July 3 marks Guru Purnima and today we will take you through a list of Bollywood celebrities who have been mentored by some finest artists. Life has come full circle for these celebs when they turned mentor for young, budding actors. Lets see who made it to the list.
1. Karan Johar and Aditya Chopra
Karan Johar is the mentor to many celebs but do you know who is Karan Johar’s mentor? It’s Aditya Chopra. Karan began his career in the film industry as the Assistant Director of Aditya Chopra's Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995). He has dedicated an entire chapter of his autobiography, An Unsuitable Boy, to his “mentor and best friend” Aditya Chopra.
2. Vicky Kaushal and Anurag Kashyap
Vicky Kaushal with his skills becomes everyone’s favorite. He gives all the credits for what he is now to Anurag Kashyap. He assisted Anurag Kashyap on Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) and learned many things on the set. In a post for Anurag Kashyap, the actor stated, “It feels so happy and proud when people call me your ‘blue-haired boy.’” Kaushal has acted in three of the director's films; Bombay Velvet (2015), Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016), and Manmarziyaan (2018).
3. Rajkummar Rao and Shah Rukh khan
Shah Rukh Khan holds a special place in Rajkummar Rao’s inspiring journey to become an actor. He has been quite vocal about it. In an interview, he revealed that he used to mimic SRK when he was studying at The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).
4. Kunal Kohli
Filmmaker turned actor Kunal Kohli has not one but ten gurus. Noted Filmmakers Yash Chopra, Raj Kapoor, Guru Dutt, Bimal Roy, Vijay Anand, Ramesh Sippy, Manoj Kumar, Raj Khosla, Prakash Mehra, and Mahesh Bhatt.
5. Manoj Bajpayee and Barry John
Manoj Bajpayee is one of the finest actors in Bollywood and the reason behind that is Barry John. Barry John is a prominent theater guru. He is not just Bajpayee’s mentor but Shah Rukh Khan also considers Barry John as his ‘Guru.’
6. Sujoy Ghosh
Director Sujoy Ghosh who gained fame from the movie Kahaani has many teachers but considers only one person as his “Guru”. The person is none other than Megastar Amitabh Bachchan. He has worked with Big B previously in Riteish-Jacqueline starrer ‘Aladin’.
6. Alia Bhatt And Karan Johar
Life has come full circle for Karan Johar. The filmmaker who considers Yash Chopra his Guru is now Alia Bhatt's eternal mentor, and how! Today, Alia is one of the finest actresses we have in Bollywood. She is all set to make her big Hollywood debut with Heart Of Stone as well.In every speech or interview, she makes sure to thank Karan for believing in her and launching her in his film, Student Of The Year. Apart from the professional rapport, the two share a great personal equation too. Reportedly, the Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani actress is very close to the filmmaker's twins, Yash and Roohi.
