From Shilpa Shetty to Sunny Deol…. These Bollywood stars changed their name and then became famous overnight

There are more than one stars in the Bollywood film industry, who are known for their work. But many such artists are also present in this industry, whose name is more dominant than their work. These stars include the names of many artists like Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. But how would you feel knowing that the names of the actors, who echo in the corridors of Bollywood, are not their real names at all. Yes, you heard it right… There are many actors in B-Town who have changed their names to succeed in the film industry and make a mark. You will be surprised to know that the process of changing the name in Bollywood is not going on from today. Let us know about those top actors and actresses who changed their names and entered the film industry and became famous in no time.

Kiara Advani- Kiara Advani, one of the best actresses of this generation, changed her name before stepping into the Bollywood industry. Let me tell you, the name of the actress was earlier Alia. Kiara changed her name because of Alia Bhatt. In an interview, he revealed that there was already an Alia in the industry. That’s why I changed my name so that people don’t get confused between him and me.

Salman Khan- Although the Bhaijaan of Bollywood is rarely called as Salman Khan, but still let us tell you that this is not his real name. Salman’s real name is Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan. The actor changed his name after debuting in the film industry. As soon as Salman’s name was changed, his fortunes brightened.

Amitabh Bachchan- The name of Amitabh Bachchan, the emperor of Bollywood industry, is also his changed name. Very few people know that the actor’s father had earlier named him Inquilaab, which was later changed to Amitabh. Not only this, Amitabh’s father has made changes not only in his name but also in his surname. Earlier his surname was Srivastava, which he changed to Bachchan.

Shilpa Shetty- Shilpa Shetty, one of the famous actresses of the 90s, changed her name after entering the film industry. The actress changed her name from Ashwini to Shilpa on the advice of an astrologer. Even today there are many people who do not know that Shilpa’s name is not her real name.

Ajay Devgn- The real name of Bollywood’s best actor and director Ajay Devgan is Vishal Veeru Devgan. The actor changed his name from Vishal to Ajay due to numerology. After changing the name, there was a lot of progress in Ajay’s career. Not only this, Ajay had also removed the letter A from the English spelling of his surname ‘Devgan’.

Katrina Kaif- Bollywood’s top actress Katrina Kaif changed her surname to establish herself in the film industry. The actress used her mother’s surname ‘Turquotte’ during her modeling days. After coming to India, he changed his surname from Turcotte to Kaif, which he took from his father’s name.

Sunny Deol- The real name of Gadar actor Sunny Deol of B-Town was Ajay Singh Dharmendra Deol. The actor debuted in the Bollywood industry with the same name, but after some time, due to some unknown reason, he changed his screen name to Sunny. After this the actor’s name Sunny became famous and then this name became his identity.