Filmmaker Boney Kapoor said he spent a lot of money when he launched his brothers Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor. His son Arjun Kapoor and daughter Janhvi Kapoor are also in the film industry but he did not produce their debut films. Boney’s production, Woh Saat Din launched Anil in 1983, while Sanjay got his Bollywood debut opposite Tabu with Prem in 1995. Anil had debuted earlier with smaller roles, but Woh Saat Din opposite Padmini Kolhapure and Naseeruddin Shah was his first film as main actor. . It was directed by Bapu. Sanjay’s debut turned out to be a box office hit and was delayed for many years before its theatrical release.
Asked why he avoided producing the debut film of his own children Arjun, Janhvi and Khushi, Boney told Dainik Bhaskar, “It was our decision. I launched (brothers) Anil and then Sanjay and there was no one to stop me. Main shakkar pe gud milata rehta hoon aur shakkar me itna gud milaya ki diabetes ka khatra ho gaya (I keep adding sugar to jaggery and it turned into diabetes threat).
I was running my brother and leaving no stone unturned. Paisa paani ki tarah bahaya (she spent a lot of money). He added: “So I decided that someone else should run the kids. I will invest (money) according to their market value once they are all set (in profession). Boney’s son Arjun made his debut with Aditya Chopra’s Ishaqzaade, while Janhvi entered Bollywood with Karan Johar’s Dhadak. His second daughter Khushi is also set to make her Bollywood debut soon with Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies.
