We Bet You Didn’t Know These Bollywood Celebrities Were Cousins!

Bollywood is so huge that sometimes you don’t even know who’s related to whom. The family trees of Bollywood celebrities are really branched out, so don’t get too surprised to know that these celebs are each other’s cousins! 

1. Sonam Kapoor and Ranveer Singh

Sonam’s Naani (maternal grandma) is Ranveer’s Dada Ji’s (father’s dad) sister, so their moms are cousins, which makes Sonam and Ranveer related by blood.

2. Alia Bhatt and Emraan Hashmi

Emraan Hashmi is Mahesh Bhatt’s nephew (his cousin’s son), so Alia and Emraan are cousins.

3. Farhan-Zoya Akhtar and Farah-Sajid Khan

Farhan and Zoya’s mother, Honey Irani, and Farah and Sajid’s mother, Daisy Irani, are sisters, so these sets of siblings are maternal cousins.

4. Sonakshi Sinha and DDLJ’s Chutki, Pooja Ruparel

Sonakshi and Pooja’s grandmothers are sisters, which makes them second cousins.

5. Vidya Balan and Priyamani

Vidya Balan and Telugu sensation, Priyamani, are also second cousins.

6. Karan Johar and Aditya Chopra

Karan mother, Hiroo Johar, and Aditya’s father, Yash Chopra are siblings, so the two filmmakers are first cousins. Now, we know why Karan made his first appearance in Aditya’s DDLJ.

7. Ekta & Tusshar Kapoor and Abhishek Kapoor

Kedarnath director Abhishek Kapoor’s mother is Jitendra’s sister. Connect the dots now!

8. Kajol & Tanishaa and Ayan Mukherjee

Ayan is Kajol and Tanishaa’s first cousin.

Shocked yet? Yes, we are too. Well, you never know who’s related to whom in Bollywood!

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