Sushant Singh Rajput & Other Actors Who Quit Engineering To Entertain Us
Mumbai: As engineers across the country are celebrating Engineers Day on Tuesday, let’s take a look at Bollywood actors who have quit their engineering career to entertain us. Here’s a list of actors, who have made it big in Bollywood, after quitting a lucrative career in engineering:
Sushant Singh Rajput: He had enrolled himself at Delhi Technological University for pursuing a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering. However, he dropped out of engineering college to pursue a career in acting.
Kriti Sanon: She made her Bollywood debut opposite Tiger Shroff in ‘Heropanti’. She has a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida.
Kartik Aaryan: He made his Bollywood debut with ‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama’. He was pursuing an engineering degree in biotechnology in Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil College of Engineering, when he started auditioning for films.
Vicky Kaushal: He graduated with an engineering degree in electronics and telecommunications from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai. Vicky even took up an engineering job before foraying into the entertainment industry.
Taapsee Pannu: She has a degree in Computer Science Engineering from the Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology, New Delhi. She even worked as a software engineer before entering the film industry.
Sonu Sood: He has a degree in Electronics Engineering from Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur. He gave up a lucrative engineering career for pursuing his passion for acting.
R Madhavan : He did his graduation in electronics and also represented India as a cultural ambassador in Canada. His debut film ‘Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein’ carved a niche for him in the film industry.
Fawad Khan: Fawad Khan holds a graduation degree in Telecom Engineering from the National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, Lahore. He made his Bollywood debut with Sonam Kapoor starrer ‘Khoobsurat’.