Neha Dhupia
Neha Dhupia became famous by doing some bold roles and for making
statements like “Only Sex & Shahrukh Khan sell in bollywood”. But
apparently there’s more to her. Her father, Commander Pradip Singh
Dhupia rendered his services to the Indian Navy and she studied in Naval
Public School & later Army Public School, Delhi. She won the Miss
India crown in 2002. Guess her army background helped her in making bold
moves and explore the unchartered territory. Despite her busy schedule,
she still takes time out for the annual Navy Balls and judges the Navy
Queen contest
Gul Panag
One of the fittest females around, Gul Panag
also comes from an army background. Her father, Lieutenant General H.S.
Panag, got posted all over India and also in places like Zambia and
Lusaka which exposed her to various cultures which helped shape her
multi-faceted personality. Her devil-may-care attitude was for all to
see when she came riding a Harley Davidson for her own wedding. Talk
about making an entry!
Rajeev Khandelwal
The last time someone who made it big in Bollywood from TV was Shah
Rukh Khan. And then Rajeev Khandelwal (or popularly known as Sujal from
TV) followed. Though he hasn’t been able to achieve the dizzying heights
that Shahrukh did, he has managed to make a name for himself with films
like Aamir, Shaitaan etc. His father is from the army - Col. C.L.
Khandelwal (retired). Even Rajeev tried to join the army but got
rejected because of his form. This is when he realised that maybe he
should try his hand at acting, his childhood dream. His army background
probably taught him to struggle hard and never give up and that’s what
he did and managed to carve a niche for himself among the sea of
struggling actors.
Sushmita Sen
The original diva, the woman of substance
is how Sushmita is decribed and rightly so. She has never been the one
to give into what people think and say and has always charted her own
path. A quality probably instilled due to her confident & fearless
army background. Her father is retired Wing Commander Subeer Sen.
Sushmita won the title of Miss Universe 1994 and subsequently entered
Bollywood. Though she wasn’t able to become as successful as her arch
rival Aishwarya Rai, she definitely had her unique fan following &
not only for her acting skills.
Preity Zinta
This dimpled beauty's father Durganand Zinta was a Major in the
Indian Army. Her brother is also a commissioned officer in the army. She
was a naughty brat when young but also led a disciplined life due to
her army background. She stumbled into acting with an advertisement and
hasn’t looked back since. She says that she is able to manage a variety
of roles (Actor, producer, entrepreneur and Kings XI Punjab owner)
because of her multitasking skills learnt because of the army
background.
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra made it really big by winning the title of Miss
World 2000 which made her entry into Bollywood somewhat of an obvious
choice and despite speculations, she didn’t disappoint. Both her father
and mother come from the Indian forces – her father, Dr Ashok Chopra,
and mother, Dr Madhu Akhauri, were both physicians in the Indian army.
As with all army kids, even Priyanka travelled extensively from India to
the US & back to India for her education which gave her a pretty
good exposure to various cultures and helped shape her personality which
was instrumental in winning the beauty pageant. And thankfully
Bollywood got to experience that charm.
Shiney Ahuja
Well the males with an army background haven’t been as lucky when it
comes to success in Bollywood. Shiny Ahuja hails from an army family
& got his education in the Army Public School in Dhaula Kuan. He
made a fantastic debut & was considered one of the promising stars
given his acting prowess. But sadly all that went downhill when he was
accused by his maid for sexually harassing her. The case is still going
on and though he has made a comeback, it doesn’t seem that he will ever
touch the same heights again. But given the fact that he must have
imbibed qualities like courage & never say die attitude from his
defence background, he just might bounce back with a bang!
Rannvijay Singh
Rannvijay is best known for his stint
on TV – Roadies winner & now a judge. He also has an army background
to boast of. Though he hasn’t been as successful with his Bollywood
outing as he was on TV, he still has a lot of ardent fans (thanks to
Roadies). The skills he imbibed due to his background were one of the
key reasons of winning roadies, he says. Well, we couldn’t agree more.
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