From Shahid Kapoor to Sushant Singh Rajput, many actors started their careers as background dancers and later became stars. Another actress, who though not a background dancer, but worked as a dance teacher, now earns crore per film. The actress we are talking about made her grand Bollywood debut with a superstar and has only a few flops at the box office.
She has given two highest-grossing films of Bollywood. She is Sanya Malhotra. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sanya (@sanyamalhotra) Sanya Malhotra was born in Delhi and while pursuing her graduation from Gargi College, the actress joined the choreography society and started learning new dance forms and techniques.
In the third year, she got herself a job in a ballet company as an instructor and started teaching little girls. After completing her graduation, the actress decided to explore dance more and got a job as a dance teacher in Delhi. The actress revealed in an interview with Mumbai Mirror that she would get Rs 15000 for her job.
She then decided to move to Mumbai after participating in Dance India Dance and making it to the Top 100. However, she came with only Rs 10,000 in her pocket. She looked for jobs as an assistant choreographer but no offers were coming in.
She then started teaching yoga to the aunties in her building and the ladies insisted on paying her. She was contacted by casting director Mukesh Chhabra and got her first-ever role with Aamir Khan in Dangal. The actress essayed the role of Bab.
