This article lists notable families whose members are prominent in the Indian 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.
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Akhtar–Azmi family 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.The Dynamic Dynasties: What would the world of films be without them? Screen, 22 September 2000.
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 Shibani's sister.
+ 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 Javed Akhtar Poet, playwright, lyricist 1945 Married to Honey Irani and then Shabana Azmi Honey Irani Writer 1954 First wife of Javed Akhtar Farhan Akhtar Director, actor 1974 Son of Javed and Honey Adhuna Bhabani Hairstylist, TV host1967 Ex-wife of Farhan Akhtar Shibani Akhtar Singer, Actress, TV host, and Model1980 Wife of Farhan Akhtar Zoya Akhtar Director 1972 Daughter of Javed and Honey Daisy Irani Actor 1950 Sister of Honey IraniMenaka IraniSister of Honey and Daisy Irani, parent of Farah and Sajid Khan 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.Salman AkhtarPsychiatrist, Son of Jan Nisar Akhtar and brother of Javed Akhtar Kabir Akhtar Director 1975 Son of Salman Akhtar, Nephew of Javed Akhtar Kaifi Azmi Poet, lyricist 1919 2002 Father of Shabana and Baba Azmi, husband of Shaukat Kaifi Shaukat Kaifi Actor19262019 Mother of Shabana and Baba Azmi, wife of Kaifi Azmi Baba Azmi Cinematographer1943 Brother of Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi Actress 1950 Married to Javed Akhtar Tanvi Azmi Actor1960 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 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 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) Madhu Ali (child actress, first wife of Mehmood, sister of Meena Kumari) Meena Kumari (actress, third wife of Kamal Amrohi, sister of Madhu Ali) Kamal Amrohi (director, husband of Meena Kumari) Tajdar Amrohi (Producer, son of Kamal Amrohi) Nilofer Amrohi (one time actress and sister of Mazhar Khan) Bilal Amrohi (actor, grandson of Kamal Amrohi, married to Kumar Gaurav's daughter) Mashhoor Amrohi (actor, grandson of Kamal Amrohi) Mazhar Khan (actor and maternal uncle to Bilal and Mashhoor Amrohi) Zeenat Aman (actress, wife of Mazhar Khan) Shandaar Amrohi (Producer)
Anand–Sahni family 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) Uma Anand (wife of Chetan Anand) Ketan Anand (son of Chetan Anand) Priya Rajvansh (actress and partner of Chetan Anand) Kamaljeet (actor and brother of Priya Rajvansh) Waheeda Rehman (actress and wife of Kamaljeet) Dev Anand Kalpana Kartik (wife of Dev Anand) Suneil Anand (son of 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) Bhisham Kohli (nephew of Dev Anand, son of Savitri Kohli and cousin of Shekhar Kapoor) Purab Kohli (nephew of Bhisham Kohli a.k.a 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, father of Parikshit Sahni, father-in-law of Dev Anand's niece Aruna Kapur) Bhisham Sahni (playwright, actor, novelist and brother of Balraj Sahni)
Anant Nag Anant Nag actor, writer, producer Gayatri actress and producer (wife of Anant Nag) Shankar Nag actor, director and producer (younger brother of Anant Nag) Arundathi Nag actress, director and producer (wife of Shankar Nag) Padmavati Rao actress, sister of Arundati Nag
Agha family Rafiq Ghaznavi – actor and musician Salma Agha – actress and singer (granddaughter of Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, and Shashi Kapoor's maternal first cousin Jugal Kishore Mehra) Zahrah S. Khan – actress and singer (daughter of Salma Agha and a part of the Khan squash family)
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Babbar family
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 Prateik Babbar in 1986. Their son Prateik made his acting debut in 2008 film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. Raj Babbar's niece Kajri Babbar is a budding director. Syed Sajjad Zaheer Nadira Babbar (first wife of Raj Babbar and daughter of Syed Sajjad Zaheer) Arya Babbar (son of Raj Babbar and Nadira Babbar) Juhi Babbar (daughter of Raj Babbar and Nadira Babbar) Anup Soni (husband of Juhi Babbar) Shivajirao Girdhar Patil Smita Patil (second wife of Raj and daughter of Shivajirao Patil) Prateek Babbar (son of Smita Patil and Raj Babbar) Raj Babbar Kishan Babbar - brother of Raj Babbar, film producer and father of Kajri Babbar
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 (daughter of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwariya Rai Bachchan, granddaughter of Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan) Shweta Bachchan Nanda – (married to Nikhil Nanda, grandson of Raj Kapoor) (see Kapoor family) Navya Naveli Nanda (entrepreneur, cofounder of Aara Health and Project Naveli) Agastya Nanda (actor - debuting in The Archies, son of Shweta Bachchan Nanda and Nikhil Nanda, hence great-grandson of Raj Kapoor) Ajitabh Bachchan (entrepreneur – son of Harivansh Rai Bachchan, brother of Amitabh Bachchan) Kunal Kapoor (actor, married to Ajitabh Bachchan's daughter Naina Bachchan) Tillotama Shome (actress – married to Jaya Bachchan's sister's son Kunal Ross)
Babi family (of Parveen Babi) 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
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. Tarachand Barjatya (director, producer, writer and founder of Rajshri Productions) Kavita K. Barjatya (producer – granddaughter of Tarachand through his son Kamal Kumar Barjatya) Sooraj R. Barjatya (director, producer and writer – grandson of Tarachand through his son Raj Kumar Barjatya)
Baweja family
Harry Baweja (Director and producer) Pammi Baweja (wife of Harry Baweja) Harman Baweja (Actor, Elder son of Harry and Pammi Baweja)
Bhagnani family
Vashu Bhagnani (Film Producer and Distributor, founder of Pooja Entertainment) Pooja Bhagnani (wife of Vashu Bhagnani) Jackky Bhagnani (actor, film producer, son of Vashu Bhagnani) Rakul Preet Singh (actress, wife of Jackky Bhagnani) Deepshikha Deshmukh (Film Producer, daughter of Vashu Bhagnani) Dhiraj Deshmukh (Politician, husband of Deepshikha Bhagnani, member of Deshmukh family)
Bedi family (of Kabir Bedi)
Kabir Bedi (actor) Protima Bedi (Odissi dancer – wife of Kabir Bedi) Pooja Bedi (actor and model – daughter of Kabir and Protima) Alaya F (daughter of Pooja Bedi) Nikki Bedi - ex-wife of Kabir Bedi
Bedi family (of Bishan Bedi)
Bishan Singh Bedi (former Indian cricketer) Angad Bedi (model and actor – son of Bishan Singh Bedi) Neha Dhupia (model and actor – wife of Angad Bedi)
Bedi family (of Rajinder Singh Bedi) Rajinder Singh Bedi (writer and director) Narendra Bedi (director, writer, producer - son of Rajinder Singh Bedi) Manek Bedi (actor and producer - son of Narendra Bedi) Rajat Bedi (actor, entrepreneur and producer - son of Narendra Bedi) Tulip Joshi (actress - sister-in-law of Rajat Bedi)
Behl family
Ramesh Behl. Producer. His wife, Madhu Behl, is a daughter of actor Kamal Kapoor (cousin of Prithviraj Kapoor) and sister of director Kapil Kapoor