Saturday, January 31, 2026

Which Bollywood families are related to each other?

 1 Dilip Kumar and Ayub Khan

Don't get fooled by the surnames because Dilip Kumar's real name is Muhammad Yusuf Khan. The veteran actor is Ayub Khan's paternal uncle. Ayub's father, Nasir Khan was Dilip's brother.

2 Aditi Rao Hydari and Kiran Rao

Both Aditi and Kiran are princesses of the Wanaparthy family of Telangana. These ladies are first cousins as the Raja of Wanarpathy, JP Rao was Aditi's maternal grandfather and Kiran's paternal grandfather.

3 Farhan-Zoya Akhtar and Sajid-Farah Khan

When it comes to powerful brother-sister duos of Bollywood, it is the Khan and Akhtar brothers and sisters. These four are related to each other as their mothers, Menaka and Daisy are siblings. This makes Sajid and Farah first cousins of Zoya and Farhan.

4 The Bhatts, Emraan Hashmi and Mohit Suri

Mahesh Bhatt is Emraan Hashmi's uncle which makes Alia, Pooja and all the other Bhatt children Hashmi's second cousin.

5 Ajay Devgn and Monish Behl

Kajol and Monish Behl are first cousins as their respective mothers, Tanuja and Nutan were siblings. When Ajay got married to Kajol, he became Monish Behl's brother-in-law.