5 Indian stars who worked as salesmen

Success doesn't come easily

Here are popular actors and even filmmakers who did odd jobs before gaining stardom

We have prominent personalities from the film industry who had humble beginnings

Take a look at Indian stars who worked as salesmen before films

Before making big in films, Arshad worked as a door-to-door salesman and sold cosmetics

Arshad Warsi

Before joining Bollywood, Boman Irani handled his bakery shop and even worked as a salesman

Boman Irani

Rang De Basanti, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag's star director worked as a tea boy and even worked as a vacuum cleaner salesman

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Before becoming Khiladi Kumar, Akshay worked as a chef, waiter, and even jewellery salesman

Akshay Kumar

Ajith Kumar

Before becoming a Tamil star, Ajith joined a family friend's garment exporting company as an apprentice. He eventually progressed to become a business developer and regularly travelled throughout the country on sales assignments