Jul 17, 2023

​Surprising Jobs These Actors Had Before They Became Famous!

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Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar worked as a chef, a waiter, a travel agent, a jewellery salesman and a martial arts teacher before making it big as the 'Khiladi Kumar' in Bollywood.

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​Boman Irani

Before making his debut in Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) , Boman Irani worked in the capacity of support staff at a five-star hotel in Mumbai. Following which, he also helped his mother run a bakery.

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​ Sidharth Malhotra

At the age of 18, Sidharth Malhotra started modelling. He walked the ramp for numerous fashion shows. Shortly after that, he quit the glamour of fashion industry and started working as an assistant director. He assisted Karan Johar on My Name is Khan (2010).

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​John Abraham

A young and not-so-buff John Abraham worked in not one but two media agencies in Mumbai before he started modelling and eventually working in films.

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​Ranveer Singh

Believe it or not, Ranveer Singh’s first job was that of a copywriter in an ad agency. It’s no wonder that the megastar never runs out of words while rapping or expressing himself on and off screen.

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​Rajnikanth

Rajnikanth should officially be the definition of self-made. He worked as a coolie, carpenter and a bus conductor before realising his life-long dream of becoming an actor.

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​Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui studied at The National School of Drama, but very few people know that he worked two jobs to go to this prestigious institution. He worked as a watchman for almost two years, and prior to that job, he worked as a chemist in a petrochemical firm.

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​Shahid Kapoor

Despite being born into a famous family, Shahid Kapoor wasn’t just handed his first film. He worked as a background dancer in a few films. You can spot him in his element in Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) and Taal (1999).

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​Jacqueline Fernandez

There’s no denying that Jacqueline Fernandez has a great screen presence, which incidentally also happened to be a crucial part of her first job. The former beauty queen worked as a TV reporter in Sri Lanka before making her way to Bollywood.

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