In Pics | Actors who are doctors in real life

Here we take a look at the qualified doctors who gave up their jobs and joined showbiz and went on to do some of the most acclaimed work in theatre & movies.

Veteran actor Shreeram Lagu completed his MBBS & MS degrees from BJ Medical College (University of Pune), while also acting in college theatre. After completing his studies, Lagu worked as an ENT surgeon in Pune for a few years. He decided to quit his profession and turned full-time actor with Vasant Kanetkar's play

Famous Bollywood actress Aditi Govitrikar earned her MBBS degree from Grant Medical College in Mumbai in 1997 and a master's degree in Psychology from IGNOU. She also holds a post-graduate degree in counselling from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. Aditi started trying her luck in showbiz by participating in several beauty contests. She made her acting debut in 1999 opposite Pawan Kalyan and then slowly paved her way into Bollywood. Credit: Instagram/aditigovitrikar

Actor Mohan Aghashe is also a qualified psychiatrist. He did his MBBS at BJ Medical College in Pune and then earned a Doctor of Medicine degree in Psychiatry. Agashe worked as a professor for a while before trying his hand at acting in theatre. He made his acting debut in 1975 with Shaym Benegal's Nishant and it was no looking back for him as he went on to star in several movies. Credit: Twitter/nutankal

Actor Sai Pallavi, who is known for her acting in Premam (2015), Middle-Class Abbayi (2017), Maari 2 (2018), Love Story (2021) and Shyam Singha Roy (2021), is a doctor by education. She earned her MBBS degree from Tbilisi State Medical University in 2016. However, she didn't register herself as a medical practitioner (doctor) in India. In August 2020, Pallavi made headlines when she appeared for her Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE). Credit: Instagram/saipallavi.senthamarai

Singer and actor Meiyang Chang earned a graduation degree from VS Dental College and holds a degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS). His passion for singing made him popular and he got a big ticket to showbiz with a singing reality TV show and had done half a dozen of Hindi films. Credit: Instagram/meiyangchang

Ajmal Ameer is a qualified professional in medicine from National Pirogov Memorial Medical University in Ukraine. He had a plan to serve people and open his own hospital. However, his plans were put on hold, after he received great reviews for his acting in South Cinema. Credit: Instagram/ajmal_amir

'Powerstar' Srinivasan is a trained acupuncture practitioner and owns a hospital in Chennai. His love for silver screen made him to become an actor. He is one of the stars who has gained huge fandom in short time in Tamil Cinema. Credit: Special Arrangement