10 Bollywood Actors Who Stumbled Upon Acting

1. Ranveer Singh Ranveer Singh Bhavnani is an Indian movie actor wh >> Read More...

This Sindhi actor who has taken Bollywood by a wave never thought he could make it to the industry. He took up theatre at the University of Indiana, though he had the zeal of becoming an entertainer he felt that getting into Bollywood will require influence even with talent. He came back to India and started copy writing for different firms and later on got an offer for Band Baaja Baaraat Click to look into! >> Read More... and since then there is no looking back. From the carefree Bittu Sharma to the mighty Bajirao he has only grown as an actor and entertainer.

2. Priyanka Chopra Born on 18 July 1982, Priyanka Chopra is an establ >> Read More...

Our very own desi girl was just a normal school going girl and had never dreamt of any stardom. Until one day her parents sent her pictures for the beauty pageant and at the age of 18 she won the Miss World title. She was too young and confused as to which movie will be best for her, but destiny found her ‘Andaaz’, and she had her big break and from there not only has she accomplished heights in Bollywood but also taken over Hollywood, making the country proud all over the world.

3. Sidharth Malhotra Sidharth Malhotra is an Indian actor who was born >> Read More...

The Punjabi Munda had taken up modeling just for fun and had no plans on continuing it in future. Having that desire to enter the industry had somehow taken over him in the course time. He went for many auditions but all in vain, he then became the assistant director for “ My Name Is Khan Click to look into! >> Read More... ” and got recognized from there and was offered a role for “ Student Of The Year Click to look into! >> Read More... ” in Dharma Production.

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

Daughter to the famous badminton player Prakash Padukone Prakash Padukone is a badminton player by professi >> Read More... , Deepika was also playing badminton at a national level. She was not completely sure what to do with life and took up a few modeling assignments. She then went on to do few ads and got recognized from ‘ Himesh Reshammiya Intro: Himesh Reshammiya got his stardom after win >> Read More... ’s video and was cast alongside King Khan in Om Shanti Om Click to look into! >> Read More... . She kept proving herself with every project she worked on future and made her way to the top of the actors’ chain. She was then given an offer in Hollywood, and no doubt gave her admirable performance there too.

5. Parineeti Chopra The bubbly actress, born on 22nd October 1988, lan >> Read More...

The bubbly girl from Ambala had aspired to become a banker. She holds an honors degree in business, finance and economics. She had never thought of getting into acting, but it looks like acting flows in the Chopra genes. She came back to India and worked as a public relations consultant for YRF, she then signed her first project of "Ladies vs Ricky Bahl" and was highly appreciated for her acting and got her female lead in ‘ Ishaqzaade Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ which was a box office hit. She went on taking challenging roles and portraying them effortlessly in future and continues to do the same.

6. Akshay Kumar Akshay Kumar was born on 9th September 1967 and hi >> Read More...

The khiladi of bollywood is a black belt in Taekwondo and went on to learn Martial Arts in Bangkok. He worked as a waiter and chef there for many years before returning to Mumbai to teach Martial Arts, where one of his students suggested him to give modeling a try and Kumar saw that he earned much more than as a teacher and took up modeling. He signed his first movie 'Deedar' later on. He continues to give his best performances in all genres from comedy to action to romance. He never fails to entertain his audience.

7. Randeep Hooda The strong macho image of Randeep Hooda graces the >> Read More...

The Haryanvi boy was working for an airline and holds a degree from Melbourne. He, later on thought of acting and entering the industry and got his first break in Monsoon Wedding but his talent was recognized with his performance in “ Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Click to look into! >> Read More... ”. He is a very talented and dedicated actor, and it is very evident from all his work in the industry so far.

8. Nawazuddin Siddiqui Nawazuddin Siddiqui was born in Budhana in Muzaffa >> Read More...

Nawazuddin hails from a small town of Uttar Pradesh, Siddiqui worked as a chemist and later moved to Delhi to pursue acting. He worked on plenty of small roles till he got recognized in “Black Friday” and ‘Patang’. He proved his exceptional acting skills in Bajrangi Bhaijaan Click to look into! >> Read More... and in the recent hit ‘ Raees Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. No matter how small of a role he does, he does it with such passion and dedication that it leaves an impact on the audience.

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

Hailing from a small town of Himachal Pradesh, Kangana had aspired to become a doctor but later thought against it and decided to try her luck in the industry. At the young age of 16, she started to work on her acting; her rise to fame film was her first one, ‘ Gangster Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. After her first hit she continued giving a phenomenal performance in all future projects. Her persona of being carefree and confident is admirable and is reflected in all her roles and engages the audience with it.

10. Boman Irani Boman Irani is a well known name today in the Boll >> Read More...

The Parsi actor did numerous jobs before taking up a career as an actor. He holds a degree in polytechnic. He worked as a waiter in Taj; he helped his mother with her bakery and then also went on to do photography. After trying all these paths, he finally bumped into acting and found out his talent in being a comic actor and gave wonderful performances with all his future projects. He continues to make us laugh with his performance.