7 Bollywood Celebs Who Had Odd Jobs Before They Started Acting
For instance, Nawazuddin Siddiqui worked as a chemist and later, as a watchman!
He came back from Bangkok after earning a black belt in Taekwondo and started as a Martial Arts teacher in Mumbai. Later, one of his students helped him fetch a modelling assignment for a small brand, and that's how his journey started.
No doubt, why he's one of the self-made stars of Bollywood.
Quirky and eccentric, Ranveer Singh worked as a copywriter in advertising agencies before landing his first Bollywood project.
Before establishing his foothold in the industry, Big B worked as a freight broker for a shipping firm named Bird and Co. Later, he tried being a radio announcer but got rejected by All India Radio.
After doing a series of odd jobs including being waiter, room service attendant, photographer and running a bakery shop, Boman joined theatre to pursue his passion for acting. And then, Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. came his way, and rest is history...
His journey is incredible and inspiring...to say the least. Born in a farmer's family, the actor lived in Uttar Pradesh along with his eight siblings. Initially, he worked as a chemist to earn a living. Later, Nawazuddin shifted his base to Delhi where he worked as a watchman to earn his bread and butter, and joined National School of Drama to hone his acting skills.
The actor couldn't land into her dream job, even though she had a triple honours degree in business, finance and economics from Manchester Business School in UK. Before being signed for her first film, Parineeti worked as a marketing intern in Yash Raj Films Studio.
Sonakshi Sinha began her career as a costume designer for movies like Mera Dil Leke Dekho in 2005.