MUMBAI: There are a lot of celebrities who have worked very hard for where they are today.

There are a lot of actors who came to the city of dreams to make it big but how they started off is someone nobody would imagine. And that proves that one does not need a Godfather to make it big in the industry. A lot can be achieved through hardwork and dedication.

Today, let us take a look at how the biggest faces of our entertainment fraternity started off their careers. At a very young age of 23, Shah Rukh Khan, the king of Bollywood was a television actor.

Dhirubhai Ambani was a gas station at that age

We all know that Nawazuddin Siddiqui has worked so hard and is considered to be one of the finest actors of Bollywood. He was a watchman when he started dreaming of becoming a known face of the entertainment industry.

Rajinikanth is widely regarded as one of the popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. His popularity has been attributed to his uniquely styled dialogues and idiosyncrasies in films, as well as his political statements and philanthropy. He was a bus conductor before he made it big not only nationally but worldwide!

MS Dhoni, a known face in the world of cricket and appreciated so much that there was a movie made on him too! He was a ticket collector.

Akshay Kumar, also known as Khiladi Kumar in Bollywood was a waiter!

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