Top 10 Celebrities Who Never Wanted To Be One

At some point in life we’ve all dreamt of becoming a celebrity. And why not? That life of glitz and glamor, the immense fan following, traveling, dressing up and of course the humungous pay cheque. Living this life seems so alluring. Maybe that is the reason why the city of Mumbai witnesses such a huge magnitude of people come to it everyday, with a dream of making it big in Bollywood. Yet, there are many people who are never tempted by the limelight and want to lead a normal life and peacefully manage to do so. And then there’s a third kind, the ones who never aspired to become celebrities, but ended up being iconic personalities of the film industry. Had not destiny fiddled with their life plans, they would’ve ended up being just another face in the huge swarm of people in this country.

Here goes the list.

1. Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan or also known as SRK is a prominent >> Read More...

The first name in the list has to be undoubtedly King Khan’s. We are all aware that Shah Rukh came from a lower middle class family and struggled a lot after touching stardom. But little do we know that the Badshah actually was planning to be a sportsperson. Shah Rukh is a Graduate in economics, and played cricket, football and hockey in college. Unfortunately he was induced with a back injury. His right knee got ruptured due to arthritis soon after that, putting an end to his sporting dream. Eventually he went on to do his master’s in Mass Communication at Jamia Millia Islamia after which he was cast in TV serials ‘Fauj’i and “ Dil Dariya The serial Dil Dariya (1988) primarily revolved ar >> Read More... ”; both of which were big hits. The rest we all know, is history.

2. Fawad Khan

This handsome actor from across the border instantly claimed massive fan following after his Bollywood debut in ‘ Khoobsurat Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. He was already famous back home through his TV serials like “ Zindagi Gulzar Hai ‘Zindagi Gulzar Hai’ is a family drama of separati >> Read More... ” , ‘ Humsafar Humsafar is a Pakistani Drama series. It is direct >> Read More... ’ and many more. Fawad initially had thought of becoming an Aeronautical Engineer/Pilot after graduating in Telecom Engineering from the National University of Computer and Engineering Sciences in Lahore. This man here is a living example of the phrase- the combination of looks and brain is a deadly one.

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

Her father is a very illustrious name in the world of Badminton, so it wasn’t surprising when his daughter Deepika had badminton in her mind from a young age and even reached the Nationals after a lot of hard work. Acting might not have even popped in her mind until she realized that she was playing the game just because it ran in the family. That’s when she left badminton to pursue full time modeling and landed a role in the blockbuster in the movie named Om Shanti Om Click to look into! >> Read More... , and secured the best debutant award.

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

A promising career of an investment banker stood ahead of her after she was awarded a honors degree in not only business but finance and economics too! That was just to top up the Majors in Marketing from Manchester Business School UK. Though being ' Priyanka Chopra Born on 18 July 1982, Priyanka Chopra is an establ >> Read More... 's first cousin, Parineeti Chopra had no plans of acting and saw herself as a banker. But the global recession of 2009 compelled her to change the course from banking to acting. Quite a big change eh!

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

The khiladi of Bollywood, lesser known as Rajiv Bhatia went to Bangkok to learn martial arts, something that he is still very passionate about. He did odd jobs and even worked as a chef in a restaurant to make a living and learn martial arts alongside. He never knew that martial arts would pave his way to such a beautiful Bollywood career. Acting happened to him after he starred as a martial arts instructor ‘ Mahesh Bhatt Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt created a niche for himself >> Read More... ’s 1987 film named Aaj.

6. Rajinikanth 'Rajinikanth' is the name that is known in >> Read More...

He is a Demi God down South with a temple dedicated to him. Despite of such a huge fan following and God like status, Rajini as he is fondly called as one of the most down to earth stars people have ever seen. The reason for this humbleness might be because Rajini has stayed true to his roots. He has never unforgotten his days of struggle, where he did odd jobs of a coolie, carpenter after finally ending up as a conductor with BTS (Bangalore Transport Service). Acting seemed to be a dream too costly for him back then, when he barely could fend for his family.

7. John Abraham Like some of our sexy stars, John Abraham has had >> Read More...

This handsome hunk has a pursued an MBA from the Mumbai Educational Trust and has worked in the advertising industry before starting out as a model. John had never thought about acting before he worked as a media manager at firm which is now defunct.

8. Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in A >> Read More...

Big B had no plans to star on the silver screen early in his life. He is the son of a renowned poet, Harivansh Rai Srivastava, who operated under the pen name Bachchan. Big B was initially named Inquilaab, inspired by the popular phrase of that time, 'Inquilaab Zindabad'. Mr Bachchan studied in the Sherwood College, Nainital and later earned a double honors from Delhi University. It was due to his mother, Teji Bachchan’s influence that he chose to act. Well, thank god for his decision because Bollywood without Big B is unimaginable.

9. Preity Zinta Preity, also known as Preity Zinta is a famous Act >> Read More...

Preity is the daughter of an officer from the Indian Army. Born and brought up in Shimla, Preity studied in Convent of Jesus and Mary in Shimla where she developed an interest in literature and basketball. Upon graduating with English Honors, she moved on to doing a Master’s in Criminal psychology. She accompanied a friend to her audition where she met Shekhar Kapur Shekhar Kapur is a renowned Indian actor, director >> Read More... . She was also asked to audition and upon seeing her audition, Kapur suggested that she become an actress.

10. R Madhavan R Madhavan is a popular film actor in Tamil and Hi >> Read More...

Madhavan took birth in a Tamil family residing in Bihar and was a brilliant student. He spent a year in Canada, representing India as the cultural ambassador. Upon returning he became an engineer in electronics. He was also an active NCC cadet, and has trained with the Britain’s Royal Army, Indian Navy and Airforce. Had he not missed the cut-off age by six months, R Madhavan would’ve been a very successful pilot with the Indian Air Force.