They say the global cinematic scene is a realm by itself and Bollywood is one of the largest and most colorful families of this realm. No doubt Bollywood is one big fat family with a lot of brotherhood flowing through the bloodlines. We won’t be wrong to say that most of them are somewhere connected to some lineage of Bollywood. It would come as surprise for many to know that people working in the entertainment industry are related to each other. In this industry full of Khans, Kapoors, Chopras, and Bhatts everyone has a lesser-known relationship with each other. Take a look at the 16 Bollywood celebs you don’t know were related to each other:
1. Farhan Akhtar and Farah Khan are cousins: Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar’s mother Daisy Irani has two sisters Honey Irani and Maneka Irani, and Farah Khan is the daughter of Maneka. Hence the two are maternal cousins and that is somewhere a reason why they both are such brilliant filmmakers.
2. Tabu is Shabana Azmi’s Niece: Jamal Hashmi, father of Tabu, and Farah Naaz is the brother of Shabana Azmi. Acting running in blood.
3. Rani Mukherjee is Simi Garewal’s sister-in-law: Aditya Chopra’s wife Rani Mukerji is the ‘bhabhi’ of Simi Garewal. Simi’s mother Drashti and Pamela Chopra are sisters making Aditya and Simi first cousins.
4. Sonam Kapoor and Ranveer Singh are maternal cousins: The paternal grandmother of Ranveer Singh is the real sister of Sonam’s maternal grandmother. No wonder, even Ranveer and Arjun Kapoor are thick friends.
5. Fardeen Khan is Mumtaz’s son-in-law: Fardeen tied the knot with Mumtaz’s daughter Natasha. Interestingly, Mumtaz and Feroz Khan were not just a hit-onscreen pair of the ’70s but also got related courtesy of their kids.
6. Shraddha Kapoor is a grandniece of Lata Mangeshkar: Now we know where Shraddha’s singing talent comes from! Her grandfather is Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle’s cousin.
7. Aditi Rao Hydari and Kiran Rao are related: Both Aditi and Kiran are princesses of the Wanaparthy family of Telangana. These ladies are first cousins as the Raja of Wanarpathy, JP Rao was Aditi's maternal grandfather, and Kiran's paternal grandfather.
8. Kareena Kapoor and Shweta Nanda: Kareena and Shweta hail from the two most powerful families of Bollywood. Shweta is the daughter-in-law of Kareena's paternal aunt. These ladies might not be related by blood but they do share close ties.
