Ranbir Kapoor to Sidharth Malhotra: 5 actors who worked as assistant directors

From Ranbir Kapoor and Aaishvary Thackeray to Varun Dhawan and Vicky Kaushal, these actors started their careers behind the camera.

Ranbir Kapoor began his film career as an assistant director under the great Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the critically acclaimed picture 'Black' in 2005.

Varun Dhawan began his acting career as an assistant director for Karan Johar in the film 'My Name Is Khan' in 2010.

Vicky Kaushal began his career as Anurag Kashyap's associate director on the cult classic 'Gangs of Wasseypur' in 2012. 

Sidharth Malhotra, a Bollywood actor, was the assistant director for Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol's film 'My Name Is Khan'.

Aaishvary Thackeray worked with Sanjay Leela Bhansali on 'Bajirao Mastani', which is considered every budding actor's ambition.