When asked about his special Raksha Bandhan plans for his sister Shweta Bachchan Nanda, Abhishek Bachchan said, “We don’t need a special day of the year to feel a special bonding between us. It’s there all the time.”
This more or less sums up the way most of the Bollywood’s famous brothers feel about their sisters, whether it is Shah Rukh Khan for his elder sister Shehnaz Lalarukh, Hrithik Roshan for his sister Sunayana or Akshay Kumar for his darling behna Alka. All three stars had to see their sisters undergo major traumatic experiences but they stood by them rock-solid and dependable. “My brother doesn’t have time to play bhaiya-behna with me. But if I need him he’ll leave everything and come to me. That’s the kind of assurance I need and get from my brother,” Krishna Shroff says about Tiger, whom she describes as the most dependable brother in the world.
Shahrukh Khan with his sister
Actresses who are known to be especially close to their brothers include Aishwarya Rai Bachchan whose brother Aditya is so close to her that his child and Aishwarya’s Aaradhya have grown up as siblings. Says Aishwarya, “My brother and I are very similar. But he is a very private person, which I can’t afford to be. We try as much as we can to keep him away from the limelight.”
What really helps the Rai siblings to preserve their closeness is Aishwarya’s husband Abhishek who is not only very close to Aditya but also ensures that the children of the two siblings meet as often as possible.
Siddharth with Manisha Koirala
While Aishwarya’s brother Aditya and Priyanka’s kid-brother Siddharth have chosen to make a career and life away from their superstar-sisters’ world, Anushka Sharma has incepted a production house for her brother Karnesh which he looks after. Rani Mukherjee’s brother Raja is also a producer.Wisely Rani has chosen to keep her brother away from her husband Aditya Chopra’s empire Yash Raj Films.
Shweta and Abhishek Bachchan
Manisha Koirala’s brother Siddharth was in Mumbai 11 years ago to follow his sister’s path in cinema. When things didn’t work out in Bollywood for Siddharth he quickly gravitated towards making a career away from cinema in his home in Nepal.
Krishna with Tiger shroff
Says Manisha affectionately, “Siddharth is the most amazing brother anyone can have. When I was going through cancer treatment, he stood by me. I have a lot of respect for him. I want to see him smiling every single day of the year, and not just on Raksha Bandhan.”
