Highly Educated Bollywood Celebs

Amitabh Bachchan: Son of noted Hindi poet, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan is one of the most educated celebrities in Bollywood. After completing his graduation, Big B went on to obtain a double major in Science and Arts from Kirori Mal College. He had apparently never thought of entering the film industry and was quite focused on his studies. The legendary actor also has an honorary doctorate degree from Queensland University in Australia.

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Shruti Haasan: Born and brought up in Chennai, Shruti Haasan did her schooling from Abacus Montessori School. After completing 10th grade, she moved to Mumbai to study psychology at St. Andrew's College. Eventually she shifted her focus to music and cinema and went on to undergo training at the Musicians Institute in California. Shruti made her first appearance in the film, Hey Ram, in which she had played the role of the daughter of Vallabhbhai Patel. She is also the vocalist of rock band, The Extramentals.

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Vidya Balan: Along with supporting her dream to become an actress, Vidya's parents also stressed on the importance of education. The popular actress has a Bachelor's degree from St. Xavier's College. She also holds a Master's degree in Sociology from the Mumbai University. When director Anurag Basu offered her a role in a soap opera, she rejected it as she wanted to complete her studies and later venture into films.

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Parineeti Chopra: Born in Haryana into a Punjabi family, Parineeti received her early education at the Convent of Jesus and Mary in Ambala Cantonment. She had moved to London at the age of 17 with the dream of becoming an investment banker. Parineeti has a triple honours degree in business, finance and economics from Manchester Business School in United Kingdom. In 2009 she returned back to India and joined Yash Raj Films as a public-relations consultant, before delving into films.

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Varun Dhawan: Having made a successful acting debut with Karan Johar’s romantic comedy, Student Of The Year, Varun Dhawan is no doubt a superstar in the making. He carried forward his ‘chocolate boy’ image in his 2014 films Main Tera Hero and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. The actor was showered with praises for the portrayal of a grey character in the film, Badlapur. Although he is the son of director David Dhawan, he had no plans of becoming an actor. Varun holds a degree in Business Management from the Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom. Before becoming an actor, he had worked as an assistant director to Karan Johar on his directorial My Name Is Khan.