They had a launch pad in their elder sisters who are stars in Bollywood. But actresses like Amrita Arora, Shamita Shetty and Tanisha Mukherjee have failed to come out of the glittering shadow of their siblings despite seeking to carve out their own destiny.

Although they claim to have avoided sibling rivalry, comparisons have been inevitable.

Ever since Amrita stepped into Bollywood in 2002 with "Kitne Door Kitne Paas" opposite Fardeen Khan, parallels have been drawn with her elder sibling Malaika Arora Khan. And every time, she has fallen short of matching the latter in terms of sensuality, looks, physique, dancing ability as well as her overall on screen persona.

But Amrita says this has not affected their relationship.

"I am extremely close to Malaika and the bond we share is unexplainable. We depend on each other and feel happy for each other's success. I just can't do without her. We are always there to help and motivate each other. Like success, we share our failures as well," she has often said.

Ditto is the case for Shamita, whose sister Shilpa Shetty's popularity skyrocketed after she won the British reality show "Celebrity Big Brother" in 2007.

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