List of Tamil film families

There have been several families who have had two or more members have been involved in South Indian cinema in a variety of professions related to the industry. For actors who featured in predominantly Hindi films rather than South Indian films (i.e Aishwarya Rai or Kajol; see List of Hindi film clans). Below is an incomplete list of families that have been involved in South Indian cinema.

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Aggarwal family

Kajal Aggarwal, leading film actress Nisha Aggarwal, film actress; sister of Kajal

Ahathian family

Ahathian, noted film director Thiru Krishnamoorthy, film director; son-in-law of Ahathian Vijayalakshmi, actress; daughter of Ahathian

Ajith Kumar family

Ajith Kumar, a leading actor who has appeared in 50 films, has won major awards and holds a large fan base; husband of Shalini Shalini, former actress who featured in critically acclaimed films and started as a child artiste; daughter of Sharaf Babu

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Richard Rishi, an actor who has featured in several low budget films in Tamil and Telugu without considerable success; son of Sharaf Babu

Shamili, actress who a National Award as a child artiste and has recently featured in her first role as female lead; daughter of Sharaf Babu

Akkineni family

Akkineni Nageswara Rao, veteran award-winning Telugu actor. Akkineni Venkat, a Telugu film producer; son of Nageswara Rao. Akkineni Nagarjuna, legendary Telugu film actor who has appeared in critically acclaimed films; son of Nageswara Rao. Amala, former leading actress who had appeared in successful films; wife of Nagarjuna Naga Chaitanya, leading Telugu actor who has appeared in a couple of films; son of Nagarjuna and Lakshmi (see Daggubati family) Akhil Akkineni, child artiste in a single film; son of Nagarjuna and Amala Sumanth, noted actor; grandson of Nageswara Rao. Sushanth, upcoming actor; grandson of Nageswara Rao.

Azhagappan family

A. L. Azhagappan, noted film producer Senthilkumar, actor; son of Azhagappan. A. L. Vijay, Tamil film director; son of Azhagappan. Udhaya, film actor; son of Azhagappan.

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Balasubrahmanyam family

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, prominent award-winning playback singer and actor. S. P. Sailaja, playback singer; sister of Balasubrahmanyam Subhalekha Sudhakar, character actor; husband of Shailaja Charan Sripathi, playback singer, film producer and actor; son of Balasubrahmanyam Pallavi, playback singer; daughter of Balasubrahmanyam

Bhagyaraj family

K. Bhagyaraj, prominent director, screenplay writer and actor. Poornima, former leading actress; wife of Bhagyaraj Saranya Bhagyaraj, actress who has appeared in a couple of films; daughter of Bhagyaraj Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj, upcoming film actor; son of Bhagyaraj

Bharathiraja family

Bharathiraja, prominent director, screenplay writer and actor. Manoj Bharathiraja, director and former film actor; son of Bharathirajaa Nandhana, actress; wife of Manoj

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Cethirakath family

Arya, leading film actor who has appeared in critically acclaimed films Sathya, an upcoming actor; brother of Arya

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Chandrasekhar family

S. A. Chandrasekhar, a director of over sixty films in Tamil and Telugu Shobha Chandrasekhar, a singer who has recorded film and non-film albums; wife of Chandrasekhar S. N. Surendar, a dubbing artiste in films; brother of Shobha Hari Prashanth, a child actor; son of Surendar Vijay, a leading actor who has appeared in 50 films, with a large fan base; son of Chandrasekhar and Super star of youth Jason Sanjay, a child artiste who has made a guest appearance in one song; son of Vijay Vikranth, an actor who has featured in several films in Tamil without considerable success; nephew of Chandrasekhar Manasa, television actress; wife of Vikranth

Choudary family

R. B. Choudary, noted film producer Githan Ramesh, actor who has featured in a string of unsuccessful films; son of Choudary Jiiva, successful actor whose work has been critically acclaimed; son of Choudary

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Daggubati family

D. Ramanaidu, veteran noted film producer Daggubati Suresh Babu, leading film producer; son of Rama Naidu Rana Daggubati, upcoming actor; son of Suresh Babu Daggubati Venkatesh, leading Telugu film actor who has appeared in several successful films; son of Rama Naidu

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Naga Chaitanya, leading Telugu actor who has appeared in a couple of films; grandson of Rama Naidu (see Akkineni family)

Deva family

Deva, music director who has worked in hundreds of films. Sangeetha Bhaskar, singer; daughter of Deva. Parthi Bhaskar, film director; son-in-law of Deva. (see Ilaiyaraaja) Srikanth Deva, music director; Deva's son Febi, playback singer; Srikanth Deva's wife Sabesh, part of the music director duo Sabesh-Murali; Deva's brother Karthik Sabesh, actor; Sabesh's son Murali, part of the music director duo Sabesh-Murali; Deva's brother Bobo Shashi, music director for a couple of films; Murali's son Jai, noted film actor who has featured in several successful films; Deva's nephew.

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Gemini Ganesan family

Gemini Ganesan, legendary film actor (d. 2005). Pushpavalli, prominent former actress; Ganesan's wife Savitri, prominent former actress (d. 1981); Ganesan's wife Rekha, noted Bollywood actress; Ganesan's daughter Ji Ji; Ganesan's daughter

Ghattamaneni family

Krishna, noted Telugu film actor Vijaya Nirmala, film actress; wife of Krishna Naresh, film actor; step son of Krishna Hanumantha Rao, film producer; brother of Krishna Posani Sudheer, actor; cousin of Mahesh Babu

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Adiseshagiri Rao, film producer; brother of Krishna Ramesh Babu, film producer; son of Krishna Manjula Ghattamaneni, film producer and actress; daughter of Krishna Mahesh Babu, leading film actor; son of Krishna Namrata Shirodkar, former film actress; wife of Mahesh Babu Shilpa Shirodkar, former film actress; sister of Namrata Meenakshi Shirodkar, former film actress; grandmother of Namrata

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Haasan family

Kamal Haasan, legendary leading actor who has record number of awards with significant critical acclaim and commercial success. Has featured in the industry for over 50 years Charuhasan, an award-winning actor who now appears in supporting roles. Suhasini, a former leading actress, director and television host; daughter of Charuhasan Mani Ratnam, legendary director who has directed over twenty critically acclaimed films winning several awards; husband of Suhasini G. Venkateswaran, former film producer (d. 2003); brother of Mani Ratnam G. Srinivasan, former film producer (d. 2007); brother of Mani Ratnam Chandrahasan, noted film producer, mostly of his brother, Kamal Haasan's movies Anu Haasan, an actress in supporting roles and a prominent television host; daughter of Chandrahasan Nalini Raghu, a classical dancer who has choreographed sequences for a few films

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Gautam Kanthadai, an actor who has appeared in a guest role in his uncle's film; son of Nalini Raghu. Vani Ganapathy, former actress and dancer; ex-wife of Kamal Haasan Sarika, award-winning actress who has predominatly appeared in Hindi films; ex-wife of Kamal Haasan Gauthami, former leading actress and now costume designer; domestic partner of Kamal Hassan Subbalakshmi, sung playback in a film; daughter of Gauthami Shruti Haasan, leading actress and singer who has appeared in notable films; daughter of Kamal Haasan Akshara Haasan, has choreographed and sung in a film; daughter of Kamal Haasan

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Ilaiyaraaja family

Ilaiyaraaja, legendary award-winning music composer Karthik Raja, music composer; son of Ilaiyaraaja Yatheeswaran, child playback singer; son of Karthik Raja Yuvanshankar Raja, prominent music composer; son of Ilaiyaraaja Bhavatharini, award-winning playback singer; daughter of Ilaiyaraaja Gangai Amaran, music composer and host; brother of Ilaiyaraaja Venkat Prabhu, prominent film director and actor; son of Gangai Amaran Premji Amaran, noted comedy actor; son of Gangai Amaran R. D. Bhaskar, film producer; brother of Ilaiyaraaja Parthi Bhaskar, film director; son of Bhaskar Sangeetha Bhaskar, singer; wife of Parthi Bhaskar. (see Deva family) Vasuki Bhaskar, costume designer; daughter of Bhaskar Hari Bhaskar, playback singer and actor; son of Bhaskar

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Jayadev family

Devayani, former leading actress, now television artiste; daughter of Jayadev. Rajakumaran, film director; husband of Devayani Nakul, film actor; brother of Devayani Mayur, upcoming film actor; brother of Devayani

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Karunanidhi family

M. Karunanidhi, veteran scriptwriter and story writer and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. K. Muthu, actor who had appeared in unsuccessful films; son of Karunanidhi Arivunidhi, playback singer; son of Muthu Dhayanidhi Alagiri, film producer and distributor; grandson of Karunanidhi Anusha Dhayanidhi, playback singer; wife of Dhayanidhi Alagiri M. K. Stalin, former actor; son of Karunanidhi Udhayanidhi Stalin, actor, film producer and distributor; grandson of Karunanidhi Arulnithi, upcoming actor; grandson of Karunanidhi Gunanidhi Amirtham, film producer; grandson of Karunanidhi Murasoli Maran, former film director; brother-in-law of Karunanidhi Kalanidhi Maran, noted film producer of the most successful Tamil film; nephew of Karunanidhi

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Kaushal family

Bhanupriya Kaushal, former leading actress and acclaimed dancer Shantipriya, former actress; sister of Bhanupriya Gopalakrishnan, an actor who has appeared in a single film; brother of Bhanupriya Vindhya, former actress; wife of Gopalakrishnan

Konidala & Allu family

Chiranjeevi, legendary Telugu film actor and politician Allu Rama Lingaiah, former prominent film comedian (d. 2004); father-in-law of Chiranjeevi Allu Aravind, noted film producer; brother-in-law of Chiranjeevi Allu Bobby, film producer; son of Arvind Allu Arjun, a leading actor, with a large fan base; son of Arvind Allu Sirish, film producer; son of Arvind Ram Charan Tej, leading award-winning film actor; son of Chiranjeevi Pawan Kalyan, leading film actor with large fan base; brother of Chiranjeevi Renu Desai, former film actress; wife of Pawan Kalyan Nagendra Babu, film actor and producer; brother of Chiranjeevi Sai Dharam Tej, film actor; nephew of Chiranjeevi Viswa Tej, film actor; cousin of Chiranjeevi

Krish family

Krish, theatre actor and singer Sangeetha, noted film actress; wife of Krish K. R. Balan, noted producer; grandfather of Sangeetha Parimal, actor; brother of Sangeetha

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Kulasekaran family

Vishnuvardhan, prominent director and former child actor; son of Kulasekaran Krishna Sekhar, actor; son of Kulasekaran

Kumar family

Karthik Kumar, theatre actor who has appeared in leading and supporting roles Suchitra, noted playback singer and television host; wife of Karthik Kumar

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Mohan family

Mohan, prominent film editor and producer M. Raja, successful film director who has specialised in remakes; son of Mohan Jayam Ravi, a leading actor who has enjoyed significant success as an actor; son of Mohan Sujatha Vijayakumar, television serial producer; father-in-law of Jayam Ravi

Mohan Babu family

Mohan Babu, noted Telugu film actor Lakshmi Manchu, film actress and TV host; daughter of Mohan Babu Vishnu Manchu, film actor; son of Mohan Babu Manoj Manchu, film actor; son of Mohan Babu

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Muthuraman family

R. Muthuraman, former prominent actor (d. 1982) Karthik, successful film award-winning actor; son of Muthuraman Gautham Karthik, upcoming actor; son of Karthik Ragini, former actress; wife of Karthik

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Nagesh family

Nagesh, legendary film actor who appeared in comic roles (d. 2009) Anand Babu, actor and dancer; son of Nagesh

Nair family

Radha, former noted film actress; daughter of Rajasekaran Nair Karthika Nair, upcoming actress; daughter of Radha Thulasi Nair, upcoming actress; daughter of Radha Ambika, former noted film actress; daughter of Rajasekaran Nair Suresh Nair, film director; son of Rajasekaran Nair

Nair (Travancore) family

Padmini, former noted film actress; part of the Travancore Sisters Lalitha, upcoming actress; part of the Travancore sisters Ragini, former noted film actress and dancer; part of the Travancore sisters Shobana, noted film actor, dancer and choreographer; niece of the Travancore sisters Vineeth, noted film actor and choreographer; nephew of the Travancore sisters

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Sukumari, veteran film actress; cousin of the Travancore sisters Krishna, noted film actor; nephew of the Travancore sisters

Nandamuri family

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, former prominent actor and politician (d. 1996) Mohanakrishna, cinematographer; son of NTR Balakrishna, veteran film actor; son of NTR Harikrishna, film actor; son of NTR Ramakrishna, film producer; son of NTR Kalyan Chakravarthy, actor; nephew of NTR Hareen Chakravarthy, actor; nephew of NTR Kalyan Ram, film actor; son of Harikrishna Jr. NTR, leading film actor; son of Harikrishna Taraka Ratna, film actor; grandson of NTR Chaitanya Krishna, actor; grandson of NTR Nara Rohith, film actor; nephew of NTR's daughter

Naval family

Simran, noted film actress; daughter of Ashok Naval Jyoti, actress; sister of Simran Monal, former actress; cousin of Simran (d. 2002)

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Parthiban family

Parthiban, leading award-winning actor, producer and director Seetha, actress; ex-wife of Parthiban P. S. Keerthana, former child actress; daughter of Parthiban

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Prakash Raj family

Prakash Raj, leading award-winning character actor, producer and director Lalitha Kumari, actress; ex-wife of Prakash Raj C. L. Anandan, actor; father of Lalitha Kumari Disco Shanthi, actress; sister of Lalitha Kumari Pony Verma, choreographer; wife of Prakash Raj Prasad Raj, actor; brother of Prakash Raj

Pinnisetty family

Ravi Raja Pinisetty, noted film director Sathya, film director; son of Ravi Raja Aadhi, upcoming actor; son of Ravi Raja

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Radha family

M. R. Radha, former leading film actor (d. 1979) M. R. R. Vasu, former actor; son of Radha Vasu Vikram, a supporting actor; son of Vasu Radharavi, noted character actor and leading film fraternity representative; son of Radha Hari Radharavi, an upcoming actor; son of Radharavi Radhika, leading actress in yesteryear films and in television serials and noted producer; daughter of M. R. Radha Pratap Pothen, former noted actor and director; ex-husband of Radhika Sarath Kumar, leading award-winning actor, representative of the film fraternity and politician; husband of Radhika

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Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, upcoming film actress and theatre artist; daughter of Sarath Kumar from another marriage

Nirosha, former actress; daughter of M. R. Radha Ramki, former actor; husband of Nirosha

Rahman family

A. R. Rahman, legendary award-winning music composer and singer R. K. Shekhar, musician; Rahman's father Khadija Rahman, playback singer; daughter of Rahman Alim Rahman, playback singer; son of Rahman Rahman, noted film actor; brother-in-law of Rahman A. R. Reihana, music composer and playback singer; sister of Rahman G. V. Prakash Kumar, prominent music composer; son of Reihana Fathima, director of KM Music Conservatory; sister of Rahman Ishrath, playback singer; sister of Rahman Saindhavi, playback singer; fiance of Prakash

Rajendar family

T. Rajendar, former leading film actor Usha Rajendar, former film actress, singer and producer; wife of Rajendar Silambarasan, a successful film actor who has also directed films; son of Rajendar Ilakiya, a former child artiste; daughter of Rajendar Kuralarasan, child artiste in several films; son of Rajendar

Rajinikanth family

Rajinikanth, legendary actor often dubbed as the "superstar", has the largest fan base in Indian cinema.

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Latha Rajinikanth, former television actress; wife of Rajinikanth Ravi Raghavendra, theatre actor; brother of Latha Y. Gee. Mahendra, a noted theatre actor and supporting actor in films; brother-in-law of Latha (see Vyjayanthimala family) Harshavardhan, an actor who has appeared in a single film; son of Mahendra Aishwarya Rajinikanth, playback singer, director and celebrity judge; daughter of Rajinikanth Dhanush, leading actor who won critical acclaim for his performances; husband of Aishwarya Kasthuri Raja, former noted director; father of Dhanush Vimalageetha, film producer mostly of her brother's films; sister of Dhanush Selvaraghavan, leading film director who has won critical and commercial acclaim; brother of Dhanush Sonia Agarwal, actress in several films winning acclaim for her roles; ex-wife of Selvaraghavan Varun, actor; cousin of Dhanush Soundarya Rajinikanth, animator and creative head of Ocher studios; daughter of Rajinikanth. Anirudh Ravichander, music composer; nephew of Rajinikanth

Rao family

Y. V. Rao, prominent film director (d.1973). Rajam, actress; first wife of Rao Rukmini, actress; second wife of Rao Lakshmi, actress and TV host; daughter of Rao Sivachandran, actor; husband of Lakshmi Aishwarya, actor who has appeared in half a dozen films; daughter of Lakshmi

Reddy, A. K. family

A. K. Reddy, noted film producer.

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Vaibhav, actor in successful films; son of Reddy

Reddy, G. K. family

G. K. Reddy, noted film producer. Vikram Krishna, former actor cum producer of films; son of Reddy Sriya Reddy, actress and former music VJ; wife of Vikram Krishna Vishal, an actor who has appeared in successful films; son of Reddy

Rathnam family

A. M. Rathnam, prominent film producer. Jyothi Krishna, actor and director; son of Rathnam Ravi Krishna, actor who has appeared in half a dozen films; son of Rathnam

Reddy family

Sameera Reddy, noted film actress who has appeared in regional films Meghna Reddy, actress and former music VJ Sushma Reddy, actress and former music VJ

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Sarja family

Shaktiprasad Sarja, noted Kannada actor Kishore Sarja, film director (d. 2009); son of Shakti Prasad Arjun Sarja, a leading actor who has appeared in over 100 films; son of Shakti Prasad Asha Rani, former film actress; wife of Arjun Rajesh, actor; father of Asha Rani Chiranjeevi Sarja, grandson of Shakti Prasad

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Sathyaraj family

Sathyaraj, leading film actor who has played a wide variety of roles Sibiraj, film actor; son of Sathyaraj Mathampatti Sivakumar, film producer; brother of Sathyaraj Sathyan, comedian; son of Sivakumar

Sekhar family

S. Ve. Sekhar, actor who has played a wide variety of roles S. Ve. Venkatraman, film actor; father of Sekhar Ashwin Sekhar, film actor; son of S. Ve. Sekhar

Siddalingiah family

Siddalingiah, one of top five directors of Kannada film industry all the time. Murali, noted award-winning Tamil film actor (d. 2010); son of Siddalingiah Adharvaa, an upcoming actor; son of Murali

Sivaji Ganesan family

Sivaji Ganesan, legendary actor whose performances included versatile roles with critical acclaim (d. 2001) Ramkumar Ganesan, a leading film producer and head of Sivaji Productions; son of Sivaji Dushyant Ramkumar, a former actor briefly known as Junior Sivaji, who appeared in low budget films turned producer; son of Ramkumar Junior Sivaji, an actor who has appeared in a couple of unsuccessful films (not to be confused with Dushyant); son of Ramkumar Prabhu Ganesan, a former successful leading actor who has gone on to appear in character roles; son of Sivaji

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Vikram Prabhu, a film producer; son of Prabhu

Sivakumar family

Sivakumar, former leading actor who has gone on to appear in character roles and television roles Suriya, a leading actor whose performances have won critical acclaim and commercial success; son of Sivakumar Jyothika, a former leading actress who has won awards for her performances across several languages; wife of Suriya Roshni, an actress who has featured in a couple of films without success; sister of Jyothika Nagma, former leading actress who has appeared in films in several Indian languages; half-sister of Jyothika Karthi, a leading actor who has won critical acclaim for his performances til date; son of Sivakumar Gnanavel Raja, producer and owner of Studio Green, who has worked mostly for family productions; nephew of Sivakumar

Srinivasan family

Thengai Srinivasan, noted comedy actor (d. 1987) Yogi Srinivasan, actor; grandson of Srinivasan Shrutika, actress; granddaughter of Srinivasan

Sukumaran family

Sukumaran, former prominent Malayalam actor (d. 1997) Mallika Sukumaran, former leading actress in Malayalam films; wife of Sukumaran Jagathy Sreekumar, film actor; ex-husband of Mallika Indrajith, actor who has appeared in several films; son of Sukumaran Poornima Mohan, former actress; wife of Indrajith

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Prithviraj, leading film actor who has appeared in critically acclaimed films; son of Sukumaran Supriya Menon, BBC World News reporter; wife of Prithviraj

Sundar family

Sundar C, noted director and actor Kushboo Sundar, former leading actress; wife of Sundar Abdulla, actor; Kushboo's brother Ramya Raj, actress; sister of Kushboo's sister-in-law.

Sundaram family

Sundaram, noted film choreographer Raju Sundaram, film actor and choreographer; son of Sundaram Prabhu Deva, prominent film actor, director and choreographer; son of Sundaram Nagendra Prasad, film actor and choreographer; son of Sundaram

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Thyagarajan family

Thyagarajan, prominent film actor and director Peketi Sivaram, former actor and director; father-in-law of Thyagarajan (d. 2006) Peketi Ranga, art director; son of Sivaram Prashanth, noted film actor who has appeared in successful ventures; son of Thyagarajan Vinod Raj, supporting actor; brother-in-law of Thyagarajan Vikram, leading award-winning film actor who is known for his intense portrayals of characters; son of Vinod Raj

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Vairamuthu family

Vairamuthu, award-winning poet Kabilan, poet; son of Vairamuthu Madhan Karky, leading poet and screen-writer; son of Vairamuthu

Vasu family

P. Vasu, director and former film actor Peethamabaram, former make up man; father of Vasu (d. 2011) Sakthi Vasu, an upcoming actor; son of Vasu

Vasudevan family

Malaysia Vasudevan, former playback singer (d. 2011) Yugendran, actor, singer and TV host; son of Vasudevan Hema Malini, TV host; wife of Yugendran Prashanthini, singer; daughter of Vasudevan

Vijayakumar family

Vijayakumar, former leading film actor and now supporting actor Manjula Vijayakumar, former leading film actress; wife of Vijayakumar Arun Vijay, an actor who has appeared in several Tamil films; son of Vijayakumar Kavitha Vijayakumar, an actress who has appeared in a single film; daughter of Vijayakumar Vanitha Vijayakumar, an actress who appeared in a couple of films; daughter of Vijayakumar Akash, a television actor; ex-husband of Vanitha

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Preetha Vijayakumar, an actress who appeared in a dozen films; daughter of Vijayakumar Hari, noted director who has worked on successful films; husband of Preetha Sridevi Vijayakumar, an actress who has appeared in several regional language films; daughter of Vijayakumar

Vyjayanthimala family

Vyjayanthimala, former leading actress in Hindi and Tamil films, classical dancer and politician Vasunthara Devi, former leading actress; mother of Vyjayanthimala Suchindra Bali, an actor who has appeared in a couple of films; son of Vyjayanthimala Y. Gee. Mahendra, a noted theatre actor and supporting actor in films; cousin of Viiyjayanthimala (see Rajinikanth family.)

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List of Hindi film clans

Within the Hindi film industry, commonly known as "Bollywood" there is a history of many members of a family over several generations all participating in the film industry. This page lists some of the more well-known such "clans". For Tamil film families, see List of Tamil film families.

Contents

1 The Akhtar-Azmi family 2 The Anand family 3 The Babbar family 4 The Bachchan family 5 The Barjatya family 6 The Baweja family 7 The Bedi family 8 The Bhatt family 9 The Chopra family 10 The Deol family 11 The Devgan family 12 The Dutt family 13 The Ganguly family 14 The Haasan-Ratnam family 15 The Hussain family 16 The Kapoor family (of Jeetendra) 17 The Kapoor family (of Prithviraj Kapoor) 18 The Kapoor family (of Surinder Kapoor) 19 The Kapoor-Pathak-Shah family 20 The Khan family (of Salim Khan) 21 The Khan-Roshan family 22 The Khanna family (of Rajesh Khanna) 23 The Khanna family (of Vinod Khanna) 24 The Kher family
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25 The Kumar family 26 The Mukesh family 27 The Mangeshkar-Burman family 28 The Mukherjee-Samarth family 29 The Oberoi family 30 The Pataudis 31 The Puri family 32 The Raj Kumar family 33 The Sen-Dev Varma family 34 The Sen family 35 The Gulzar family

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.[1]

Jan Nisar Akhtar (Father of Javed Akhtar) Javed Akhtar Honey Irani (first wife of Javed Akhtar) Farhan Akhtar (Son of Javed and Honey) Zoya Akhtar (daughter of Javed and Honey) Kaifi Azmi (father of Shabana and Baba Azmi) Shaukat Azmi (wife of Kaifi Azmi) Baba Azmi (brother of Shabana Azmi) Shabana Azmi (second wife of Javed Akhtar) Tanvi Azmi (wife of Baba Azmi) Usha Kiran (mother of Tanvi Azmi) Daisy Irani (sister of Honey Irani) Tabu (niece of Shabana Azmi) Farah (sister of Tabu) Farah Khan (niece of Honey Irani & Daisy Irani)

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Sajid Khan (nephew of Honey Irani & Daisy Irani)

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 (Elder Brother of Dev Anand) Vijay Anand (Younger Brother of Dev Anand) Shekhar Kapur (Nephew of Dev Anand, son of Sheel Kanta Kapursister) Suchitra Krishnamurthy (ex-Wife of Shekar) Purab Kohli (Nephew of Shekhar Kapur)

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 areArya 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)

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Prateek Babbar (Smita Patil and Raj Babber's son)

The Bachchan family

Main article: Bachchan family

Harivansh Rai Bachchan (Hindi poet) father of Amitabh) Teji Bachchan (mother of Amitabh) Amitabh Bachchan (Actor) Jaya Bachchan (Actress, wife of Amitabh) Abhishek Bachchan (Actor, son of Amitabh) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (Actress, wife of Abhishek) Shweta Bachchan-Nanda (Journalist, daughter of Amitabh ) Ajitabh Bachchan (Actor-Producer, Amitabh's Brother)

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 1940s. Tarachand Barjatya had three sons, Kamal Kumar Barjatya, Raj Kumar Barjatya and Ajit 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 led by the third generation of Barjatya's, namely, Kavita K. Barjatya, Sooraj R. Barjatya and Rajat A. Barjatya.

Tarachand Barjatya (Director, Producer, Writer and Founder, Rajshri Productions) Kamal Kumar Barjatya (First son of Tarachand Barjatya and Producer)

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Raj Kumar Barjatya (Second son of Tarachand Barjatya and Producer Ajit Kumar Barjatya (Third son of Tarachand Barjatya and Producer)) Kavita K. Barjatya (Producer and daughter of Kamal Kumar Barjatya) Sooraj R. Barjatya (Director, Producer, Writer and son of Raj Kumar Barjatya) Rajat A. Barjatya (Producer and son of Ajit Kumar Barjatya) Vidhi Kaslival Director - niece of Sooraj Barjatya

The Baweja family

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

The Bedi family

Kabir Bedi (actor) Protima Bedi (dancer, wife of Kabir Bedi) Pooja Bedi (Actor/model, Kabir and Protima's daughter)

The Bhatt family

Nanabhai Bhatt (Director, father to Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt)

Mother : Shireen

Mahesh Bhatt (Director, Writer) Kiran Bhatt aka Loraine Bright (Mahesh Bhatt's ex-wife) Pooja Bhatt (Actor, Producer, Mahesh's daughter) Rahul Bhatt (Mahesh's son) Soni Razdan (Mahesh Bhatt's wife) Aliya Bhatt (Actor, Daughter of Mahesh Bhatt)

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Mukesh Bhatt (Mahesh's brother)

Vikram Bhatt (Director, Producer, Mukesh's son) Emraan Hashmi (Actor, Nephew of both Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt) Onjolee Nair (Director, Niece of Mahesh Bhatt) Mohit Suri (Director, Mahesh's nephew)

The Chopra 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 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 sonAditya 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.

Baldev Raj Chopra (Veteran Hindi Film Producer & Director) Yash Chopra (Hindi Film Producer & Youngest Brother Of B.R. 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) Uday Chopra (Yash Chopra's Youngest Son & Actor)

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The Deol family

The Deols start with Dharmendra. His sons (Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol) went on to pursue a successful film career, who also own Vijayta Films. 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 is in the industry since 2005, giving notable performances.

Dharmendra Hema Malini (Actor, Producer, Dancer, Second Wife) Sunny Deol (Actor, Elder Son of Dharmendra-Prakash Kaur) Bobby Deol (Actor, Younger Son of Dharmendra-Prakash Kaur) Esha Deol (Actor, Classical Dancer, Elder Daughter of DharmendraHema Malini) Ahana Deol (Classical Dancer, Younger Daughter of DharmendraHema Malini) Abhay Deol (Actor, Nephew) Madhoo (Actor, Niece of Hema Malini) Prakash Kaur (First Wife) Ajit Deol (Older brother and father of Abhay Deol) Veerendra (Cousin) Ajeeta Deol (Daughter from first wife)

The Devgan family

Veeru Devgan Ajay Devgan (Son of Veeru Devgan) Anil Devgan (Second son of Veeru Devgan)

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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 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 underManmohan 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 (actor and son of Jaddanbai) Sunil Dutt (late husband of Nargis) Sanjay Dutt (son of Sunil and Nargis) Priya Dutt (politician and daughter of Sunil and Nargis) Namrata Dutt (daughter of Sunil and Nargis) Richa Sharma (late wife of Sanjay) Kumar Gaurav (husband of Namrata Dutt) Rajendra Kumar (father of Kumar Gaurav) Rhea Pillai (ex-wife of Sanjay Dutt) Manyata Dutt (wife of Sanjay Dutt) Nilesh Sahay (nephew of Sanjay Dutt)

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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 Anoop Kumar Ruma Guha Thakurta (Kishore Kumar's first wife) 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 via marriage to elder daughter Rupa Ganguly) Amit Kumar (Kishore Kumar's son from his first wife) Anuradha Patel (Ashok Kumar's granddaughter) Kanwaljit Singh (Anuradha's husband)

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 (Charuhasan's brother) Sarika (Kamal's ex-wife) Anu Haasan (Charu Haasan's daughter)

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Shruti Haasan (Kamal Haasan's daughter) G. Venkateswaran (Mani's brother) Gautami (Wife of Kamal Hassan)

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 forFilmistan 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 Hussains 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 son Mansoor Khan, and a younger daughter, Nuzhat 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, withJaane 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 (screenwriter, producer, director) Tahir Hussain (film producer, younger Brother Of Nasir Hussain) Mansoor Khan (screenwriter, producer, director, elder son of Nasir Hussain) Aamir Khan (actor, younger son of Tahir Hussain) Kiran Rao (director, second wife of Aamir Khan) Faisal Khan (actor, second son of Tahir Hussain)

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Imran Khan (actor, eldest son of Nuzhat Khan)

The Kapoor family (of Jeetendra)

Jeetendra (real name Ravi Kapoor, actor) Shobha Kapoor (Jeetendra's wife) Tusshar Kapoor (Actor, Jeetendra's son) Ekta Kapoor (Producer, Jeetendra's daughter) Nitin Kapoor (Jeetendra's cousin) Jayasudha (Actress, Politician, Nitin Kapoor's wife) Abhishek Kapoor (Director, Actor, Jeetendra's Nephew)

The Kapoor family (of Prithviraj Kapoor)

Main article: Kapoor family The oldest family in the industry, the Kapoor family have been in the industry for years since 1931. It is mainly Raj Kapoor's descendants that have carried on with the family tradition of acting, although others have tried with less success. Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Karishma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor are the success stories from Raj Kapoor clan. Others who tried their hand with less success include Rajiv Kapoor (Raj's son), Karan Kapoor, 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.

Prithviraj Kapoor (son of Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor) (1906 1972) Raj Kapoor (son of Prithviraj, married to Krishna Kapoor) (1924 1988) Premnath (brother-in-law of Raj Kapoor) Bina Rai (Premnath's wife)

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Rajendra Nath (brother of Krishna Kapoor) Shammi Kapoor (son of Prithviraj) ( 19312011), Geeta Bali (first wife of Shammi) (19301965) Yogita Bali (niece of Geeta Bali) Shashi Kapoor (son of Prithviraj) (born 1942) Jennifer Kapoor (wife of Shashi) (19341984) 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, daughter of hari shivdasani) Sadhna (cousin of Babita) Karishma 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)

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).

Surinder Kapoor (father) Nirmal Kapoor (wife of Surinder Kapoor) Boney Kapoor (oldest son)

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Anil Kapoor (middle son) Reena Kapoor Marwah (daughter) Sanjay Kapoor (youngest son) Sandeep Marwah (son-in-law & Reena's husband) Mona Kapoor (first wife of Boney Kapoor) Sridevi (Boney Kapoor's second wife) Sunita Kapoor (wife of Anil) Maheep Kapoor (wife of Sanjay) Sonam Kapoor (oldest daughter of Anil) Arjun Kapoor (oldest son of Boney & Mona) Rhea Kapoor (daughter of Anil) Harshvardhan Kapoor (son of Anil kapoor) Anshula Kapoor (daughter of Boney & Mona) Mohit Marwah (son of Reena & Sandeep) Akshay Marwah (son of Reena & Sandeep) Shanaya Kapoor (daughter of Maheep & Sanjay) Jehaan Kapoor (son of Maheep & Sanjay) Jahanvi Kapoor (daughter of Boney & Sridevi) Khushi Kapoor (daughter of Boney & Sridevi)

The Kapoor-Pathak-Shah family

Dina Pathak (mother of Supriya Pathak and Ratna Pathak); Shanta Gandhi elder sister Ratna Pathak (wife of Naseeruddin Shah) Naseeruddin Shah (husband of Ratna Pathak) Imaad Shah (son of Ratna and Naseeruddin) Vivaan Shah (son of Ratna and Naseeruddin) Heebaa Shah (daughter of Ratna and Naseeruddin) Supriya Pathak (second wife of Pankaj Kapoor) Pankaj Kapoor (husband of Supriya Pathak) Neelima Azeem (ex-wife of Pankaj Kapoor and great grand daughter of the film director, K. A. Abbas)

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Shahid Kapoor (son of Pankaj and Neelima) Ishaan Khattar (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)

The Khan family (of Salim Khan)

Story and script writer Salim Khan has written and produced a majority of the successful movies all through the 1970s and 1980s 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. SalimJaved (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 1980s 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. His marriage to Salma, however, did not last as Salim Khan married film star Helen thus making her, his second wife. The newlywed couple lived separately and adopted a girl child, Arpita Khan, while Khan's first wife, Salma, singlehandedly raised all the four kids. Salma Khan's eldest son, Salman, made his film debut at the age of twenty four with Maine Pyaar Kiya in the year 1989 and eventually went on to become one of the most successful actors in the history of Indian Cinema and is till date considered to be one, among the most influential people of the country, enjoying heavy commercial and critical success throughout his career. Salman Khan, however, for unknown reasons, has never collaborated with his (writer) father on any film project in his
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two decade old career. The entire Khan family currently lives with their eldest son Salman Khan, in Galaxy Apartments on Bandra Bandstand Mumbai.

Salim Khan Salma Khan (Salim Khan's First Wife) Salman Khan (Hindi Film Superstar & Eldest Son Of Salim Khan and Salma Khan) Arbaaz Khan (Director, Producer, Writer & Actor and Second Son Of Salim Khan and Salma Khan) Malaika Arora Khan (Arbaaz Khan's Wife) Sohail Khan (Director, Producer, Writer & Actor and Third Son Of Salim Khan and Salma Khan) Seema Khan (Sohail Khan's Wife) Alvira Khan (Eldest Daughter of Salim Khan and Salma Khan) Atul Agnihotri (Director, Producer & Writer and Alvira Khan's Husband) Helen (Salim Khan's Second Wife) Arpita Khan (Adopted girl by Salim Khan and Helen)

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) J. Om Prakash (father-in-law of Rakesh Roshan) Rakesh Roshan (son of Roshan and father of Hrithik Roshan) Rajesh Roshan (brother of Rakesh) Hrithik Roshan (son of Rakesh) Suzanne Khan (Hrithik's wife) Zayed Khan (Suzanne's Brother)

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Fardeen Khan (Suzanne's Cousin) Mumtaz (mother-in-law of Fardeen Khan) Sanjay Khan (Suzanne's Father) Feroz Khan (Suzanne's Uncle & Father of Fardeen Khan) Farah Khan Ali (Suzanne's sister) DJ Aqeel ( Married Suzanne's sister, Farah)

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 (Actress, Wife) Twinkle Khanna (Actress, eldest daughter, real name Tina Khanna) Akshay Kumar (Actor, Producer, son-in-law, Birth name: Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia) Rinke Khanna (Actress, younger daughter) Simple Kapadia (Costume Designer, Actress, Sister of Dimple Kapadia)

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)

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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 forKhamosh Pani: Silent Waters (2003).

Anupam Kher Raju Kher (Actor, Brother of Anupam Kher) Kirron Kher (Actress, Wife of Anupam Kher) Sikander Kher (Actor, Son of Kirron Kher from first marriage) Purvi Kher (daughter of Anupam Kher & Kirron Kher )

The Kumar family

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

Gulshan Kumar Bhushan Kumar (Son of Gulshan Kumar) Tulsi Kumar (Singer, Daughter of Gulshan Kumar) Kishan Kumar (Actor, Brother of Gulshan Kumar)

The Mukesh family

Mukesh was an Indian playback singer of Bollywood.

Mukesh Nitin Mukesh (Singer, Son of Mukesh)

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Neil Nitin Mukesh (Actor, Son of Nitin Mukesh & grandson of Mukesh)

The Mangeshkar-Burman family

Deenanath Mangeshkar (Musician and Theatre Actor) Lata Mangeshkar (Eldest Daughter, Famous Singer) Hridayanath Mangeshkar (Son, Music Composer/Singer) Asha Bhosle (Daughter, Famous Singer) Meena Mangeshkar (Daughter) Usha Mangeshkar (Daughter, Singer) R.D. Burman (Second husband of Asha, Music Composer) S.D. Burman (Father of R.D. Burman, Music Composer) Padmini Kolhapure (Niece of Lata Mangeshkar, Actress) Tejaswini Kolhapure (Sister of Padmini, Actress) Shakti Kapoor (Brother in law of Padmini, Actor)

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)

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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 Ajay Devgan (married to Kajol)

The Oberoi family

Suresh Oberoi Vivek Oberoi (second son of Suresh and Yashodhara Oberoi) Umesh Kumar Ray (Father of Suresh Oberoi) Akshay Oberoi Suresh Oberoi's nephew

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.

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi

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Sharmila Tagore Saif Ali Khan - Actor, Producer, Son Amrita Singh - Actress, His ex-wife Soha Ali Khan - Actress, Elder Daughter, who started he career a decade ago and is now marred Kunal (actor) Saba Ali Khan - Younger Daughter

The Puri family

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

Chaman Puri (Older 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).

The Raj Kumar family

Raaj Kumar Puru Raajkumar (Actor, Elder son of Raaj Kumar) Panini Raajkumar (Younger son of Raaj Kumar)

The Sen-Dev Varma family

Suchitra Sen Moonmoon Sen (daughter of Suchitra) Raima Sen (elder daughter of Moonmoon, real name Raima Dev Varma) Riya Sen (younger daughter of Moonmoon, real name Riya Dev Varma)

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The Sen family

Aparna Sen (Actor & Director) Konkona Sen Sharma (Actress, daughter of Aparna) Ranvir Shorey (Actor, Konkana's Husband)

The Gulzar family

Gulzar (Lyricist, Writer & Director) Umesh (Actor) Raakhee (Actress, wife of Gulzar) Meghna Gulzar (Director, daughter of Gulzar and Rakhee)

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