They are the real stars who have made a fortune and their fans worship them and chant their names. But is that their real name?
Who are the famous faces behind these names: Preetam Singh, Rajiv Bhatia, Sajid Ali? Here are some of Bollywood’s famous faces and their real names. find out more…
Numerology got him to change his name around and it seems to have worked. Ajay Devgn who has now dropped the extra ‘a’ in Devgn was born Vishal Devgan.
Martial arts expert and once-upon-a-time waiter, Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia has since found success as an actor under his screen name Akshay Kumar.
Amitabh Bachchan’s father had named him Inquilaab inspired by the slogan used during the Independence struggle, but later her renamed him Amitabh, which means a light that never fades.
Less successful than his older brother Sunny and father Dharmendra is Vijay Singh Deol, or as he is known to the rest of the world, Bobby.
Born Yusuf Khan, he has romanced some of Indian cinema’s biggest heroines. Today, Dilip Kumar as he is known is settled with the love of his life, Saira Banu.
Perhaps one of the few who hasn’t drastically altered his given name to suit his on-screen persona, Govinda was born Govind Arun Ahuja.
The man who made white pants a staple in every man’s wardrobe in the Seventies, Ravi Kapoor is better known by his stage name of Jeetendra.
Born to a Malayali father and Parsi mother, John’s Parsi name is Farhan, but he is better known as John Abraham.
Born John Prakasa Rao Janumala, this famous Bollywood comedian’s actual name really doesn’t lend itself to his personality does it?
The current king of controversy, the actor who is said to have mortgaged his property to make Viswaroopam was born to a Tamil Iyengar familiy as Parthasarathy.
Katrina
Madhubala was Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi
She may not have hit the big bucks at the box office back home but Reema Lamba, or Mallika Sherawat as this sexy star is better known, does know how to keep herself in the limelight in the West.
Preity Zinta uses her given name very rarely perhaps with good reason. Born Preetam Zinta Singh, the dimpled star calls herself a tomboy. With a name like Preetam, sure sounds like it.
Once known as the Elvis of India, the hip twister of the Seventies had audiences grooving to his every move, but few know that his real name was Shamsher Raj Kapoor.
Rajnikanth
Once a frequent flyer on the red carpet, Ritu Chaudhry chose to take a break from acting with motherhood. Mahima Chaudhary has recently been spotted making a comeback at events. Who knows, maybe the silver screen will beckon again?
Saif Ali Khan’s real name is Sajid Ali Khan, according to a marriage application form filed by the couple at Bandra Court in Mumbai.
Salman Khan is Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan
We know her as Sunny Leone, but did you know that she uses her birth name – Karenjit Kaur Vohra – on her passport?
Daughter of the legendary Tamil actor Gemini Ganesan, Bhanurekha Ganesan is synonymous with kanjeevarams and gold, but Rekha as she is popularly known was once quite the sex symbol of Indian cinema.
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