UPSC is one of the toughest competitive exams to crack in India. Every year we see lakhs of civil service aspirants appearing in Indias toughest examination. While only a handful of them become administrative officers. Cracking a public exam especially a competitive exam like UPSC aspirants sit and prepare day and night. It is a dream of many to become an IPS IFS or an IAS. But theres a man who took his UPSC exam and became a part of the film fraternity. However he didnt see instant success there too. Lets know more about him. Today we are talking about Kanwaljit Singh Walia who once was a big TV star and in recent years appeared in small films he also starred in pivotal roles in big-budget films and web series. For the unversed Kanwaljit Singh Walia comes from a Sikh family in Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh. Soon after completing his academics Kanwaljit joined Punes Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). After giving a try in films his first two films Hum Rahe Na Hum and Shaq didnt show any success due to which he turned to the television industry. Kanwaljit Singh is one of the handsome actors with an impressive height of over six feet he was mostly compared with superstar Amitabh Bachchan. Kanwaljit made his debut in Hindi film with the film Shankar Hussain (1977) and worked in many hit films like Satte Pe Satta Matches Dil Mange More Mere Brother Ki Dulhan and Raazi. However his stardom grew immensely on television. Some of his hit TV shows include Aahat Family No. 1 Wajood Saans Buniyaad and Abhimaan. Youll be surprised to know that Kanwaljit never wanted to become an actor since he dreamt of working in the Air Force. He even started preparing for the exams and even passed the UPSC NDA exam. Unfortunately he failed Dehraduns medical exam due to hearing loss in his right ear. Kanwaljit never gave up he tried his luck in the Merchant Navy too but saw his failure. One fine day he came across the admission form for FTII and he submitted the form despite not wanting to become an actor he went to Delhi for an audition and got picked by the the FTIII. Kanwaljit Singh is married to Anuradha Patel and they are parents of two sons Siddharth Singh and Aditya Singh. Many may not know that Anuradha is an actress who made her debut in Hindi cinema with the film Love in Goa. She appeared in many films as Rekhas friend. Anuradha is the daughter of Virendra Patel and Bharti Jaffrey. Bharti Jaffrey was the daughter of Ashok Kumar one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema.