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Bollywood Stars: From Rags to Riches
Bollywood stars life seems glitzy and glammy from the outside, but very few of you might know that it hasn't been a piece of cake for these stars. These stars walked into the 'city of dreams' empty handed and with their determination and self capability they are what they are, let's look at some such stars who made their way from rags to riches!
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Shah Rukh Khan
The Badshah of Bollywood, hasn't walked through bed of roses, he once confirmed in an interview that he walked into the 'mayanagri' with only Rs1500 in his pocket. The star had to struggle a lot he signed up for television shows in the 80's. His first earning was of Rs 50 and now the star is worth 3500 cr.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Badlapur actor basically belong to Uttar Pradesh. Coming from a farmer's family he didn't have much in hand. When he came to Mumbai he worked at a chemist shop as an assistant, plus a watchman to support himself. Later, he joined theater group to pursue his dream.
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Amitabh Bachchan
The Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is one of the respected actors in B Town, not only because he is the epitome of talent but also for his humble nature. The actor hailed from Allahabad from a good family but he had to face a lot of rejects and failure at the beginning of his career. Amitabh at one point of time slept on the benches in the streets as he had no money to afford a roof on his head. Now the net work of the star is around 1200 cr.
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Rajnikanth
The actor is considered God in south. People have built a temple in his name. But in the earlier days of his life life wasn't that easy, the actor worked as a coolie and a bus conductor to make the two ends meet. However, the actor's hard work made him what he is today, his net worth equals to around 300 cr.
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Akshay Kumar
Before Akshay became the Khiladi of Bollywood he worked as a waiter at a restaurant in Bangkok. Akshay Kumar use to not only, serve at the restaurant but also wash the dishes in the kitchen. Later the actor was promoted to being a chef and was paid 1000 Baht (Rs 1500). Now the actors net worth is equal to 1600 cr.
