Monday, January 13th, 2025

One owner of a jewelery brand and one mental health trainer, children of celebs are stars behind the scenes too


Many star kids of Bollywood have created their own path apart from the glamor of acting. Jackie Shroff’s daughter Krishna is a fitness entrepreneur, Aamir Khan’s daughter Aira is working in the field of mental health, and Boney Kapoor’s daughter Anshula is an advocate of body positivity and mental health.

highlights

  • Krishna Shroff, Jackie Shroff’s daughter, has achieved success in the fields of fitness and mixed martial arts
  • Aamir Khan’s daughter Aira Khan has set up a non-profit help group to spread awareness about mental health.
  • Anshula Kapoor, Boney Kapoor’s daughter, is an author and body positivity advocate
Bollywood stars are often accused of promoting nepotism, because most of the children from film families follow the footsteps of their parents and seek future in acting. But this does not apply to all star kids. Especially, many daughters of the industry have explored new heights for themselves behind the scenes, where they are no less than stars. Meet these star daughters who have written a new story of success behind the scenes:

King of fitness and business

Krishna Shroff, daughter of Bollywood superstar Jackie Shroff and sister of Tiger Shroff, instead of acting like her father and brother, chose a new profession like fitness and mixed martial arts as her career, where today she is a very successful entrepreneur. Krishna is the co-founder of the country’s popular combat training facility MMA Matrix Gym. he/she has also co-founded Matrix Fight Night with his/her brother Tiger, which promotes professional mixed martial arts talent from India globally. Krishna also runs his/her own mixed martial arts studio. She also gives basketball coaching to young children. Krishna has become a successful businesswoman who has brought a revolution in the field of fitness, for which she was awarded the Women Fitness Leader of the Year Award by Asian Talks this year. At the same time, Krishna, who was seen in the stunt based reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi 14, has also been included in the Young Achievers of Forbes India.

Searching for success in social work

Superstar Aamir Khan’s daughter Aira Khan had heard since childhood that when she grows up, she would also become an actor like her father, but instead of making people laugh and cry on screen, Aira decided to bring light to people’s lives by staying behind the screen. Aira, who once suffered from severe depression, made it her mission to make people aware about mental health. Aira runs a mental health community help group, where people struggling with mental health problems can get help. This is a non-profitable organization, so people do not need to worry about heavy fees. Aira also continuously works to spread awareness about mental health through social media. Due to this, recently Defense Minister Rajnath Singh honored Aira Khan with a special award in the field of mental health.

Awareness of body positivity and mental health

Like Aira, filmmaker Boney Kapoor’s daughter and Arjun Kapoor’s sister Anshula Kapoor is also trying to improve the lives of people behind the scenes. She is an author, body positivity and mental health advocate, businesswoman, and TEDx speaker. Anshula runs an online start-up that helps fans meet their favorite celebrities. During the Covid pandemic, Anshula had collected and donated a lot of funds through this. Anshula, who faced bullying and depression in childhood due to her weight, also makes people aware about body positivity and mental health. he/she has also written a book on the ups and downs of his/her childhood, body inferiority and struggles. She also talks openly about this on TEDx forums. Young entrepreneur Navya Naveli Nanda is also included among these daughters, who are doing a great job of combining social work and business, who is doing commendable work towards women’s health and gender equality through her company.

Had to create identity away from family

Of course, I got film offers, but I wanted to make a name for myself beyond my family. Today I am among the pioneers working in the field of women’s fitness. I have my own identity. People know me because of my work.

– Krishna Shroff

Star of the world of film making and fashion

While most of the children of actors dream of becoming stars like their parents, veteran actor Jitendra’s daughter Ekta Kapoor and Anil Kapoor’s daughter Rhea Kapoor decided to make others stars as producers. Ekta Kapoor, who is called the queen of TV, does not need any identity. Ekta, who changed the direction of the small screen through her vision, has also left her mark in film and OTT content production. At the same time, Rhea Kapoor, who entered production with the film Ayesha, along with Ekta, is engaged in strengthening the existence of women in the male-dominated Bollywood with women-centric films like Veere Di Wedding, Thank You for Coming and The Crew.

Riddhima Kapoor is the owner of the jewelery brand.

Riya is also a well-known fashion designer. She runs a famous fashion line along with her sister Sonam Kapoor. Masaba Gupta is also a famous star daughter who has revolutionized the fashion world. Masaba, one of the most successful designers of the country, is the first Indian designer to do a fashion show through Instagram. he/she also received the Business Excellence and Innovation Best Practices Award in the year 2019. The name of actor Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor’s daughter Riddhima Kapoor is also included among those who chose designing as their career. Despite being born in the famous Kapoor family, instead of carrying forward her family legacy of acting, Riddhima made jewelery designing her career. Riddhima is the owner of a well-known jewelery brand.

Mental health awareness is a big responsibility

I find it very relaxing to work for people struggling with mental health. I have struggled with depression myself, so I feel this is a huge responsibility.

– Aira Khan

These star kids also chose a different path

Like these daughters, many other star kids chose different careers for themselves away from the glamor of the screen. For example, actress Juhi Chawla’s daughter Jhanvi Mehta is active in the field of sports and business instead of films. During the IPL auction, she was seen bidding for her team Kolkata Knight Riders with her businessman father Jai Mehta. In this series, the name of Vedant Madhavan, son of actor R Madhavan, who has become a star in the world of swimming, is also included. Vedant has won medals in many international swimming competitions. At the same time, now superstar Shahrukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan is also going to make a career in writing and directing behind the scenes instead of acting. There is a lot of discussion these days about Aryan’s debut series Stardom as a writer-director.

About the author

Upma Singh

17 years of experience in journalism. Amar Ujala reached presswire18 Times after gathering experiences from Lucknow and Dainik Bhaskar Ludhiana. Currently working as Assistant Editor in NBT Mumbai. Cinema is love, passion and profession, so she has a deep grasp on subjects related to cinema and cinematic personalities. At the same time, she also writes a sharp pen on gender equality and women’s issues. For this she has also been honored with the Laadli Media Award for Gender Sensitivity.… read more
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