All the actors mentioned below have made a successful movie career
Every TV actor desires to work in films and achieve a great fan following. One of the world’s most popular and India’s one of the biggest actors, Shahrukh Khan did Television shows before entering Bollywood.
Here is a look at some of the popular actors who left the TV Industry to work in Hindi films
Sushant Singh Rajput
He was one of the most critically acclaimed actors in the history of Indian Cinema. He did several TV shows before entering in Bollywood.
Sushant Singh Rajput received extensive popularity after featuring as MS Dhoni in Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s biopic film titled ‘MS Dhoni The Untold Story’.
Sushant Singh Rajput was one of the most successful actors among the young generation of actors. He appeared in a number of commercially successful films. He was amongst the best actors in Bollywood.
Vikrant Massey
Vikrant Massey is one of the most versatile actors in Bollywood. His last film ‘12th Fai’ has proved to be a breakthrough for him.
Vikrant Massey is one of the biggest names in Indian television. He left a successful and high paying TV career to work in films.
During the initial years of his Bollywood career, Vikrant Massey featured in supporting roles in several films. Today, he is one of the leading actors in the Bollywood film industry.
In 2023, Vikrant Massey was featured in the title role in the biographical film ‘12th Fail’. He essayed the role of Manoj Kumar Sharma in his biopic film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Before its release, 12th Fail had no buzz or hype. But as the film was released in theatres and digitally on Hotstar, 12th Fail received widespread critical acclaim whereas Vikrant Massey received rave reviews for his performance. He even won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.
Radhika Madan
Radhika Madan did a few TV and reality shows before entering Bollywood. In 2024, she featured as the lead in a film opposite Akshay Kumar. The film was titled ‘Sarfira’ and could have been a big breakthrough for Radhika Madan. But the film was a big box office flop.
Radhika Madan is still one of the leading young actresses of Bollywood. She has appeared in more than ten films. Although she doesn’t enjoy popularity like Ananya Pandey, Jhanvi Kapoor, and Sara Ali Khan.
Radhika Madan is most popularly known for playing the role of Irrfan Khan’s daughter in his last film ‘English Medium’.
Lakshya
Lakshya Lalwani popularly known as Lakshya was a TV actor who left Television shows to work in films.
He recently made his big Bollywood debut with the film ‘K’.
Lakshya’s K has proved to be a breakthrough for Lakshya. The film received widespread critical acclaim and positive reviews. Lakshya’s K was screened in foreign countries where the film received rave reviews.
Lakshya has already signed his next film with Ananya Pandey.