Bollywood Star Kids Who Started as Assistant Directors

Varun Dhawan: Worked as an assistant director for Karan Johar's "My Name Is Khan" before starring in "Student of the Year."

Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor: Assisted Anurag Kashyap on "Bombay Velvet" before his acting debut.

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Sonam Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor: Both assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali on "Black" before their joint debut in "Saawariya."

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Shanaya Kapoor: Began her career as an assistant director on "Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl" before her acting debut in "Vrushabha."

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Renee Sen: Worked as an assistant director on the film "Bad Newz."

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Arjun Kapoor: Assisted on films like "Kal Ho Naa Ho" and "Salaam-e-Ishq" before becoming an actor.

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