Salman Khan and Sohail Khan
Actor Sohail Khan started his career as a film producer and director making his directorial debut with the 1997 action thriller 'Auzaar' which starred his brother Salman and Sanjay Kapoor. He then directed both of his brothers Salman and Arbaaz in the hit film 'Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya' (1998) and super flop film 'Hello Brother' (1999) under his earlier banner G.S. Entertainment. He failed to achieve the kind of success his big brother Salman Khan has achieved, who is still considered the star of Bollywood. Last seen in ‘Raakh’ in the year 2010, Sohail Khan had been missing from the big screen only to return as a director with the film 'Jai Ho' starring Salman Khan in the lead which released in January 2014 to mixed reviews.
Shilpa Shetty and Shamita Shetty
Shamita Shetty, the younger sister of actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra, had a successful debut with a Yash Raj multi-starrer movie, 'Mohabbatein'. Since then, she was mostly seen in a string of item numbers which earned her fame, but she could never attain success as a solo lead in a big banner movie and her last role remembered to everybody is from the movie ‘Zeher’ opposite Emraan Hashmi. On the other hand, actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra, who is married to businessman Raj Kundra, gave us some memorable hits like ‘Life in a Metro’, ‘Dhadkan’ and followed it up with a win in the ‘Big Brother’ series and today is considered one of the fittest actresses. Shamita Shetty appeared in the television show ‘Big Boss’ and ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa’, but the shows also couldn’t do much to get her back on track.
Anil Kapoor with Sanjay Kapoor
Actor turned producer Sanjay Kapoor, younger sibling of Anil Kapoor who made his debut with the movie Prem opposite another newcomer, Tabu in the year 1995, failed miserably in Bollywood and later turned to production. His most recent release was 'Shaandaar' in 2015 which also couldn’t do much for his career.
Kajol and Tanisha Mukerji
Actress Kajol is still considered one of the top actresses with fabulous acting skills, but her younger sister Tanishaa Mukerji couldn’t earn the tag of being a powerhouse performer with just a few flop movies to her credit. She was last seen in television on the shows 'Bigg Boss' and more recently on 'Khatron Ke Khiladi', but none of the shows could earn her the fame that elder sister Kajol is a recipient of.
Ekta Kapoor and Tusshar Kapoor
The czarina of television Ekta Kapoor, who achieved success on the small screen also earned fame on the big screen as a producer with movies like ‘Kyaa Kool Hain Hum’, ‘Once Upon A Time in Mumbai’, ‘The Dirty Picture’ and so on. Although her younger brother actor Tusshar Kapoor who debuted with the movie ‘Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai’ in the year 2001 couldn’t earn as much fame and is best remembered for his comic roles in the 'Golmaal' franchise.
Aamir Khan and Faisal Khan
The perfectionist Aamir Khan’s lesser known brother Faisal Khan who was seen in the movie ‘Mela’ just disappeared and was last heard in the news, owing to a mental illness and the battle of custody between Aamir and their father, Tahir Hussain.
Aditya Chopra and Uday Chopra
Aditya Chopra, the elder son of movie mogul, Yash Chopra is an ace filmmaker himself. He is one of the most successful directors who helmed movies like 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', 'Mohabbatein' and 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'. However, his younger brother, Uday Chopra failed to work the charm as an actor. He managed to earn a small amount of recognition with the 'Dhoom' franchise, but couldn’t land himself a solo hero project which set the cash registers ringing.
Twinkle Khanna and Rinkie Khanna
Do you remember the ‘Musu Musu’ Hasi’ girl from the movie ‘Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi’? Well, we are talking about Rinkie Khanna, the lesser known star sister of Actress Twinkle Khanna and younger daughter of superstar Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia. Rinkie Khanna has been a part of some good movies like ‘Jhankaar Beats’ and ‘Chameli’ but she hardly had any roles to play and was never seen as a solo heroine in a big banner film, so she faded from the memories of everyone. On the other hand, actress Twinkle Khanna who has been a part of some hit movies like ‘Baadshah’, 'Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai’ married actor Akshay Kumar and is today one of the most sought after interior designers in the industry along with an author of the blog ‘Mrs Funnybones’.
We have seen many star siblings entering the industry one after the other, but not all of them attain the same level of success as sisters Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor did. There are many star siblings who couldn’t match up to the other counterpart and have failed to create magic on the big screen. So here we list out the 8 star siblings who failed to become successful as the other one and faded away from our memories.
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