Shaheer Sheikh to Dipika Kakar; TV celebs and their career choices before stepping into acting

It is not always that a person realises his true passion, talent or even dreams at an early stage of life. Sometimes, it takes a little bit more to realise real passion. That is what the story is about many of your favourite TV celebs too. Do you know which profession they were in before pursuing acting? If not, here’s a list for you to learn the details. Take a look:

Mere Dad Ki Dulhan fame Anjali Tatrari who has struggled a lot to finally find a place for herself in the industry was pursuing CA when she realised that acting is what she wants to pursue and go ahead with life. Talking about it to BT, she said, “When I was preparing for my CA course, I realised that was not what I wanted to do. I chose to pursue acting because that makes me happy.” (Photo: Instagram)

Yeh Rishety Hain Pyaar Ke’s Shaheer Sheikh pursued law in his graduation but didn’t ever practise it. Soon after the completion of his degree, he started his career as a photographer. He made his way to modelling and then debuted on TV with Kya Mast Hai Life. (Photo: Instagram)

Aye Mere Humsafar actress Tina Phillip was a Chartered Accountant and worked at Grant Thornton LLP before she quit to pursue acting. In one of her interviews, she said, “ I am passionate about my work and left my job as a CA to pursue an acting career.” (Photo: Instagram)

Naagin fame Nia Sharma was pursuing journalism before she landed up as an actress in the television industry. She has a degree in mass communication from Jagannath Institute of management sciences, Rohini, New Delhi. (Photo: Instagram)

Actor and comedian Sunil Grover, who is well-known for portraying many amusing characters on television shows to entertain the audience, was a radio jockey before he entered showbiz. The actor known for his character ‘Gutthi’ and ‘Dr Mashoor Gualti’ hosted an FM show ‘Hansee Ke Phuwarey’ on Radio Mirchi as Sud, and one of the famous voices on radio. (Photo: Instagram)

Yeh Hai Mohabbatein’s Divyanka Tripathi once revealed that she wanted to be an army officer. Apart from this, the actress has also pursued a course in mountaineering from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering and is a gold medalist in Rifle shooting. (Photo: Instagram)

Is Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon fame, Barun Sobti worked at a call centre before he started his acting career. The actor was an operations manager at Jindal Communications for as long as 7 years before entering the acting world. (Photo: Instagram)

Popular reality TV personality, Divya Agarwal is a dancer-choreographer turned model, turned actress. Moreover, she pursued a journalism degree in her bachelors. The actress who is now preparing to become a producer rose to fame after her stint in Splitsvilla 10. (Photo: Instagram)

Karan Mehra, popular for portraying Naitik Singhania in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai studied fashion designing at ‘National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi’. He worked as a fashion designer for 4 years in Noida, before starting his career as an actor. And ever before that, Karan also worked as a summer trainee at Dominos Pizza. (Photo: Instagram)

Sasural Simar Ka fame Dipika Kakar worked as a flight attendant, precisely as an air hostess with Jet Airways for three long years before stepping into the acting world. Reportedly, the actress resigned from her previous job because of some health issues and soon joined the television industry. (Photo: Instagram)