Bollywood Actors Engineer: Did you know some of Bollywood‘s biggest stars once pursued engineering before making it big on screen? From solving equations to delivering blockbuster dialogues, these actors prove that you can follow your passion and still make a switch to the glitz and glam of the film industry!
Taapsee pannu
The actress recently worked opposite Sharukh Khan in Dunki and starred in Khel Khel Main. She studied Computer Science and Engineering at the Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology, Hari Nagar. After graduating, Pannu worked as a software engineer. She became a full-time model after she auditioned and was selected for Channel V’s 2008 talent show Get Gorgeous, which eventually led her to acting.
Kriti Sanon
The National Awardee Sanon attended Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram and later secured a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida. She briefly worked as a model before becoming an actress.
Sushant Singh Rajput
The actor died at the age of 34. He was among the very few actors who had successfully transitioned from television to films, making a mark for himself. He was an engineer from the Delhi College of Engineering and even got a scholarship from Stanford University. However, he left is all behind to pursue a career in Bollywood.
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Kartik Aaryan
The Bhoolbhulaiya 3 actor did his schooling at St. Paul’s School in Gwalior. He later pursued an engineering degree in biotechnology from D. Y. Patil College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai, while secretly harbouring ambitions for a career in film. He has said that he would skip his classes and travel for two hours to attend auditions.
R Madhavan
Indian actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director who predominantly works in Tamil and Hindi cinema. Famously known for his role of Farhan Qureshi in 3 idots where he played an anguished engineer whose turn passion was photography. It is poetic that even in feal life, the actor holds a degree in electronic engineering.
Vicky Kaushal
He studied engineering, realised that an office job was not his cup of tea during an industrial visit in his second year of college. Vicky said that when he saw people working on their computers, he felt that he belonged somewhere else.Vicky made his debut in a leading role with Masaan in 2015. Since then, he has acted in films such as Raazi, Sanju, Manmarziyaan and Uri: The Surgical Strike.
Sonu Sood
Actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood is known for his charitable work. Sood was an electronic engineering student who spent his early life in Moga.Sonu Sood was educated at Sacred Heart School and did his B.Tech in Electronics Engineering at Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering (YCCE), Nagpur.
Amisha Patel
The 2000’s crush studied at Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai before heading to Tufts University in Boston in the United States to study bio-genetic engineering, which she studied for 2 years, before eventually switching her major to economics.
Riteish Deshmukh
The houseful franchise actor holds a degree in Architectural Engineering from Kamla Raheja College of Architecture in Mumbai. He also practiced architecture in New York City before entering.
Nagarjun
A prominent actor in the South Indian film industry, is a qualified mechanical engineer. Nagarjuna did his schooling at Hyderabad Public School and later went to Little Flower Junior College to do his intermediate. After that, he went on to do mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI and later got a masters degree in automobile engineering at San Jose State University.
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