Pankaj Tripathi To Shah Rukh, 13 Actors Who Started Out With Small Roles Before Shooting To Fame

It’s often said that you have to start somewhere in order to kickstart your dream and our Bollywood celebs have been there, done that. The journey some of our favourite celebs have taken is nothing short of inspirational. They started from the bottom and have now reached the heights of their career.

Let’s take a look at these 14 celebs who started out with cameos and are now killing it in their filmy career.

1. Pankaj Tripathi

The Mirzapur actor has come a long way. Pankaj Tripathi had a cameo in Run (2004). He was a part of the iconic ‘Choti Ganga’ scene where Vijay Raaz jumps into a drainage canal. As Vijay Raaz’s character takes the plunge, Pankaj Tripathi runs away with his clothes.

2. Nawazuddin Siddiqui

The Gangs Of Wasseypur actor has played cameo roles in many films such as Shool, Jungle, and Sarfarosh. But Nawazuddin’s cameo in Munna Bhai MBBS is etched in people’s minds. Remember that scene where a pickpocketer steals a wallet from the hero’s father and gets beaten up? Well, Nawazuddin played the role of that pickpocketer.

3. Vicky Kaushal

Vicky Kaushal marked his Bollywood debut when he starred in the critically acclaimed movie, Masaan, in 2015. However, prior to that, he was assisting Anurag Kashyap on the sets of Gangs Of Wasseypur as an Assistant Director. In one of the scenes, you can see his silhouette behind the grill of the windows in the brothel scene that featured Manoj Bajpayee and Richa Chaddha.