Not all stars thought they would be under the limelight from their childhood!
The entertainment industry has become one of the major sectors of our economy. From garnering much money to actors becoming idols of many, the film and television business has surely become important in each one’s lives. So much so that many look at stars and decide to themselves become actors when they grow up. But many of these stars actually never dreamt of being under the spotlight… did you know that? Here in this list we will tell you about few of the big stars in the film industries around the world who actually left their normal jobs to get into acting. Read on.
Popularly known as Indiana Jones or Han Solo, for his acting stints as those characters, Harrison Ford was not always a professional actor! There was a time in his life when he did carpentry to support his family. Can you believe that? This went on for quite some time until his first ever gig came in as an offer.
Who is not familiar with this chocolate boy of Hollywood? To several people’s surprise, Channing Tatum was actually an adult dancer before he became successful as an actor. Tatum had worked at this job only for some months but it is safe to say that was his profession at one time in his life!
One of the most successful actors from the Hindi film industry was actually a chef and a martial arts teacher. Kumar used to dabble in street food cooking and teaching martial arts before finally moving to India and starting his much successful film career.
An emerging big name in the Hindi film industry, Taapsee Pannu was actually a software engineer before she caught her big break under the limelight. She completed her graduation in Computer Science Engineering from Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology in New Delhi. Later on she got into the industry through a reality show competition.
While this actor has given several great performances as a criminal, it is hard to believe that Farina actually served as a police officer for quite a few years before getting into acting! The best part about this is his duty was to catch burglars! He even did it for 18 years before he got his first break…