Bollywood star kids who were rejected in auditions
Aman Wadhwa
Varun Dhawan had auditioned for the Hollywood film Life of Pi (2012) and Dhobi Ghat (2010) and faced rejection in both of them
David Dhawan's son Varun went on to make his debut in Karan Johar's Student of the Year (2012), which was also the first film of Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra
Ananya Panday auditioned for the 2019 Hollywood film Aladdin but was rejected as she couldn't sing
Chunky Panday's daughter Ananya made her debut in the 2019 film Student of the Year 2, produced by Karan Johar
Janhvi Kapoor was rejected in an audition for a film, which was being produced by Karan Johar
Later, Karan Johar only launched Boney Kapoor's daughter Janhvi with the 2018 film Dhadak
Shradhha Kapoor was rejected in an audition for a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film
Shakti Kapoor's daughter Shradhha made her acting debut in the 2010 film Teen Patti, which also starred Amitabh Bachchan and Ben Kingsley
Junaid Khan failed in the audition for his father Aamir Khan's film Laal Singh Chaddha
Junaid made his debut in the 2024 film Maharaj, which was directly released on Netflix