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Shanaya Kapoor, Ibrahim Ali Khan, more: 6 Bollywood star kids who became assistant directors
Several Bollywood star kids such as Shanaya Kapoor and Ibrahim Ali Khan assisted directors in films to make their way into the Indian film industry. Here are some of them.
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Shanaya Kapoor
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Daughter of Sanjay Kapoor and Maheep Kapoor, Shanaya Kapoor began her journey in Bollywood as an assistant director for the film Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020).
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Renée Sen
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Sushmita Sen's elder daughter Renée Sen made her acting debut in 2021 with a short film Suttabaazi. The budding actor recently turned intern assistant director on the sets of Bad Newz.
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Ibrahim Ali Khan
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Ibrahim Ali Khan, son of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh will make his acting debut in Sarzameen. He worked as an assistant director on the sets of Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.
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Varun Dhawan
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Filmmaker David Dhawan's son Varun Dhawan worked as assistant director on Karan Johar's 2010 blockbuster hit My Name Is Khan.
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Sonam Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor
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Sonam Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor made their acting debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya. Both the actors were Bhansali's assistant directors for his 2005 film Black.
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