Prithviraj Kapoor acted in one of India’s first movies, ‘Alam Ara’ way back in 1931. Fast forward 2017 and the Kapoors are still gracing the silver screen. Similarly, many actors over the past 10 decades have followed the footsteps of their family members and took up acting as  a profession. Many say, acting stays in the DNA; may be it’s true!

Down South, we’ve had many legends who have stolen our hearts and now their descendants have taken the legacy forward. Here are some of the actors who are related in real life.

Cho Ramaswamy-Ramya Krishnan

 

 

A brave Journalist and a legendary actor; Cho Ramaswamy’s December 2016 death came as a shock to fans and the film industry. Not many know that Baahubali star Ramya Krishnan is his niece. Some super acting skills passed on to her by him!

Allu Arjun- Ram Charan Tej

 

Yesteryear actor Allu Rama Lingaiah’s daughter got married to Megastar Chiranjeevi in the 80s. The star couple have a son together, Actor Ram Charan. Allu Arjun is the grandson of Allu Rama Lingaiah and is the son of Gajini producer, Allu Arvind. The cousins are quite close and never leave a chance to make it to family getogethers. Quite a star family!