Top 10 Bollywood Actors Who Studied Engineering

People come and join Bollywood from all walks of life. Often they start out with a different career plan but later turn into great stars. Unlike earlier days, Bollywood is now filled with a number of highly qualified artists. Even though they studied to be something else, their true calling came soon enough, and they became artistes. Let us look at ten such personalities who studied engineering, only to become popular actors later.

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

Sushant Singh Rajput was born in Patna, and he grew up there. He was quite a good student in school. After completing his twelfth grade, he joined the Mechanical Engineering course at the Delhi College of Engineering. At the same time, he joined Shiamak Davar’s dance classes. After three years of studying, he realized that his true passion lies in the show business and he dropped out of college to become an actor. Sushant started his career from the small screen, doing daily shows like Tere Liye Tere Liye is a popular Hindi TV series broadcasted >> Read More... , Pavitra Rishta One of the popular Hindi serials, Pavitra Rishta >> Read More... , etc. He then shifted to the big screen and did very well in movies like Kai Po Che, Shuddh Desi Romance Click to look into! >> Read More... , MS Dhoni, etc.

2. Sonu Sood Sonu Sood is a famous Indian Cinema actor, model w >> Read More...

Sonu Sood is one such actor who has worked in Hindi, Punjabi, Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu films. He has played versatile roles and proved his mettle as an actor. His hometown is Nagpur in Maharashtra. After completing his schooling from the Sacred Heart School in Moga, Sonu studied engineering. He got his Electronic Engineering degree from the Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur. Later he started working in Tamil films instead of following a conventional career path. His other films includes Jodhaa Akbar Click to look into! >> Read More... , Arundhati, Dabangg, Shootout at Wadala, Gabbar is Back, etc.

3. Kriti Sanon Kriti Sanon is a model-turned-actress who made her >> Read More...

Kriti is an Indian actress and model whose career started in 2014 with the Telugu film 1: Nenokkadine. She debuted in Bollywood with the hit film Heropanti opposite to Tiger Shroff Jai Shroff or popularly known as Tiger Shroff is a >> Read More... . Her other films are Dohchay and Dilwale. Kriti grew up in Delhi. She studied at Delhi Public School, RK Puram and did her Engineering in Electronics and Communication from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology in Uttar Pradesh.

4. Riteish Deshmukh Riteish Deshmukh is the son of a politician, late >> Read More...

Riteish Deshmukh is the younger son of ex-Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Late Vilasrao Deshmukh. He studied Architectural Engineering at the Kamla Raheja College of Architecture, Mumbai. He also worked at an MNC for a few months before quitting it and joining the film industry. His debut film was Tujhe Meri Kasam, opposite to now wife Genelia D’Souza. He earned recognition due to his comic roles in movies such as Masti, Kya Kool Hai Hum, Heyy Baby, Dhamaal, etc.

5. Ameesha Patel Ameesha Patel was born on 9th June 1975. She is an >> Read More...

Ameesha Patel is a well-known Bollywood actress and model. She was born and brought up in Mumbai. Her schooling was completed from the Cathedral and John Connon School, following which she headed overseas to study Biotech Engineering. However, after two years, she left college and joined an Economics course at the Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. After graduating with a gold medal, Ameesha returned to India and joined a theater group along with modeling. Her debut was with Rakesh Roshan’s film Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. She has appeared in other films, such as Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Ek Prem Katha is a Hindi TV series that airs on DD >> Read More... , Humraaz, Ankahee, Bhool Bhulaiya, Race 2, etc.

6. R. Madhavan

Madhavan was born in a Tamil family living in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. He was a brilliant student and gained a national scholarship to represent India as a cultural ambassador. He was also part of a cultural exchange program with Canada. He pursued Electronics Engineering from a college in Kolhapur. He has also had a lot of military training with the British Army, Navy, and Air Force. After gaining a post-graduate degree in public speaking, he joined the show business through ads. He had also worked in Hindi television for a few years before his film career took off. Some of his films are Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein, 3 Idiots, Tanu Weds Manu Click to look into! >> Read More... , Saala Khadoos Click to look into! >> Read More... , etc.

7. Taapsee Pannu Taapsee Pannu is an actress and model of Indian or >> Read More...

Taapsee Pannu is an Indian actress who has acted in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil films. She grew up in Delhi and attained education there itself. She obtained her Computer Science Engineering degree from the Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology, New Delhi. She has also worked as a computer engineer for some time. She became a model after that, progressively moving to acting. Some of her films are Aadukalam, Mr. Perfect, Shadow, Baby, Pink, etc.

8. Kartik Aaryan His name is Karthik Tiwari, and he was born in Gwa >> Read More...

Kartik Aaryan is a talented young actor working in Bollywood films. He was born in Madhya Pradesh and did his schooling there. Following that, he attended the D.Y. Patil College of Mumbai to get an engineering degree. During his course, he got a call to star in the movie Pyaar Ka Punchnama Click to look into! >> Read More... . Though his family is not connected with the film industry, he took the risk and did a good job in the movie. His monolog in the film became a cult scene and found approval from youngsters nationwide. He has starred in films like Akaash Vani Click to look into! >> Read More... , Kaanchi, and Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2.

9. Vicky Kaushal Vicky Kaushal is a famous Indian movie actor. He w >> Read More...

Vicky Kaushal is a young Bollywood actor known for his great acting in the film Masaan, which had won several awards. Kaushal worked as an assistant director in films before he made his debut as an actor. His films are Bombay Velvet Click to look into! >> Read More... , Raman Raghav 2.0, Manmarziyan, etc. Before joining Bollywood, he completed his Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering in the year 2009. After that, he participated in workshops and became an actor.

10. Fawad Khan

Originally from Pakistan, Fawad Khan came to India and acted in Bollywood films. He is a very handsome actor of the contemporary age. Before becoming an actor, he was part of a Pakistani rock band. Fawad was born in Karachi and did his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from a college in Lahore named the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences. In India, he has acted in films like Khoobsurat, Kapoor and Sons, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, etc.