Bollywood's Hidden Talent: Star Kids As Assistant Directors

Varun Dhawan assisted Karan Johar in the 2010 movie My Name Is Khan before making his Bollywood debut in Student of the Year (2012)

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With the release of Janhvi Kapoor's Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020), Shanaya Kapoor made her debut as an AD and is now prepared to debut in Vrushabha (2024)

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Before becoming well-known in Bollywood, Harsh Vardhan Kapoor helped Anurag Kashyap with Bombay Velvet (2015)

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Before making their feature film debut in Sawariya (2007), Sonam Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor worked ass assistant directors in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black (2005)

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Prior to making his Bollywood debut, Arjun Kapoor had supporting roles in the films Salaam-e-Ishq (2007) and Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

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Sushmita Sen's elder daughter Renee recently worked as an assistant director in the film Bad Newz (2024)

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