May 3, 2024, 01:18 AM IST
Success doesn't come easily
Here are popular actors and even filmmakers who did odd jobs before gaining stardom
We have prominent personalities from the film industry who had humble beginnings
Take a look at Indian stars who worked as salesmen before films
Before making big in films, Arshad worked as a door-to-door salesman and sold cosmetics
Arshad Warsi
Before joining Bollywood, Boman Irani handled his bakery shop and even worked as a salesman
Boman Irani
Rang De Basanti, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag's star director worked as a tea boy and even worked as a vacuum cleaner salesman
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Before becoming Khiladi Kumar, Akshay worked as a chef, waiter, and even jewellery salesman
Akshay Kumar
Ajith Kumar
Before becoming a Tamil star, Ajith joined a family friend's garment exporting company as an apprentice. He eventually progressed to become a business developer and regularly travelled throughout the country on sales assignments