20 Models Who Established Themselves As Actors

Bollywood industry is full of versatile and talented performers it has nurtured many actors and made them stand out. The modeling industry has given a lot of magnificent performers to the Bollywood industry which are admired by the audience. We can see the drastic change in the personalities of the actors which denotes their hard work in the industry. Modeling is the stepping stone for the people who want to establish themselves as artists in the Bollywood industry. It is a way through which you can put up your talent in front of people and get yourself name and fame and then slowly and gradually this makes you and your work well-liked which helps the models in getting new and challenging projects. Here are 20 models that established themselves in the Bollywood industry and became superstars:

1. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a popular Indian actress >> Read More...

Aishwarya Rai is one of the most gorgeous and high-profile actors in the industry. She didn’t continue her education because she wanted to be a successful model. Later, she became a victorious model and conquered the industry soon and established herself as an actor. She was also cast in few commercials which made her popular amongst the audience later. The American edition of Vogue presented her which led her to great success and in 1994 she also won Miss India Miss India was a TV serial that was aired on Doord >> Read More... pageant. Aishwarya has worked in the regional cinema as well.

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John was a well-known face in the modeling industry before he stepped into Bollywood. He won Gladrags Manhunt in 1999 which made him more popular amongst the audience which boosted up the number of John’s fans. After doing modeling in advertisements, he made a Bollywood Debut film Jism for which he was awarded Filmfare award for the best actor debut male. He is now a successful actor and producer as well.

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

Arjun Rampal was also a thriving model who later stepped into Bollywood industry. He started his career in 2001 with his debut film Pyar, Ishq Aur Mohabbat in which he played leading role and applauded for the same. In 2006 he also produced a film I See You and he was a television Host as well. His excellent skills made him a successful model and an actor later.

4. Priyanka Chopra Born on 18 July 1982, Priyanka Chopra is an establ >> Read More...

She was one of the popular models before she was launched in the industry and in the year 2000 she also won Miss India pageant. Later, she became a successful actor and melodious singer as well. The queen of hearts and a versatile actor is doing an amazing job in Bollywood as well as in the Hollywood film industry. She is the winner of Padma Shri and many more awards for the work which she has done.

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

Deepika was also a successful model and she also did a splendid job in her modeling career. She won The Model of the Year Award at the Kingfisher Fashion Awards. Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar presented her in the year 2006. Later, she was launched in the Bollywood industry and won the hearts of the audience with her astonishing performance in all these years. She has worked in movies such as Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani, Bajirao Mastani Click to look into! >> Read More... , Piku, Break Ke Baad Click to look into! >> Read More... and much more. She has also won numerous awards for her performances.

6. Sushmita Sen What is the essence of being a woman? her winning >> Read More...

Sushmita was a great model earlier later she won the Miss Universe pageant in 1994 and she was the first Indian Women who won the title this made her popular amongst the audience. After this, she started her career in Bollywood with the movie ‘ Dastak Dastak is a Hindi television news show that airs o >> Read More... ’ and applauded for her work. She also won the title of Femina Miss India and many awards for her performances in all these years.

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

Before entering into the Bollywood industry Anushka was into modeling and she started her career with Wendell Rodricks Wendell Rodricks is an Indian fashion designer bor >> Read More... in 2007 after which she went to Mumbai for a career into modeling. Later, she was launched in Bollywood and made a Blockbuster with Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan or also known as SRK is a prominent >> Read More... named Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. She has worked in movies like NH 10, Sultan and much more.

8. Lara Dutta Lara Dutta is an Indian actress, model, movie prod >> Read More...

Lara Dutta is a tremendously successful model she won many titles like Gladrags Megamodel in 1995, Miss Intercontinental Pageant in 1997 and the Miss Universe pageant. She did wonders in her career in modeling and she established herself in the Bollywood industry, but she couldn’t achieve much in Bollywood industry as she attained in her modeling career.

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

Recently married Bipasha left a mark on everyone’s mind with her excellent performance in her career in Bollywood as well as in modeling. She won the Ford Supermodel Competition in 1999 and later became an International Supermodel. She started her career in Bollywood with her film debut Ajnabee in 2001 and admired for the same. She has done tremendously brilliant and memorable work in all her movies.

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

Katrina started her career in modeling at a very little age. When she was 14, she was appeared in London Fashion Week and there she was discovered for her first Bollywood movie. She also worked in Tamil and Malayalam films. After a successful career in modeling, she has also established herself in the Bollywood film industry and people always admire her for her work.

11. Randeep Hooda The strong macho image of Randeep Hooda graces the >> Read More...

He was a model and a television actor for a very short period. He is an amazing actor which he proved with his performance in his recent movie Sarabjit. He made his first debut film Monsoon Wedding, and the director of the movie was Mira Nair Mira Nair, a veteran Filmmaker, based in New York >> Read More... . After four years he got his second project and is entertaining people till today.

12. Dino Morea Dino Morea is a die-hard Bollywood actor and a for >> Read More...

Dino Morea started his career as a model. He participated in Gladrags Manhunt Contest and won a second prize in the contest and then he continued his journey in the modeling industry. Later, he was cast in Pyar Mein Kabhi Kabhi opposite Rinke Khanna Rinke is an Indian-born Bollywood actress, who was >> Read More... , and this movie did not impress the audience much but later he got incredible roles and continued to entertain the audience with his excellent performance in the films like Gunaah, Raaz and much more.

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

Neha Dhupia won the title of ‘Miss India’ in 2002 she was also into modeling at that time, but it only remained till then. Her career in modeling bears a resemblance to her career in acting. The time she spent in the industry bought her many achievements, but she couldn’t make it for a long time in the industry.

14. Samir Soni Samir Soni is a well-known Hinidi television and f >> Read More...

Samir Soni stepped in the modeling industry first; he was a model since 2007. He started his career in acting with his Hindi serial Samandar which based on Navy officers. He has also worked with Doordarshan. He has also worked in some of the movies and applauded for them.

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

Siddharth Malhotra started his career in modeling when he was 18. He was not much satisfied with the work he was doing, therefore he switched to Bollywood industry. Siddharth is a budding actor he has done movies like Hasee Toh Phasee Click to look into! >> Read More... , Kapoor&Sons and much more and he was also applauded for the same.

16. Upen Patel Upen patel is a well known film actor in Indian fi >> Read More...

Upen Patel is an enormously successful model he won the title of the Model of the year four times in a row by Asia Fashion Award. Top 10 sexiest men in Asia presented him for five years. He has earned both name and fame from the modeling industry. He has done few movies in Bollywood as well.

17. Zeenat Aman Zeenat Aman is a trendsetter and the most versatil >> Read More...

She is one such model who entered the Bollywood industry very easily and became popular as well. Her career in Bollywood made her a tremendously popular model. She has also won the title of Miss Asia Pacific in 1970 and fascinated the audience.

18. Juhi Chawla Juhi Chawla is a renowned Indian actress and produ >> Read More...

Juhi started her career as a model and later she won the title of Miss India in 1984. Bollywood industry welcome her and she did her best achieved a lot in her journey. She is a Producer as well, and she has worked in the regional cinema as well. She has done movies in Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Bengali language.

19. Lisa Ray An actress, model, endorser, tv-host, philanthropi >> Read More...

She is the ninth-most gorgeous women in the millennium. She is more into modeling than acting. She worked with many remarkable movies and she has proved herself in the industry.

20. Diana Penty Diana Penty is an Indian actress born in Mumbai on >> Read More...

Diana Penty is a well-liked model but she is also into acting and she has done her debut film Cocktail and audience admires her for her performance in the movie. She has also worked well in her recent film Happy Bhaag Jayegi. Bollywood industry is having many more fine performers by the modeling industry. Modeling is the stepping stone for the people who want to work with Bollywood industry. Modeling makes the actors more challenging and hardworking which help them in achieving what they want to attain in life.