There is a saying that reality never matches the dream. The way our loving parents envision our career is sometimes different from what we really want to be and what reality or destiny serves to us. There is often seen that parents try to knit the career of their children on the basis of their dreams. In the case of many Bollywood stars as well, a lot of them were almost forced to steer clear of the showbiz world of Bollywood and pursue a whole different career that is nowhere nearer to what they are doing today. But they not just convinced their parents but also fought all odds to knit their own dream in the industry of cinema. Here is the list of the top 9 Bollywood actors who have never become an actor if they would have followed their parents will:
1. Neha Dhupia: The winner of the Miss India Pageant in 2002 started her career with a Malayalam movie, named Minnaram, but her parents never wanted her to become an actor. Looking at her grades, her parents wanted her to become an IAS officer.
2. Aamir Khan: Aamir Khan, who is known as the perfectionist of the Bollywood industry, would have never been an actor if he had followed his parents’ advice. While he has entertained us in movies, his parents wanted him to pursue engineering.
3. Deepika Padukone: Deepika is currently slaying the whole Bollywood industry credits goes to her on-screen performances. However, her folks were not happy with she told them about her plans of joining Bollywood. She once said it would have made her dad happy if she played badminton like him.
4. Irfan Khan: One of the most versatile actors Bollywood industry has ever nurtured who made his mark not just in Hindi movies but also in the Hollywood industry. Even he had admitted in an interview that his folks never wanted him to venture into Bollywood and had asked him to join the family business.
5. Pankaj Tripathi: Actor Pankaj Tripathi has given some of the finest performances in Gangs Of Wassyepur and he also became an OTT star after his stint in Mirzapur. He said in an interview "I didn’t want to get into this field; I got interested in it only around when I was 22 or 23. “My father wanted me to become a doctor. The place where I hail from — a village in Gopalganj in North Bihar — people, only know two professions: an engineer or a doctor."
6. Kangana Ranaut: The queen of the Bollywood industry who is lauded for her acting skills and the actress has given some stellar performances too. Kangana once tweeted that her father wanted her to become the best doctor in the world. She quarreled with him at the age of 15 and left her house.
7. Sushant Singh Rajput: The late Bollywood actor was one of the most educated actors industry has ever seen. His parents wanted him to be an engineer but his heart was beating for acting. He left his college during his third year and came to Mumbai to try his hand in acting.
8. Sonam Kapoor: Despite being an actor himself, Superstar Anil Kapoor was initially not in favor of his daughter Sonam joining films and wanted her to pursue higher education.
9. Mallika Sherawat: Mallika Sherawat’s relations with her family were strained when she entered the film industry. The actress who was born as ‘Reema Lamba’ recently revealed in an interview that she changed her name after her father said she would tarnish the family's reputation if she entered the tinsel town. However, now they have reconciled.
