Bollywood
Varun Dhawan was rejected from the Hollywood film Life of Pi (2012) and Kiran Rao's directorial film Dhobi Ghat (2010) after he auditioned for them.
Varun Dhawan is the son of Director David Dhawan. He made his Bollywood debut with Karan Johar's Student of the Year (2012) along with Alia Bhatt and Siddharth Malhotra.
Janhvi Kapoor was once rejected from a Karan Johar film. She auditioned for it but did not get the role.
Boney Kapoor and Sri Devi's daughter, Janhvi Kapoor made her debut with the Karan Johar film Dhadak in 2018.
Ananya Panday was rejected from the 2019 Disney film Aladdin. She auditioned for the role however did not get it as she couldn't sing.
Ananya Panday is the daughter of actor Chunky Panday and debuted in the 2019 film Student of the Year 2, produced by Karan Johar.
Junaid Khan once revealed that he auditioned for his father, Aamir Khan's film Laal Singh Chaddha. However, he failed to get the role.
Aamir Khan's son later made his acting debut with the Netflix film Maharaj. His portrayal of a journalist and powerful delivery impressed the audience.
Shraddha Kapoor once auditioned for a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film, however, she got rejected.
Shraddha Kapoor is the daughter of veteran actor Shakti Kapoor and made her acting debut in 2010 with the film Teen Patti. It starred Amitabh Bachchan and Ben Kingsley.