It’s not just Actor- turned- Politician Smirti Irani, who started her career working as waitress at Mc Donald’s. Many stars life is similar to her rags-to-riches story.
Boman Irani, popularly known as ‘Virus’ worked as waiter and room service staff at Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai before turning into a photographer and soon after joined theatre and moved into films.
The Khiladi actor, Akshay Kumar worked as a chef and waiter in Bangkok before returning to Mumbai and commencing the teaching of martial arts, he learnt staying in Thailand.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui had to make his living working as chemist and then as watchman, before showing interest in theatres. He started his career with a small role in ‘Sarfarosh’.
Amitabh Bachchan’s early life was not bed of roses as it is now. Big B came from Allahabad to Mumbai, where he had to pass many nights on the benches of Marine Drive.
Shahrukh Khan, the Baadshah of Bollywood had come to Mumbai with a meagre 1500 rupees to follow his dreams. The rest as you say is history.
-Smrutirekha
