7 Bollywood Celebrities Who Have Worked As Junior Artists!

The journey to the top in Bollywood is not easy. A very small start for an actor in films might just be the start of an incredible journey. There are so many actors in our industry who are testaments to this statement! For instance here’s a list celebrities who have been junior artists in films before they even had a whiff of stardom!

Zoya Akhtar – Today a director of all goody good movies in Bollywood that star some of the best talents from the industry, Zoya herself tried her hand at acting! She acted a small part in the film Kamasutra and was one of Rekha’s dance students in the film!

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Today the Freaky Ali has made a mark for himself and is being cast in the lead by some of the biggest production banners in Bollywood, but he too started out as a background artist in Aamir Khan starrer Sarfarosh where he played a small time criminal!

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Irrfan Khan – He played a inconsequential role in Meera Nair’s Salam Bombay where he wrote letters in the film! Today the actor is acclaimed not just in Bollywood but internationally for his acting skills!

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Mithun Charkraborty – He is Bollywood’s beloved Disco Dancer and has been immensely popular with the audiences for his roles. But Mithun Da was also once a background actor. He was seen for a few seconds in a forgettable role in Amitabh Bachchan’s Do Anjaane!

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Rajpal Yadav – The actor is a power house of a comedian on screen and he too started his journey with a mere 10 seconds of a role in Ram Gopal Verma’s Shool!

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Shahid Kapoor – Shahid was dancing away in the backdrop in the song Kahin Aag Lage from the film Taal, while we had our eyes glued on Aishwarya Rai! Today he has a crazy fan following and the best of production banners chasing him!

Kudos to their hard work and perseverance!