The time has gone when it was the social norm that a son of a doctor has to be a doctor or a daughter of a lawyer has to be a lawyer, now it is the interest of the kids that help them choose a career. Changing the social norm, there have been many examples in the Bollywood industry where the star kids opted for a career unlike their family profession and made crores out of their interests. There are also many who didn’t receive any appreciation from the audience or struggled to survive in the industry and eventually left acting. Here we bring you a list of the top 10 Star Kids Who Didn't Make It as Actors But Are Running Multi-Crore Businesses:
1. Uday Chopra: From working as an assistant director in DDLJ to making his Bollywood debut with Mohabbatein, Uday Chopra managed to get a pretty good start but failed to make it big. However, he still kept connected to Bollywood ad started running the film production company YRF Entertainment. He also founded Yomics, the comic book division of YRF in 2012. His net worth is currently estimated at $5 million.
2. Twinkle Khanna: Out of all the star kids in this list, Twinkle Khanna is a most successful star, who left her career during its peak time, to turn into a house maker. Today, Mrs. Funny Bone is a successful published author, film producer, newspaper columnist, and interior designer. After launching her digital media platform Tweak in 2019, she took her net worth to 30 million dollars.
3. Ekta Kapoor: The daughter of legendary actor Ekta Kapoor is one of the most successful celebs in the industry. The owner of Balaji Motion Pictures and Video-on-Demand platform ALT Balaji, Padma Shri recipient, Ekta Kapoor is no stranger to the showbiz world. Currently her net worth of $13 million.
4. Ridhhima Kapoor Sahni: A yoga enthusiast and jewelry designer, the elder daughter of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni skipped her Bollywood acting debut and decided to build her own jewelry line named ‘R’. Her current net worth is valued at $3 million.
5. Esha Deol: While Esha did try her hand at acting with movies like Dhoom, Yuva, etc., she could not strike a chord with the audience. Today, Esha is a published author and film producer, with a reported net worth of $2-5 million. She is also a trained Odissi dancer and is apparently gearing to return to acting soon.
6. Rhea Kapoor: The recently married daughter of Bollywood Anil Kapoor, Rhea Kapoor is the real fashion-insta. A film producer and the co-owner of fashion line Rheson, Rhea is a successful star kid with a reported net worth of $6 million.
7. Tusshar Kapoor: Except for the Golmaal franchise, Tusshar Kapoor's acting skills failed to make a mark. While he still appears in small roles in movies, he has also started the production house, Tusshar Entertainment House. The first picture under the banner, Laxmi, was released on Disney+Hotstar, and Kapoor's net worth is currently valued at $11 million.
8. Shweta Bachchan: A noted columnist and published author, Shweta is also a former model who recently launched the fashion label MXS with Monisha Jaisingh. As per reports her net worth, as of 2020, was valued at $8 million.
9. Krishna Shroff: The very own bombshell of Bollywood, Krishna Shroff is a fitness freak who aspire to be a big athlete. Krishna Shroff is actually the co-founder of MMA Matrix Fitness Center, an MMA fitness center as well as the founder of Matrix Fight Night, a sporting league. Her net worth in 2020 was approx. 3 million.
10. Jackky Bhagnani: After seeing his scope in the industry as an actor, Jackky turned producer after his debut movie. His journey as a producer has been more fruitful. As a producer, he has given hits like Sarbjit, Coolie No. 1, etc., and produced music videos. His net worth is valued between $3-$5 million, reportedly.
