Here and there you have to change your name to make it as a star in Indian Cinema. There are numerous Bollywood Celebrities who dropped their genuine names to more saleable name for their introduction in Bollywood.
Here are 10 Bollywood VIPs who were conceived with names which they changed before hitting the silver screen.
Katrina's real name is Turquotte. Turquotte is her mother's surname.
Jackie Shroff worked in more than 9 Indian languages.
Govinda's father Arun Ahuja was actor-director, while his mother Nirmala Arun was actor-singer.
Govinda made his debut by movie 'Ilzaam' in 1986.
Here are 10 Bollywood VIPs who were conceived with names which they changed before hitting the silver screen.
Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif,her father was from Kashmir, India while her mother is British.Katrina's real name is Turquotte. Turquotte is her mother's surname.
Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff born as Jaikishen Kakubhai Shroff in Udgir, situated in Maharashtra's Latur district. Before entering to bollywood he worked as toughie. He made his bollywood debut by Subhash Ghai's 'Hero' movie. It was Subhash Ghai who gave him name Jackie.Jackie Shroff worked in more than 9 Indian languages.
Govinda
Govinda was born as Govind Ahuja, Also known as Govind Arun in Virar, Maharashtra.Govinda's father Arun Ahuja was actor-director, while his mother Nirmala Arun was actor-singer.
Govinda made his debut by movie 'Ilzaam' in 1986.
Preity Zinta
Dimple queen Preity Zinta's real name is Preetam Singh Zinta. Preity Zinta made her debut by Mani Ratnam's Dil Se opposite Shah Rukh Khan.
Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor was honoured with the Padma Bhushan award by the Government of India in 2011. Before entering in bollywood Shashi Kapoor’s real name was Balbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor. He was superstar of his time.
Rekha
Bollywood’s evergreen beauty Rekha's real name is Bhanu Rekha Ganesan. Rekha was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Tamil actor Gemini Ganesan and Telugu actress Pushpavalli.
John Abraham
Handsom hunk John Abraham's real name is Farhan Abraham. His father is architect from Aluva, Kerala.
Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh, the sizzling hot heartthrob started his career by YRF's Band Baaja Baaraat in 2010 with Anushka Sharma. He geabbed a best male debut Filmfare award for this role. Ranveer Singh’s full name is Ranveer Singh Bhavnani, later he dropped his surname Bhavnani.
Amitabh Bachchan
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. Amitabh's father Harivansh Rai Bachchan was a renowned hindi poet. Amitabh's real name is Inquilab Bachchan.He was named Inquilab because of popular phrase Inquilab Zindabad durind India’s independence struggle.
Hrithik Roshan
Bollywood’s Greek god Hrithik Roshan, son of director Rakesh Roshan's real name is Hrithik Nagrath
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