Kareena Kapoor : Kareena's name was derived from the book Anna Karenina, which her mother read while she was pregnant with her. But her family and close friends call her Bebo.
Sushmita Sen Did you know that former beauty queen and actress Sushmita Sen keeps a python as a pet?
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.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was once rejected for a TV serial dubbing job before she became famous.
Priyanka Chopra is the only Indian in the USA to have been selected at the state level for the National Opus Honor Choir, extensive charity work back in India and the USA, and joined the CAF and CII in their literacy program and is their ambassador.
Ranbir Kapoor still takes Rs 1,500 pocket Money from his mom every week.
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.
Preity Zinta Besides her acting, Preity Zinta has also written a series of columns for BBC News Online of South Asia.
Shahrukh Khan's first salary was Rs 50 which he earned by working as an usher at a Pankaj Udhas' concert in Delhi. He used the money to take the train to Agra and see the Taj Mahal.
Deepika Padukone made her first runway appearance in 2003, at just Seventeen Magazine.