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Prakash and Deepika Padukone

Some talented men were also lucky enough to sire daughters who turned out to be as brilliant as them, if not more. Prakash Padukone won the All England Championship in badminton and became the first Indian to do so. He has won many accolades for the country in the game of badminton and has been awarded with the title of Padma Shri by the Indian government. His daughter, actor Deepika Padukone also played badminton at the national and international level. But she chose to pursue a career in the glamour industry. She started out as a model and is now a successful actress who debuted in the movie 'Om Shanti Om' opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Pics - Yogen Shah and publicity stills, Text by Riddhi Doshi.

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Ravi, Anoushka Shankar and Norah Jones
Pandit Ravi Shankar is a renowned sitar player and has been credited with making the Indian classical music popular all over the world. He definitely is considered one of the assets of our country. His daughter Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist and actress. In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album 'Come Away With Me', which was certified a diamond album in 2002, selling over 20 million copies. The record earned Jones five Grammy Awards. His another daughter, Anoushka has taken after him and play. She is widely considered to represent the future of Indian music. After much critical acclaim, several Grammy nominations, and collaborations with artists such as Sting, Lenny Kravitz, Norah Jones, Karsh Kale and Thievery Corporation, Anoushka brings the Shankar legacy to new horizons

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Javed and Zoya Akhtar

Javed Akhtar is a man of words. This celebrated film writer and lyricist is known for his oratory s****s and a fine aesthetic sense. Daughter, Zoya has inherited her love for cinema and her aesthetic sense from her father, Her film, 'Luck By Chance' proved that she is a befitting daughter to the father. Seen in the picture is also Farhan Akhtar, Javed's son.

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Rajesh and Twinkle Khanna
Rajesh Khanna can easily be called the biggest star in Bollywood. A super duper star, legend has it that many girls committed suicide the day he married actress Dimple Kapadia. Even though their marriage failed, they have two daughters, Twinkle and Rinke. Twinkle Khanna shares her birthday (December 29) with her dad. Though Twinkle's career as an actor was not very successful, she is making a name for herself in the field of interior decoration. Rajesh Khanna at present is concentrating on his career in politics.

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Mahesh and Pooja Bhatt
As a child Pooja Bhatt wanted to be an astronaut. But at the age of 17 she chose to make her debut as an actor is her father, Mahesh Bhatt’s film ‘Daddy’. After acting in a few films she gradually took onto making films and closely works with her father who is a renowned filmmaker.Pooja Bhatt has directed movies like 'Paap', 'Holiday', 'Dhoka' and has won the popular award for the best debut director for her movie 'Paap'.