10 Lesser-known

Bollywood Relations

Producer:  Priyanka Das Editor: Aparna Singh

You May Not Know Of

Aditi Rao Hydari and Kiran Rao

They are first cousins, as J. Rameshwar Rao, the Raja of Wanaparthy, was their maternal and paternal grandfather respectively.

Sonam Kapoor and Ranveer Singh

Sonam Kapoor's maternal grandmother was the sister of Ranveer's paternal grandmother, making them second cousins.

Zoya-Farhan Akhtar and Sajid-Farah Khan

Their respective mothers - Honey and Daisy Irani - are real sisters, which makes the sibling duos first cousins.

Rani Mukerji and Simi Garewal

Simi was Pamela Chopra's first cousin. This makes her Rani's aunt-in-law through her marriage to Aditya Chopra, Pamela's elder son.

Shraddha Kapoor and Asha Bhosle

Shraddha's paternal grandfather was a first cousin of Asha Bhosle (and Lata Mangeshkar).

Kareena Kapoor Khan and Shweta Bachchan-Nanda

Amitabh Bachchan's daughter is the daughter-in-law of Kareena's paternal aunt. This makes them sisters-in-law.

Alia Bhatt-Emraan Hashmi

Emraan's paternal grandmother and Mahesh Bhatt's mother were sisters. Which makes Alia and Emraan second cousins.

Ajay Devgn and Mohnish Bahl

They are brothers-in-law, as Ajay's wife Kajol and Mohnish are first cousins (their mothers Tanuja and Nutan are real sisters).

Sharman Joshi and Prem Chopra

Sharman is married to Prerana Chopra, daughter of Prem Chopra. Thus, he is the son-in-law of the yesteryear villain.

Vidya Balan and Priyamani

The two South Indian actresses are second cousins.