8 Bollywood Stars Who Went From Rags To Riches

Zee Media Bureau
Jun 27, 2023

Shah Rukh Khan

The King Khan of Bollywood who became the inspiration for millions of outsiders started his career with a TV show.

Rajinikanth

Hailing from a financially unstable family, reportedly Rajinikanth took every job that came his way, from being a coolie to being a bus conductor, he did everything until he got his big break.

Akshay Kumar

He juggled a couple of odd jobs in the streets of Delhi, from being chief to being a black belt champ, he did everything to fulfill his dreams.

Kangana Ranaut

Hailing from a family that was neither connected to Bollywood nor supportive of her decision to join it, Kangana is the definition of a self-made woman.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Being one of the eight children of a poor family, he had to earn not for himself but also for his siblings. He allegedly did many odd jobs before getting work in films.

Arshad Warsi

Life was not easy for Arshad after his dad passed away. He dropped out of school in 10th grade to earn a living. Reportedly from being a door-to-door cosmetics salesman to working in a photo lab, he tried really hard to make ends meet.

Boman Irani

From running his ancestral bakery to working as the housekeeping staff at Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Boman had his share of struggles before entering films.

Farah Khan

The Bollywood filmmaker has said this many times that her and brother Sajid Khan's childhood was a 'pure riches to rags' story after their father's one film flopped.

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