by Jaya Pathak
The Indian film industry is renowned for its storied families who have played pivotal roles in shaping Bollywood. In this article, we explore the top 5 richest families in Bollywood
The Indian film industry has a great legacy when it comes to the families of film-makers. They are really close to the heart of public. Either we talk about the founding family of Indian cinema like the Kapoor’s or Chopra’s, all are significantly contributing to the film industry.
It is a matter of fact that the Indian cinema business is run by such rich families. They either excite the viewers through their performance on the screen or they work behind the camera.
Here presenting the list of the top 5 richest families in Bollywood: –
01. The Kumar Family:
The owners of T-Series (which is a famous movie production company and India’s largest music label), the Kumar family is the richest among the other families in Bollywood. T-Series was founded by Gulshan Kumar and now this this family is led by Bhushan Kumar who is the son of Gulshan Kumar.
The net worth of the Kumar family is estimated around $1.25 billion. Bhushan Kumar is helped by his uncle and Gulshan Kumar’s brother Krishan Kumar who was earlier an actor. His sister Khushali is an actress while Tulsi Kumar is a famous singer. His wife Divya Khosla Kumar is an actress as well as a filmmaker.
02. The Kapoor Family:
The Kapoor Family is known for their contribution in the film industry. Prithvi Raj Kapoor established the Prithvi theatre. His sons Raj, Shashi and Shammi Kapoor ruled the industry with their exceptional talent.
After that, Raj Kapoor’s sons Rishi and Randhir gave exceptional performances in the film industry. The next generation include Karisma, Kareena and Ranbir who are ruling the industry with their extra ordinary talent and performance. The net worth of Kapoor family is estimated as Rs 3,000 crore.
03. The Bachchan Family:
The Bachchan Family is one of the most respected and richest family in Bollywood. This family contains the legendry actors such as Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan, along with their children Abhishek and Shweta Bachchan.
Abhishek married the former Miss World Aishwarya Rai. They have a beautiful daughter Aaradhya. Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan have a net worth of Rs 1,578 crore while Abhishek and Aishwarya have an estimated worth of Rs 280 crore and Rs 776 crore respectively.
04. The Chopra Family:
The Chopra family is one of the richest family in the Indian film industry with an estimated net worth of Rs 7550 crores. Yash Chopra established the Yash Raj Films in the 70s and now his son Aditya Chopra is handling this film business.
Aditya Chopra is one of the richest film producers in India. He is married to the astonishing Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee. He also has a brother named Uday Chopra who is the joint CEO of Yash Raj Films.
05. The Pataudi Family:
The Pataudi Family are the family of Nawabs. Definitely they are one of the richest family in the Indian film industry. Saif Ali Khan is inherited this legacy from his parents Sharmila Tagore and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.
He was married to Amrita Singh with whom he has two children Sara Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan. He then married the stunning Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor and they have children Taimur and Jeh. The family has the net worth of Rs 1685 crore.
