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What these stars did before they became big!
July 11, 2014
As shocking as it might sound, not all celebrities are born with a silver spoon in their mouth. Some of them have a total "rags to riches" story, read on to find out more!
1. Ashok Kumar was a lab assistant at Bombay Talkies before he became an actor.
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2. Comedian Mehmood sold newspapers, was a driver, sold poultry and was even hired to teach table tennis to Meena Kumari, before becoming an actor.
(Now we know where he got his diverse acting prowess!)
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3. Rajnikanth was a bus conductor in bangalore.
(That bus has now become an AIRBUS !)
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4. Johnny lever was a bus conductor with BEST.
(No Kidding!Winds of CHANGE blew him to Bollywood.)
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5. Dilip kumar ran a canteen.
(Before running to Bollywood himself!)
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6. Shekhar Kapoor was a CA!
(His twitter account bears testimony that he wasn't that great at it)
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7. Amrish Puri used to work for Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in Mumbai before becoming an actor.
(Mogambo ne khush hona hi tha!)
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8. Amitabh Bachhan used to work for a shipping company in Calcutta for a salary of Rs. 500 before shifting to Mumbai to become a hero.
(That struggle made him the ANGRY YOUNG MAN!)
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9. Boman Irani used to work as a waiter and room service staff at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower.
(A waiter with that personality was bound to get noticed by visiting dignitaries!)
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10. Balraj Sahni was an English Teacher at Shanti Niketan.
(From an English teacher to urdu recitals for his zohrajabeen, Balraj Sahni fitted each role perfectly!)
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11. John Abraham was a media planner at an advertising agency Enterprise Nexus.
(From launching ads to starring in them,John was sure a heck of a media planner!)
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12. Raaj Kumar was a Sub Inspector with Mumbai Police.
(We are sure the prisoners loved him!)
Tum Se Tum Tak
Ganesh Kartikeya
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