7 IITians Who Chose Acting Over Engineering Jobs

Nitesh Dubey
Jan 29, 2025

Nitesh Tiwari

Nitesh Tiwari known for his famous directed movies Dangal and Chhichhore has studied chemical engineering from IIT Bombay.

Rajkumar Rao

Rajkumar Rao, a bollywood actor known for his simple and impactful roles in Stree and Gangs of Wasseypur has studied engineering in IIT delhi but not completed his degree.

R. Madhavan

A National star known for his fearless acting has studied mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay.

Arshad Warsi

Arshad Warsi is known for his master class acting in Jolly LLB and Munna bhai has studied Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay.

Manish Paul

One of the most famous television Hosts and actor studied Mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi.

Jitendra Kumar

Jitendra Kumar famous for his roles as Jitu bhaiya in Kota Factory and Panchayat Sacheev studied Engineering from IIT Kharagpur.

Vipul Goyal

Vipul Goyal is one of the comedian actors who studied Engineering From IIT Bombay.

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