John was also cast in a number of music videos by notable artists like Jazzy B, Pankaj Udhas and Babul Supriyo.Īpart from all this, he was also seen on a number of advertisement campaigns and fashion events, before making his debut in Jism, in 2001. He also modelled internationally, after winning the Gladrags Manhunt Contest in 1999. John Abraham, kind of had the same trajectory as Milind, barring a few minor details. This turned out to be a good thing, as a lot of factors eventually led him to Student Of The Year, where he made a remarkable debut. However, once he realised that modelling isn't really his calling, he started working as an assistant director with Karan Johar. Sidharth Malhotra started his modelling career at the age of 18. Upon his return to India, he started working for an airline after which he joined with a number of amateur theatre companies and started simultaneously working as a model.Īs a model, Randeep has walked the ramp a number of times, all the while appearing in a number of advertisement campaigns for well known Indian fast fashion brands. Randeep HoodaĪlthough Randeep Hooda made his acting debut in 2001, prior to that, he had a number of jobs, ranging from being a taxi driver, to being a waiter, while he was studying for his MBA in Australia. The last time we saw him in a mainstream Bollywood film was Chef, and before that, in Bajirao Mastani, beside Ranveer Singh. He was also cast in a number of music videos, with Made In India by Alisha Chinai being one of the most memorable and recognised ones.Īlthough he was never the lead actor in any film that went on to do commercially well, he did quite a few supporting roles in films which were cult classics, and a number of international projects which were critically acclaimed. There was a point in time when Milind just dominated the market when it came to advertising - from sneakers to clothes, there really wasn't anything that the man couldn't sell. We begin with Milind Soman, who at one point, was the go-to face for a number of national as well as international brands and advertising agencies when it came to selling their product. Here are seven male models who started out as models, but eventually went on to act in films and make a name for themselves: 1.
It wouldn't be farfetched to say that at some point in time, almost all of us have harboured a fantasy of being an actor in the Indian film industries, just to have that rock star lifestyle.
Not only in just watching the odd 200+ films that get released every year, but in some way, being a part of it, in some vicarious manner. There is no denying the fact that as Indians we are obsessed with films and Bollywood. What many people don't realise, is that there are a number of men as well, who started out as male models, either walking the ramp or shooting for product catalogues before they signed their first film.
We know that there are a number of actresses who started out with having a career as models, before signing their first films. Not necessarily being ramp models, but being catalogue models in some way or the other. Believe it or not, for a lot of people, the first step to breaking into the film industry was modelling.
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