8 Stars & Their First Jobs Before Entering The Film Industry – Part 1

Vijay Sethupathi

Sethupathi did a series of odd jobs for pocket money: salesman at a retail store, cashier at a fast food joint and a phone booth operator. A week after he finished college, he joined as an account assistant at a wholesale cement business. 

Ranveer Singh

Ranveer Singh worked in advertising as a copywriter, with agencies like O&M and J. Walter Thompson.

Ajith

Ajith was able to get a job as an apprentice and spent six months training to be a mechanic. He later quit the role, and joined another family friend’s garment exporting company as an apprentice. 

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan’s first job was in a company called Shaw Wallace a shipping firm as an executive. Later on, he worked as a freight broker for a shipping firm called Bird and Co.

Rajinikanth

After completing his school education, Rajinikanth performed several jobs including that of a coolie,before getting a job in the Bangalore Transport Service (BTS) as a bus conductor.

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar served as a chef and a waiter before making it to bollywood.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

He worked as a chemist in his hometown. Then, he moved to Delhi, he developed an interest in theatre as he worked as a watchman for one and a half years.

Nani

Nani worked as a radio jockey, and hosted a program named “Non-Stop Nani”.