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Chopra is a Ror and Punjabi Khatri surname. They belonged to the Barah-Ghar / Bahri family-group of the Khatris, which also includes the clans of Dhawan, Kakkar, Kapoor, Khanna, Mehra, Malhotra, Sehgal, Seth, Tandon, Talwar, and Vohra.
Aditya Chopra (born 21 May 1971) is an Indian filmmaker, film distributor, film producer, writer and studio executive. He is the current Chairman of India's multi-national film, media, and entertainment conglomerate Yash Raj Films (YRF).
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas (pronounced [pɾɪˈjəŋka ˈtʃoːpɽa]; née Chopra; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous accolades , including two National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards .
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This article lists some of the notable clans and their famous members. For South Indian film families, see List of South Indian film families and for Indian music families, see List of Indian music clans.
Akhtar–Azmi– family
The Akhtar family is a prominent film family in the Hindi film Industry. It consists of poets, authors, scriptwriters, directors, actors, and producers. Poet, author, philosopher and one of the main members in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi was the great great grandfather of Javed Akhtar. Muztar Khairabadi, an Indian Urdu poet, was the grandson of Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi and grandfather of Javed Akhtar. Lyricist Javed Akhtar married the script writer Honey Irani. His second wife is actress Shabana Azmi. Azmi's nieces are actresses Farah Naaz and Tabu. Farhan and Zoya Akhtar's cousins are Anya Prakash and Sajid Khan.
Akkineni Prasad (L. V. Prasad) family
•Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao (Telugu and Hindi film producer, and Prasad's Group founder) •Akkineni Ramesh Prasad son of L. V. Prasad, and owner of Prasads Group •Akkineni Ananda Rao, son of L. V. Prasad, and co-owner of Prasads's Group •Akkineni Sanjeevi, brother of L. V. Prasad •A. Sreekar Prasad (Tamil, Telugu and Hindi film editor, son of Akkineni Sanjeevi) •Akshay Akkineni, film director, son of A. Sreekar Prasad
Akkineni–Daggubati family
Template:Main The Akkineni–Daggubati family is a prominent film family with a long history in Indian cinema mainly Telugu and Hindi cinema. Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Daggubati Ramanaidu are the prominent heads of both families. •Akkineni Nageswara Rao •Akkineni Nagarjuna (younger son of ANR) •Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (son of Nagarjuna and Daggubati Lakshmi) •Samantha Akkineni (actress, wife of Naga Chaitanya) •Amala (second wife of Nagarjuna) •Akhil Akkineni (son of Nagarjuna and Amala) •Sumanth (nephew of Nagarjuna) •Sushanth (nephew of Nagarjuna) •A. V. Subba Rao (paternal grandfather of Sushanth, Noted Film Producer) •Daggubati Ramanaidu (producer, former MP, father of Venkatesh and grandfather of Rana Daggubati) •Daggubati Rajeshwari (wife of Daggubati Ramanaidu) •Daggubati Suresh Babu (producer, elder son of Ramanaidu and father of Rana Daggubati) •Daggubati Rana (actor and grandson of Ramanaidu) •Daggubati Venkatesh (actor, younger son of Ramanaidu and uncle of Rana Daggubati) •Daggubati Neeraja (wife of Venkatesh)
Babbar family
Raj Babbar is an Indian actor and has been married twice. 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 Prateek Babbar in 1986. Her son Prateek 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 •Kajri Babbar (niece of Raj 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) •Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (actress – married to Abhishek Bachchan) •Shweta Bachchan Nanda - (married to Nikhil Nanda) •Nikhil Nanda (industrialist – married to Amitabh Bachchan's daughter Shweta Bachchan-Nanda) •Ritu Kapoor-Nanda (business person – mother of Nikhil Nanda, daughter of Raj Kapoor of the Kapoor family) •Ajitabh Bachchan (actor and producer – 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)
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 – daughter of Kamal Kumar Barjatya) •Sooraj R. Barjatya (director, producer and writer – son of Raj Kumar Barjatya)
Chandrasekhar family
•S. A. Chandrasekhar (director) •Shoba Chandrasekhar (director and playback singer – wife of Chandrasekhar) •Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (actor, son of Chandrasekhar and Shoba) •S. N. Surendar (playback singer, brother of Shoba) •Hari Prashanth (actor, son of S. N. Surendar) •Vikranth (actor, nephew of S. A. Chandrasekhar)
Chakraborty family
•Mithun Chakraborty (actor, hotelier and producer) •Yogeeta Bali (actress and producer – wife of Mithun Chakraborty) •Mahaakshay Chakraborty (actor – son of Mithun Chakraborty and Yogeeta Bali) •Madalsa Sharma (actress—wife of Mahaakshay Chakraborty) •Namashi Chakraborty (son of Mithun and Yogeeta) •Rimoh Chakraborty (son) •Dishani Chakraborty (adopted daughter) •Geeta Bali (actress – aunt of Yogeeta) •Aditya Raj Kapoor (actor, businessman and filmmaker – cousin of Yogeeta)
Chatterjee family
•Biswajit Chatterjee (actor) •Prosenjit Chatterjee (actor – son of Biswajeet Chatterjee) •Debashree Roy (politician, actress– ex-wife of Prosenjeet Chatterjee) •Arpita Pal (actress – wife of Prosenjeet Chatterjee •Pallavi Chatterjee (actress – daughter of Biswajeet Chatterjee)
Deol family
The Deol family's legacy began with Dharmendra. He has six children: his two sons (Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol) went on to pursue film careers, and own Vijayta Films, while their direct sisters Vijeta Deol and Ajeeta Deol did not pursue a career in the film industry. Esha Deol and Ahana Deol are the two youngest daughters of Dharmendra and Hema Malini. Esha has pursued a film career, whilst Dharmendra's nephew Abhay Deol has been in the industry since 2005, giving notable performances.
Devgan family
•Veeru Devgan (producer and action choreographer, father of Ajay Devgan) •Ajay Devgan (actor, director and producer elder son of Veeru Devgan, married to Kajol) •Kajol (actress, member of the Mukherjee-Samarth family, married to Ajay Devgan) •Anil Devgan (director, son of Prem Prakash Devgan) •Neelam Gandhi (daughter of Veeru Devgan)
Deshmukh family
•Dagadojirao Deshmukh + Sushila Deshmukh •Vilasrao Deshmukh (Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra) + Vaishali Deshmukh •Amit Deshmukh (politician – elder son of Vilasrao Deshmukh) •Aditi Deshmukh (actress, model and host – wife of Amit Deshmukh) •Riteish Deshmukh (architect, actor, producer and singer – son of Vilasrao Deshmukh) •Genelia Deshmukh (actress, model and host – wife of Riteish Deshmukh) •Dheeraj Deshmukh (politician – younger son of Vilasrao Deshmukh) + Deepshikha Deshmukh (Director, Producer– wife of Dheeraj Deshmukh)
Ganguly family
•Ashok Kumar •Preeti Ganguly (daughter of Ashok Kumar) •Deven Verma (son-in-law of Ashok Kumar via marriage to elder daughter Rupa Ganguly) •Bharathi Jaffrey (actress, daughter of Ashok) •Anuradha Patel (actress, daughter of Bharathi and granddaughter of Ashok Kumar) •Kanwaljit Singh (husband of Anuradha) •Kiara Advani (actress, step-granddaughter of Bharathi Jaffrey) •Anoop Kumar (actor and first younger brother of Ashok Kumar) •Kishore Kumar (actor and singer, youngest brother of Ashok and Anoop) •Ruma Guha Thakurta (first wife of Kishore Kumar) •Amit Kumar (singer, son of Kishore Kumar and Ruma Guha Thakurta) •Madhubala (second wife of Kishore Kumar) •Yogita Bali (third wife of Kishore Kumar) •Leena Chandavarkar (fourth wife of Kishore Kumar)
Gautam family
•Mukesh Gautam (Punjabi film director) •Yami Gautam (actress, daughter of Mukesh) + Aditya Dhar (writer, director, lyricist) •Surilie Gautam (actress, sister of Yami)
Ghatak family
•Suresh Chandra Ghatak (district magistrate, a poet and playwright; 9 children) •Manish Ghatak (eldest son of Suresh Chandra Ghatak, Bengali poet and novelist) •Mahasweta Devi (daughter of Manish Ghatak & Dharitri Devi, niece of Ritwik Ghatak; Indian social activist and writer) •Bijon Bhattacharya (married to Mahasweta Devi, prominent Indian theatre and film personality from Bengal) •Nabarun Bhattacharya (son of Bijon Bhattacharya & Mahasweta Devi) •Sudhish Ghatak (second son of Suresh Chandra Ghatak, independent cinematographer in British India covering news of the time •Ashish Ghatak (third son of Suresh Chandra Ghatak, grandfather of Parambrata Chattopadhyay) •Parambrata Chatterjee (son of Satinath and Sunetra Ghatak Chattopadhyay – actor, director and film maker) •Lokesh Ghatak (fourth son of Suresh Chandra Ghatak, a writer and activist, was the first editor of the naval magazine Oceanite) •Ritwik Ghatak (filmmaker, script writer and actor)
Haasan–Ratnam family
Originated in Tamil Nadu, Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam are two of the biggest names in the industry. •Charuhasan (brother of Chandrahasan and Kamal Hassan) •Suhasini Mani Ratnam •Mani Ratnam (Director, husband of Suhasini) •G. Venkateswaran (brother of Mani Ratnam) •G. Srinivasan (brother of Mani Ratnam) •Chandrahasan (brother of Charuhasan and Kamal Hassan) •Anu Hasan (daughter of Chandrahasan) •Kamal Haasan (brother of Charuhasan and Chandrahasan) •Vani Ganapathy (first wife of Kamal) •Sarika (second wife of Kamal) •Shruti Haasan (daughter of Kamal Haasan and Sarika) •Akshara Haasan (daughter of Kamal Haasan and Sarika)
Jain brothers
Owners of one of the oldest and most popular production houses of Bollywood, Venus Worldwide Entertainment, the J clan includes the Jain brothers •Ratan Jain •Ganesh Jain •Girish Jain •Champak Jain •Umed Jain •Ramesh Jain •Bhawar Jain.
Jariwala family
•Sanjeev Kumar, (Hindi film actor) •Kishore Jariwala, (Hindi and Gujrati film actor and brother of Sanjeev Kumar) •Leela Jariwala, (Gujarati film _____) •Khushali Jariwala (actress, daughter of Darshan and Apara)
Jaffrey family
•Jagdeep (actor and comedian(Note:-famous for Surma Bhopali-Iconic Sholay Movie) •Javed Jaffrey (actor, comedian, host, son Of Jagdeep) •Naved Jaffrey (actor, host, son of Jagdeep) •Meezaan Jaffrey (actor, son of Javed Jaffrey)
Kapoor family (of Jeetendra)
•Jeetendra a.k.a. Ravi Kapoor (actor) •Shobha Kapoor (wife of Jeetendra) •Tusshar Kapoor (actor – son of Jeetendra) •Ekta Kapoor (producer – daughter of Jeetendra) •Nitin Kapoor (cousin of Jeetendra) •Jayasudha (actress and politician – wife of Nitin Kapoor) •Abhishek Kapoor (director and actor – nephew of Jeetendra)
Kapoor family (of Prithviraj Kapoor)
Template:Main The oldest family in the industry, the Kapoor family, has been in the industry since 1926, starting with Dewan Bisheswar Kapoor and his son Prithviraj Kapoor. His descendants have carried on with the family tradition of acting, although others have tried with less success. Shashi Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, and Ranbir Kapoor are the success stories from the Raj Kapoor clan. Others who tried their hand with less success include Rajiv Kapoor (Raj's son), and Karan Kapoor and Kunal Kapoor (Shashi's sons). Shashi Kapoor's daughter, Sanjana Kapoor, with brother Kunal, has been successfully running Prithvi Theatre, founded in 1944 by Prithviraj Kapoor. Raj Kapoor married Krishna, sister of actor Prem Nath from Malhotra family. Prem's other sister Uma married actor Prem Chopra, and their daughters Rakita, Punita, and Prerna married film publicity designer Rahul Nanda, actor Vikas Bhalla, and actor Sharman Joshi respectively. Raj's grandson and Ritu Nanda's son, industrialist Nikhil Nanda, married Shweta Bachchan (now Shweta Nanda), daughter of Amitabh Bachchan from the Bachchan family. Raj Kapoor's maternal cousin, actor Jugal Kishore Mehra, married actor/singer Anwari Begum (her second marriage), the lead actor of the first Punjabi film Heer Ranjha. Anwari Begum was previously married to Rafiq Ghaznavi and they had a daughter, actor Nasreen Agha, and granddaughter, actor/singer Salma Agha of Agha family. Jugal Kishore Mehra formally adopted Nasreen as his daughter. .
Kapoor family (of Surinder Kapoor)
Surinder Kapoor was the one who introduced his family to the world of Bollywood. Surinder Kapoor started his career as Geeta Bali's secretary and went on to become a producer. He also happens to be a cousin of Prithviraj Kapoor. He served as president of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India for six years. He married Nirmal Devi and has four children – Boney, Anil, Reena and Sanjay Kapoor. •Surinder Kapoor (actor) + Nirmal Kapoor (wife of Surinder Kapoor) •Boney Kapoor (actor, son of Surinder Kapoor) + married two wives •Mona Shourie Kapoor (first wife of Boney Kapoor, divorced) •Arjun Kapoor (actor, son of Boney Kapoor and Mona Shourie) •Anshula Kapoor (daughter of Boney Kapoor and Mona Shourie) •Sridevi (actress, second wife of Boney Kapoor, died in 2018) •Janhvi Kapoor (actress, daughter of Boney Kappor and Sridevi) •Khushi Kapoor (daughter of Boney Kappor and Sridevi) •Anil Kapoor (actor, son of Surinder Kapoor) + Sunita Kapoor •Sonam Kapoor (actress, daughter of Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor) + Anand Ahuja •Rhea Kapoor (actress, daughter of Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor) •Harshvardhan Kapoor (actor, son of Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor) •Sanjay Kapoor (actor, son of Surinder Kapoor) + Maheep Sandhu •2 unknown Children •Reena Kapoor-Marwah (daughter of Surinder Kapoor) + Sandeep Marwah •Mohit Marwah (son of Reena Kapoor-Marwah and Sandeep Marwah) + Antara Motiwala
Lulla Family
Mr. Arjun Lulla was the founder of Eros International, best known for film distribution and production in India. •Arjan Lulla, founded Eros International in 1977, life president of the company •Kishore Lulla, chairman and director of Eros International plc, the first Indian Media & entertainment company listed on New York stock exchange; also known for being the biggest overseas Bollywood distributor •Rishika Lulla, daughter of Kishore Lulla, CEO of Eros Digital •Sunil Lulla, chairman and executive director of Eros International; produced over 40 films for the company including several hits •Krishika Lulla, wife of Sunil Lulla; Bollywood producer
Nov 30, 2023 · Chopra-family. Considered to be the most powerful family of the Hindi film industry, the Chopra family has produced some of the country's biggest blockbusters and have worked in close quarters with all the leading superstars of the industry.
Apr 22, 2021 · A list of B R Chopra’s best directorial ventures: 1. Afsana (1951) : The father of double-role films, Afsana featured Ashok Kumar as two brothers Ratan and Chaman with totally different aspirations.
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