Here are the B-Town celebs who changed names for stardom.
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, in north central India. His father Harivansh Rai Bachchan was a Hindi poet and his mother Teji Bachchan was a Punjabi Sikh from Faisalabad, Punjab. Bachchan was initially named Inquilaab, inspired by the phrase Inquilab Zindabad popularly used during the Indian independence struggle.
Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh, the sizzling hot hearthrob started off his career as a Delhite in his debut ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’ in 2010 and grabbed the ‘Filmfare Best Male Debut Award’.Ranveer Singh’s full name is Ranveer Singh Bhavnani. He dropped his surname Bhavnani, since as he felt that the name was too long and it was not a saleable commodity.
Hrithik Roshan
The Greek God like physique actor,Hrithik Roshan, son of film director Rakesh Roshan. His original name is Hrithik Nagrath.
Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff was born in Udgir Dist. Latur, Maharashtra, to a Gujarati father, Kakubhai and a Turkish mother, Rita Shroff.
Jackie Shroff’s born name is Jaikishen Kakubhai Shroff.
Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif, British-Indian film actress and model.Katrina Kaif’s real name is Katrina Turquotte. Turquotte is her mother’s surname.
Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta was born into a family from Rohru in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. Preity Zinta’s real name is Preetam Singh Zinta.
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