Top 5 Celebrities with a Non-Filmy Background

Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai who won the title of Miss World in 1994 is also from a non-filmy, traditional South-Indian family. With stunning looks, she worked hard to make her name in Bollywood as well as Hollywood.

Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone also wanted to become a national Badminton player,like her father Prakash Padukone. But she gave up her badminton career to become fashion model. However,her luck changed things and she made her Bollywood debut with Om Shanti Om and achived many Film Fare Awards.

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra born and brought up in an army family. This Bollywood diva proved her powers in the fields of modelling, acting, singing and still a reining star, without any filmy connection. She not only earned recognition in Bollywood but also Hollywood.

Shahrukh Khan

The simple yet talented guy came to Mumbai and entered Bollywood with his first film offer with Hema Malini's directorial debut Dil Aashna Hai. However, Deewana was released before and SRK marked his debut with the film. Since then, he worked very hard to make his khan as king khan!

Siddharth Malhotra

Siddharth Malhotra wanted to become an actor but he started his career with modeling and then he worked as assistant director to Karan Johar. He belongs to educated family, where his father is a doctor and his mother is a school principal.