By:
Reshma
Kelkar,
IndiaFM
Monday,
May
29,
2006
Salman
Khan
had
once
said
that
he
always
wanted
to
be
a
director
and
took
up
acting
only
because
no
one
took
him
seriously
as
a
filmmaker.
Have
you
ever
thought
how
these
actors
got
into
acting?
While
the
world
outside
is
dying
to
get
that
one
break
to
enter
Bollywood,
what's
amusing
is
that
when
you
ask
most
of
the
established
names
in
the
industry
on
how
they
landed
as
actors,
most
have
to
say
that
acting
was
never
their
first
career
choice.
"It
was
never
a
conscious
decision" is
the
common
reply
and
we
wonder
how
fluke
favors
only
those
who
don't
ask
for
it.
We
quizzed
this
question
to
some
Bollywood
actors
to
know
that
if
not
an
actor,
what
they
would
have
become.
Let's
check
who
wanted
to
be
what.
Salman
Khan
Salman
Khan
never
wanted
to
be
an
actor
but
a
director.
When
he
used
to
go
to
people
with
the
scripts,
people
used
to
say
why
you
want
to
be
a
director,
you
should
be
an
actor.
He
was
not
getting
any
work
as
a
director
as
he
was
a
small
boy
then
considered
to
be
not
very
serious
about
his
work.
"Directors
at
that
time
were
50-60
years
old
and
looked
very
mature.
And
no
one
would
trust
me
with
that
much
of
money
at
stake",
says
Salman.
But
since
he
had
to
work,
he
started
modeling
and
joined
acting
classes,
riding
classes
and
everything.
Finally,
he
signed
a
film.
Kim
Sharma
Kim
Sharma
wanted
to
be
a
lawyer.
She
says,
"My
mother
thought
I'll
be
a
lawyer
one
day.
I
can
argue
well
so
she
used
to
tell
me
that
you
should
be
a
lawyer
and
it
stuck
in
my
head.
I
wanted
to
take
law.
But
eventually
acting
happened
to
me
by
fluke.
I
never
planned
my
career,
it
just
happened".
Ashmit
Patel
Coming
from
a
business
background,
Ashmit
was
never
interested
in
joining
their
family
business.
He
says,
"I
was
more
inclined
towards
cricket
and
had
an
ambition
to
be
part
of
Indian
cricket
team.
I
mean
I
wanted
to
be
cricketer
when
I
was
young
and
after
that
I
thought
of
becoming
a
pilot
but
finally
landed
in
acting."
Kareena
Kapoor
Kareena
wanted
to
be
a
lawyer
and
after
completing
her
12th
she
took
an
admission
in
Government
Law
College
at
Churchgate.
But
being
a
Kapoor
she
couldn't
resist
her
acting
talent.
And
after
completing
a
year
she
moved
on
to
Bollywood.
Sameer
Dharmadhikari
A
mechanical
Engineer
by
qualification,
Sameer
Dharmadhikari
is
basically
from
Pune.
While
working
for
with
RND
in
Pune
he
did
theatre.
He
played
the
great
Maratha
warrior
Madhavrao
Peshva
that
turned
out
to
be
an
inspiration
for
him
also
and
compelled
him
to
join
silver
screen.
Sanjay
Suri
Actor
Sanjay
Suri
wanted
to
be
a
sports
person.
He
says,
"I
never
wanted
to
become
an
actor,
but
a
sportsman.
I
was
more
inclined
towards
sports
like
squash
and
basketball,
but
it
was
fate
that
I
became
a
model
and
later,
an
actor.
Fate
may
take
you
to
quick
fame,
but
after
that
it's
your
hard
work
alone
that
helps
you
achieve
your
goal"
Sandhya
Mridul
Actress
Sandhya
Mridul
says,
"I
wanted
to
be
a
lawyer
like
my
father.
He
was
a
judge
and
I
wanted
to
follow
him.
Somewhere
from
within
I
always
knew
that
I
came
from
family
where
my
dad
was
a
judge,
my
uncle
went
on
to
become
a
lawyer
and
someday
I
too
would
be
one.
I
tried
not
to
be
an
actor.
I
didn't
do
law
but
I
went
into
marketing
but
there
is
something
that
you
want
to
do.
Saif
Ali
Khan
Saif
wanted
to
be
a
cricketer
like
his
father
and
grandfather
but
as
he
grew
up
he
developed
more
interest
towards
her
mother's
profession
of
acting.
He
took
up
acting
but
his
interest
always
made
him
to
play
for
charity
matches.
"I
used
to
regret
not
being
a
cricketer
until
recently.
But
then
it
was
never
a
serious
career
option
for
me",
quips
Saif.
Mahima
Chaudhary
Being
a
good
athlete
from
her
school
days
Mahima
never
thought
that
she
will
be
a
part
of
Bollywood.
I
could
be
an
athlete
if
not
an
actress
as
I
was
very
good
in
athletics,
table
tennis
and
hockey.
In
fact
she
was
a
game
captain
at
tenth
standard.
Juhi
Babbar
An
award
winning
costume
designer
from
NIFT,
Juhi
did
costumes
professionally
for
mother
Nadira
Babbar's
theatre
group
Ekjute
for
some
time.
While
working
with
mother
Juhi
got
inclined
towards
acting
and
began
her
career
with
Kaash
Aap
Hamare
Hote
opposite
Sonu
Nigam.
Sushma
Reddy
Sushma
says,
"I
wanted
to
be
in
business.
Though
I
got
good
modeling
opportunities
I
never
thought
of
modeling.
I
never
planned
acting
too."
Sameer
Dattani
"I
really
don't
know
what
I
would
have
been.
One
strong
ambition
was
to
become
a
formula
one
racer.
I
wanted
to
become
another
Michael
Schumacher
but
I
think
that
is
some
thing
all
boys
want
to
do.
They
love
to
drive
fast
cars."
Minnisha
Lamba
Yahaan
fame
Minnisha
Lamba
was
a
student
of
English
literature
and
wanted
to
be
an
award
winning
journalist.
"My
parents
were
extremely
happy
when
films
happened.
They
said
"Ok!
At
least
she
won't
blow
herself
to
bits
in
some
east
European
country!" I
am
still
their
little
baby.
But
that
was
one
thing
that
I
was
thrilled
with.
While
in
college
I
joined
theatre
and
I
got
into
acting
by
complete
fluke.
I
used
to
do
modeling
in
Delhi
along
with
college".