Top 20 Famous Celebrities From Delhi

Here’s a list of famous people who actually spent their early years in the country’s capital, Delhi.

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

He was born on 2nd November, 1965 in Delhi to a Muslim family. He grew up in Rajendra Nagar, Delhi. He completed his bachelor’s in Economics from Hansraj College and later enrolled for master’s degree in Mass Communication but left it midway to pursue acting. Khan made his debut in Bollywood with ‘Deewana’. He married Gauri Khan Born on Ocotber 8 1970, Gauri Khan (originally kno >> Read More... in 1991. Gauri is a Hindu while Khan is a Muslim and their kids follow both religions.

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

Akshay Kumar was born in Amritsar, Punjab but he grew up in Chandni Chowk, Delhi. He was a performer since a very young age. He used to dance. He later went to Bangkok to learn martial arts. He worked as a waiter as well as a chef in Bangkok. Before becoming an actor, Kumar was a model. He taught martial arts in Mumbai. He also worked as an assistant photographer to shoot for his first portfolio. He made his debut with the movie ‘Deedar’. He got signed for it by luck. Khan made a lot of efforts and put in a lot of hard work to reach where he is today. Kudos to the man for it!

3. Shahid Kapoor Shahid Kapoor also identifies as the name Shahid K >> Read More...

Born to parents who were actors too, in Delhi, Shahid had to witness his parents’ divorce at the age of three. He lived with his mother after that. He grew up in Mumbai and joined Shiamak Davar’s dance classes. He learned dance and appeared in many movies as a background dancer for a long time before receiving his first break with the film Ishq Vishk. Shahid worked as a model and also did ad commercials. He taught dance at the institute where he learned it. He also worked as an assistant director to his father for the TV serial, Mohandas B.A.L.L.B.

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

This rising star was born and brought up in Delhi. He lived in the city for most of his life. He was a model before he decided to act. He worked an assistant director for the film My Name Is Khan with Karan Johar Karan Johar is one among the top ten celebrities i >> Read More... . He finally made his movie debut with Student Of The Year and won everybody’s hearts. He is praised for his acting by the critics, and is believed to be the next King of Bollywood. Well, that’s huge but well deserved.

5. Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan is a film celebrity born to actress  >> Read More...

Son of the great Indian cricket team captain, Mansoor Ali Khan Mansoor Ali Khan was born in the small village cal >> Read More... Pataudi, Khan was born in Delhi and belongs to a royal family. He now holds the position of the Nawab of Pataudi. Saif was never into studies. Before coming into Bollywood, he worked for an advertising firm and also appeared in a TV series, Gwalior Suiting. He later made his debut with ‘ Parampara Click to look into! >> Read More... ’.

6. Ajay Devgan Ajay Devgn is an Indian film actor. He is perhaps >> Read More...

Ajay was born in Delhi in a Punjabi family. His family had connections to Bollywood. He married Kajol Devgan Born on 5th August 1974, Kajol was the heartthrob >> Read More... in 1999 which was a surprise to the industry. Ajay got his first break with the movie Phool Aur Kaante Click to look into! >> Read More... and received the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for the same. Since then he did a lot of films. He owns a production house. The first picture he directed was U Me Aur Hum. He has two kids with wife, Kajol.

7. Bipasha Basu Bipasha Basu, born in January 7,1979 in Delhi, is >> Read More...

Bipasha was also born in Delhi but to a Bengali family. She lived in Nehru Place until the age of eight after which her family shifted to Kolkata. She started her career in modelling at a very young age after she won the Godrej Cinthol Supermodel Contest. She first appeared in the industry with ‘Ajnabee’. She did not play the lead role but managed to shine bright by winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for the film. She recently married actor Karan Singh Grover Karan Singh Grover is a famous Indian actor who is >> Read More... .

8. Arjun Rampal Amit Rampal is an Indian Actor, Host, Producer and >> Read More...

Arjun was born in Jabalpur. He lived with his mother after his parents separated. He is an actor, a model, a film producer and a TV host. He made his debut in movies with Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat. He hasn’t given us many hits but got his first big break with ‘ Don Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. He has his own production company now, and the first film he produced was I See You in which he starred as the lead actor. He has two daughters with wife, Mehr Jesia Mehr Jesia also called Mehr Jesia Rampal is an Ind >> Read More... .

9. Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan, a very famous Indian playback sin >> Read More...

She started her career at a very, very young age. This talented singer was born in Delhi and started singing at the age of four. She used to listen to cassettes and CDs. She soon started participating in competitions and singing in gatherings. “Ladki Deewani Dekho” was her Bollywood-debut song, which she sang at the age of 13. There was no stopping her after that. She went on to sing more heart-warming numbers and made a place for her among the best singers in the industry. She judged Indian Idol and was also a coach in the singing show The Voice. She is truly an inspiration to our young aspiring and upcoming singers.

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

Belonging to a regular Indian family with no Bollywood connections, Kriti made her career and paved her path to Bollywood herself. She was a model. She first appeared in films with the movie ‘1: Nenokkadine’. She made her debut in Bollywood with ‘ Heropanti Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ opposite Tiger Shroff Jai Shroff or popularly known as Tiger Shroff is a >> Read More... and won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut Actor for the same. We then saw her in ‘ Dilwale Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ along with Shah Rukh Khan, Varun Dhawan Varun Dhawan, a new comer entered Bollywood with h >> Read More... and Kajol.

11. Honey Singh Honey Singh was born on 15th March 1983 in Hoshiar >> Read More...

His parents named him Hirdesh Singh. Born in Hoshiarpur, his parents moved to Delhi later, and that is where he grew up. More commonly known by the name Yo Yo Honey Singh, he studied music from the UK. He is married to Shalini Talwar Singh Shalini Talwar is a well-known Indian actress. She >> Read More... . He is mainly known to be a rapper and a singer, but he also produces music and acts. He appeared in a few Punjabi films, the most renowned being Tu Mera 22, Main Tera 22. While his songs are favourites among the youth of today, they are also criticised by the previous generations. He was in the news for the offensive language used in some of his songs and had to take the blame for publicizing rapes. He has also written songs for Bollywood movies.

12. Esha Gupta Esha Gupta was born in Delhi, India, where she gre >> Read More...

Winner of Miss India International (2007), Esha is an actress and a model. She made her Bollywood debut with ‘ Jannat 2 Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ alongside Emraan Hashmi Emraan Hashmi is one of the most successful & cont >> Read More... in 2012. She has done a few movies since then. She hasn’t received an award for her acting yet but was nominated a few times.

13. Pulkit Samrat Pulkit Samrat is a popular Indian model and actor, >> Read More...

Born and brought up in Delhi; Pulkit lived at the Shalimar Bagh. He quit college to join an acting course after he received a modelling assignment. He made his debut with Bittoo Boss Click to look into! >> Read More... . He was a well-liked TV face before that. He appeared in the serial Kyuki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and also did Vaibahvi Merchant’s musical theatrical Taj Express in which he had the lead role. He is married to Salman Khan’s rakhi-sister, Shweta Rohira Shweta Rohira is a rakhi-sister of the famous Boll >> Read More... , who was also Pulkit’s girlfriend for a long time.

14. Minissha Lamba Born on 18th January 1985 to Punjabi speaking Sikh >> Read More...

An alumnus of one of the most prestigious DU colleges, Miranda House, Minissha is an actress who we first saw in Bollywood in the movie ‘Yahaan’. She was born in Delhi and did her schooling in Chennai. She also appeared in many ad commercials during her college years. Her biggest break was Bachna Ae Haseeno Click to look into! >> Read More... . She was a contestant in Bigg Boss Bigg Boss Tamil is the Tamil language version of t >> Read More... 8.

15. Nandita Das Nandita Das is an actress and director extremely p >> Read More...

A film actress and director, Das was brought up in Delhi. She was born to parents who were popular in their fields. Her mother was a writer and father was an artist. She did her bachelor’s from Miranda House, DU and Masters from Delhi School of Social Work, DU. She appeared in about thirty feature films in ten different languages. She is a very skilled lady.

16. Alok Nath Alok Nath is an Indian television and Bollywood fi >> Read More...

He is an actor. He appeared in movies as well as TV serials. ‘Gandhi’ was the first Bollywood movie he ever did which also received an award for the Best Picture. He is a very popular TV face. He appeared in soap operas like ‘ Rishtey Rishtey is a Hindi television network channel broa >> Read More... ’, Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai, Yahan Mai Ghar Ghar Kheli, and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. He was the victim of memes and jokes on social media during 2014 for no concrete reason. However, the actor did not mind the jokes and handled the whole situation very calmly and maturely. He did not react to youngsters taking his case and admitted that he, in fact, liked most of them. Well, this is why we love Alok Nath.

17. Shakti Kapoor Personal life: Shakti Kapoor was born in Delhi, In >> Read More...

He was named Sunil Kapoor by his parents. He was born in Delhi. He initially did small side roles in movies before he finally got his first lead role with ‘ Rocky Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. His role was that of a villain, and that is when he decided to change his name to Shakti because he believed that Sunil was a weak name for a villain. He did many movies after that and was one of the best villains of Bollywood in his time.

18. Rahul Dev Rahul Dev is an Indian model turned film and telev >> Read More...

Rahul was a model before he made his debut in movies with the film ‘ Champion Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ in 2000. He played the role of a villain and won a Filmfare Award for it. His wife died of cancer. He has a son with her.

19. Vikas Bahl Vikas Bahl (Born 1971) is an Indian film producer, >> Read More...

He lived at Lajpat Nagar, Delhi and went to Ramjas College, Delhi before moving to Mumbai to do his MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies. He works in the Hindi cinema, and produces films under Phantom Films. He was the head of UTV Spot Boy. His most renowned film is ‘ Queen Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. He is a talented guy.

20. Bhumika Chawla Bhumika Chawla or Rachna Chawla is an Indian actre >> Read More...

The “Tere Naam” actress, Bhumika is the youngest in her family and was born in Delhi. Her parents named her Rachna. Bhumika is a familiar face in the South. She became very popular after winning the Best Actress award for the Telugu movie ‘ Khushi Click to look into! >> Read More... ’.