10 Famous Celebrities Who Were Background Dancers Prior To Stardom

3 Anushka Sharma

There is a long list of actors who did a series of odd jobs before getting their first Bollywood break. One of the professions, which many consider a stepping stone to Bollywood, is modelling. Think of top actors from the current crop, and chances are there that at least a few of them would be a model before turning to acting and making a name for themselves. Anushka Sharma is one of them. Sharma made her successful acting debut with Aditya Chopra’s ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ (2008) and paved her way to superstardom. Today, she is one of the highest paid actresses in Bollywood and has won many awards and accolades. But if you think that it was a cakewalk for the actress, then think again, because, like any other newcomer aspiring to join movies, Anushka had to work immensely hard to acquire the position which she enjoys currently in Bollywood.

Before making her debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’, Anushka was into modelling. She appeared in a number of advertisements, a few of them for some popular brands also. In one of her old advertisements, which features Anjana Sukhani in the lead, we can see Anushka Sharma as one of the four background models. If you have not seen the advertisement as yet, find it on YouTube and watch. You will respect Anushka more after knowing how far she has come in Bollywood, that too without having any godfather. On the work front, Anushka is gearing up for the release of her upcoming production ‘Pari’ (2018). She is also doing a film with Shah Rukh Khan called ‘Zero’ (2018).

TRIVIA: Anushka Sharma admits that she is an attention-seeker. However, she defended herself by saying that every actor and actress is an attention-seeker.