Almost every television actor longs to graduate as a Bollywood actor. However, only a few are successful in realising this dream. And, out of those few, only rarest of the rare make a mark in Showbiz. Check out the small screen actors ones who got lucky in Tinsel Town.
Shah Rukh Khan: DD National’s ‘Fauji’ (1989) was not Shah Rukh Khan’s debut TV show, yet, it brought him in the limelight. After that, SRK did not look back and bagged meaty roles in Bollywood films like ‘Deewana’. That’s how his journey to super stardom began.
Rajeev Khandelwal: The thriller series ‘Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat’ made Rajeev quite famous, and ‘Kahiin To Hoga’ helped him get a decent kick-start and recognition in Bollywood in Rajkumar Gupta’s ‘Aamir’.
Fawad Afzal Khan Pakistani small screen sensation became the blue-eyed boy of Bollywood even before his debut film Khoobsurat’ hit the screens.
Yami Gautam The ‘Fair and Lovely Girl’ did TV shows like ‘Chand Ke Paar Chalo, and ‘Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam’ before embarking on her Bollywood journey via Shoojit Sircar’s romance-packed launch vehicle ‘Vicky Donor'
Vidya Balan No one could have imaged that the bespectacled and nerdy girl in Balaji Telefilms’ sitcom ‘Hum Paanch’ (1995) could turn out to be an actress of unmatched talent.
Sushant Singh Rajput: Sushant’s silence presence in Ekta Kapoor’s ‘Pavitra Rishta’ did not go unnoticed by the bigwigs of Bollywood scouting for fresh talent. Abhishek Kapoor roped in Sushant for a role which gave him screen space, scope for performance and appreciation in ‘Kai Po Che!’ He is now in the big league and continues to enjoy his space in the Hindi film industry.
