From Aishwarya Rai, Deepika Padukone to Anushka Sharma: Bollywood beauties who made it from ad campaigns to the big screens

Bollywood has gifted us with some beautiful actresses over time. Actresses like Aishwarya Rai, Deepika Padukone to Anushka Sharma have made it from the ad world to the tinsel town.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is one of the most glamorous actresses of the Indian Film Industry. She starred in a soft drink ad that she did with Aamir Khan. She later did a few more commercials and ramp shows, even after her Miss World days. Later on, she became successful in Bollywood and got popular as one of the most beautiful-looking women in the world.

Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone has a fan following not only nationally but also globally. Every time she proved with her acting prowess, that she is one of the driving forces to reckon with in the film industry. Her films namely Ram Leela, Padmavat, BajiRao Mastani and others have received rave reviews from the audiences making her one of the most promising actresses in the entertainment industry. But we all remember the phrase, “Kya aap close-up karte hain?” Deepika Padukone who is a superstar right now, featured in an ad film flaunting her beautiful smile.

Anushka Sharma

Anushka made her Bollywood debut with Shah Rukh Khan in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and since then, she has come a long way. However, even Anushka started her glamourous journey by featuring in a hair care brand. The cheerful and vivacious girl has become everyone’s favourite now.

Shiv Jyoti Rajput

Shiv Jyoti has already made her mark in the OTT realm with Special Ops 1.5- The Himmat Story alongside Kay Kay Menon. Now the actress is making her big screen debut with Sonu Sood’s directorial Fateh and also, and she will be a part of Jahangir National University playing the role of the activist Shehla Rasheed. But before making her debut on the silver screen, Shiv Jyoti was known as the “Queen of Advertisement”. She has been a prominent face in many remarkable ad commercials like Ali Abbas Zafar’s Ching’s ad, Parachute Advanced Aloe vera, Biba India, Fiama and many others. She was the face of Head and Shoulders for 2 years. Her charm in the ad commercials will be witnessed on the big screen now.

Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta endorsed this brand and played a college girl in her younger days. With her cute bubbly image with dimples, how could she be unnoticed? Slowly, she made her mark in Bollywood and achieved stardom in movies.

Vidya Balan

Vidya starred in a detergent ad where she played mother to a kid. Then she played in various commercials which gave her fame and slowly she became one of the most phenomenal actresses in the Indian Film Industry.

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