FLBW features four wives of actors or former actors from the Hindi film industry. Bhavana Panday is married to the actor Chunky Panday. She is also mum to the young and acclaimed Ananya Panday, who has had a series of hits in recent years. Neelam, another fabulous lifer, herself was a major female lead in her time. She is married to actor Samir Soni and has a daughter with him. Seema Khan was married to actor and producer Sohail Khan and has two children with him. Maheep Kapoor is married to Sanjay Kapoor and has two children with him; her daughter Shanaya just signed her first film.
All these players live in Bandra, the most expensive pin code in Mumbai and the mecca of Bollywood. In fact, it is said that your success in Bollywood is determined by how close to Mannat, Shah Rukh Khan’s bungalow in Bandra, you can afford to live in.
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