From dancers to superstars

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Many of our superstars in Bollywood today started small. A majority of them were background dancers for some blockbusters. Let's have a look.

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Shahid Kapoor who is known for his acting prowess, was a good dancer since a very young age. He joined Shiamak Davar’s dance institute, eventually appearing as a background dancer in many movies like Dil To Pagal Hai and Taal.
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Before getting the chance to choreograph the song 'Pehla nasha' from the movie 'Joh Jeeta Whi Sikander', Farah had also worked as a background dancer. Not many know that Farah appeared as a background dancer in Govinda's 1986 film 'Sadaa Suhagan'.
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Before he attained his current status as a celebrity, Remo used to be a background dancer for various songs. A memorable one is from Shah Rukh Khan’s movie, Pardes called Meri Mehbooba.
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Saroj Khan is India's most experienced choreographer. She has choreographed for more than 200 movies till date. Her breakthrough in her career was when she choreographed for Main Teri Dushman.
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Just like Shahid Kapoor, Sushant was also part of Shiamak Davar’s dance institute. Not only was he a background dancer with Hrithik Roshan in Krishh but also with Aishwarya Rai and Preity Zinta.
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Arshad Warsi started his career in the entertainment industry as a background dancer. It was on the dance floor that he also met his wife Maria. Long before taking centre stage as a leading man, Arshad Warsi and director Sajid Khan were seen as background dancers in Jeetendra and Kimi Katkar's movie 'Aag Se Khelenge'.
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Dia Mirza actually started her career in the film industry as a background dancer. She was in a Tamil song from the movie En Swasa Kaatre.
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The famous Sajid Khan was one of the dancers along with Arshad Warsi in the song Help Me from the movie Aag Se Khelenge featuring Jeetendra and Kimi Katkar.
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Shahid wasn’t the only background dancer in Taal who made it big. Actress Isha Sharvani was in the song Kahin Aag Lage dancing in the backdrops.
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Kajal Aggarwal is a famous actress known for her Telugu and Tamil movies. She had been a background dancer in the movie Kyun Ho Gaya Na with Aishwarya Rai.

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