Allu ArjunThis famous Tollywood star was once an animator before he entered the film industry. The actor’s dream was to make it big in the animation industry but due to its nascent stage in India, he decided to enter films in order to make more money.
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AjithThis may come as a shock but Ajith was once a big fan of racing. He even took up racing cars so that he could fuel his dream to be a racer in India. However, fate had other plans for him.
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Anushka ShettyThe Baahubali star was a yoga instructor before she had her big debut with Naga Chaitanya in 2005. Since then, she’s stayed in the cinema but performs yoga regularly.
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TrishaTrisha wanted to be a clinical psychologist but ditched that dream and pursued modelling instead. She was once crowned Miss Chennai and went on to make Kollywood her home.
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MadhavanWhen Madhavan entered films, he was regarded as the cute guy with dimples. Prior to this, he was a model and appeared in several ads. In fact, he auditioned for the lead role in Mani Ratnam’s Iruvar but was ultimately rejected because his eyes seemed “too young.”
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John AbrahamHe tried his luck at modelling but gave that up to earn more money. He went on to become a media planner at Enterprises Nexus.
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NayantharaNayanthara was very content being a model and even turned down an offer by director Sathyan Anthikkad to play a lead role in his film, Manassinakkare. It was only after a lot of convincing that she agreed to do “just one film.”
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SuriyaHe once worked at a garment exports factory for six months but had to leave that as his family forced him to take up acting.
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NamithaNamitha used to teach swimming to kids back in Surat. If she didn’t find a break in movies, she would have gone on to become a professional swimmer.
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