Bollywood actors have struggled a lot to reach where they are today. Some of them even got their first break in a television commercial which became their first step to success. From Aishwarya Rai to Shahid Kapoor, here is the list of top Bollywood actors who started their career with a TV ad.
1. Shahid Kapoor and Ayesha Takia
Shahid and Ayesha’s acting career started at a very young age. They appeared as child artists in Horlicks ad in the 1990s’. They later appeared together in Bollywood film Dil Maange More.
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2. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Even before being crowned the Miss World Aishwarya appeared in Coca Cola advertisement in 1993 with Aamir Khan.
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3. Anushka Sharma
The leading actress of Bollywood Anushka Sharma first appeared in a south Indian TV commercial of some soap.
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4. Deepika Padukone
You all must remember the famous ad jingle of Close-Up, “Kya Aap Close-Up Karte Hain….????” Well, the ad featured Bollywood diva Deepika Padukone. The video will give you the flashbacks.
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5. Varun Dhawan
Varun also started acting as a child artist and first appeared in Bournavita commercial. He was just for a blink and miss moment and was too young to be recognized in the video.
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6. Preity Zinta
The Dimple Girl also one of those actors who made to Bollywood via TV commercials. She first appeared in Perk ad.
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7. Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan appeared on the screen long before she entered Bollywood. She did a Surf Excel commercial back in the 90s’ where she played a mother to a school kid.
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