We have enough of Bollywood celebrities, who are always active when it comes to doing charity work and helping others. Adopting a child is probably one of the most generous acts that one can perform. But it was not like this earlier, adopting kid was a taboo in India when religion and caste system was of much more important than humanity. Bollywood celebrities are surely helping in eradicating the taboo of adoption. Bollywood celebs who were single or married have taken a bold step of adopting kids. Here, we bring you the list of celebrities who have adopted kids to give them a bright future.
Bollywood celebrities who have adopted kids
Salim Khan
Arpita Khan who is now married to Aayush Sharma was adopted by Salim Khan, father of Salman Khan. She was just 2 years old when the Khan family adopted her. She is the youngest and the most pampered among the Khan siblings. Her wedding with Aayush which took place in Hyderabad was the most talked wedding in 2014.
Raveena Tandon
Raveena Tandon was just 21 years old when she had become a single mother of 2 girls-Pooja and Chhaya. She had adopted them in the year 1995 and she also has 2 children with her husband Anil Thadani, whom she married in the year 2004. The actress never fails to inspired other ladies.
Sushmita Sen
Sushmita Sen, the winner of Miss Universe 1994, is one of the most stylish icons of Bollywood as well as a single mom who has adopted 2 girls. In 2000, Sushmita adopted a baby girl named Renee and in 2010 she again adopted a baby girl and named her Alisah. Sushmita Sen had to fight for the custody of her second girl child, Alisah.
Preity Zinta
The Bubbly actress of Bollywood has adopted 34 children from Mother Miracle School, Rishikesh. She takes care of their education and food all around the year and also visits them occasionally.
Dibakar Banerjee
The ‘Love, Sex Aur Dhokha’ director, Dibakar Banerjee, adopted a girl child from an orphanage in 2010. He named her Ira.
Subhas Ghai
Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter Subhash Ghai has not only won the award for producing a social problem film ‘Iqbal’ but has also set an example by adopting a girl child, Meghna. His daughter, Meghna Ghai is currently handling her father’s film institute, Whistling Woods and its one of the famous institutes in India.
Hansika Motwani
Hansika Motwani who made her child debut with ‘Koi Mil Gaya’ is involved in many philanthropic activities. Currently, she supports the education of 25 underprivileged children along with their medical needs.
Nikhil Advani
Nikhil Advani, director of Kal Ho Naa Ho, adopted a girl child and named her Keya. It is believed that the director loves his daughter more than his movies.
Mithun Chakravarty
Mithun Chakraborty had adopted a girl found lying in the garbage bin in Kolkata. He named her Ishani and she has now grown up with his three sons Mimoh, Rimoh, and Namashi.
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