Top 10 Celebrities Who Pursued A Career That Their Parents Disapproved Of

Parents play a significant role in influencing and developing their child’s career, since they want the best for their children and want them to find happiness and success in life. However, parental influence on their children’s career choices both intentionally and inadvertently can be positive as well as negative.

In the case of celebrities as well, many of them were almost forced to opt for another career as their parents never wanted them to pursue a career in Bollywood. However, these stars have become famous names in the industry, and we are glad that they went against the odds and pursued what they wanted.

1. Aamir Khan Aamir Khan or Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan is Bolly >> Read More...

Son of director Tahir Hussain Tahir Hussain was film producer who works primaril >> Read More... and kinsman of filmmaker Nasir Hussain, Aamir Khan, in an interview, disclosed that despite being from a film family, his folks were against the thought of him joining Bollywood, as they found that it was not stable and wished him to pursue something more promising and stable like engineering.

2. Sushant Singh Rajput Sushant Singh Rajput is one of the famous Indian t >> Read More...

Sushant was a student of the prestigious Delhi Technological University but dropped out before he could finish his degree. In an interview, he even talked about how his parents were shocked with his decision and even after approving his choice later on, they still wished that he would have finished college.

3. Kangana Ranaut Kangana Ranaut is known in Bollywood, for her trem >> Read More...

A trendy name in Bollywood, Kangana Ranaut, in an Instagram post, revealed how she ran away from her home at the age of 15 and defied her father’s wishes of making her the best doctor in the world to pursue acting. She admitted how difficult and messed up her life became after she ran away, as she was only a teenager, but with the guidance of Swami Vivekanand Swami Vivekananda is a Bengali Tv serial based on >> Read More... , she groomed herself in an impressive manner.

4. Pankaj Tripathi Pankaj Tripathi is an acclaimed Indian film actor >> Read More...

One of the finest actors in Bollywood, Pankaj Tripathi, revealed how he never thought about getting into acting and only got interested in it at the age of 22-23. He is from a small village called Gopalganj in North Bihar, a place where people only knew two professions namely that of an engineer or a doctor and his father wanted him to become a doctor.

5. Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and model. S >> Read More...

Deepika Padukone, who is one of the top actresses of Bollywood, was a badminton player just like her father, badminton champion Prakash Padukone Prakash Padukone is a badminton player by professi >> Read More... . She changed her focus to modeling and acting from the age of 16 as she realized how she enjoyed the limelight from a very young age and wanted to step into the film industry.

6. Irrfan Khan Irrfan Khan is a noted Bollywood actor who started >> Read More...

Irrfan Khan was one of the actors who successfully straddled a career in Bollywood and Hollywood, but his journey wasn’t easy. His family always looked down upon cinema, as they thought that it was a profession for those who sing and dance and wanted him to join the family business. He lied to his mother after getting admission in the National School of Drama and told her that he was going there to come back and teach acting at Jaipur University.

7. Neha Dhupia Neha Dhupia is a Bollywood actress who began her c >> Read More...

Neha was the winner of the Miss India Pageant in 2002 and started her career in the film fraternity with a Malayalam movie. Her father wanted her to become an IAS officer and even booked her a ticket back to their hometown in the initial days of her career.

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8. Radhika Apte Radhika Apte, an Indian actress was born on Sept 7 >> Read More...

During an interview, Radhika Apte spoke about how her parents who are doctors disapproved of her dreams of acting and wanted her to pursue a career in medicine just like them. Her parents considered acting as a “brainless occupation”. However after seeing her determination to succeed, her father softened up to the idea and the rest is history.

9. Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor, Daughter of Anil Kapoor and model Su >> Read More...

When Sonam Kapoor decided to become an actress like her father, Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor was born on 24th December 1956 in Mumb >> Read More... , he was not at all pleased and had asked Shabana to dissuade her from joining the film industry. She was advised by Shabana to study in London, but fate had other plans for the fashion queen and she landed in Bollywood.

10. Sara Ali Khan Sara Ali Khan is the daughter of the Bollywood act >> Read More...

Daughter of Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan is a film celebrity born to actress  >> Read More... and Amrita Singh Amrita Singh is an Indian film and TV actress. She >> Read More... , Sara Ali Khan, was advised by her father not to join the industry. Saif Ali Khan was not happy with his daughter’s acting aspirations as he felt that the profession was too risky and as a parent he didn’t want her to enter an unstable profession.