Thousands of people come to sapno ki nagri, Mumbai, with the dream of becoming an actor. But only a few make the cut. Recently, Bebo’s screening test pictures for her hit film 3 Idiots went viral. And it just made me wonder what did our fave celebrities look like during their audition days. Guess what? I found their tapes! Scroll down to take a look:
Ranveer Singh
Our Bollywood’s Khilji is one of the most versatile actors RN. Ranveer kickstarted his career with Band Baaja Baarat along with Anushka Sharma in 2010. In the past few years, he’s gained immense success with hits like Padmaavat, Gully Boy, Bajirao Mastani, and Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela. This clip is from his audition for his debut film.
Shah Rukh Khan
SRK- bas naam hi kaafi hai! The king of Bollywood struggled a lot during his initial acting days. He made his acting debut with the TV show, called Dil Dariya, in 1988. He did a few other shows until one day when he decided to take a shot at Bollywood. He made his silver screen debut with Deewana. And the rest is history!
Jacqueline Fernandez
Jacqueline has made her way to the top. However, the Sri Lankan beauty started her journey as a model. While she came to India for a modelling assignment, she got lucky and auditioned for Sujoy Ghosh’s Aladin. And guess what? She rose to fame after Emraan Hashmi’s Murder 2.
Anushka Sharma
Anushka also began her acting career as a model and did quite a few brand campaigns during her initial days. It was when she walke for Wendell Rodericks at the Lakme Fashion Week in 2007, she got her first role. it was for SRK starrer Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, which was a box-office hit! Soon after, Anushka worked with some biggest stars of the industry. Did you know that she also auditioned for 3 Idiots and here’s a glimpse of it.
Alia Bhatt
The Patakha Guddi of B-town doesn’t need an introduction. Alia made her acting debut with SOTY in 2012 alongside Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan and won hearts. While people criticised her for being a nepo kid, she shut them down with phenomenal performances.
Kriti Sanon
Kriti started her acting debut with a Telugu thriller, but her first Bollywood movie was Sabbir Khan’s Heropanti. She even bagged a Filmfare award for the best female debut. Fast forward to 2023, the actress has given us some blockbusters like Mimi, Raabta, and Luka Chhupi.
Nora Fatehi
Coming from a Moroccan family, Nora is a remarkable dancer. She made her way to Bollywood with Roar: Tigers Of The Sundarbans in 2014. The Pachtaoge diva has garnered a lot of fame but she once revealed that her audition phase wasn’t a bed of roses. She also opened up about how the casting directors made fun of her Hindi.
Huma Qureshi
After working for several commercials, Huma moved to the city of dreams to take a shot at bigger things. During one of the Samsung ads, her acting caught Anurag Kashyap’s attention. And that marked the beginning of her B-town career with Gangs Of Wasseypur.
Ayushmann Khurrana
Last, but def not the least is the actor who is known as ‘talent ki dukaan’. After facing numerous rejections, Khurrana made his acting debut with Shoojit Sircar’s Vicky Donor in 2012. The Badhaai Ho actor has been quite vocal about his failures. He once opened up about singing at college fests and wedding functions when his stars weren’t shining bright.
Well, stardom comes after a lot of struggle and these clips are proof!
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