These Bollywood outsiders paving way for their families in the film industry has us confused about the nepotism debate.
Nepotism is one word which has gained currency in Bollywood in a big way in recent years. The word is often used in a derogatory way to target film families of the industry whose kids are gaining from the connections of their ancestors. While social media finds new targets everyday to blame for what is apparently a menace for ‘outsiders’ in Bollywood, a new breed of celebrities is cropping up right under our noses using the ‘family card’ and who can blame them?
What’s ironic is that many stars who are deemed ‘outsiders’ are ones now establishing their own film families in Bollywood. These supposedly new ‘film families’ have us confused it if it indeed nepotism or just a plain win for outsiders who have fought the odds and encroached the territory of the ‘family led’ industry.
Meet the new and slowly growing film families of Bollywood here -
The Khan legecy
Late Irrfan Khan's son Babil Khan is ready to enter the film industry with the Netflix film Qala and carry on the good name of his father who died in 2020 after battling cancer for two years.The Ranauts
Kangana Ranaut who is often credited with making 'nepotism' the word of the moment has her siter Rangoli Chandel managing her film affairs since 2014. Now their younger brother Akshat Ranaut is debuting as a producer with their home production Tinku Weds Shera.Sanon sisters
Following in her sister Kriti Sanon's footsteps, Nupur Sanon has entered Bollywood and debuted opposite Akshay Kumar in a music video called Filhaal. She is now ready to debut in films with Noorani Chehra.The Khans
Shah Rukh Khan, the OG outsider, maybe miles away from the nepotism debut but his family is now an established film family in Bollywood. His wife Gauri Khan is a producer, his son Aryan is all set to debut as a director while his daughter Suhana Khan will make her acting debut in The Archies.Sharma siblings
Anushka Sharma's breakthrough in films later led to business propagation with her brother Karesh Sharma becoming a top producer with their banner Clean Slate Filmz. Chopra cousins
Priyanka Chopra entered Bollywood after winning a beauty pageant and years later her cousins Parineeti, Mannara and Meera Chopra followed in her footsteps to become actresses.The Khurranas
Roadie turned VJ turned actor Ayushmann Khurrana's story is an 'outsider' classic. His success was followed by his brother Aparshakti turning from an RJ to an actor too. Now, Ayushmann's author wife Tahira Kashyap is also a producer and director.The Kaif Siblings
Katrina Kaif's Bollywood success story as a literal outsider from another country is worthy of its own film. Her younger sister Isabelle followed her to India and into Bollywood too.