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There are more nepotism babies in the industry than you think.

Are These Bollywood Stars Nepo Babies Or Are They Self-Made?

Bollywood Stars: Nepotism Babies Or Self-Made?

I Challenge You To Guess Whether These Bollywood Stars Are Nepo Babies Or Outsiders

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is self-made through and through! Nawazuddin was born in a small town in Muzaffarnagar district and has a Bachelor's degree in Science apart from also being an alumnus of the National School of Drama. His debut in Bollywood was with [_Sarfarosh_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarfarosh).

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Radhika Apte is a completely self-made woman. Both her parents are doctors and Radhika first appeared in [_Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaah!_Life_Ho_Toh_Aisi!)  and started gaining prominence in 2011 with [_Shor in the City_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shor_in_the_City), after starring in several Bengali and Marathi films.

Radhika Apte

Ajay Devgn's family has quite a few connections in Bollywood. His father Veeru Devgan was an action choreographer and his mother Veena Devgan is a film producer. Ajay made his Bollywood debut with [_Phool Aur Kaante_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phool_Aur_Kaante).

Ajay Devgn

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had no connections to Bollywood. She pursued modelling after HSC and won Miss World in 1994. She made her acting debut in 1997 with a Tamil film called [_Iruvar_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iruvar) and her Bollywood debut with [_Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aur_Pyaar_Ho_Gaya) in the same year.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Yami Gautam is, in fact, a nepo baby. Her father is a Punjabi film producer and the VP of the PTC network. She worked in several television shows before making her movie debut with the Kannada film [_Ullasa Utsaha_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ullasa_Utsaha) and her Bollywood debut with [_Vicky Donor_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicky_Donor) in 2012.

Yami Gautam Dhar

Riteish Deshmukh is technically an outsider because he comes from a political family and studied Architecture. He made his Bollywood debut in 2003 with [_Tujhe Meri Kasam_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tujhe_Meri_Kasam) opposite Genelia D'Souza.

Riteish Deshmukh

Bhumi Pednekar is not a nepo baby, although she does come from a political family! She was born in Mumbai and briefly studied acting at Whistling Woods International. She then joined Yash Raj Films and worked as an assistant casting director for a few years before being cast in [_Dum Laga Ke Haisha_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dum_Laga_Ke_Haisha) in 2015.

Bhumi Pednekar

Arjun Rampal is a self-made actor from an army background. He pursued modelling after getting a degree in Economics and made his Bollywood debut in 2001 with [_Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyaar_Ishq_Aur_Mohabbat).

Arjun Rampal

Disha Patani is not a nepo baby. She made her acting debut with a Telugu film called [_Loafer_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loafer_(2015_film)) after which she was seen in the music video _for [Befikra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Befikra)_ with Tiger Shroff. Disha then made her Bollywood debut with [_M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.S._Dhoni:_The_Untold_Story) in 2016.

Disha Patani

Akshay Kumar's father was an army officer whereas Akshay was trained in several forms of martial arts after which he worked as a chef and a salesman. He then started modelling and made his acting debut with [_Saugandh_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saugandh_(1991_film)) in 1991.

Akshay Kumar

Kajol's family has been a part of the Indian film industry since the 1930's. Her father Shomu Mukherjee was a director while her mother Tanuja is an actress. Kajol made her Bollywood debut with [_Bekhudi_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bekhudi) in 1992.

Kajol

Sharman Joshi's father was a big name in Gujarati theatre, actress Manasi Joshi Roy is his sister, and veteran actress Sarita Joshi is his aunt. Sharman made his acting debut in 1999 with a film called [_Godmother_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godmother_(film)).

Sharman Joshi

Rani's family has been a part of the Indian film industry for a very long time. Her father was a Hindi and Bengali film director, her mother was a playback singer, and actress Kajol is her cousin. She made her Hindi film debut with [_Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Ki_Aayegi_Baraat).

Rani Mukerji

There there, you need to brush up on your Bollywood trivia! I know that not everyone cares much about nepo babies vs outsiders, but you don't seem to care at all. Better luck next time!

You tried!

So you happen to have a lot of info on some Bollywood stars but not all of them. But that's okay, for now you have a plethora of new trivia on nepo babies vs outsiders.

You did kinda okay!

Colour me impressed! You really seem to have all the trivia in the world, especially on Bollywood stars. You know the nepotism debate like the back of your hand so you were bound to ace this quiz. Good job!

Yay!

There are way more nepo babies in the industry than you think.

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