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Bollywood celebrities who have adopted kids

By: JurmoloyaRava

Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen is the first name that comes to our mind when we talk about adoption. Former Miss Universe and Bollywood actress have adopted 2 girls. Her elder daughter is Renee and younger one is Alisah. She fought a long battle with the court and while adopting Alisah as the court had declined her second adoption. To which she said, “I wanted to be a mother all over again. The earlier law was that if you have adopted a girl as your first baby, you can’t adopt another girl child. And I wanted a girl. Thankfully, the High Court changed the ruling. You can’t imagine how happy I was after hearing that.”

Raveena Tandon

She is another actress whose name is also popular on the adoption list. She took this bold step when she was just 21. She adopted two daughters- Chhaya and Pooja when she was at the peak of her career.

To which she quoted, “I was just 21 years old when I adopted two girls. But they were like the two sisters I never had. We grew up together. In fact, I told them all the mistakes that I made in my life so that they wouldn’t make the same in theirs.”

Salim Khan

Salim Khan father of Salman Khan had adopted his daughter Arpita. She was a baby when she was adopted and now has become the heart of the Khan family. She is always seen around with her family and had even got the names of her family members tattooed on her body. Arpita is seen in the social circles on a regular basis these days. She is the youngest of all the Khan siblings.

Sunny Leone

Sunny Leone along with her husband Daniel Weber became proud parents in 2017 to a 21-month-old adopted girl, who hails from Latur, Maharashtra, and her name is Nisha Kaur Weber. Sunny once said this in an interview, “It’s a responsibility for the rest of our lives. But we have been ready for that — physically, mentally and financially. We were working really hard because we wanted to start a family, and this is the way it’s going to start, so it’s amazing.”

Subhash Ghai

The superhit director who has given several hits like Pardes, Taal, Hero and so on, has not been much vocal about his daughter’s adoption. Meghna is the biological daughter of Subhash Ghai’s younger brother (a producer with Mukta Arts). But, Subhash and his wife, Rehana, adopted her years back. Meghna in an interview once said, “I was fortunate to be adopted. I felt very secure with them (the Ghais) and they loved me.”  Meghna is currently handling her father’s film institute, Whistling Woods.

Sameer Soni and Neelam Kothari

In September 2013, Neelam and Samir adopted baby Ahana after two years of their marriage.

Kunal Kohli

He is one of the most renowned directors of Bollywood, who along with his wife adopted a baby girl and named her Radha. Kunal states that the process of adoption was very lengthy to ensure that adopted babies get secured environment and grow up as happy adults.

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