Oct 16, 2025

Before they were famous: 10 Bollywood celebs and their surprising first jobs

Kriti Sonali

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan Did you know our King of Bollywood, SRK, worked as a ticket seller at a concert in Delhi?

Amitabh Bachchan

Big B started out doing voiceover work for documentaries before his acting days.

Priyanka Chopra

Before Miss World fame, Priyanka interned at a tech company during her teen years.

Akshay Kumar

Before Bollywood, Akshay taught martial arts in Bangkok and he even worked as a waiter.

Ranveer Singh

Bollywood's powerhouse Ranveer once worked as a copywriter in an ad agency.

Deepika Padukone

Deepika began as a model, walking ramps long before ruling the silver screen.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Before fame, Nawaz worked as a watchman at a factory to make ends meet.

Rajkummar Rao

Rajkummar started in theatre, performing small plays for just a few hundred rupees.

Kriti Sanon

She took up modeling assignments during college to chase her Bollywood dream.

Alia Bhatt

Before Student of the Year, Alia assisted on film sets to learn the craft up close.

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