Bollywood stars who played siblings on-screen

Is it just a coincidence or a wellorchestrated move Bollywood actors and actresses from the top league are seldom seen playing siblings Rarely do we come across a film where leading stars portray brothers and sisters One such exception seems to be Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Choprarsquos pairing up to essay brother and sister for Zoya Akhtarrsquos next Interestingly reallife cousins Ranbir Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor were touted to bag the roles but later backed out Similarly Tabu is said to be playing Salman Khanrsquos sister in Sohail Khanrsquos upcoming Mental Abhishek Bachchan and Asin Film Bol Bachchan 2012 Verdict Asin is known signing the dotted line only if she is paired opposite a popular actor Turns out she didnrsquot mind playing an onscreen sister to Abhi Set in rustic locations they lose an ancestral property case following which they move to a new village thus giving rise to several situations with comical touch Arjun Rampal and Deepika Padukone Film Housefull 2010 Verdict In Om Shanti Om Arjun and Deepika were paired opposite each other while they were seen as siblings in the Sajid Khan comedy In fact Arjun plays an overprotective brother to Deepikarsquos spirited character in the comic caper Needless to say they were more convincing as couples interrupted by jealousy Salman Khan and Neelam Film Hum SaathSaath Hain 1998 Verdict Back in 1992 Salman and Neelam were paired romantically in the notsosuccessful Ek Ladka Ek Ladki Six years later Neelam went on to play Sallursquos younger sister in this Sooraj Barjatyarsquos family drama Incidentally Hum SaathSaath Hain turned out to be Neelamrsquos last big banner project Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Film Josh 2000 Verdict One of the most memorable onscreen siblings in recent times they made up for the lost chemistry later in Mohabbatein Shakti The Power and Sanjay Leela Bhansalirsquos Devdas Hrithik Roshan and Karisma Kapoor Film Fiza 2000 Verdict Already a name to reckon then Hrithik portrayed terrorist a victimofcircumstances in this Khalid Mohamed film As his worried sister Karisma ended up delivering one of the finest performances of her career They havenrsquot worked together in a movie since Sushant Singh Rajput and Amrita Puri Film Kai Po Che 2013 Verdict In this screen adaptation of Chetan Bhagatrsquos bestseller Sushant plays an overprotective brother to Amrita in a typical Gujarati household Spoiler alert Moments after he comes to know about his hitherto secret sisterrsquos affair with his best friend he is shot dead mistakenly by another best friend Sanjay Suri and Juhi Chawla Film My Brother Nikhil 2005 Verdict Sanjay and Juhi played understanding spouses in Sujoy Ghoshrsquos musical Jhankaar Beats Two years later the otherwise effervescent actress played a pragmatic elder sister to Sanjayrsquos HIVinfected character in this oneofitskind Onir film Prateik and Genelia DrsquoSouza Film Jaane TuYa Jaane Na 2008 Verdict Not all brothers and sisters share a warm relation Some argue and fight on a daily basis As siblings Prateik and Genelia had their ups and downs in this film primarily focused on the latterrsquos affair with Imran Khan Bhaibehna connection In the past as well there have been instances when lead actors were essaying family membershellip gtgt Ashok Kumar and Waheeda Rehman played beloved brothersister in the aptly titled Rakhi 1962 gtgt In Zameer 1975 Amitabh Bachchan and Saira Banu were melodramatic siblings gtgt Dharmendra and Meena Kumari did the same in Kaajal 1965 although they were lovers in other films they starred in together gtgt On the cusp of stardom Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini starred as siblings in the thriller Gehri Chaal 1973 Conditions applied Nanda agreed to play Dev Anandrsquos sister in Kala Bazar 1960 provided Navketan Films headed by Vijay Anand then promised to cast her opposite him in two films in the near future As a result of this contract they played the romantic pairs in Hum Dono 1961 and Teen Devian 1965