The job of flight cabin crew and air hostess is looked upon by people as full of glamour. In these types of job height, beauty, weight is taken into huge consideration. Along with everything, the cabin crew and air hostess are trained to behave politely with the passengers, so that they receive the best service and also, they represent the particular brand.
Many of the celebrities of the film industry belonged to this glamorous airline jobs. Below is the list:
1. Akanksha Puri
Akansha Puri who worked in the serial Vighnaharta Ganesh, and played the character of Parvati, began her career as an air hostess in Kingfisher owned by Vijay Mallya. After that, she tried her luck in modelling and featured in Madhur Bhandarkar’s movie Calendar Girl. She had a successful career in both the acting and modelling.
2. Vijayendra Kumeria
Vijayendra, who is most popularly known for his character in the serial Naagin 4, worked as a flight attendant on Jet Airways for quite a time. Vijayendra lived in Qatar for a few years and he met his wife Preeti Bhatia during his job as a flight attendant. He came to Mumbai in the year 2006 and began his career in the field of acting. He worked in a few serials namely Udaan and Naagin.
9. Hina Khan
Hina Khan who is widely known for her character as Akshara in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Hina Khan has been among the highest-paid actress in the TV industry. She also appeared in Bigg Boss. Initially, Hina started her career as an air hostess, but she was unable to complete her training due to Malaria. It was then she began her career in the field of acting.
4. Dheeraj Dhoopar
Dheeraj Dhoopar, who played the role of Karan Luthra in the serial Kundali Bhagya also began his career as a flight attendant in Jet Airways. Dheeraj who lives in Delhi worked for Jet Airways for quite a long time. Along with this job as flight attendant he came to Mumbai, to try his luck in acting and made his first debut in the serial Swarg.
5. Nandini Singh
Nandini Singh who acted in serials like Kesar and Kkavyanjali was also an air hostess. Due to her dream to be an actor she gave up her job as the air hostess. She also appeared in the movie along with Govinda named Ek Aur Ek Eleven but Nandini has now left the acting world far behind.
5. Sudeep Sahir
Sudeep, who has acted in quite a several serials and music videos for the last 15 years, was once a cabin crew. Before coming to Mumbai, Sahir worked in airlines and he dreamt of settling in London by working in an international airline. But his life brought him to Mumbai and eventually, he started his acting career and featured in serials like Pyaar, Ayushman etc.
6. Gunjan Walia
Featuring in serials such as Naagin, Gunjan began her career as an air hostess. Gunjan belongs from Phagwara which is located in Punjab. She was very proud of her job. She always dreamt of being an actor which was eventually fulfilled, as her airline job brought her to Mumbai. When she was 18 years old, she was given an opportunity by Ekta Kapoor’s team and her acting career started from there.
8. Aamir Ali
Aamir Ali worked as a cabin crew for Sahara Airlines, he worked as a cabin crew for 5 years. But he featured in Hansal Mehta’s movie Yeh Kya Hua Hai. His luck in the film industry didn’t quite work, but he gained quite a recognition in the serials.
9. Dipika Kakar Ibrahim
Dipika Kakar who is known for her character in the serial Sasural Simar Ka and also as the winner of the popular TV show Bigg Boss, once worked as an air hostess. But tempted by her strong passion for acting, she started giving auditions and ultimately got a role in the serial Devi and then Sasural Simar Ka.
10. Mallika Sherawat
Mallika is known widely for her bold scenes in the movies like Murder and Khwahish. Mallika has a well-settled career and one of the popular actresses in Bollywood. She also once worked as an air hostess.