Sure, the industry is filled with glitz and glamour but sometimes what most of us don't know is that some of the stars are highly educated as well. People have this general misconception that if you want to make it to Bollywood, you have to skip college and head straight to the industry. When it comes to a star kid, what's the whole point of education if they have to end up in the film industry? Right? Wrong.
Here is our list of 10 Bollywood celebrities who did a pretty good job at flexing their brainiest muscles.
Randeep Hooda
Randeep Hooda was an extraordinary student. When he was young his parents dreamt of making him a doctor. He was also very active in sports and was an all-rounder while he was in DPS, R.K. Puram, New Delhi. After that, he moved to Australia to complete his bachelor and, masters in business management and human resource management. Upon his arrival back in India, he decided to venture into acting and modelling.
Shekhar Kapoor
Actor, director, producer Shekhar Kapoor is the nephew of the legendary Dev Anand but he was often discouraged from getting into films. Shekhar completed his studies from Modern School, New Delhi and then went onto do his bachelor's in economics at St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi. Shekhar gave into his parent's wishes and became a Chartered Accountant with the ICAEW in England.