Top 10 Bollywood Actors Who Stepped Late Into The Industry

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

From looking after his family’s wafer store business to becoming a professional sports photographer to theatre acting to movies, Boman Irani’s journey to Bollywood was a long one. But thankfully, at the age of 42, he found his true calling through a role in the indie film Everybody Says I’m Fine. And now, he is well known for his roles in productions like Munna Bhai M.B.B.S, “ 3 Idiots Click to look into! >> Read More... ”, “ Main Hoon Na Click to look into! >> Read More... ”, etc.

2. Amrish Puri Amrish Lal Puri was born on 22nd June, 1932 in Pun >> Read More...

Known as one of the most famous and critically acclaimed on-screen villains of all time, Amrish Puri initially auditioned for leading roles in various movies, but failed. He continued to work in theatre and soon found his niche as an antagonist in films at the age of 40. He became noticed in the 1980 hit movie "Hum Paanch" and his career took off from there.

3. Paresh Rawal The Padma Shri award winner who shot to fame with >> Read More...

Paresh Rawal made an official debut with a supporting role in the 1984 film ‘Holi’, but it wasn’t until the year 2000 that he gained recognition as a talented actor with his comic role in Hera Pheri Hera Pheri is a comedy based TV show which came on >> Read More... . By then he was 50 years old, but he proved that it is never too late to make it big.

4. Kirron Kher Kirron Kher or Kirron Anupam Kher was Kiran Thakar >> Read More...

The name “Kirron Kher” was unheard of outside the theatre circles until she played a role in ‘ Shyam Benegal Shyam Benegal is a renowned Indian director and sc >> Read More... ’s “Sardari Begum” at age of 41, which also won her a National Award. She soon entered mainstream Bollywood Cinema with her role in ‘Devdas’ and has been known for her roles as a typical Punjabi mother.

5. Ronit Roy Ronit Roy (Ronit Bose Roy) was born on 11th Octobe >> Read More...

Ronit Roy had been a familiar household face on the small screen, but soon made a name for himself as a critically acclaimed actor with his role in the film ‘ Udaan Udaan is a Hindi Daily series which aired on 18th >> Read More... ’ in 2010. He made his Bollywood debut when he was in his late 30s.

6. Lillete Dubey Lillete Dubey is an Indian theater personality who >> Read More...

Lilette Dubey was 48 years old when Shyam Benegal offered her a critical role in ‘Zubeidaa’ in 2001 that marked her debut. Since then she has played various roles in films like Monsoon Wedding, ‘ Baghban Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, “ Kal Ho Naa Ho Click to look into! >> Read More... ”, “ The Lunchbox Click to look into! >> Read More... ”, and more.

7. Pankaj Tripathi Pankaj Tripathi is an acclaimed Indian film actor >> Read More...

Tripathi had played small roles in movies like ‘Apaharan’, ‘ Omkara Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, and ‘ Raavan Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. But he rose to critical acclaim when he landed a role in ‘ Anurag Kashyap Born on 10th September 1972, Anurag Kashyap has es >> Read More... ’s “Gangs of Wasseypur” in his late 30s. Since then he has also acted notably in “Gangs of Wasseypur 2” and ‘ Agneepath Click to look into! >> Read More... ’.

8. Adil Hussain Adil Hussain is a prominent Indian television, fi >> Read More...

Although he has only acted in very few films, Adil Hussain gradually rose to recognition with roles in films like ‘ Gauri Shinde Gauri Shinde is an Indian feature films and ad-fil >> Read More... ’s “ English Vinglish Click to look into! >> Read More... ” and ‘ Ang Lee Ang Lee is a Taiwanese-origin filmmaker who has pr >> Read More... ’s “ Life Of Pi Click to look into! >> Read More... ”. The talented actor was previously into theatre acting in Assam and Delhi and landed his first Bollywood role with ‘ Ishqiya Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ at the age of 47.

9. Sanjay Misra

Another actor who entered the industry during the latter half of his life is Sanjay Misra. He made his acting debut with the movie "Oh Darling, Yeh Hai India"and is popular for his roles in films like All The Best All the Best is a vintage-era Tv program in Hindi >> Read More... , " Phas Gaye Re Obama Click to look into! >> Read More... ", and Ankhon Dekhi Click to look into! >> Read More... .

10. Piyush Mishra Piyush Mishra is an Indian film actor, singer, com >> Read More...

A graduate of the National School of Drama, Delhi and a well-known face in the Hindi theatre circles, Piyush Mishra made his entry into Bollywood rather late, at the age of 45, in ‘ Mani Ratnam Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker deeply rooted t >> Read More... ’s “Dil Se”. He gained recognition for his iconic roles in Maqbool (2002) and Gangs of Wasseypur (2012).