Sushmita Sen
She is not only one of the most beautiful women in this universe but also possesses a big and beautiful heart. In an interview with Simi Garewal, Sush mentioned that she had decided to adopt a child when she was just 18. However, the adoption laws didn’t allow a single woman to adopt a child and she had to fight a long battle at the end of which she adopted Renee. Sushmita was 25 at that time. Earning accolades for being a woman who had made history, she again adopted a three-month-old baby girl, Alisah, back in 2010. This time, too, she had to face a legal battle because the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (1956) forbade the adoption of a child if the adopter already had a biological or adopted child of the same sex. Sushmita, however, challenged this Act in the court and finally, Bombay High Court allowed her to adopt Alisah.
Salim Khan-Helen
One of the most widely known and respected families of Bollywood has an adopted daughter, too. Salim Khan, a renowned scriptwriter and father of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, had adopted a girl child after his marriage with actress-dancer Helen. The couple had named her Arpita and now she is a regular in the social circles of Mumbai.
Mithun Chakraborty
This superstar of the yesteryears is also a superstar in real life. Not so long
ago, he heard that a newborn baby girl was abandoned on the streets of Kolkata.
The girl was found in a garbage bin. This news moved Mithun Da and he decided
to adopt the baby and named her Ishani. That newborn baby has now grown up to
be a pretty lady and is seen accompanying her daddy dearest and her brothers
Mimoh, Rimoh and Namashi on various social occasions.
Raveena Tandon
Who would believe us when we say that this national
award-winning actress, who still sets many a heart racing, has already become a
grandmamma? Yes, you have read it right. Raveena had reportedly adopted her
distant cousin’s daughters, aged 11 and 8, when she was barely 21. Both the
girls, Pooja and Chhaya, are now married while Raveena is now the full-time
mother of her biological children Rasha (9) and Ranbir (7).
Sandip Soparrkar
Probably the first-ever single male to adopt a child in
Dibakar Banerjee
He is the director of Khosla Ka Ghosla and became the talk of the town after directing the critically acclaimed movie, Love Sex Aur Dhokha. Soon after, Banerjee had enough reasons to celebrate his personal life as well when he and his wife Richa Puranesh welcomed a baby girl in their life. Since then, the producer-director has become a doting dad to his daughter Ira.
Samir Soni and Neelam Kothari
When Samir Soni married his long-time love Neelam
right after his stint with Bigg Boss
Season 4, everybody was waiting for the couple to announce the good news.
But due to some complications, they decided to adopt a baby instead of going
for a surrogate mother. As Samir comes from an all-boys family, the couple chose
to adopt a daughter and after a few months of formalities, they welcomed Ahana to
their home and in their life.
Nikhil Advani
This famous director of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kal Ho Na Ho adopted a girl child and named her Keya, who is now aged 8. But that’s not all. More than a decade ago, Advani had adopted a child from Mumbai streets and paid for his education. However, the child called Pathan was not keen to pursue his studies. The news that Nikhil Adavni has an 18-year-old adopted son never came out until he was arrested for threatening to kill Advani and abduct Keya. Pathan had reportedly grown quite possessive of all the financial support he had been getting from Nikhil Advani and hence the misdemeanour.
Subhash Ghai
Bollywood showman Subhash Ghai has never been too vocal about his personal life. But he had adopted Meghna, the daughter of his younger brother, years ago. Meghna is now married to Rahul Puri and they are now taking care of Whistling Woods, Ghai’s film and media institute based in Mumbai. Ghai has also been blessed with Muskaan, his biological daughter, who was born 27 years after his marriage to Mukta Ghai.
Kunal and Raveena Kohli
Kunal Kohli, the director of hit movies such as Hum Tum and Fanaa, completed his family in 2011 when he adopted a 7-month-old baby girl and named her Radha. Apparently, adoption had been on his mind for a while and after a lengthy but regular procedure, he had finally welcomed Radha and introduced her to the world via his Twitter handle. Kunal is married to Raveena, the director of the popular TV talk show, Koffee With Karan.
