Many superstars who now dominate the industry with their blockbuster films once did odd jobs to make ends meet before entering the entertainment world. However today they command whooping salaries. Another actor who fits this story is one who dropped out of school before completing his 10th grade. The actor we are talking about has worked as a mechanic and following that as a salesman at a garment store. However today he has risen to stardom and charge massive fee per film. He is none other than Ajith Kumar. Renowned in Tamil industry Ajith has made a name for himself by giving several superhits. The actor is a tenth class drop out and later joined an Enfield company through the help of his family friend. He spent six month in the motorcycle company and was trained as a mechanic. However he later left that job as his father wanted him do white-collar job. Then he joined his family friends garment export business and regularly travelled abroad on sales assignment. Ajith also started his own textile company with three other partners but that business failed big-time. During his low phase Ajith began to lookout for other jobs. He ventured into modelling and did various commercials. Later he was offered a minor role in En Veedu En Kanavar for which he was received Rs 2500 as his first paycheck. Following that he kept on doing supporting roles but he rose to fame with his first film Aasai as a lead actor. Since then there was no looking back for the actor and he gave number of films that grossed over Rs 100 crore including Aarambam Veeram Vedalam and more. Reportedly Ajith Kumar is one of the highest-paid Tamil actors and charges Rs 104 crore per film.