People think that you can never succeed in Bollywood without a hand to push you forward. It’s a tough place to survive and without any perfect guidance or a “Godfather” more precisely you won’t be able to last long there.
But there are certain people who work hard and pave their own paths to success. Though it’s no piece of cake but there are some celebrities who have made it to the top without any “Godfather”.
Let’s see which celebrities have climbed the ladder of success without any Godfather.
1. Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan came with nothing to loose in Bollywood industry. His life changed one day when he caught the eyes of producer Vivek Vaswani while eating roadside biryani in Bandra. Next day Vivek took him to GP sippy and that day he signed 5 films together.
2. Akshay Kumar
The Khiladi Kumar is said to be a waiter before he came to Bollywood. The star made his debut with the film ‘Saugandh’ in the year 1991 and after that, he signed ‘Khiladi’ which was a superhit film and is his identity as well. He is one of the finest and down to earth actors Bollywood has ever seen.
3. Ranveer Singh
The jumping jack of the industry was a born entertainer. He studied Bachelor in Arts from Indiana University, US and then he started assisting in films. That’s where he picked up his interest in films and started giving auditions. He then finally landed in ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’ and made an award-winning debut in the industry.
4. Kangana Ranaut
Kangana Ranaut was only 16 when she decided that she will take the big step towards her choice of career. She came to Delhi and got herself enrolled in a modeling agency. That agency, later on, sent her to Mumbai so that she can give auditions and try her luck in films. Her agent took her to Mahesh Bhatt’s office where she got rejected because she looked too young but later on Anurag Basu gave her an impactful role in ‘Gangster’.
5. Deepika Padukone
The eye candy of Bollywood was very young when she came to Mumbai in search of her dreams. That’s when she landed herself in some advertisement assignments. Later on, she was starred in Himesh Reshammiya’s music video. That’s when she caught the eyes of Farah Khan and got herself the lead role in ‘Om Shanti Om’.
6. Sushant Singh Rajput
The handsome TV actor was actually studying engineering when he got fed up with it and convinced his father to let him become an actor. He came to Mumbai and got himself a role in Ekta Kapoor’s daily soap ‘Pavitra Rishta’. Later on, he left the show for the film ‘Kai Po Che’. That film just became the turning point of his life.
7. Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma was a model when she gave the audition for her first film ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’. She wasn’t even aware that this was a Yash Raj banner film. She was selected for the film later on.
8. Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra won her first title as Miss World at the young age of 18. After that, she faced a lot of troubles leading her to almost quitting her dream. But at the same time, she landed herself a role in the film ‘Andaaz’ which turned out to be a superhit film. And now the actress is making herself known in Hollywood as well. Hard work does pay off.
9. Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan is in the industry because of pure talent. She worked in almost 90 ads before she was cast in one of Euphoria’s music video. Finally, she got ‘Parineeta’ which made her what she is today.
10. Siddharth Malhotra
The handsome hunk Siddharth Malhotra took up modeling as a way of earning money and just for some fun. But after a point of time, he got attracted towards the industry leading him to quit modeling. He then became an assistant director in the film ‘My Name Is Khan’. He got noticed over there and was offered the main lead in ‘Student Of The year’.
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