Becoming a Bollywood star is a dream for many individuals. They have the talent for acting and that's why they dreamt to become the part of Bollywood industry. For outsiders, sacrifice and hard work are very important. Some Bollywood celebrities are highly educated and they became the top of their professions career. However, their dream to become Bollywood celebrities compelled them to leave their job and further opportunities. A lot of actors decide from a young age that they want to act, and many others pursue very different careers until they have a change of heart. Here are the 7 Bollywood celebrities who left their jobs for acting. Also read | From DDLJ to Rockstar: Top 10 Romantic Bollywood movies of all-time

1. Taapsee Pannu: Taapsee Pannu has done her studies in computer science engineering. She gave her audition for Channel V's Get Gorgeous Show and that's how her acting career started.

2. Vicky Kaushal: Vicky Kaushal is an electronic and telecommunications engineer. He got many offers but he rejected them because he had to pursue his dream to become a Bollywood actor.

3. Parineeti Chopra: Parineeti went to London to do her triple honors degree. Degrees in finance, economics, and business. She also worked part-time as a team leader for the Manchester United football club.

4. Randeep Hooda: Handsome hunk from Haryana, Randeep Hooda went to Melbourne for a bachelor's and master's degree in business and human resource management. He worked with a marketing company before his Bollywood debut.

5. John Abraham: John Abraham got his bachelor's in economics degree and his masters in management science. However, he did modeling to make his living but later he decided to become an actor.

6. Ayushmann Khurana: Ayushmann Khurana has done his major in English honors and Master's in Mass Communication. He got popular with the movie Vicky Donor.

7. Sonakshi Sinha: Bollywood Dabangg actress Sonakshi Sinha pursed designing at Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey women's University. She walked the ramp for the Lakme fashion week before making her acting debut.