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Engineers Day: Engineers who turned Bollywood actors

New Delhi: 'Engineers Day' is celebrated in India each year on September 15 which is the birth anniversary of Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. The day is marked to honour his significant contributions to the field of engineering and education. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and others extended greetings on Engineers Day.

Engineers are present in all fields and have been contributing to the country’s growth. On this occasion, let's look at some engineers who took up acting and made a name for themselves in Bollywood:

Updated:Sep 15, 2021, 01:02 PM IST

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Sushant Singh Rajput

The late actor was a science enthusiast. He was pursuing Mechanical Engineering from Delhi Technological University before he gave it up to take up acting.

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Kartik Aaryan

He was pursuing engineering in biotechnology from DY Patil College of Engineering in Mumbai before he got his big Bollywood break.

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Kriti Sanon

She completed her B.Tech in Electronics and Communication from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Delhi, but later opted for a different career.

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Vicky Kaushal

The ‘Massan’ actor completed engineering in electronics and telecommunications from Mumbai’s Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology before entering Bollywood.

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Taapsee Pannu

She obtained a degree in Computer Science Engineering from the Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology, Delhi and even worked as a software engineer before entering the glamour world.

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Sonu Sood

Actor-philanthropist Sonu Sood completed engineering from Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur before taking up modelling and acting.

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Ameesha Patel

The actress pursued Bio-genetic engineering from Tufts University in the US before switching to Economics and later entering B-Town.