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Sushant Singh Rajput, Shahid Kapoor to Dia Mirza, celebs who were background dancers before making it big in Bollywood

  • Sushant Singh Rajput and Shahid Kapoor have established themselves in the glam world, but very few of us know that they started their career as background dancers. 

  • Shahid Kapoor has set his mark in the film industry with his extraordinary acting and dancing skills. But very few of us know that he was initially a background dancer. Shahid, who is a trained dancer had performed as a background dancer in films like Dil To Pagal Hai and Taal.

  • Earlier, Sushant sharing his experience ahead of his performance in IIFA last year said, ''I'm really excited to be a part of IIFA this year and I will be performing at the IIFA awards for the first time. Not exactly the first time... I have been a background dancer at IIFA for many years."   

  • Kajal Aggarwal, who rose to fame with Telugu and Tamil films, was also a background dancer. Kajal was a background dancer in Aishwarya Rai starrer Kyun Ho Gaya Na.   

  •   Remo D'Souza, who is a professional choreographer and has choreographed number of hit tracks, used to be a background dancer earlier. He was a background dancer in a song titled Meri Mehbooba from Shah Rukh Khan’s film movie, Pardes.

  • Actress Dia Mirza also started her Bollywood career as a background dancer. She was a background dancer in a Tamil song from the film En Swasa Kaatre.  

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