerji Director 1983 Son of Deb Mukherjee
Shomu Mukherjee Director, writer, producer 1943 2008 Son of Sashadhar Mukherjee, husband of Tanuja
Kajol Actor 1974 Daughter of Tanuja and Shomu Mukherjee, married to Ajay Devgan from Devgan family
Tanisha Actor 1978 Daughter of Tanuja and Shomu Mukherjee
Subodh Mukherjee Director, producer 1921 2005 Brother of Sashadhar Mukherjee
Shyam Mukherjee Film editor Son of Sashadhar's brother Ravidramohan Mukherjee
Ram Mukherjee Writer, director, producer 1933 2017 Son of Ravidramohan Mukherjee, married to singer Krishna Roy
Rani Mukerji Actor 1978 Daughter of Ram Mukherjee and Krishna Roy, married to producer, director Aditya Chopra from Chopra family
Raja Mukherjee Director Son of Ram Mukherjee and Krishna Roy
Debashree Roy Actor 1961 Sister of Krishna Roy, formerly married to actor Prosenjit Chatterjee
Sharbani Mukherji Actor 1969 Daughter of Shomu and Dev's brother Rono Mukherji

Murad–Rai-Aman family

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  • Murad (actor)
    • Raza Murad (actor, son of Murad)
    • Sabiha Murad
      • Sanober Kabir (actress and niece of Raza Murad and Daughter of Sabiha)
      • Faruk Kabir (director, producer and son of Sabiha) + Rukhsar Rehman (actress and ex-wife of Asad Ahmed)
      • Sonam (actress, niece of Raza Murad and ex-wife of Rajiv Rai, Daughter of Talat) + Rajiv Rai (director, writer, son of Gulshan Rai)
      • Rajiv Rai - Director and Husband of Sonam, Son of Gulshan Rai
  • Amanullah Khan a.k.a. Amanullah Aman (script writer and brother-in-law of Murad)

Desai family (Of Manmohan Desai)

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  • Kikubhai Desai (Father of Manmohan Desai -Producer 1931 -1941- Paramount Studios)[32]
  • Kalavati Desai (Mother of Manmohan Desai )
    • Subhash Desai (Elder Brother of Manmohan Desai)
    • Manmohan Desai (Producer and Director)
    • Jeevanprabha Desai (Wife of Manmohan Desai )

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Nandamuri family

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Narayan Jha family

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Oberoi family

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Pal family

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  • Bipin Chandra Pal (Indian nationalist, associated with the trio "Lal, Bal and Pal".)
    • Niranjan Pal (playwright, screenwriter and director – son of Bipin Chandra Pal)
      • Colin Pal (actor, technician, journalist and publicist – son of Niranjan Pal)
        • Deep Pal (cinematographer – son of Colin Pal)

Pandit family

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Pataudi-Tagore family

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Main article: Pataudi family
Soha Ali Khan and Sharmila Tagore

Actress Sharmila Tagore married Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, a cricket player in the 1960s and 70s and the 9th and last Nawab of Pataudi. Two of their children, Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan, and a granddaughter, Sara Ali Khan, are film actors. Both Saif and Soha have also married film actors.

Film personalities of Pataudi Family
1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation 4th generation Career Born Died Relation
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Cricketer 1941 2011
Sharmila Tagore Actress 1944 Wife of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, 9th Nawab of Pataudi (see Tagore family)
Saif Ali Khan Actor 1970 Son of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore
Amrita Singh Actress 1958 First (and ex-) wife of Saif Ali Khan and daughter of Rukhsana Sultana (see Dilip Kumar's relatives)
Sara Ali Khan Actress 1995 Daughter of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh
Ibrahim Ali Khan Son of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh
Kareena Kapoor Khan Actress 1980 Second wife of Saif Ali Khan and daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babita (see Kapoor family), Sister – in law of Soha and Saba.
Taimur Ali Khan Son of Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan
Jehangir Ali Khan Son of Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan
Saba Ali Khan Pataudi Daughter of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore
Soha Ali Khan Pataudi Actress 1978 Daughter of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore
Kunal Khemu Actor 1983 Husband of Soha Ali Khan and grandson of Moti Lal Kemmu

Patel family

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  • Ameesha Patel (actress – daughter of Asha Patel and Amit Patel).
  • Ashmit Patel (actor and reality show star – son of Asha Patel and Amit Patel)

Puri family

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Madan Puri was probably the best known villain in the film industry in the 1950s and late 1960s. His brothers Chaman Puri and Amrish Puri were also very successful actors of their time.

  • Chaman Puri (elder brother of Madan Puri and Amrish Puri)
  • Madan Puri (second brother of Chaman Puri and Amrish Puri)
  • Amrish Puri (youngest brother of Chaman Puri and Madan Puri)
  • K.L. Saigal (singer, first cousin of Madan and Amrish Puri)

Pilgaonkar

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Rajinikanth family

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Rajkumar family

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Dr. Rajkumar
(from left) Ravi Srivatsa, Shiva Rajkumar, Parvathamma Rajkumar, Puneeth Rajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar

Ramsay family

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The Ramsays were seven brothers who had achieved cult status for producing low-budget horror films through the 1970s and 1980s, going into the early 1990s. They were the sons of Fatehchand Uttamchand (FU) Ramsay, who had shifted to Mumbai (then Bombay) from Karachi after Partition with his wife and children. In Karachi, the Ramsays (originally Ramsinghani) ran a radio store, and set in Mumbai before shifting to movies. FU Ramsay tried his hand first, but was a failure. But the brothers hit upon the idea of making horror films, starting with Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche in 1972. They chose low-cost options, with family members handling most of the key bits of the film-making process. They chose actors who didn't cost too much and shot at actual locations instead of spending on sets. Some of their best known films are Darwaza, Dahshat, Purana Mandir and Veerana. Though they stopped making films together afterwards, most of them continued to be a part of the movies, especially Keshu Ramsay, who produced a number of successful films with Akshay Kumar and made the brilliant Khakee in 2004. The brothers – apart from Keshu – did, however, come together to produce the extremely successful Zee Horror Show, which later became Anhonee, for television.

  • Tulsi Ramsay (producer and director, son of F. U. Ramsay)
  • Keshu Ramsay (cinematographer and producer, son of F. U. Ramsay)
    • Aryeman (actor, producer and director, son of Keshu Ramsay)
  • Shyam Ramsay (director and producer, son of F. U. Ramsay)
  • Kiran Ramsay (sound recordist and producer, son of F. U. Ramsay)

Randhawa family

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Roy Kapur family

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Ray–Ganguly–Bose family

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  • Dwarkanath Ganguly (Social reformer, father-in-law of Upendrakishore Ray)
  • Kadambini Ganguly (one of the two first female graduates & one of the two first female physicians in India, second wife of Dwarkanath Ganguly)
    • Upendrakishore Ray (writer, painter, violinist, composer, technologist and entrepreneur)
    • Hemendra Mohan Bose (entrepreneur, brother-in-law of Upendrakishore Ray)
      • Sukumar Ray (poet, story writer and playwright – son of Upendrakishore Ray)
      • Shukhalata Rao (author, daughter of Upendrakishore Ray)
      • Leela Majumdar (author, daughter of Surama Devi and Pramada Ranjan Ray, the younger brother of Upendrakishore Ray)
      • Nitin Bose (film director, son of Hemendra Bose)
      • Kartick Bose, Ganesh Bose, Bapi Bose (Bengal cricketers, brothers of Nitin Bose)
      • Malati Ghoshal (singer, daughter of Hemendra Bose)
        • Satyajit Ray (film director, producer, screenwriter, writer, music director and lyricist – son of Sukumar Ray)
        • Bijoya Ray (actor and playback singer – wife of Satyajit Ray)
          • Sandip Ray (director – son of Satyajit Ray and Bijoya Ray)

The family is related to Ganguly family through the marriage of Ruma Guha Thakurta, niece of Bijoya Ray to Kishore Kumar.

Nagrath family (Roshan family)

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Rakesh Roshan Nagrath is an actor from the 1960s to the 1980s. Towards the 1990s he started directing films. His brother Rajesh is a music director and does the music for Rakesh's films. Rakesh introduced his son Hrithik Roshan Nagrath in 2000 in the film Kaho Na Pyaar Hai which made Hrithik a star overnight.

This family is joined to that of producer and director J. Om Prakash, through his daughter Pinky Roshan Nagrath, who is the wife of Rakesh Roshan Nagrath and the mother of Hrithik. It also connected to the family of Feroz Khan through designer Sussanne Khan, who is the ex-wife of Hrithik and the mother of Hrehaan and Hridhaan. Pashmina Roshan (Daughter of Rajesh Roshan) also joined film industry as an actress with debut movie Ishq Vishq Rebound.

Roy–Bhattacharya family

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Roy–Joshi–Irani family

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Ratheesh family

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Rajda family

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Sadanah Family

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  • Brij Sadanah - Producer
  • Sayeeda Khan - Actress
    • Kamal Sadanah - actor and film producer (son of Brij and Sayeeda)
  • Chander Sadanah - Producer and brothrer of Brij
  • Shama Kazi / Seema Sadanah - Wife of Chander
    • Nagma - Indian Actress and daughter of Seema and Arvind Morarji
    • Jyothika - Indian Actress and daugheter of Seema and Chander, half-sister of Nagma, married to Suriya - actor and member of Sivakumar family.
    • Roshni - Indian Actress and daughter of Seema and Chander, Half-sister of Nagma
  • Shagufta Rafique - director and adopted sister of Sayeeda

Samanta family

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Sapru family

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Sen family

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Sen family (of Chidananda Dasgupta)

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Shivdasani family

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Shetty family (of Suniel Shetty)

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Shetty family (of Shilpa Shetty)

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Shetty family (of MB Shetty)

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M. B. Shetty worked as an action director and actor in Hindi and Kannada cinema. He had a towering personality with a bald head, often cast as the villain brought down by heroes half his size. Some of his memorable films include China Town, An Evening in Paris, Kismat, Lalkar, Aankhen, Don and Kalicharan. His two sons Rohit Shetty and Hriday Shetty are well-known film directors. Rohit has directed films like Golmaal series, Singham series and Chennai Express. Whereas Hriday directed Plan and Pyaar Ka Twist.

Shroff family

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Shantaram–Pendharkar–Talpade family

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Sinha family

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Singh-Padukone family

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Sivakumar family

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  • Sivakumar (actor and social activist)
    • Suriya (actor, producer, singer and social activist, elder son of Sivakumar)
    • Karthi (actor, Younger Son of Sivakumar)
    • Brindha Sivakumar (singer, dubbing artist, daughter of Sivakumar)
    • K. E. Gnanavel Raja (Producer, Distributor, cousin of Suriya and Karthi)
    • S R Prabhu (Producer, Distributor, cousin of Suriya and Karthi)

Sippy family

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Suman family

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Sukumaran family

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Suresh Gopi family

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Tandon–Makijany family

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Uppalapati family

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Varma family

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Originating in the Punjab Province of British India, six brothers born to Laxmidas and Hakumdai Chawla, changed their last name to Varma after moving to Bombay to enter the movie industry. They produced and distributed Hindi films and their descendants, both biological and those married into the family, continued this endeavour while making other contributions to the film industry as well. The family is also related to the Bhatt family, through actress and wife of Bhagwan Das Varma, Purnima Das Varma, whose sister, Shirin Ali, was the mother of 6 of the 9 children of Nanabhai Bhatt, including producers Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt, the father of Pooja Bhatt, Alia Bhatt and Rahul Bhatt.[34]

Film personalities of the Varma Family
1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation 4th generation Career Born Died Relation
Ramrakha Varma Founder/Partner 1901 1967 The eldest of six brothers that founded Varma Films
Munshiram Varma Founder/Partner, Producer 1902 1958 One of six brothers that founded Varma Films. Father of Madhu Makkar née Varma, Sunil Varma, and Pammy Varma; father-in-law of Surinder Makkar
Surinder Makkar Actor 1941 2019 Son-in-law of Munshiram Varma; spouse of Madhu Makkar née Varma; father of Sid Makkar[35]
Madhu Makkar Actress 1947 Daughter of Munshiram Varma; spouse of Surinder Makkar; mother of Sid Makkar; sister of Sunil Varma and Pammy Varma
Sunil Varma Producer 1951 2009 Son of Munshiram Varma; brother of Madhu Makkar née Varma and Pammy Varma; uncle of Sid Makkar
Pammy Varma Assistant Director, Director 1952 2015 Son of Munshiram Varma; brother of Madhu Makkar née Varma and Sunil Varma; uncle of Sid Makkar
Sid Makkar Actor 1983 Son of Surinder Makkar and Madhu Makkar née Varma; grandson of Munshiram Varma; nephew of Sunil Varma and Pammy Varma
Giriraj Kabra Actor 1981 Spouse of Seher Kabra née Varma, granddaughter of Munshiram Varma
Biharilal Varma Founder/Partner 1905 1960 One of six brothers that founded Varma Films
Rajinder Varma Distributor of Italian-language films 1936 2018 Son of Biharilal Varma
Krishan Lal Varma Producer 1938 2005 Son of Biharilal Varma
Amit Varma Actor 1984 Grandson of Biharilal Varma
Bhagwan Das Varma Founder/Partner, Producer, Director, Writer 1907 1962 One of six brothers that founded Varma Films. Married Tarawanti and subsequently Purnima. Father of Jagdish Varma and Satpal Varma
Purnima Das Varma Actress 1934 2013 Spouse of Bhagwan Das Varma. Previously Purnima had been married to Syed Shauqat Hashmi[36]
Jagdish Varma Producer 1939 2000 Son of Bhagwan Das Varma; brother of Satpal Varma
Kawal Sharma Director, Producer 1959 Spouse of Sabina Sharma née Varma, granddaughter of Bhagwan Das Varma, and daughter of Jagdish Varma
Satpal Varma Producer 1942 2004 Son of Bhagwan Das Varma; brother of Jagdish Varma
Emraan Hashmi Actor 1979 Emraan is the grandson of Purnima Das Varma who had married Bhagwan Das Varma, one of the founders of Varma Films. Purnima's son from her first marriage, Anwar Hashmi, is Emraan's father, making Bhagwandas Varma Emraan's step grandfather[37]
Walatiram Varma Founder/Partner 1915 1982 One of six brothers that founded Varma Films
Surinder Kumar Sharma Producer 1944 1998 Son-in-law of Walatiram Varma; spouse of Kusum Sharma née Varma (daughter of Walatiram Varma)
Mihika Varma Actress 1986 Granddaughter of Walatiram Varma
Mishkat Varma Actor 1989 Grandson of Walatiram Varma
Santram Varma Founder/Partner 1921 1975 One of six brothers that founded Varma Films
Sujit Kumar Actor, Producer 1934 2010 Son-in-law of Santram Varma; spouse of Kiran Singh (daughter of Santram Varma), brother-in-law of Aroon Varma[38]
Kiran Singh Producer 1947 2005 Daughter of Santram Varma; spouse of Sujit Kumar; sister of Aroon Varma
Aroon Varma Producer 1943 2012 Son of Santram Varma, brother of Kiran Singh née Varma
Jatin Kumar Producer 1975 Son of Sujit Kumar[39] and Kiran Singh née Varma; grandson of Santram Varma; nephew of Aroon Varma.
Zulfi Syed Actor 1976 Spouse of Sheena Varma, granddaughter of Santram Varma[40]
Rajiv Menon Screenplay Writer 1971 Spouse of Dimple Varma, granddaughter of Santram Varma
Chandan Arora Director/Film Editor 1972 Spouse of Minal Arora née Minal Verma, granddaughter of Sumitra, sister of the six Varma brothers that founded Varma Films

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