Most Educated Bollywood Celebs

We have all seen these bolly divas and hunks on screen and praised them for their acting, their styles and fashion, but have we ever thought of what they have studied and graduated? Let’s trace their educational qualifications today and fetch the most educated celebrity in B-town.

Amisha Patel

Amisha Patel

Amisha Patel might not have done well as an Actress in the Bollywood, but has an excellent academic profile. She is the daughter of Amit and Asha Patel and granddaughter of the famous Lawyer, Politician Barrister Rajni Patel who was also the Congress Pradesh Committee President of Bombay. She did her schooling at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Bombay and was head girl in the final year of school. Later she did her graduation in Economics at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts and earned a gold medal in her subject. She started her career as an economic analyst at Khandwala Securities Limited after graduation. She also got a job offer from Morgan Stanley but turned it down and returned to India and joined Satyadev Dubey's theatre group and indulged in Modeling and Acting.

Soha Ali Khan

Soha Ali Khan

Soha Ali Khan belongs to the Nawabs-of-Pataudi and Bengali Hindu lineage on her parents’ side. Soha attended The British School in New Delhi and Balliol College, Oxford. After her graduation she has also earned a Masters degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She worked for the Ford Foundation and Citibank. Along with acting, serving on the Advisory Board for a new project of the public entrepreneur group, Res Publica. Some of her hits are Dil Maange More, Pyaar Mein Twist, Shaadi No. 1, Rang De Basanti, Khoya Khoya Chand, Dil Kabaddi, Tum Mile, Tera Kya Hoga Johnny in Hindi, and Iti Srikanta, and Antarmahal in Bengali.

R. Madhavan

 

R. Madhvan

R. Madhavan is an actor, write, film producer and television host by profession.  He graduated in Electronics from Rajaram College, Kolhapur. From his college he was chosen to represent India as its cultural ambassador in Canada. He was awarded as the Maharashtra Best Cadet, which allowed him to make a trip with three others as NCC Cadets to England. Because of this honour, he received training with the Royal Army, the Navy and the Air Force. He always had plans to join defense but was eventually got rejected as he missed the age cut-off by six months. Later he took courses in public speaking which eventually helped him to enter into the film industry. He won the Indian Championship for Public Speaking and was thereby selected to represent India at the Young Businessmen Conference in Tokyo, Japan in 1992.

 

Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta

 

Dimpled beauty of bollywood and IPL team owner is a perfect blend of brains and beauty. She did her graduation in English with Honors after which she pursued further with Graduation in Psychology and even earned a Post Graduate Degree in Criminal Psychology. Some of her huge hits are Dil se, Kya Kehna (won 4 awards for this), Soldier, Kal Ho na Ho (which won 7 awards for), Veer Zaara (won best actress award at Stardust Awards).

Preity says, “To act, you must know pain. You must know what it means to be in love, what it means to be rejected. You know what's the worst part about being an actress? It's the pressure to look gorgeous all the time and to behave perfectly. But I'm not perfect, nobody is”.

John Abraham

John Abraham

John Abraham is a film actor and former model. This handsome hunk has studied economics at the Bombay Scottish School, Mahim in Mumbai and got his MBA from the Mumbai Educational Trust (MET). He made his film debut with Jism in 2003, for which he was nominated for Filmfare Best Debut Award. Some of hits in the box office are Saaya, Aetbaar, Paap, Lakeer – Forbidden Lines, Dhoom (nomited in Filmfare Best Villain Award), Madhoshi, Elaan, Karam, Garam Masala, Water, Viruddh, Kaal, Taxi No. 9211, Baabul (nominated for Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award), Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love, No Smoking, Dostana, Aashayein, Jhootha Hi Sahi, 7 Khoon Maaf, Desi Boyz and Force.