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5 Bollywood father and son duos

Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan

They’re often seeing together in social events or press conferences. Amitabh and Abhishek acted in seven movies together. In most of the Amitabh played the role of Abhishek’s father or grandfather, however in one movie, Abhishek played the role of Amitabh’s father and this movie was Paa. The duos famous song Kajra Re from Bunty aur Babli is still people’s favourite song.


Rishi Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor

Ranbir seems to be the perfect son, which every parent wants. Rishi and Ranbir acted in one movie only, called Besharam. Ranbir made a guest appearance in Rishi’s movie Luck by Chance.

Dharmendra and Sunny Deol

One of the most well-known father and son duos of Bollywood are Dharmendra and Sunny. Few of the best movies of this duo are Sunny, Vardi, Apne, Yamla Pagla Deewana, Yamla Pagla Deewana 2.

Rakesh Roshan and Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik acted in four movies which were directed by his father Rakesh Roshan, including his debut movie as an adult which was Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai in 2000. He also worked as assistant director for four of Rakesh’s movies back in late 80s and in 90s. Hrithik’s last movie with Rakesh was Krrish 3.

Jackie Shroff and Tiger Shroff

Even though they never worked in a same movie, but they do share friendly relationship off screen, which is often seen during interviews. Tiger is taking forward his father’s legacy quite well, as Jacky was and still is one of the most powerful and stylish actors of Bollywood. Tiger payed a tribute to his father in Viki Rajani's musical Ding Dang. It’ll be a treat for the audiences to watch them together in a movie in the future.

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Highlights:

  • Indian mythological titles are landing on global OTT services with better quality and reach.
  • Netflix leads the push with Kurukshetra and Mahavatar Narsimha.
  • UK viewers can access some titles now, though licensing varies.
  • Regional stories and folklore films are expanding the genre.
  • 2025 marks the start of long-form mythological world-building on OTT.

There’s a quiet shift happening on streaming platforms this year. Indian mythological stories, once treated as children’s animation or festival reruns, have started landing on global services with serious ambition. These titles are travelling further than they ever have, including into the UK’s busy OTT space.

It’s about scale, quality, and the strange comfort of old stories in a digital world that changes too fast. And in a UK market dealing with subscription fatigue, anything fresh, strong, and rooted in clear storytelling gets noticed.

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