Ten Actors Whose Destiny Made Them Great Stars Of Bollywood

The glamour life of Bollywood can often hide the struggles which the stars have made to rise to fame. Often their past lives are unknown or may be hidden from common people like us. So, here is a list of the stars who made it big on their own.

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

With his great efforts in acting and his struggles, Amitabh Bachchan became the reputed figure ' Big B Click to look into! >> Read More... ' of our film industry. But before his rise to fame he, in the past had a tough time setting his grounds in this glamorous industry. He came from a small town in Allahabad to Mumbai, where he had to pass many nights on the benches of Marine Drive because he didn't ha a place to stay. The comedian Mehmood was one of his mentors and later on offered him his own home to stay. His initial film career has a record of twelve flops before his first hit movie Zanjeer.

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

Shah Rukh during his college was interested in sports but a serious back and knee injury ended his career there. So he shifted his attention towards acting and filmmaking. He started his career by working in TV serials, the first ones being Fauji and Dil Dariya The serial Dil Dariya (1988) primarily revolved ar >> Read More... . He says that his serial ' Circus Circus is one of the most popular television seria >> Read More... ' brought him into the eyes of many movie directors and it was the producer Vivek Vaswani Vivek Vaswani is a famous writer, producer, and ac >> Read More... who marked his journey towards the films. It was he who noticed him one day while he was at the road side and gave him a film offer. It was then that he signed 5 films in one single day. After this major break, he never looked back and became the Badshah of Bollywood.

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

In spite of using his father’s presence in the industry Shahid wanted to become an actor on his own. He remained a part of Shaimak Dawar's dance troupe for 3-4 years and also worked as a background dancer in many movies including Taal. He showed his talent in the advertisement industry too by appearing in the ads with Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukherji. Later he also started taking acting workshops. He auditioned for the movie 'Ishq Vishq' but was rejected because of his lean figure. Due to some problems, the film got delayed for 1 year in which Shahid worked hard just to become the right choice for the movie.

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

Akshay worked as a waiter and then as a dishwasher in Bangkok. After this, he became a chef but he used to earn a very small amount of money and spent most of his nights sleeping on the kitchen floor. After returning from Bangkok he went to Calcutta where he worked as a peon in a travel agency for one and a half year. It was then when he came back to India that he established his grounds in the glamour life but even this journey was a tough one. He did many odd jobs before he could finally manage to do a movie. His journey crossed through the professions of salesman, dance teacher, modeling, assistance and then finally acting. It was after starting his career in modeling that he changed his name from Rajiv Bhatia to Akshay Kumar. His first big hit was Khiladi after which he became an integral part of the industry.

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

He grew up in a farmer’s family in Uttar Pradesh. After school, he started his career by working as a chemist. During this time he developed an interest in theatre and did theatre for some time. After this, he went to learn acting in National School of Drama and simultaneously worked as a watchman to earn his living. It was after his major break in Gangs of Wasseypur that he finally rose to fame.

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

Boman worked as a waiter at the Taj Hotel. In addition, he also used to help his mother with their home bakery. He got his first major break in the age of 44. He worked hard for five years to be in Bollywood and attained fame with the movie Munna Bhai MBBS.

7. Arshad Warsi Arshad Warsi is most popular for his role as Circu >> Read More...

The well-known comedian/actor Arshad spent his early part of childhood at boarding school and later part as an orphan. He stated that right from the beginning he was deprived of his parents love. He left school after the 10th standard and at the age of 17 he worked as a door to door cosmetics salesman. He also worked as an assistant and his keen interest in dancing forced him to become a dance choreographer. It was Joy Augustine Joy Augustine is a filmmaker in Bollywood Film Ind >> Read More... who noticed his acting skills and gave him an offer of the movie ' Tere Mere Sapne Tere Mere Sapne is a TV series that ran from 2009 >> Read More... '.

8. Neha Dhupia Neha Dhupia is a Bollywood actress who began her c >> Read More...

Neha Dhupia, the Miss India Miss India was a TV serial that was aired on Doord >> Read More... of 2002 worked backstage to help the models with their shoes. She struggled for a very long period before she could finally get into Bollywood. She calls herself 'a full-time struggler'.

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

Initially working as a struggler Sushant was noticed once and was placed as a lead in the daily soap Pavitra Rishta One of the popular Hindi serials, Pavitra Rishta >> Read More... . But his longing to become an actor lead him to quit his job and he was left jobless, for this part of struggle he worked in coffee houses for a living. It was then that he was chosen for Kai Po Che and this he suggests changed his life for better.

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

She did her graduation from a business school in Manchester and dreamt of becoming a banker. But during recession no bank in London or India offered her a job. She was left jobless and it was then that she applied for an internship in the marketing team of YRF. During this period of internship she got selected for the movie Ishaqzaade and then she made it big on her own.