the Ganguly, Mukherjee, and Samarth family tree
This group might boggle the mind even more than the Kapoors—to whom, thanks to Kishore Kumar's countless marriages, they are also connected. In college, I had a giant chart of the English royal family since the early medieval period (history major WHAT WHAT), and this one is no less complex. I don't have the words to express how amazed I am by all of this, the layer upon layer of connections, even though there is nothing new in families staying in the same business across generations or in allying with others in the same field.
Note: the most recent version will always be in a pdf at this link. If you look there and still see an error, let me know!
Corollary: now that Rani Mukherjee and Aditya Chopra are married, Uday Chopra and Satyajit Ray are distantly related. Only by marriage, but still.
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Some member of my extended family once followed our own family-tree back to the HR Empire and Charlemagne. At first this seemed important and cool--and then I realized after a little digging that virtually everyone and their mother could be related to Charlemagne. The guy got around. My point? Obviously: Kishore Kumar is Charlemagne. ;)
~Miranda
(2) Karan Johar's mother Hiroo Johar is sister of Yash and B R Chopra, so that links Johars also with Chopra.
Regards.
(2) Karan Johar's mother Hiroo Johar is sister of Yash and B R Chopra, so that links Johars also with Chopra.
Regards.