They step out of their luxury cars, beaming and flaunting their fashion statements, and within a fraction of minutes, these celebrities steal our attention. We always focus on what they wear, how they walk, talk, what they promote etc. but do we ever wonder how brainy some celebrities really are?
Yes, we have college dropouts, and then we have Engineers! Many Bollywood actors take us by surprise with their acting skills. Whoever wondered, they have more to pull out of the box. Here are some we definitely can’t miss out on!
R. Madhavan
Our beloved Farhan, from 3 Idiots, the one who sincerely crashed his dreams because his father dreamed of seeing him as an Engineer, is an Engineer in real life. R. Madhavan holds a degree in Electronics. Not just that, but he is also trained in the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air force. Later he gained a degree in public speaking from Kishinchand Chellaram College.
R. Madhavan recently stirred the news when he was honoured with the award, ‘Doctor of letters’ for his incredible contributions to arts and society.
Taapsee Pannu
Taapsee is known for her unique looks and the versatile roles that she portrayed. Taapsee entertained us with movies like Baby, Naam Shabana, Manmarziyaan and Thappad. But this is not all about the talented actress. Taapsee is a Software Engineer and has worked in a similar role before stepping into films.
Taapsee Pannu also developed an app that helps in changing fonts on iPhones. She has few projects lined up to be released this year.
Kriti Sanon
The bubbly actress made her debut in Bollywood with Heropanti after marking her presence in the Telugu industry. Kriti has gained quick recognition by her choices of movies and acting skills. But it is hard to guess that this star has a degree in Electronics and Communication from the renowned Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida.
Her Mother, Geeta Sanon, is a physics professor and has written books on a similar subject.
If you want to pursue a similar career in electronics and communications engineering, you can enrol for GATE EC online course and appear for the masters exam.
Sushant Singh Rajput
However sad and unexpected his demise was, his brilliance could never be forgotten. Sushant Singh is known for his love for stars, singing, physics and consciousness. The actor was so intelligent that he could literally write using both his hands. He won million hearts with his performance in M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story, Chhichore, PK and Kedarnath
Before entering Bollywood, Sushant studied Mechanical Engineering. He scored 7th Rank in one of the challenging exams – All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE). After his untimely and unfortunate death, his last movie ‘Dil Bechara, was released on the OTT platform.
Vicky Kaushal
Vicky Kaushal, a genuinely tall, dark and handsome actor, gave a remarkable performance in Masaan. Later he appeared in Netflix’s original Love Per Square Foot and Lust stories. He gained popularity for his performances in Sanju, Raazi and Uri: The Surgical Strike.
Before trying his luck in Bollywood, Vicky Kaushal studied engineering in Electronics and Communications from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Versova.
Vicky Kaushal will be seen in a few upcoming projects this year, including Udham Singh, a biopic.
Sonu Sood
Sonu Sood is famous for his negative roles in movies like Simmba; however, during the pandemic phase in 2020, he came out as a true hero. Sonu Sood was seen working in front by helping migrants and daily wage workers get basic food, COVID-19 essential kits, and arranging transport.
The actor is also as brilliant as thoughtful he is. Sonu Sood has bagged an engineering degree in Electronics from Yashwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur.
In case you are inspired to choose this profession, you can go for GATE EE online coaching for preparation
Kartik Aaryan
Kartik Aaryan was praised for his performance in Pyaar Ka Punchnama, especially for that one long speech. Since then, he has taken the audience by aww through his performance. Who would have thought this chocolate boy came from Gwalior to complete his B.tech degree in Biotechnology.
This goes without saying that our Bollywood is full of adroitness, pleasing personalities and intelligence.
So those were few Bollywood stars who chose to appear for engineering before taking a different route to success.
