The tradition of name change in the Bollywood industry has been going on since ages, from legendary personalities to newcomers, many artists have made a name for themselves by changing their name before entering the entertainment industry.
It is being told about some of the famous Bollywood stars who rose to the heights of fame by changing their name.
Salman Khan:
Salman Khan’s real name is Abdul Rashid Khan and he changed his name before entering Bollywood.
Shilpa Shetty:
Shilpa Shetty was Ashwini Shetty before her Bollywood debut. She changed her name following the advice of her astrologer before starting her modeling career.
Hrithik Roshan:
Rakesh Roshan’s son and actor was known as Hrithik Nagarath before entering Bollywood, but he adopted his father’s name before entering showbiz.
Sunny Deol:
Sunny Deol’s real name is Ajay Singh Deol but the actor decided to go by his nickname Sunny.
Sunny Leone:
Sunny Leone who is very famous in the industry for his controversial films, his real name is Karanjeet Kaur Vohra.
taboo:
Actress Tabu’s real name is Tabsum Hashmi Khan, she also changed her name like other actors before debuting in Bollywood.
Ajay Devgan:
Ajay Devgn’s real name is Vishal Devgan. He changed his name due to the numerals as well as changed the spelling of his surname from ‘Devgan’ to ‘Devgan’.
Kiara Advani:
Kiara Advani was Alia Advani before entering the industry. However, she changed her name to Kiara after Salman Khan’s advice. It should be noted that recently she changed her name on Instagram as Kiara Alia Advani.
Katrina Kaif:
This list also includes Katrina Kaif who used to be Katrina Turcotte. Initially, she used her mother’s surname, but before entering Bollywood, she adopted her father’s surname.
Amitabh Bachchan:
Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, popularly known as Shahshah in Bollywood, whose real name is Ankalab Srivastava, was suggested by the famous poet Sumithranandan Pant, who changed his destiny.
Akshay Kumar:
Akshay Kumar’s real name is Rajeev Hari Om Bhatia. He also changed his name after being inspired by Kumar Gaurav’s character.
Ayushmann Khurrana:
Ayushmann Khurrana was Nishant Khurrana at the time of birth but he became Ayushmann Khurrana as soon as he entered the industry.
Saif Ali Khan:
The real name of Saif Ali Khan, known as Chhote Nawab, is Sajid Ali Khan. His real name came to light when his marriage certificate with Kareena Kapoor went viral online.
Rekha:
Bollywood actress Rekha’s full name is Bhanurekha Ganesan. Due to a complicated name, she changed her screen name to the simple name Rekha.
Preity Zinta:
Dimple girl Preity Zinta’s original name was Pritam Singh Zinta. He changed his initial name because he felt his name was masculine.
Tiger Shroff:
Tiger Shroff’s real name is Jai Hemant Shroff while Tiger is his nickname, as his father fondly calls him Tiger Shroff.
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