Here's a look at famous actors who did odd jobs before becoming household names in the country.
Not every actor is born with a silver spoon of is a product of 'nepotism'. Some work their way up the ladder to make a name for themselves. And unlike many know, several Bollywood stars too have worked their way from the ground up by doing odd jobs before starting a career in the Hindi film industry.
From Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline Fernandez, Parineeti Chopra, Ranveer Singh to Boman Irani, here's a look at famous actors who did odd jobs before becoming household names in the country.
1. Akshay Kumar
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Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi Akshay Kumar worked as a waiter, chef, a salesman and also as a martial arts teacher before he finally entered the Hindi film industry and started a career in Bollywood in 1991 with Saugandh.
2. Nawazuddin Siddiqui
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui studied acting at The National School of Drama (NSD). But he worked as a watchman and as a chemist in a petrochemical company to fund himself for Drama School.
3. Jacquline Fernandez
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Former beauty queen Jacqueline Fernandez worked as a TV reporter in Sri Lanka before making it big in Bollywood.
4. Rajinikanth
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A self-made superstar, Rajinikanth worked as a coolie, a bus conductor, and a carpenter before pursuing acting and winning the hearts of the audience with his onscreen charm and acting skills.
5. Arshad Warsi
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Arshad Warsi started working as a door-to-door cosmetics salesman at the age of 17 to support his family. He also worked in a photo lab and started his own dance studio as well. His career in films began when got an opportunity to choreograph the title track of the film 'Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja' in 1993.
6. Amitabh Bachchan
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Amitabh Bachchan's first job was in a shipping firm called Shaw Wallace as an executive. He also worked as a freight broker. Later on, Bachchan was rejected when he auditioned for a newsreader's job at All India Radio. After he began his career in films with the 1969 movie 'Saat Hindustani', there was no looking back for him.
7. Boman Irani
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Before making his debut with the 2003 hit film Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., Boman Irani worked in the capacity of support staff at a five-star hotel in Mumbai.
8. Ranveer Singh
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Not many know that actor Ranveer Singh worked as a copywriter in an ad agency before making it big in films.
9. Parineeti Chopra
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Parineeti Chopra, who wanted to become an investment banker in London after acquiring a triple degree in Business Finance and Economics from Manchester Business School, returned to India and worked at Yash Raj Films as an intern in their marketing and public relations team.
10. John Abraham
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Yes, we all know that John Abraham worked as a model before pursuing a career in films. But did you know that to earn his bread and butter he also worked as a media planner for Enterprises-Nexus.
