Rajesh Roshan

Rajesh Roshan is about as close to Bollywood royalty as you can get: his father was the famed composer Roshan, his brother Rakesh is a film director, and his nephew Hrithik is one of India's biggest heartthrobs. But Rajesh wasn't immediately interested in the film industry -- he came to composition only after his father's death, reluctantly taking music lessons at his mother's behest. Unsurprisingly, he showed some talent, and soon he was apprenticed with the music director team Laxmikant Pyarelal. His first soundtrack offer was for the Mehmood film Kunwara Baap, and more offers followed from there. Despite accusations that he was cashing in on his father's name, Roshan went on to compose several classic scores for films including Julie, Des Pardes and Yaraana.