From Sudha Murty to Virat Kohli: Famous celebrities and their lesser-known siblings

Brothers and sisters share a unique bitter-sweet bond. No matter how much brothers and sisters fight, in their hearts, they know that their sibling always has their back and will be there to protect and support them when needed. Here we list down some famous celebrities and their lesser-known siblings. Read on to know more.

Did you know philathropist and beloved Indian writer, Sudha Murty is one of the four siblings? While Sudha Murty is a Member of the Rajya Sabha, her brother Shrinivas Kulkarni is a Caltech astrophysicist, her elder sister Dr. Sunanda Kulkarni is also a gynaecologists just like their father, and another sister Jayashree Deshpande is the Co-founder of the Deshpande Foundation.

Photo: Akshata Murty/ Instagram

While ace Indian cricketer Virat Kohli never fails to make headlines, he has two lesser-known siblings who stay away from the limelight. Virat Kohli has an elder brother Vikas Kohli who handles One8select, and an elder sister named Bhawna Kohli Dhingra.

Photo: Bhawna Kohli Dhingra/ Instagram

'Captain Cool' Mahendra Singh Dhoni has two elder siblings- a brother named Narendra Singh Dhoni, who is a politician, and a sister named Jayanti Gupta, who is a teacher at a private school. As per reports, while growing-up MS Dhoni's father wanted him to excel in academics and get a stable job because of which he wasn't very supportive of Dhoni playing cricket. However, it was Jayanti who supported her brother and his dreams of becoming a cricketer. While MS Dhoni is popular across the world and an inspiration to many, his sister prefers to stay out of the limelight.

Photo: Mahendra Singh Dhoni/ Instagram

Former Miss World and actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has an elder brother Aditya Rai, who is an engineer in the Merchant Navy. He was also the co-produced Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s film 'Dil Ka Rishta' in 2003, which was co-written by their mother, Brinda Rai.

In an earlier interview in the talk show 'Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai', when Aditya Rai was asked by the host Farooq Shaikh about the one thing he disliked about his sister Aishwarya, Aditya smiled and revealed that she is quite adamant and headstrong at times.

Aditya Rai is married to Shrima Rai, and the couple have two children together- Shivansh and Vihaan.

Photo: Shrima Rai/ Instagram

Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan has a sister, Kritika Tiwari who is a doctor by profession. The siblings seem to have bitter-sweet bond, however their social media profiles shows how they both are each other's biggest support systems. The siblings also have cute nicknames-- while Kritika's pet name is Kiki, Kartik's is Koki!

Photo: Kartik Aaryan/ Instagram

While star-kid and Bollywood actress Ananya Panday is quite popular-- be it for her professional or personal life, not many know about her elder brother Ahaan Panday. For the unversed, Ahaan Panday was born on December 23, 1997, and he an assistant director and actor. He has worked in films including 'Freaky Ali' and 'Rock On 2'.

Photo: Ananya Panday/ Instagram