Top 10 Celebrities Who Made It Big In Bollywood Without Any Bollywood Background

B-Town is filled with celebrity families. Usually, the kids of these families face no such problems to get a break in the industry, or to make it big in B-Town. They have their own Godfathers in the industry. However, the real challenge is to face criticisms, hurdles, failures, and then to get a break, and make it big. So, here is a list of present “Top 10 Celebrities who made it Big in Bollywood without any Bollywood Background”, of 5 actors and 5 actresses, all on their own!

1. Deepika Deepika is a Kannada film actress who has appeared >> Read More... Padukone

Deepika Padukone made her debut in the film industry with a Kannada film in the year 2006. At present she is one of the highest charging actress. Deepika Padukone is a self-made star, with a family background of no Bollywood influence. She made it big in the industry, on her own, by climbing the ladder of success, slowly and steadily. However, she had her share of setbacks and failures too. 'Deepika' had came to Mumbai, only to work on some modeling assignments, where she landed up the chance of being in a music video made by Himesh Reshammiya Intro: Himesh Reshammiya got his stardom after win >> Read More... . Deepika’s father is a renowned badminton player, and had Deepika not been in Bollywood today, she would had gone on his footsteps. Presently, Deepika is gaining popularity worldwide, by even working in Hollywood projects, and there is no looking back for her, anymore.

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

Ranveer Singh, whose name actually is, Ranveer Singh Bhavnani, is a self-made Bollywood star, who made his debut in the industry in the year 2010. However, Ranveer Singh is the cousin of Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor, Daughter of Anil Kapoor and model Su >> Read More... , from the maternal side, but then also he had no Filmy Background. He pursued his education from the Indiana University, Bloomington, and after that he had to face his share of struggles for getting roles, after coming back to India. He used to send his portfolios to directors, when he decided to pursue acting, only to get calls for minor roles.

However his life changed, when he was offered a lead role in one of Yash Raj Films, 'Band Baaja Baarat'. Since then, the talented actor, never had to look back.

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

Kangana Ranaut, is definitely the Badass girl, who made big in B-Town, winning against all odds. She was born in a small town of Himachal Pradesh known as Bhambla. It is known that she fled from her home, at the age of 16 to Delhi for modeling, as she did not receive the support from her family. Neither did she have any relative or Godfather in the industry, neither did she win any beauty pageant before entering the industry. She reached her level, by accomplishing goals, with an honest opinion and her own talent. Kangana Ranaut, is one such actress, who has not worked opposite the Khans, but has with talented actors in the industry. She makes sure, she makes her own decisions in life, so that she does not have to blame anybody else for the consequences.

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

Sidharth Malhotra started modeling at the age of 20 years. A Punjabi by birth, he was born in a family in Delhi, with no connections to the B-Town. He says, that he had never thought about acting in movies, but had auditioned for a role in one during his modeling days. When he finally decided to start acting in movies, he shifted to Mumbai, but however, did not get any good roles. He continued modeling to make ends meet in Mumbai. However, he later started working as an Assistant Director, and after 4 years made his debut with Student of the Year. Presently, the 6-Foot 1-Inch tall actor, is one of the most successful in the industry, who is self-made.

5. Huma Qureshi Huma Qureshi is a model-turned-actress in Bollywoo >> Read More...

Huma Qureshi was born in a Muslim family, in Delhi. She has done History Honors from the University of Delhi, and then went to Act 1 Theatre. Huma Qureshi, did not have any relative or family member associated with the film industry, and entered the big screen with a Tamil movie. Further she went on to debut in Bollywood, in 2012, and then worked in various other ones such as 'Luv ShuvTey Chicken Khurana', and then in 'Gangs of wasseypur-2'. Although 'Huma' has mainly been in low-budget films, she has marked the characters with her acting. Presently, Huma is going to make a debut in Hollywood, with an English director of Indian origin. She is still to go a lot, and achieve lots of ravishing milestones in her life.

6. Ayushmann Khurrana This Vicky donor worked as radio jockey, Video joc >> Read More...

Ayushman Khurana is the cute face, with talent, every girl would love to date. The multi-talented actor, started his career from the television industry, as an anchor. He is a Punjabi by birth, and since his early childhood days, he used to dream of being a celebrity. He got his break in Bollywood, in the year 2012. He debuted with the movie, “ Vicky Donor Click to look into! >> Read More... ”, made by “ Shoojit Sircar Shoojit Sircar is an Indian film producer and dire >> Read More... ”. Ayushman Khurana won a reality show, named 'Roadies-2', at the age of 20, and then went on to work as a radio jockey in a radio station.

Later, he started working on anchoring projects on the small screen, starting from MTV. He is much more than an actor with acting skills and a cute face. He is even blessed with a melodious voice, and has himself sung some songs of some of his movies, and even gone on to release some albums. Today, 'Ayushmann' is considered as a successful actor, who made himself all on his own, through hard work.

7. Anushka Sharma Born in an army family to Col. AjayKumar and Ashim >> Read More...

Anushka Sharma, born in Ayodhya and brought up in Bangalore, belongs to the family of an army officer. She would had been either a model or a journalist, as she had always dreamt of being either one, instead of an actress. The self-made girl is a tough game, as she keeps on expanding her horizons and stepping milestones. Today, Anushka Sharma is a self-made model, actress and also a producer. Recently, she started her own production house, named “Clean Slate Films”. Besides being one of the highest paid celebrity, she believes that in Bollywood the work period of a girl is defined and limited, and thus she wants to do something that she is able to do, regardless of what her age maybe. She believes, that whatever comes through hard work, is worth cherishing, and that is how she leads her life.

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

Sushant Singh Rajput, was born to a middle-class family in Purnea, Bihar. Since his childhood days, he had been preparing to become an engineer, and in the year 2002, he moved to Delhi to appear for entrance examinations, and even got into one reputed engineering college in Dwarka, Delhi. But after studying there for 3 years, he dropped it off in middle, to pursue acting. This made him shift to Mumbai, as all he wanted to earn was fame and money. He started doing theater in Mumbai, where he was spotted by someone after 1-2 years, and was approached for a TV serial. Thus, he got a place, based on his talent.

He soon gained popularity, as a male lead in the serial “PavitraRishta”, where he worked from 2009-2011. This helped him get a break in Bollywood, as he made his debut in the year 2013, with 'Kai Po Che', a movie based on a novel written by “ Chetan Bhagat Chetan Bhagat is a renowned Indian author who was >> Read More... ”. His acting was appraised by the critics, and he got more offers, versatile, in which 'Sushant' went on to show his talent. The self-made star, keeps on doing the hard work, and makes sure not to take the success for granted.

9. Katrina Kaif Katrina Kaif is a prominent and very popular Briti >> Read More...

It is tough for outsiders to make it big in Bollywood, especially when the celebrities are even outside of the country. Katrina Kaif is British by birth, as she was born in Hong-Kong, and then lived in London, for several years. She had started modeling at an early age, back in London, and was used to be acclaimed for her features. She was spotted in one of her modeling shows, by filmmaker “ Kaizad Gustad Kaizad Gustad is a prominent Indian writer and fil >> Read More... ”, and offered a role, in his movie “Boom”. Though it, did very bad at the box office, and was a major flop, it gave Katrina a debut in Bollywood.

Today, Katrina is one of the highest paid actresses in Bollywood, and even considered, one of country’s most attractive celebrity, Though starting with a flop, Katrina made her name in Bollywood, by taking up acting projects, and showing her talent. She has grown a lot through these years, as an actor.

10. Rajkumar Rao

Rajkumar Rao’s whole name reads Rajkumar Rao Yadav, and he is one of the most promising one in the industry. He was born in a Yadav family, in Gurgaon, and went on to graduate in Arts from the University of Delhi. Later he went to Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, as he was fascinated by acting, since he was a school-going kid in standard 10. Rajkumar Rao is an apt example, of how a man, from a small town, can be successful in Bollywood, without any connections or glamor, all on his own.

Around for 2 years, his fees were paid by his teachers, as his family did not have enough resources. Still, Rajkumar has his vision clear about his dreams, and nobody discouraged him ever from following them. He had the fire within himself, and the talent, with the help of which, till today he has delivered some amazing performances, and marked the roles with his characters. Rajkumar Rao, Is totally a self-made star, who went on to change his whole life all on his own.