Akshay Kumar Though nominated seven times at the Filmfare awards, he's won just twice - Best actor in a comic and negative role for Garam Masala and Ajnabee, respectively.
Sushmita Sen Did you know that former beauty queen and actress Sushmita Sen keeps a python as a pet?
Preity Zinta Besides her acting, Preity Zinta has also written a series of columns for BBC News Online of South Asia.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was once rejected for a TV serial dubbing job before she became famous.
Amitabh Bachchan He worked in Calcutta for the shipping firm Shaw & Wallace as executive and as a freight broker for Bird and Co. It was in Calcutta that he bought a second-hand Fiat as his first car.
Imran Khan is not an Indian citizen, but he is actually a US citizen.
Rani Mukherjee While in school at the age of 14, Rani did a cameo role in her father's Bengali film Biyar Phool (1992).
Parineeti Chopra was a nerd in her school days & stood first all over India in her 12th standard exams. For this, she was rewarded by the then President of India.
Hrithik Roshan had a stammering problem since childhood. In order to combat the problem, he took speech lessons and, today, he is one of the most eloquent Bollywood stars.