From Katrina Kaif to Kriti Sanon: B-town actresses who started their careers with regional films

Sneha Singh

 Mar 30, 2023

Deepika Padukone

The world-famous actress starred in the Kannada film Aishwarya before her Bollywood debut

Kriti Sanon 

Before her Bollywood debut, she starred in the Telugu film 1: Nenokkadine opposite Mahesh Babu

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan 

She made her debut in the Tamil film Iruvar

Katrina Kaif 

She starred in a Telugu film named Malliswar before her Bollywood debut

Juhi Chawla 

She had made appearances in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films

Preity Zinta 

The talented actress debuted in the Telugu film called Raja Kumarudu

Taapsee Pannu 

She started her career with the 2010 Telugu film Jhummandi Naadam

Tabu 

She has starred in Telugu and Tamil films before Hindi films

Sridevi

The legendary actress had worked in the South film industry before taking over Bollywood