Globally, celebrities have a huge influence on people and it’s their name that first gives them an identity and introduces them to their audience. Hence, changing names is not a new fad in Bollywood as they have no qualms in defying Shakespeare's famous quote, "What's in a name?"It's hard to imagine whether the weightage and importance that the names of Bollywood stars carry today would be the same if their names had been something out of the box and difficult to pronounce. And this is the reason why several actors make sure to change their names before entering the film industry. So, read on to find out who are these celebrities and what is their real name.
Kiara Advani’s first name is actually Aaliya and she used to be called Aaliya Advani. However, before entering the film industry a name change was suggested to her because Alia Bhatt was already a successful Bollywood actor by then.
He gave up his real name Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia for his reel one but later used the original name for his home production- Hari Om Entertainment.
Shilpa Shetty was initially called Ashwini Shetty at birth but her mother decided on a name change after an astrologist told them to do so.
Not many people know but Tiger Shroff’s real name is Jai Hemant Shroff. His father Jackie Shroff had once revealed that he calls him 'Tiger' because he used to bite like one as a child.
When a copy of the actor’s marriage certificate to Kareena accidentally touched the surface of the internet, it was revealed that his real name is Sajid Ali Khan.
Amitabh Bachchan was named Inquilaab Srivastava. However, it was later changed to Amitabh, on the famous Indian poet Sumitranandan Pant's suggestion.
Ajay Devgn’s real name is Vishal Devgn. He also changed his surname spelling from ‘Devgan’ to ‘Devgn’ due to numerology.
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