Top 15 Bollywood celebrities who attended foreign universities

Do you know how qualified our Indian celebs are? The Bollywood industry has a number of Indian celebrities who have completed their degree from foreign universities. This article presents top 15 Bollywood celebrities who attended foreign universities.

Top Indian Actors who Studied Abroad

Soha Ali Khan - Soha Ali Khan completed her early education in the British School of New Delhi and later she studied at Balliol College of Oxford University. At Balliol College, she studied Modern History. In addition, she has attained a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science in International Relations. The daughter of Sharmila Tagore, Soha Ali Khan has recently become the brand advocate for New Zealand Education in India.

Varun Dhawan - Varun Dhawan did his early education at Bombay Scottish School. He then got a business management degree at Nottingham Trent University. His first movie was "Student of the Year" or "SOTY".

Janhvi Kapoor - Janhvi Kapoor received her early education from the Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai. A Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute Indian alumni, Janhvi Kapoor has pursued a degree in acting. She debuted in the Indian film industry in 2018 with by the movie "Dhadak". 

Riteish Deshmukh - Another Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute Indian alumni, Riteish Deshmukh is a popular Indian actor having made his debut in 2003 with the movie "Tujhe Meri Kasam". Born to former chief minister (CM) of Maharashtra, Vilasrao Deshmukh, Riteish Deshmukh pursued his early education at the G. D. Somani High School and Kamala Raheja School of Architecture in Mumbai and then went to the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute to practice acting. 

Fardeen Khan went to University of Massachusetts Amherst for a business management degree, but did not pursue his degree and instead got trained in acting at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute. He made his Hindi film acting debut in 1998.

Kareena Kapoor Khan started her education at Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai. After this, she was admitted to Welham Girls' School in Dehradun. Kareena Kapoor Khan got enrolled to a course on Micro Computers at the Harvard University but later dropped her studies calling the course "too intense". Kareena Kapoor’s Harvard journey was such that she did a three-month Microcomputers and Information Technology course at Harvard University in the U.S.

Ranbir Kapoor did his school from Mumbai's H.R. College of Commerce and Economics. He moved to New York to learn film making at the School of Visual Arts. Later to learn "method acting", he got enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. On coming back to India, he worked as assistant director for the movie Black directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali in 2005.

Abhishek Bachchan too is in the list of Indian celebrities who studied abroad. He studied at Aiglon College in Switzerland and then, went to Boston University. However, he dropped out of Boston University.

Imran Khan – He studied at Fremont High School and Bombay Scottish School. Imran Khan studied screenwriting and directing at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles as he wanted to become a director. Then, he came back to Mumbai to become an actor. He also joined the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute in Mumbai. 

Parineeti Chopra is often known as the epitome of beauty with brains for a reason. Before debuting for Bollywood, Parineeti aspired to make a career in Investment Banking and acquired triple honours degree in Business, Finance and Economics from Manchester Business School. 

Sara Ali Khan did her schooling at Besant Montessori School, Mumbai. She holds a degree in History and Political Science from Columbia University, New York.

Ranveer Singh - Taking a place in the list of Indian celebrities who studied abroad, Ranveer Singh studied at H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai. After this, he went to the United States of America to pursue a Bachelors of Arts degree from Indian University, Bloomington.

Randeep Hooda - Known for his method of acting in the movies, Randeep Hooda is also one of the Indian celebrities who studied abroad. He studied at Delhi Public School. He then moved to Melbourne to complete his higher studies. If we start talking about his degrees, Randeep Hooda has obtained a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and a master’s degree in Business Management and Human Resource Management.

Sonam Kapoor: This style diva of Bollywood enrolled in Singapore’s United World College of South East Asia to pursue Theatre and Arts. Apart from this, she also studied Political Science and Economics at the University of East London. Later, she was appointed as an Assistant Director for the movie, Black.

Ameesha Patel - One of the Indian celebrities who studied abroad, Ameesha Patel did her schooling at Cathedral and John Cannon School. She pursued Bio-Genetic Engineering at Tufts University in the USA. But, after 2 years, she switched to Economics and graduated as a gold medallist. After this, she worked at Khandwala Securities Ltd as an Economic Analyst. Later, she joined a theatre group by Satyamev Dubey and started doing plays.

Shruti Haasan - Shruti Haasan moved to the USA to learn music at the Musicians Institute in California,. Right now she works as an actress, singer, and music composer.

This was all about the top Bollywood celebrities who studied abroad.