Preity Zinta Besides her acting, Preity Zinta has also written a series of columns for BBC News Online of South Asia.
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.
Deepika Padukone made her first runway appearance in 2003, at just Seventeen Magazine.
Rani Mukherjee While in school at the age of 14, Rani did a cameo role in her father's Bengali film Biyar Phool (1992).
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.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was once rejected for a TV serial dubbing job before she became famous.
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.