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Growing up as a star kid surrounded by parents who’re not only famous Bollywood actors, but are also worshipped by people nationwide can be as daunting a experience as it can be extraordinary. 
 
Even if one manages to exclude the hundreds cameras persistent to capture every moment of the living as a Bollywood actor’s kid, the unsaid added pressure from every side to take a liking to acting or grow up to belong in Bollywood certainly cannot be neglected. 
 
While there are so many actors who’ve followed the footsteps of their parents and entered the glitzy and glamorous world of Bollywood (think <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=ranbir+kapoor">Ranbir Kapoor</a> and Abhishek Bachchan) and managed to successfully carve their own position, there exists a handful of star kids who’ve said no to the big bad world of Bollywood and made a name for themselves in other professions. 
 
Business Insider makes a list of five such star kids who you won’t get to see onscreen anytime soon. Or ever! 
 
 
 
 
1. <keyword id="167542" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rhea-Kapoor">Rhea Kapoor</keyword>: Being the sister of the fashion poster girl <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=sonam+kapoor">Sonam Kapoor</a>, future actor Harshwardhan Kapoor and daughter to the jhaakaas Anil Kapoor comes with a set of expectations- all which assume you’re made to be in front of the camera. But, not Rhea. Always shying away from the spotlight, the elder Kapoor Girl is a stylist (best known for dolling up Sonam Kapoor in her fashion-forward best) and film-producer, having worked on Aisha and Khoobsurat and believes she’s made to be behind the camera. 
 
 
 
2. <keyword id="128399" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ahana-Deol">Ahana Deol</keyword>: She’s the daughter of firebrand yesteryear stars Dharmendra and Hema Malini and sister of Esha Deol, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and Abhay Deol. It thus wouldn’t be wrong to expect her to be launched in a movie anytime soon, as well. Alas! Our expectations will remain just that, as Ahana has no plans of making it into the movies and is happy pursuing Odissi dance. 
 
 
 
3. Ridhima Kapoor Sahni: Badtameez Dil actor Ranbir Kapoor’s elder sister Ridhima Kapoor hardly makes an appearance in front of the papparazis, and when she does, it’s mostly with parents Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor, dressed to kill. Far from the maddening crowd of Mumbai, Riddhima resides in Delhi with her husband and is a successful interior and fashion designer. 
 
 
 
4. <keyword id="106188" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shweta-Nanda">Shweta Nanda</keyword>: The Bachchan’s elder daughter has openly admitted in the past how she’s not fit to be a heroine and instead is a doting mother and wife. She however can be seen acting in a few ads and had also hosted a show in NDTV Profit. 
 
 
5. <keyword id="2194361" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shaheen-Bhatt">Shaheen Bhatt</keyword>: Mahesh Bhatt’s bubbly younger daughter <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=aliaa+bhatt">Aliaa Bhatt</a> might be setting Bollywood on fire, but her reserved elder sister Shaheen Bhatt is all about making it count behind the scenes. From assisting Vikram Bhatt on Raaz 3 to co-writing for films like Son of Sardaar and Jism 2, her only aim is to call the shots. 
 
Image credit: Indiatimes

Five star kids who've said no to acting in Bollywood movies

Hindi cinema is more or less a family business these days. With almost every <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> celebrity paving way for their kids’ entry in the coming year, it’s not a surprise that for its future, Bollywood is banking on new names with well-known surnames. 
 
However, not every kid born in a celebrity household carries in his or her eyes a dream to become a bigshot in Hindi cinema. Today, we have a look at some Bollywood celebrity children who didn’t carry on the legacy of their celebrity parents and chose a different life. 
 
Have a look! 

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Bollywood celebrity children who chose careers outside the movies

The latest <keyword id="30679" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="horror-flick">horror flick</keyword> from the <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> stable has all the right credentials, but lacks just one thing. In spite of being loaded with scary clichés, it fails to scare the daylights out of you as <keyword id="500381" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ragini-MMS">Ragini MMS</keyword> did two years ago. After all, Jimmy Shergill-starrer <keyword id="1976250" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Darr-The-Mall">Darr @ the Mall</keyword> has been made by Ragini MMS director <keyword id="2076858" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Pavan-Kripalani">Pavan Kripalani</keyword> (the 2011 movie was his directorial debut) and expectations were high on that score. Moreover, a sequel of Ragini MMS (directed by <keyword id="820957" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bhushan-Patel">Bhushan Patel</keyword> this time) will be hitting the theatres next month and we were wondering if the ‘mall horror’ can give it a run for its money. But going by the <keyword id="25892" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="box-office">box office</keyword> response, Darr @ the Mall has plenty to worry about and offers very little to scare competitions. 
 Released on February 21, along with <keyword id="2075818" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Randeep-Hooda-Alia-Bhatt-starrer">Randeep Hooda-Alia Bhatt starrer</keyword> <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/movies/Highway-ExploresShadow-Zones-But-Fails-To-Impress-At-Box-Office/articleshow/31008054.cms">Highway</a>, Bollywood drama Dee Saturday Night and a documentary called <keyword id="6391288" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="Gulabi-Gang">Gulabi Gang</keyword> (not to be confused with the Madhuri Dixit-Juhi Chawla-starrer, to be released soon), Darr @ the Mall has its task cut out. But the <keyword id="2076867" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Horror-thriller">horror-thriller</keyword>, which tells the story of a mall that unleashes its evil side on the people trapped in it, has been a <keyword id="2076872" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Box-office-bomb">box office bomb</keyword> from the start. Although it has hit more than 1,100 screens, the occupancy rate was really low – around 20% in the first three days and just 15% on the crucial Day 4. According to Box office India, the horror-thriller has netted around Rs 3-3.25 crore in the domestic market after the opening weekend. Day 4 (Monday, February 24) collections were a dismal Rs 25 lakh, as per some insiders, and that sets the tone for the rest of the week. 
 The story is a kind of hotchpotch and that might have been its undoing. Here, we have three distinct fragments that should form the thrilling whole but these are not tightly interwoven and seem to be falling apart at times. First, we have <keyword id="6747" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Manchanda">Manchanda</keyword>, the mall owner, and his board of directors spending the night at the haunted mall (as part of a publicity stunt) before the gala opening; next, we find his daughter <keyword id="510679" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ahana">Ahana</keyword> (<keyword id="647029" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="nushrat-bharucha">Nushrat Bharucha</keyword>) and her junky friends partying inside; and finally, there is <keyword id="4666" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Jimmy-Shergill">Jimmy Shergill</keyword> or the 24-year-old <keyword id="274961" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Vishnu-Sharma">Vishnu Sharma</keyword>, the chief of security at the mall, who flashes around his flashlight to track the evil spirits. The pieces of the puzzle lie in unravelling the past that comes alive in the spine-chilling night. But if you ask us, the fear factors are pretty predictable and won’t get you too many goosebumps. 
 
Dee Saturday Night: Repetitive without the grace The other release of the week is directed by <keyword id="513190" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Jay-Prakash">Jay Prakash</keyword> and features the story of Mumbai gone bad as the city’s Richie Riches fervently indulge in drug, sex and crime (in case you can’t guess, Dee stands for <keyword id="2076881" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Dirty-English-Entertainment">Dirty English Entertainment</keyword>, the culture of rich Mumbaikars). Well, if the theme reminds you of Madhur Bhandarkar’s Page 3, let’s tell you about the eye candies and moral candies thrown in generous measures to keep you engaged. 
 To cut a long story short, here you will find too many skimpily clad <keyword id="624" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Women">women</keyword> engaged in all things immoral while a determined <keyword id="1119548" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="ACP-Dhoble">ACP Dhoble</keyword> (<keyword id="177770" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Arif-Zakaria">Arif Zakaria</keyword>) raids the vicious rave parties, catches the miscreants and subjects them to inspiring lectures and moral lessons. Then there is the quintessential small town girl (<keyword id="2054328" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="mahi-khanduri">Mahi Khanduri</keyword>) who is trying to hold on to her traditional values. The movie promotes good causes and teaches you some sound principles at the cost of the art called cinema. And the outcome? It’s a complete washout at the box office, not even touching Rs 10 lakh, as per Box office India. 
 
 
 
Gulabi Gang (documentary) This one has negligible <keyword id="1839596" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="box-office-collections">box office collections</keyword> but the award-winning docu film, co-written and directed by <keyword id="1488228" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Nishtha-Jain">Nishtha Jain</keyword>, is based on the real-life <keyword id="2076888" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Gulabi-Gang-of-Bundelkhand">Gulabi Gang of Bundelkhand</keyword> (Uttar Pradesh). The group of lathi-wielding women vigilantes and activists was set up by <keyword id="1408081" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sampat-Pal-Devi">Sampat Pal Devi</keyword> in a bid to fight against domestic abuse and violence against women. Unlike other drab documentaries, Jain has managed to create an insightful human document that pits personal practice against ideology and exposes the shortcoming inherent in us. 
 Mohar Basu of KoiMoi sums it up beautifully when she writes: Jain carries me with her daunting <keyword id="6374782" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="journey">journey</keyword> that I will hold on to for many years probably. The instances were revolting, the tall talks about women’s morality a sham and despite the distressing situations, Gulabi Gang is a ray of hope, brimming with optimism to change the stringent attitudes with galvanising ferociousness. 
 
It could be the journey <keyword id="6354768" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Highway">Highway</keyword> has missed – a journey of revelation, realisation and an ecstatic upliftment of your inner self. 
 
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Actress Kajol feels that the <keyword id="6357660" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="hindi" source="Orion">Hindi</keyword> film industry is one of the most "forward thinking" and progressive industries and <keyword id="143" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="bollywood" source="Orion">Bollywood</keyword> films not performing well at the box office is just a matter of time. The actress, who is gearing up for her upcoming movie '<keyword id="13149560" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="salaam-venky" source="Orion">Salaam Venky</keyword>', said that the struggle that Hindi films are facing is not just limited to Bollywood but films across the world. The actress told IANS: "I truly believe that our Hindi film industry is one of the most forward-thinking industries and we don't have a choice simply for the fact that a lot of money is riding on it and a lot of stakeholders are involved in Hindi films. It's not just Hindi films that are facing the heat in theatres, films across the world are facing the issue of a low footfall in theatres because the pandemic has triggered a change in the behavioural pattern of the audience." She further mentioned that people are very cautious about visiting crowded places and cinema halls. "I feel it's just a phase and our films will soon bounce back strongly. We, as an industry, are working on it, changing gears and figuring out the way forward at individual levels. I'm sure the individual energies and efforts will combine and put our industry back on track", she said. 'Salaam Venky', directed by <keyword id="38222" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="revathy" source="Orion">Revathy</keyword>, also stars <keyword id="2036429" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="vishal-jethwa" source="Orion">Vishal Jethwa</keyword>, Rahul Bose, Rajeev Khandelwal, Prakash Raj and Ahana Kumra in pivotal roles and is set to debut in theatres on December 9, 2022. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/ajay-devgns-drishyam-2-crosses-rs-150-crore-mark/articleshow/95883393.cms">Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 2 crosses Rs 150 crore mark</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/queer-lawyer-requests-cji-for-gender-inclusive-appearance-slips-in-courts/articleshow/95884405.cms">Queer lawyer requests CJI for gender-inclusive appearance slips in courts</a>

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