From Prabhas to Rana, 6 Tollywood actors who made it big in Bollywood

Bollywood is the largest film industry in India. Any actor from any industry wants to work in a Bollywood film. In fact, it’s a good opportunity for their progress as an actor. Moreover, it adds more weight to their profile. Some have proven themselves, but some have not. However, it’s not easy to get a chance to act alongside a Bollywood actor. It’s just luck. Do you know some of the Tollywood actors who have built their careers in Bollywood? Well, we bring you a list of the eight most famous Tollywood actors who made it big in Bollywood.

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Prabhas has kept himself busy in Tollywood and Bollywood, proving to be one of the most successful actors in the recent past. It was in the year 2002, that actor Prabhas made his debut in the Telugu movie Eeswar. His rise to stardom has been phenomenal, with back-to-back hits, ranging from Varsham to Mirchi to Baahubali. He shot to instant fame worldwide with SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali. He suddenly became a pan-Indian star. He’s set to star in pan-India films such as Radhe Shyam, Salaar and Adipurush.

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Carrying forward the legacy of his grandfather, late legendary Dr D Ramanaidu, Rana Daggubati won over his fans in a short span of time with his effortless and remarkable acting. The young actor donned the role of late ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in the 2019 Telugu film NTR. He was a strong opponent of Prabhas in Baahubali, and became everyone’s favourite actor. He has proved his prowess as an actor in a couple of Hindi movies as well. In Bollywood, he featured in movies such as Dum Maaro Dum, Baby, The Ghazi Attack, Housefull 4 and several other cameo appearances. He will be next seen in a pan-India film Aranya to be directed by Prabhu Solomon.

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Tamannaah Bhatia’s cinematic journey began from Chand Sa Roshan Chehra in 2005. The Hindi romantic entertainer starred her opposite Samir Aftab in the lead roles. The movie was a huge box office hit. In 2005, the actor forayed into Tollywood with a lead role in The Sri, which was a failure. She was seen in Bollywood films like Himmatwala, Humshakals, Entertainment, Tutak Tutak Tutiya and Khamoshi. She will be next seen in Shamas Nawab Siddiqui’s Bole Chudiyan opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

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Taapsee is one of the few actors who had a successful career in Hindi cinema too. She made her first big screen outing in K Raghavendra Rao’s Jhummandi Naadam. It is a musical romantic entertainer featuring Manchu Manoj in the lead role. She forayed into Bollywood with David Dhawan’s Chashme Baddoor, which was the remake of the same name. With back-back-back blockbusters like Baby, Pink, Running Shaadi, Naam Shabana, Judwaa 2, Dil Juunglee, Soorma, Mulk, Manmarziyaan, Badla and many more, Taapsee left an indelible mark in Bollywood. She will be next seen in Haseen Dillruba, Rashmi Rocket, Looop Lapeta and Dobaaraa.

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Ileana D'Cruz made her entry into Hindi cinema with Anurag Basu’s Barfi, which received tremendous response from the audience. She has worked alongside Ranbir Kapoor in Barfi, Shahid Kapoor in Phata Poster Nikhla Hero, Varun Dhawan in Main Tera Hero, Saif Ali Khan in Happy Ending, Akshay Kumar in Rustom, Arjun Kapoor in Mubarakan, Ajay Devgn in Baadshaho and Raid, John Abraham in Pagalpanti. Ileana will be next seen in Abhishek Bachchan starrer The Big Bull and Randeep Hooda starrer Unfair & Lovely.

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Shruti Haasan is among the most successful South Indian stars to have pursued a career in Bollywood. The actress has established a strong fan base in the Hindi Best after starring in films like The Power, Yaara, Behen Hogi Teri, Rocky Handsome, Welcome Back, Gabbar Is Back, D-Day, Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji and Luck. She has managed to juggle South and Bollywood like few others.

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