Top 10 Bollywood Actor Wives Who Turned Businesswomen
"Being an actor, one can lead a lavish life and their wives don't have to bother about any expenses," this is the common man's thinking. Here is the truth, what exactly their wives do when the stars are busy shooting. From Shah Rukh Khan's wife to Akshay Kumar's wife, all the star wives have their own businesses and identities.
Find out what the celebrity wives do to earn their own living...
1. Tanya Deol
Tanya is the wife of Bollywood actor Bobby Deol. Born to a business family of Ahujas, Tanya has her own identity, apart from being the wife of the actor. She is a famous furniture designer in Mumbai, who has numerous of high-profile clients to her list. She completed course in interior designing and at first designed furniture for her own house.
2. Maheep Kapoor
Maheep, a jewellery designer is the wife of actor and producer Sanjay Kapoor. She is never seen attending any of the B-town events as she is busy is her own world. Maheep started jewellery designing as a hobby which went on to become her profession and set up jewellery boutiques in Mumbai with the name Notandas & Sons.
3. Seema Khan
Seema is known for her trendy look, who always updates the fashion world with her trendy outfits. The popular fashion designer is wife of actor Sohail Khan. Seema has worked as a fashion designer for several movies and serials.
4. Shobha Kapoor
Shobha is the wife of the yesteryear actor Jitendra Kapoor. She is a known face for all the television junkies. She has her own production company Balaji Telefilms which is now run by her daughter Ekta Kapoor.
5. Mana Shetty
Mana Shetty is the most busiest celebrity wife in Bollywood. She is the wife of action star Suniel Shetty. Mana owns a number luxury hotels all over in India. Apart from hotels, the business woman also runs a home decor outlet in Mumbai and an NGO Save The Children India, which was set up for unprivileged children in India. Funds for the NGO will be raised from Araaish, which is a place for the designers to exhibit their collections.
6. Mehr Jessia
The former Miss India and a super model is the wife of Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal. Mehr has worked with all the leading fashion designers. She owns a production company called Chasing Ganesha which produced the movie I See you.
7. Kiran Rao
Kiran Rao is the wife of Mr Perfectionist Aamir Khan. She is a popular face in Bollywood as a screen writer, director and producer. She has made her directional debut with the movie Dhobi Ghat, which featured Aamir Khan in lead role.
8. Suzzane Khan
Suzzane Khan is former wife of actor Hrithik Roshan. Though she got separated from the actor, Suzzane is one among the family. Suzzane is a famous interior designer, did her course in Bachelor of Arts degree in interior design from Brooks College, California.
9. Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna is a daughter of late actor Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, also is the wife of actor Akshay Kumar. Twinkle Khanna had acted in several Bollywood and south Indian films. But after getting married to Akshay, the actress gave up her film career and focused on interior designing. She then started an interior designing firm called The White Window.
10. Gauri Khan
Gauri Khan is one of the popular celebrity wives in Bollywood. She is the wife of the King Khan Shah Rukh. After getting married to the superstar, Gauri ventured into the field of production. She set up a banner called Red Chillies Entertainments, where she produced several hit movies like Om Shanti Om, Ra One, Main Hoon Naa, etc. Not only, she looks after the production house, she is an interior designer too. She has designed the homes of many Bollywood celebrities like Ranbir Kapoor and Karan Johar.
