Bollywood star kids en route to super stardom (Part 2)

Mumbai: Bollywood is home to a number of families that have contributed immensely to Indian cinema. The Kapoor family is one of the most popular families of the Tinsel Town, with four generations into the world celluloid.

Now, Bollywood is home to a number of star kids who have taken a big leap into the world of cinema. Besides Karishma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan, daughters of film actors have now ventured into the field of acting.

Let’s take a look at some of them:

Sonam Kapoor: Daughter of actor Anil Kapoor, Sonam made her Bollywood debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Sanwariyaa’, a film that proved to be a dud at the Box Office. Known for his impeccable fashion sense, Sonam has been part of films such as ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ and ‘Khoobsurat’. Soon, we will get to see the pretty girl essaying the role of Neerja Bhanot, a flight attendant with the Pan Am Flight 73, who was killed while saving passengers from terrorists on board the hijacked in 1986.

Sonakshi Sinha: Daughter of actor Shatrughan Sinha, Sonakshi had a dream debut opposite Salman Khan, her mentor. The girl who never thought she could become an actress, was motivated by Salman, who launched her opposite himself in blockbuster ‘Dabangg’. Since then, the girl has had a dream run. Besides doing typical masala entertainers, Sona has proved her acting prowess by being part of Vikramaditya Motwane’s ‘Lootera’. She will soon be seen as ‘Akira’ in AR Murugadoss’s film and has been roped in by Apoorva Lakhia for a biopic on Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parkar.

Shraddha Kapoor: Daughter of actor Shakti Kapoor, Shraddha has created a niche for herself in the industry. With super-hits ‘Ek Villain’, ‘Haider’ and ‘ABCD 2’, Sharddha has proved that she is here to play a long innings. She has ‘Baaghi’ opposite Tiger Shroff in her kitty.

Alia Bhatt: Daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan, Alia was launched by Karan Johar in ‘Student Of The Year’. However, it was Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Highway’ that helped Alia display her acting skills. She has delivered commendable performances in ‘2 States’, ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya’. The cute looking girl will be seen in ‘Shaandaar’ opposite Shahid Kapoor and has ‘Kapoor and sons’ and ‘Udta Punjab’ in the pipeline.

Athiya Shetty: Daughter of actor Suniel Shetty, Athiya was roped in by Salman Khan for the remake of Subhash Ghai’s 1983 namesake blockbuster ‘Hero’, a film which will also mark the debut of Sooraj Pancholi, son of actor Aditya Pancholi.