MUMBAI: Television industry has some very talented artists who have been entertaining the audience with their acting chops. However, it is not always that a person realises his true passion, talent or even dreams at an early stage of life. Sometimes, it takes a little bit more to realise real passion. That is what the story is about many of your favourite TV celebs too. Actors like Shaheer Sheikh, Dipika Kakar, Anjali Tatrari, and many others were pursuing something else before joining showbiz.
Take a look:
Anjali Tatrari: Mere Dad Ki Dulhan fame actress Anjali Tatrari who has struggled a lot to finally find a place for herself in the industry was pursuing CA when she realised that acting is what she wants to pursue and go ahead with life.
Shaheer Sheikh: Yeh Rishety Hain Pyaar Ke fame actor Shaheer Sheikh pursued law in his graduation but didn’t ever practise it. Soon after the completion of his degree, he started his career as a photographer. He made his way to modelling and then debuted on TV with Kya Mast Hai Life.
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Nia Sharma: Nia Sharma, who acted in Naagin, was pursuing journalism before she landed up as an actress in the television industry. She has a degree in mass communication from Jagannath Institute of management sciences, Rohini, New Delhi.
Sunil Grover: Sunil Grover, who is well-known for portraying many amusing characters on television shows to entertain the audience, was a radio jockey before he entered showbiz. The actor known for his character ‘Gutthi’ and ‘Dr Mashoor Gualti’ hosted an FM show ‘Hansee Ke Phuwarey’ on Radio Mirchi as Sud, and one of the famous voices on radio.
Divyanka Tripathi: Divyanka Tripathi once revealed that she wanted to be an army officer. Apart from this, the Yeh Hai Mohabbatein actress has also pursued a course in mountaineering from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering and is a gold medalist in Rifle shooting.
Barun Sobti: Barun Sobti worked at a call centre before he started his acting career. The Is Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon actor was an operations manager at Jindal Communications for as long as seven years before entering the acting world.
Dipika Kakar: Dipika Kakar worked as a flight attendant, precisely as an air hostess with Jet Airways for three long years before stepping into the acting world. Reportedly, the Sasural Simar Ka fame actress resigned from her previous job because of some health issues and soon joined the television industry.
Keep reading this space for more updates.
CREDIT: TIMES OF INDIA
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