Indian cinema has been around for almost a century, and during that time, Bollywood produced several iconic and entertaining movies. Countless Bollywood celebs have changed their original names to seek a future in the glamour industry. This article will discuss 13 Bollywood celebs whose real names will amaze you.

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Indian celebs are noted to change their actual names or spelling as a stepping stone to stardom. This can be attributed to various factors, such as numerology or a producer’s preference. Often, a person’s legal name is too hard to pronounce. Sometimes the legal name is simply not memorable enough for the general public to remember.

Actors and actresses adopt stage names or screen names, much like writers who work under pen names or pseudonyms. Many of these actors and actresses you’ve known for years may have an entirely different original name that you are maybe unaware of. The following are 13 Bollywood celebs whose real names will surely amaze you:

1. Ayushmann Khurrana – Nishant Khurrana

Nishant Khurrana is the real name of actor Ayushmann Khurrana. His name changed not only once but twice because his father is an astrologer.

2. Tiger Shroff – Jai Hemant Shroff

The muscular actor switched his name from Jai Hemant Shroff to Tiger Shroff, following in his dad’s legacy, whereas our Bidu’s (Jackky Shroff) name is Jai Kishan Kakubhai, which in all honesty, would have been the most fantastic celebrity name ever.

3. Kiara Advani – Alia Advani

She became a well-known name after portraying Preeti in Kabir Singh. Alia Advani is the actual name of Kiara Advani. According to a media report, Salman Khan recommended her to change it so she wouldn’t be overshadowed by already star Alia Bhatt.

4. Amitabh Bachchan – Inquilab Shrivastava

Big B’s father, a famous poet, kept the name Inquilab Shrivastava, but it was renamed Amitabh Bachchan at Sumitra Nandan Pant’s suggestion.

5. Saif Ali Khan – Sajid Ali Khan

Sajid Ali Khan is Saif Ali Khan’s original name. However, nobody knew this until a copy of his marriage certificate to Kareena went viral.

6. Akshay Kumar – Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia

Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia was Akshay Kumar’s birth name. However, he switched his name following inspiration from Kumar Gaurav’s Akshay character in the movie Aaj.

7. Rajkummar Rao – Rajkummar Yadav

Raj Kumar Yadav is the birth name of Rajkummar Rao. Yadav and Rao are family names common in the state of Haryana, where he was born, so he switched his last name to Rao because that is what he desired it to be.

8. Salman Khan – Abdul Rashid Salim Khan

Salman Khan’s actual name is Abdul Rashid Salim. We don’t need to know the logic behind the name change. Salman is a short, lovely name. What do you think?

9. Kartik Aaryan – Kartik Tiwari

Kartik Tiwari became Kartik Aaryan. His middle name was Aaryan, and he thought Kartik Aaryan sounded far better than Kartik Tiwari.

10. Katrina Kaif – Katrina Tuequotte

The actress who moved to India from London was initially Katrina Turquotte, but Ayesha Shroff recommended she change her name to Katrina Kaif so that it would be simpler for Indian viewers to pronounce and remember.

11. Rajnikanth – Sivaji Rao Gaekwad

The iconic south Indian star Rajnikanth was born with the name Sivaji Rao Gaekwad. Director K Balachander gave him the name Rajnikanth, which also proved very lucky.

12. Shilpa Shetty – Ashwini Shetty

Ashwini Shetty is the birth name of the famous diva Shilpa Shetty. Her mother, Sunanda Shetty, made this change due to her devotion to numerology.

13. Ajay Devgn – Vishal Veeru Devgn

Vishal Veeru Devgn is the actual name of Ajay Devgn. Since three other “Vishal’s” were making their debut at the same period as him, he changed his name to Ajay.

 

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