Untold Stories: How These Bollywood Got A Break Into Movies!

Akshay Kumar has an amusing story to tell: The actor had missed a flight to Bangalore, where he was headed for an ad shoot. He went to a film studio with his portfolio and the same evening, he was signed for his debut film!

Arjun Rampal was quite lucky, as he was once chilling in a discotheque when he was spotted by designer Rohit Bal. Rohit suggested him to be a model and an acting career followed that.

Parineeti was an intern in Yash Raj office when director Manish spotted her and offered her a role in 'Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl'.

Bipasha Basu was spotted by Arjun Rampal's wife, who suggested her to join modelling.

Anushka Sharma got her big break in Bollywood when she was spotted by a fashion designer in a small shop, and later refered to Aditya Chopra.

John Abraham was a geeky media planner who had no dreams for Bollywood. However, under peer pressure, the hunk tried modelling and, as they say, the rest is history.

Kangana Ranaut has a similar story to tell. The actress was spotted by director Anurag Basu in a coffee shop and, soon, she was acting in his 'Gangster'
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