Deepika To Shahid: Actors Who Started Their Career As Background Dancers

Deepika Padukone

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Sushant Singh Rajput

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Shahid Kapoor

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Dia Mirza

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Daisy Shah

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Kajal Aggarwal

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Mouni Roy

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