Sunny Deol may direct his son's debut film

Recently, Sunny revealed that he would like to direct his elder son in his first film. Of course, he is not the first star father to express such a desire. From the 70s to 2000, filmmakers like Raj Kapoor right until Rakesh Roshan have chosen to direct their sons for the very first time because they truly believed they could do it better than anyone else.



Rakesh Roshan — Hrithik Roshan
Rakesh Roshan, who is one of the leading filmmakers of this country, struck pay dirt when he decided to direct his light-eyed son Hrithik in Kaho Naa.. Pyaar Hai (2000). Backed by superhit songs and Hrithik's novel dance moves, it became one of the biggest hits of the year. The movie that rewrote box office history gave Bollywood one of the most saleable stars. Since then, every time the Roshans collaborated, they have consistently delivered a bigger hit than the last. Koi.. Mil Gaya (2003), Krrish (2006) and Krrish 3 (2013) made Hrithik Bollywood's first onscreen superhero.



Sunil Dutt — Sanjay Dutt
Even though Sunil Dutt had his own production house, son Sanjay Dutt's debut Rocky (1981) was produced by Amarjeet. Under the aegis of Dutt Sr, Sanju's debut, a love story with chartbusting tracks, became a big hit.



Feroz Khan — Fardeen Khan
Feroz Khan, known for his flamboyant style of filmmaking, launched son Fardeen with the action-romance Prem Aggan (1998). Despite all the hype of being the stylish Khan's progeny, FK junior's debut didn't set the cash registers ringing. Five years later, Khan Sr directed Fardeen again in Jaanasheen (2003). Although the movie released on the same date as Shah Rukh Khan's Kal Ho Naa Ho, it took a decent start, but failed to keep the momentum.



Dev Anand — Suniel Anand
The evergreen Dev Anand launched his son Suneil with the drama Anand Aur Anand (1984). But Suneil's debut did ot work at the box office. He did a couple of films with other filmmakers, but success evaded him.

Raj Kapoor — Rishi Kapoor
Raj Kapoor first directed son Rishi Kapoor in Mera Naam Joker (1970). Rishi played the younger version of Raj's character, the joker Raju. He also directed his son in Bobby (1973) and many even believe that this film was what actually marked the start of Rishi Kapoor's Bollywood journey.