1 / 5Kartik Aaryan stayed dedicated to balancing his acting endeavours with studies. Hailing from a family of medical professionals, he completed his schooling in Gwalior, followed his passion for Science, and pursued an engineering degree in biotechnology from Navi Mumbai. Simultaneously, he also nurtured his interest in acting, and later, he enrolled in an acting course.2 / 5Avinash Tiwary completed school from the D.P.Y.A High School and Engineering in Mumbai. To step into the acting space, he stopped pursuing engineering in the fourth semester and joined the theater. Avinash joined Barry John’s acting studio, and later, he went on to the New York Film Academy to dive deep into the acting space. And truly, his choice of picking acting over engineering is working out to be well for him - with films and series like Laila Majnu, Madgaon Express, The Mehta Boys, and the upcoming Ginny Wedss Sunny 2!3 / 5Beyond pursuing engineering, Kriti Sanon also graduated with a Bachelor of Technology Degree in Electronics and Telecommunication from Jaypee Institute of Information and Technology, Noida. Later, she ventured into films and registered a striking Bollywood debut with Heropanti.4 / 5After graduating in Computer Science Engineering from Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology in New Delhi, Taapsee Pannu worked as a Software Engineer. She stepped into the entertainment industry by auditioning for Channel V. It was in 2010 when Taapsee made her Telugu debut with Jhummandi Naadam.5 / 5R. Madhavan began his career after graduating with a degree in Electronics Engineering. He studied at Rajaram College in Kolhapur. While pursuing engineering, he was also involved in public speaking and represented India in cultural exchange programs. Prior to his film career, Madhavan was spotted by a television executive while out walking in Lokhandwala in Mumbai, and was recruited to feature in Hindi television serials, appearing as a crook in his first venture Yule Love Story (1993). He appeared in leading roles in Zee TV's Banegi Apni Baat (1993) and Ghar Jamai, while he gained further popularity portraying the character of Shekhar in Saaya.