Society has been demeaning the word ‘Step mother’ for all our lives and all credit for that goes to the stereotypes built by the cinema we consume. But the Bollywood industry which demeaned this word with its on-screen stories is not thrashing the stereotypes with some eye-opening off-screen stepmother stories. The time has gone when the stepmothers were used to be vicious as the stepmothers of Bollywood town are now showing that being a stepmother is a cakewalk if you love your step kids the way you love your real kids. Here we bring you the top 10 stepmothers of Bollywood town that are thrashing the evil stereotypes:
1. Kareena Kapoor Khan: We all know about the love story of Bebo and Saif. After shutting the mouth of the society, the big task for Saif was convincing his kids with ex-wife Amrita Singh, Sara Ali Khan, and Ibrahim Khan for his marriage with Kareena. But soon Bebo made them fall in love with her. Kareena shares a good rapport with her stepchildren and is often seen together.
2. Kiran Rao: The whole nation was heartbroken when Aamir Khan announced his divorce from his second wife Kiran Rao. As the love and bond, Aamir and Kiran shared was truly incredible. And on top of that, the way she treated Aamir Khan’s kids Junaid and Ira with his first wife Reena Dutt was nothing less than Adorable.
3. Shabana Azmi: Renowned writer Javed Akhar and gorgeous actress Shabana Azmi tied the knot back in 1984. The lyricist fell in love with the actor after getting separated from his first wife Honey Irani in 1978. After getting married to Javed, Shabana took care of his kids Zoya and Farhan like her own. Shabana Azmi has been extremely supportive of her stepchildren’s career and even makes appearances at their movie screenings.
4. Helen: Salim Khan got married to his wife Salma Khan, in 1964 and had two kids, Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan, and Alvira Khan Agnihotri. But in 1980 Salim fell in love with 60s dancing queen Helen and soon got married to her. The couple even adopted Arpita a few years later. But the love of Helen for the kids of Salim never fell short.
5. Soni Razdan: Mahesh Bhatt and his first wife Lorraine Bright, who later changed her name to Kiran Bhatt, got married back when they were just 20-years-old. When they parted ways after two years, he met his second wife Soni Razdan. Without divorcing his first wife, he adopted his mother's religion and converted into a Muslim in order to marry Soni Razdan. Soni Razdan shares a pleasant equation with her stepchildren.
6. Hema Malini: Dharmendra fell in love with her dream girl Hema Malini on the set of Tum Haseen Main Jawan and converted to Islam so that he can marry her while having her first wife by his side who was the mother of his four children: Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Vijeta Deol, and Ajeeta Deol. Hema Malini shares a beautiful and cordial relationship with her stepsons.
7. Supriya Pathak: While filming Sagar Sarhadi's Agla Mausam in 1986, Supriya met her current husband Pankaj Kapur and got hitched in 1988. The couple has two kids, Sanah Kapur and Ruhaan Kapur. Pankaj Kapur was formerly married to actress Neelima Azeem and had a son, Shahid Kapoor. Supriya Pathak Kapur and Shahid Kapoor share a warm and healthy relationship.
8. Manya Dutt: After dating each other for a few years, Sanjay Dutt and Manya Dutt got married. From his jail journey to his battle against drugs Manya not just stood by him but also took care of his kids with his first wife actress and model Richa Sharma. They got married in 1987 and even had a daughter, Trishala Dutt.
9. Ratna Pathak: In 1970, Naseeruddin Shah fell in deep love with Ratna Pathak, the daughter of prominent actress Dina Pathak. After co-starring in numerous movies together, the duo lived together for many years and finally got hitched in 1982. The duo has two sons, Imaad Shah and Vivaan Shah. After her mother passed away, Heeba came to live with Ratna Pathak Shah and Naseeruddin Shah.
10. Leena Chandavarkar: The legendary singer Kishore Kumar got hitched four times. In 1980, the singer married actress Leena Chandavarkar and had another son, Sumit Kumar. Interestingly, Leena Chandavarkar is just two years older than her stepson Amit Kumar. But still she took care of him like her own son.
