9 Star Kids Who Were Not Launched By Their Parents

Arjun Kapoor

He started his career as an assistant director and associate producer. Despite of being a son of a very popular film producer Boney Kapoor, he made his own way into the Bollywood industry with his film 'Ishaqzaade' under Yash Raj Production.

Alia Bhatt

As we all know, she is the daughter of a very renowned filmmaker, Mahesh Bhatt, but she still went through rounds of auditions for Karan Johar's 'Student of The Year', which was her debut film in 2011.

Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi, inspite of being the daughter of Shatrugan Sinha, used to work as an assistant director, before she made her debut with Salman Khan in the movie 'Dabangg'. 

Abhishek Bachchan

Being the son of our star of the millennium Amitabh Bachchan, he was not launched by him. He made his debut in J.P. Dutta's 2000 film 'Refugee' with Kareena Kapoor.

Ranbir Kapoor

He also used to work as an assistant director, before he made his debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film 'Saawariya' in 2007. He didn't take the advantage of his family's legacy to make his way into Bollywood.

Shahid Kapoor

Shahid, who is the son of actor Pankaj Kapoor, used to work as a background dancer in Shiamak's dance group, before his debut in Ken Ghosh's film 'Ishq Vishq' in 2003. 

Shraddha Kapoor

Did you know, she made her debut in film 'Teen Patti' in a supporting role? She literally climbed the ladder, one step at a time, to make it big without her father Shakti Kapoor's help. 

Sonam Kapoor

Another actress who has come a long way in Bollywood on her own. She worked as an assistant director for Sanjay Leela Bhansali in his movies, such as 'Black' and later made her debut with his film 'Saawariya' with Ranbir Kapoor in 2007. 

Varun Dhawan

Today, he is one of the most popular star kids in Bollywood and all of this is purely because of the hard work he put in to reach this level. He used to work as an assistant director before he made his debut with Karan Johar's 'Student Of The Year'.

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