Aug 21, 2024
By: Ayush Mehrotra
Akshay Kumar worked as a waiter and chef in Bangkok, Thailand. He also worked as a martial arts instructor before entering Bollywood.
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The superstar of Tamil cinema, Rajinikanth, worked as a bus conductor for the Bangalore Transport Service before he joined the Madras Film Institute.
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Before his acting career took off, Nawazuddin Siddiqui worked as a chemist and later as a watchman in Delhi.
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Dilip Kumar started as a canteen owner and dry fruit seller in Pune before actress Devika Rani discovered him, casting him in his debut film, Jwar Bhata.
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Boman Irani worked as a waiter at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai. He later joined his family business before he found his calling in acting.
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Before becoming an actor, John Abraham worked as a media planner for an ad agency. He also modelled and appeared in music videos.
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Arshad Warsi started his career as a door-to-door cosmetics salesman and later became a choreographer before his acting career took off.
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Randeep Hooda worked as a waiter and taxi driver in Australia while studying before he returned to India to pursue acting.
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