Generally, star kids enjoy easier launch pads - industry doors swing open earlier, introductions happen faster. But one star kid landed in a moral and career-sized dilemma early on: he was reportedly told to dump his girlfriend if he wanted to keep a debut opposite Kajol - a choice that cost him the film.
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The Royal Bollywood Connection
Saif Ali Khan, the son of cricket legend Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and acclaimed actress Sharmila Tagore, grew up in the public eye and carried enormous expectations into Bollywood. Groomed between aristocratic upbringing and filmi lineage, Saif was auditioning for lead roles in the early 1990s as studios hunted fresh faces. He later made