Deepika Padukone, Kangana Ranaut, Irrfan Khan: Actors who chased their Bollywood dreams against their parents' will

Bollywood is a place where dreams are made up of. While dreams are meant to make one stand out and be unique, with the support and encouragement of their loved ones, there have been times, when certain artists had to fight and take a stand for themselves in order to make a career, especially in the film industry. Let’s have a look at these celebs who entered film industry against their parents wil.

One of Bollywood’s finest beauties and a talented actress, Deepika Padukone could never express her desire to get into the tinsel town as she was bound to follow her dad’s footsteps in being a professional badminton player. However at the age of 16 her focus shifted. According to reports she had confessed to her mom about getting into movies and admitted that she was playing badminton because her father wanted her to. She also added that badminton is her ‘second love’

Reportedly, Neha Dhupia’s parents wanted her to become an IAS officer instead of joining Bollywood. During an interview she shared, when she was out there creating milestones in her career and satisfied with her growth her father booked her a ticket back to their hometown, saying ''I assume you would be back in three months. You want to be an IAS officer”

Also known as the perfectionist of Bollywood, Aamir Khan too had to convince his parents to get into the film line, despite his father and Uncle being associated with the industry. Reportedly, his parents wanted him to pursue engineering and become one. He revealed that they were against him joining the film industry, as they felt it would be volatile as there’s so much uncertainty.

With a noteworthy acting career in Hollywood and Bollywood, late actor Irrfan Khan too didn’t have support from his folks when he first expressed his desire to be an actor. He opened up in an interview that his folks never wanted him to venture into Bollywood and had asked him to join the family business instead. He also revealed that he had to lie to his parents about joining the industry as they looked down upon the industry as well as cinema.

With stellar performances and impactful screen presence, Kangana Ranaut is one of the most bankable stars in town. However, the ‘Queen’ actress did have to battle the odds to make a name here. She had once shared on social media that her father wanted her to become the best doctor in the world. When she was 15, she quarrelled with him and left her house in order to chase her dreams.

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.

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Pankaj Tripathi’s name has become synonymous with method acting and being called an OTT star. However he revealed that he got interested in acting when he was 22 or 23. In an interview the actor shared that his father wanted him 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”.