Avni Jain :- Top 8 Actors from Delhi that you might not know of!
Here’s a list of top 10 Actors that you might not know were born in Delhi: –
1] Ayushmann Khurrana
A leading actor in Bollywood whose real name is Nishant Khurrana, started his journey with being a Radio Jockey at BIG FM, Delhi after winning MTV Roadies Season 2. The boy with big dreams became a VJ on MTV thereafter. Later he became a TV Host at India’s Got Talent and started anchoring on the singing reality show, Music Ka MahaMuqqabla, also turning out to be a part of the anchoring team of a show for domestic T20 cricket tournament and Just Dance. Gradually he debuted in the film, Vicky Donor in 2012, the film was a huge success. He kick-started his singing career by the track “Pani Da Rang” forhis romcom film for which he won “best male debut” & “best male playback singer”. He started off as a middle-class Delhi boy and now he’s one of the most famous actors in Bollywood, his journey has been inspiring to so many Delhiites who aspire to become an actor.
2] Ajay Devgn
A name known to all, a name that is recognised by both Millennials and Gen-Z. what we don’t know is that Vishal Veeru Devgan ie professionally known as Ajay Devgn was born in Delhi. He doesn’t need much introduction but as we speak, he has won several awards some of which are Nation Film Awards, Filmfare Award and Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country.
He has appeared in more than 100Hindi moviesand given us gems like Raid, Drishyam, Golmaal and hum dil de chukesanam etc. he started off with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and has never looked back since.
3] Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub Khan
A BSc grad who has appeared in more than 20 film in his 11 years long-acting career. Before starting his acting career, he completed his theatre training from NSD, Delhi in 2006. He made his debut with No One Killed Jassica in 2011, the film was blockbuster and he was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut and the Zee Cine Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role. Zeeshan is usually casted for supporting roles, he has played supporting character in many blockbuster films some of which were Tanu Weds Manu, Raees, Zero and Mission Mangal. Apart from this he has also been a part of some amazing web series like 377 Ab Normal, Rangbaaz& Bloody Brother etc.
4] Gulshan Grover
He’s a well-known Indian actor and producer who has appeared in more than 400 films. Best known for being the villain, he has played negative roles in bollywood’s some of the most memorable movies. The SRCC pass out was a part of “Little Theatre Group” since his college days. Later in 1980, he made his debut with the film Hum Paanch which was indeed an incredible movie. His ability to portray a negative character was so ultimate that he used leave a great impact on people through his acting and that is something we all admire about him the most.
5] Vijay Raaz
Vijay Raaz is still remembered for his epic performance in the movie Run in which his “Kauwa Biryani” act became critically and highly acclaimed. A fabulous comedian who is an actor, director and a narrator by profession. A theatre artist who has appeared in many playsin NSD. Acknowledged for lending his voice in several Ad commercials and films. With a dream to work in Bollywood he has made a name for himself.
6]Manjot Singh
Best known for his role in a web series called College Romance, he has also been a part of Bollywood movies such as Fukrey,Jab Harry Met Sejal& Student Of The Year. Currently working on the upcoming film Fukrey 3, this guy has come from Delhi and won Filmfare Critics Award for his first film Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! In which he played the role of Young Lovinder “lucky” singh.This guy with dream has been a well-known face to all the Gen-Z’s.
7] Saurabh Shukla
India actor, director and a screenwriter who works in Bollywood since 1994. Best known for his famous roles in Satya (1998), Barfi! (2012), Jolly LLB (2013), Kick (2014), PK (2014), Jolly LLB 2 (2017) and Raid (2018). He’s a much-known face in the industry, Saurabh Shukla was born in Gorakhpur and bought up in Delhi. His professional career began in 1984 when he started theatre & joined the NSD Repertoire Company, later on in the next year he got his first break when Shekhar kapur who was impressed by his acting, created a role for him in Bandit Queen. Since that day he is working in Bollywood and bringing life into every character that he plays.
8] Arjan Bajwa
Clearly a face we all recognise but what we don’t know is that he came from Delhi.A black belt in Taekwondo, he’s an actor& a model who has worked in both Telugu&Hindi film industry. He made his Bollywood debut with “Woh Tera Naam Tha” in 2004. He was a part of some highly recognised films such as Fashion in 2008 where he played the lead role& won the stardust award. He started off with several commercial brands like LUX, Veet, Fiat Palio, Godrej AC etc.Recently he has played his part in Amazon Prime’s latest web series “Bestseller”.
