Top 10 Actors Who Are Not Actually Outsiders

Some actors are labelled outsiders, but are they actually outsiders? These people came from influential backgrounds and have connections in the film industry. Did you know that?

Vicky Kaushal 

Many people are unaware that Vicky Kaushal's father, Sham Kaushal, is a well-known stunt director who has worked on over 100 films, including Dangal, Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat, and Krrish 3.

Kiara Advani

Kiara Advani is connected to Juhi Chawla and Ashok Kumar, did you know? Kiara, who went to the same school as Isha Ambani, revealed on Koffee With Karan that Juhi Chawla introduced her to film directors during her house party.

Ranveer Singh 

While Ranveer Singh is known for being an outsider who made his own way in the industry, did you know that his mother, Anju Bhavnani, is Anil Kapoor's wife Sunita Kapoor's cousin? Ranveer is Sonam's cousin as well. In fact, he is the paternal grandson of character actress Chand Burke. Did you know Aditya Roy Kapur was his classmate at the time?

Yami Gautam

Yami Gautam, who featured in the Fair and Lovely advertisement before making her debut with Vicky Donor, is the daughter of Mukesh Gautam, a popular Punjabi film director and producer. Her sister also appears in Punjabi films.

Riya Sen

Riya Sen and her sister Raima Sen are the daughters of Bollywood actress Moon Moon Sen, who has featured in films in Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Marathi. Their grandmother, Suchitra Sen, was an established Bengali actress.

Ajay Devgn 

Ajay Devgn is the son of action choreographer Veeru Devgn, who has directed stunts for films such as Ishq and Mr India. In fact, his mother, Veena Devgn, is a film producer. Anil Devgan, his cousin, is also a filmmaker and screenwriter.

Ameesha Patel

Ameesha Patel also comes from a prominent family. She is the granddaughter of Mumbai Congress Pradesh Committee President Barrister Rajni Patel, a lawyer-politician. According to rumours, she was cast in Kaho Na Pyar Hai simply because her father is close with Rakesh Roshan.

Aditi Rao Hydari

Aditi Rao Hydari is the great-granddaughter of Hyderabad state Prime Minister Akbar Hydari. Vidya Rao, her mother, is a practising Buddhist who was born in Mangalore to a Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin father and a Telugu mother.

Kiran Rao

Did you know Aditi Rao Hydari and Aamir Khan's ex-wife are first cousins? J. Rameshwar Rao, Rao's paternal and Hydari's maternal grandfather, was the Raja of Wanaparthy, a huge estate under the Nizam of Hyderabad.

Tara Sutaria 

The actress made her Bollywood debut with Student Of The Year 2 after starting her career with Disney India's Big Bada Boom and then moving into acting with The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir (2012) and Oye Jassie (2013). Her family isn't from Bollywood, but she is from an elite, well-to-do family. Her family is very connected to John Abraham and the Kapoors.