The nepotism debate is currently all the rage in Bollywood, especially since many believe the reason for Sushant Singh Rajput’s depression, and subsequent suicide, was him losing out on films to star kids.
Now, whether people admit it or not, nepotism is part of every field of work and those coming from established film families really do get an unfair advantage over the so called ‘outsiders’.
However, over the years, there have been several star kids who decided to not go the same route as their parents. As compiled from Filmfare, here are five female star kids who are still famous but not because they decided to act.
1. Rhea Kapoor
Being born into Anil Kapoor’s home comes with its fair share of expectations. While Rhea maintained her connection to the world of cinema, instead of opting to be an actor like siblings Sonam and Harshvardhan, she decided to become a producer instead. She not only managed to stand out by backing female centric projects like Aisha, Khoobsurat and more recently, Veere Di Wedding, but she also tasted massive success at the ticket windows.
2. Riddhima Kapoor Sahni
Riddhima is the daughter of late Rishi and Neetu Kapoor, two massively popular stars of Indian cinema. In fact, her brother Ranbir is also regarded as one of the finest talents in the industry.However, while Riddhima might not be passionate about films, she sure is passionate for a whole lot of other things. The beauty is a successful jewellery and interior designer. She has often displayed her skill on social media, along with her passion for fitness and yoga.
3. Shweta Bachchan Nanda
Shweta comes from a super filmy family. However, she chose to make her career outside the industry and also tasted success while at it. Apart from being an entrepreneur, the 46-year-old has tried her hands as an author with the book The Paradise Towers.
4. Anshula Kapoor
While Anshula’s siblings Arjun and Janhvi opted to try their luck in front of the camera, Anshula went down a completely opposite path. A leading daily states that she’s worked with Google on their project of AdWords and also as an operations manager for Hrithik Roshan’s brand HRX.Anshula now runs a celebrity fundraising platform through which she’s able to raise money for charity.
5. Shaheen Bhatt
Alia Bhatt is one of the brightest talents of the generation but her sister Shaheen decided to stay away from the cameras. Nonetheless, the latter did work as an assistant director on Raaz 3: The Third Dimension and also was one of the screenwriters for the Ajay Devgn and Sonakshi Sinha-starrer Son of Sardar.In 2018, Shaheen released her very own book titled I’ve Never Been (Un)Happier, wherein she wrote about her battle with depression.
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