Saturday, January 17, 2026

What celebrities have an unusual skill in an area unrelated to their fame?

 The athletes Shah Rukh Khan could've played hockey, cricket or soccer at a professional level

Akshay Kumar could've become a martial artist

John Abraham could've represented India in Football

Sunil Shetty could've played cricket professionally

Irrfan Khan was a very talented cricketer

Esha Deol was also a very talented football player

Deepika Padukone was a very talented badminton player

Randeep Hooda has represented India in equestrian sports

Charlie Sheen could've played Baseball professional

Dwayne Johnson did play American football professionally

Sean Connery caught the eye of Matt Busby and could've played for United

Antonio Banderas was a budding soccer player

So was Colin Farrell a budding soccer talent

Jason Statham was an Olympic level Diver

Even our very own Akshaye Khanna is a very avid squash player

A skill in the industry but unrelated to there actual discipline Arshad Warsi could've become a choreographer

Shahid Kapoor could've become a choreographer

Madhuri Dixit could've also been a choreographer

Salman Khan could've permanently shifted writing

Aamir Khan to direction

Priyanka Chopra could've become a full-time singer

Ajay Devgan could've become an action choreographer like his father

Ben Affleck could've permanently shifted to writing and direction

Matt Damon could've shifted to writing

Other fields Tom Cruise is a pilot also

Even our very own Shahid Kapoor can fly a plane

Tom Selleck was in the military

So was Nana Patekar

Nana Patekar could've been a great cook also

Even Jackie Shroff could've been a great cook

Nawazuddin Siddique was a practising chemist before movies beckoned

Ashok Kumar could've been a homeopath doctor as even practised

Manoj Kumar also similarly could've been a homeopathic medicine doctor

Feroz Khan due to amazing horseriding skills could've been a cavalier