With nepotism becoming the hottest topic of B-town, it is commonly believed that you cannot make it big in the entertainment industry without a hand to push you forward. However, in the world of favouritism and “Maama-bhanja” reign, we bring you top 10 actors who made it big in Bollywood without any guardian.
These stars are solely recognized due to their hard work and talent. So here is the list of top10 self-made actors in Bollywood:
- Shah Rukh Khan: Undoubtedly, the king of Bollywood. Having no guardian in the B-town, he struggled consistently for years and initially worked in Doordarshan TV programs like Fauji, Circus and Dusra Kewal. Today, Shah Rukh is considered as one of the top actors around the world.
- Akshay Kumar: Rajeev Bhatia, popularly known as Akshay Kumar, had no godfather in the Bollywood industry. His father was a government servant and he worked as a waiter in Bangkok and returned to India as a trained martial art professional. Later, he tried his luck in modelling and emerged as the Khiladi Kumar of Bollywood and the rest is history.
- Ranveer Singh: This powerhouse of energy comes from a non-filmy background. He himself had absolutely no idea that he would make it this big. He started his career as a copywriter for ad agencies and also assisted director Shaad Ali in various advertising projects. After years of hard work, luck favoured him when Aditya Chopra recognized his talent and casted him in Band Baaja Baarat.
- Anushka Sharma: She hails from the city of Bangalore and has an army background. Her talent worked while she was working on a modelling project and tried her luck with auditioning for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and it came to be a big break for her and she was launched next to one of the greatest Bollywood stars in the industry, Shah Rukh Khan. Today, she has definitely achieved a lot in her life with diligence. She is also married to the Indian Cricket team captain, Virat Kohli.
- Kangana Ranaut: One of the boldest B-town actresses, Kangana Ranaut, bluntly raises her voice against the concept of nepotism in the industry. She hails from Himachal Pradesh with absolutely no relations in Bollywood. This Bollywood queen faced numerous hardships from her family as they didn’t want her to go to Mumbai. But she refused to give up on her dreams and worked hard to make it big on the silver screen.
- Vidhya Balan: B-town’s bubbly or Sulu originally started her career with TV commercials and serials. She has acted various South Indian films before she got her huge break with Vindu Vinod Chopra in Parineeta, where the director was convinced her that she is perfect for the role.
- Deepika Padukone: Currently, she is one of the best actresses of B-town. Deepika belongs to a sporty background and wanted to become a Badminton player. However, in her teenage, she decided to pursue a career in Bollywood and was launched by Bollywood’s top actor, Shah Rukh Khan. Earlier, she has also performed in a Kannada movie next to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
- Irrfan Khan: Irrfan Khan has set the benchmark for entire movie industry as an actor but not as a commercial star. He began his career with TV and worked in serials like Bharat ek khoj and Banegi apni baat. In the year 1988, he did his first Bollywood movie titled Salaam Bombay. He has also acted in Hollywood movies like A Mighty Heart. In the year 2012, he bagged a National award for Paan Singh Tomar. Recently, the actor died due to cancer and left his fans in great distress.
- John Abraham: He started his career from modelling. John Abraham was declared as the winner of Gladrags Manhunt Contest in the year 1999. Later, he appeared in music videos with top-notch singers like Pankaj Udas, and Babul Supriyo . In 2003, with the movie Jism, he debuted in Bollywood. Later, he was recognized due to his negative character in the movie Dhoom released in 2004. He also showed his good comic timings in the movie Dostana released in 2007.
- Priyanka Chopra: Former Miss World, Priyanka Chopra acted in a Tamil movie before she made her Bollywood debut. She began her B-town journey in 2004 with the movie Hero: Love Story Of A Spy, where she was the second lead. Later, she got a movie Andaaz as the lead and won the Filmfare Award for the best debut. She became everyone’s heartthrob with her amazing performance in Fashion (2007). She also made it big in Hollywood and acted in international series like Quantico.
