List of Hindi film families


This article lists notable families whose members are prominent in the Indian film industry.
This list also includes a select number of South Indian film families who crossed over into Hindi cinema. For a full list, see List of South Indian film families.
For Indian music families, see List of Indian music families.

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Akhtar–Azmi–Kher family

The Akhtar family is a prominent film family in the Hindi film industry. It consists of renowned poets, authors, scriptwriters, directors, actors, and producers. One of the most famous among them is Urdu poet, author and philosopher Javed Akhtar, whose great-grandfather Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi is a notable name in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Javed Akhtar's first marriage was with script writer Honey Irani; Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar are their children. Farah Khan and Sajid Khan are Honey Irani's niece and nephew, and hence Farhan and Zoya Akhtar's maternal cousins.
Javed Akhtar's second wife is actress Shabana Azmi. Shabana Azmi's nieces include actresses Farah Naaz and Tabu.
Farhan Akhtar's second wife is actress Shibani Dandekar. Anusha Dandekar is Shibani's sister.
1st generation2nd generation3rd generationCareerBornDiedRelation
Jan Nisar AkhtarPoet, lyricist19141976Father of Javed Akhtar
Javed AkhtarPoet, playwright, lyricist1945Married to Honey Irani and then Shabana Azmi
Honey IraniWriter1954First wife of Javed Akhtar
Farhan AkhtarDirector, actor1974Son of Javed and Honey
Adhuna AkhtarHairstylist, TV host1967Ex-wife of Farhan Akhtar
Zoya AkhtarDirector1972Daughter of Javed and Honey
Daisy IraniActor1950Sister of Honey Irani
Menaka IraniSister of Honey and Daisy Irani, parent of Farah and Sajid Khan
Farah KhanDirector, choreographer1965Daughter of Kamran Khan and Menaka Irani ; sister of Sajid Khan
Shirish KunderFilm editor1973Married to Farah Khan
Sajid KhanDirector, actor1971Son of Kamran Khan and Menaka Irani ; brother of Farah Khan.
Salman AkhtarPsychiatrist, Son of Jan Nisar Akhtar and brother of Javed Akhtar
Kabir AkhtarDirector1975Son of Salman Akhtar, Nephew of Javed Akhtar
Kaifi AzmiPoet, lyricist19192002Father of Shabana and Baba Azmi, husband of Shaukat Kaifi
Shaukat KaifiActor19262019Mother of Shabana and Baba Azmi, wife of Kaifi Azmi
Baba AzmiCinematographer1943Brother of Shabana Azmi
Shabana AzmiActress1950Married to Javed Akhtar
Tanvi AzmiActor1960Married to Baba Azmi, daughter of Usha Kiran
Usha KiranActor19292000Mother of Tanvi Azmi and Adwait Kher
Uttara Mhatre KherModel, Miss India World1963Married to former model Adwait Kher
Saiyami KherActress1992Daughter of Uttara Mhatre Kher and Adwait Kher
FarahActress1968Niece of Shabana Azmi, daughter of Jamal Hashmi and Rizwana
TabuActress1971Niece of Shabana Azmi, daughter of Jamal Hashmi and Rizwana

Ali–Amrohi family

The most prominent member of the Anand family was actor Dev Anand, who has starred in over a hundred films. Another member of the family is internationally known director Shekhar Kapur, who is known for directing the film Elizabeth. He was married to actress Suchitra Krishnamurthy.

Babbar family

is an Indian actor and politician. His first wife was Nadira Babbar, who became known with her appearance in Bride and Prejudice 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 Prateik Babbar in 1986. Their son Prateik made his acting debut in 2008 film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. Raj Babbar's niece Kajri Babbar is a budding director.
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.