Swaragini's Varun Kapoor, Jamai Raja's Ravi Dubey, Manish Raisinghani - A look at the engineers in the TV world

Swaragini's Varun Kapoor, Jamai Raja's Ravi Dubey and Sasural Simar Ka's Manish Raisinghani - A look at engineers in the TV world

By Urmimala Banerjee
Published: June 9, 2016 12:00 PM IST

After slogging out in classrooms, they shone under the arc-lights

They say education never goes to waste. There are a number of well-educated actors in the TV industry holding degrees in engineering, management and specialised fields. However, we noticed that there are quite a few engineers. We guess the hard work, precision and dedication that goes in engineering studies is similar to that required in the TV industry. Here is a look. Also Read - Rabb Se Hai Dua Exclusive: Dheeraj Dhoopar reveals how the show is different from other TV serials with love triangle

Manish Raisinghani
A mechanical engineer by profession, Manish enjoyed a successful career as a model before switching on to TV. He is seen as Siddhant Bharadwaj on Sasural Simar Ka. Recently, he was in Cannes to showcase his short film, Ankahee Baatein. He is also a very good photographer. Also Read - Dipika Kakar has the best reaction to Shoaib Ibrahim, Ruhaan's adorable Jumma pic

Varun Kapoor
Loved as Sanskar on Swaragini, he has a degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from Pune’s Sinhagad Engineering College. The actor says he was pretty studious but finally realized that engineering wasn’t his cup of tea. Luckily, he got short-listed for Channel’s V, Humse Hai Life and millions of girls got lucky! Also Read - Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin, Saath Nibhaana Saathiya and more TV shows that left netizens cringing over illogical scenes

Harshita Gaur
The feisty Sanjukta from Sadda Haq has done her degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from Amity University, Delhi. She got modelling offers right from her college days.

Aham Sharma
We loved him as Arjun in Mahabharat and Manmarziyan but few know that hottie Aham Sharma completed his engineering from Indore before venturing into the glamour industry.

Roop Durgapal
Currently seen as Natasha in Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi, she holds a B. Tech in Instrumentation and Control Engineering. The lady worked in Infosys for a while before her good looks attracted the attention of talent hunters in the glamour industry.

Tejaswi Prakash Wayagankar

Hailing from a family of engineers, Tejaswi completed her degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering while shooting for Swaragini. The young lady said it her dad’s dream to see her as an engineer and she made it.

Ravi Dubey
The handsome actor came to Mumbai from Delhi to pursue a degree in Telecom Engineering. Post his studies, he entered into a modelling contest and life changed for him.

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ByUrmimala Banerjee
Published: June 9, 2016 12:00 PM IST