Did you know that some of the most popular Bollywood stars, actors and actresses, have changed their name to make it in the Hindi Film Industry? I’m sure you recognise some of the names in the list below. This is all thanks to the ever growing media that leaves no stone unturned when it comes to bringing information to the audience. Like a few years back, no one knew Akshay Kumar’s real name. But now everyone knows and even he himself admitted that he changed his name.

 

Real Names of Bollywood Stars

Amitabh Bachchan – Amit Srivastav

Aamir Khan – Aamir Hussain Khan

Ajay Devgan – Vishal Devgan

Ajit – Hamid Ali Khan

Akshay Kumar – Rajiv Bhatia

Ashok Kumar – Kumud Ganguly

Bobby Deol – Vijay Singh Deol

Dev Anand – Devdutt Pishorimal Anand

Dharmendra – Dharam Singh Deol

Dilip Kumar – Yusuf Khan

Govinda – Govinda Arun Ahuja

Jeetendra – Ravi Kapoor

John Abraham – Farhan Abraham

Johnny Lever – Badruddin Qazi

Kamal Haasan- Alwarpettai Aandavar

Kumar Gaurav – Manoj Tulli

Lucky Ali – Maqsood Mehmood Ali

Madhubala – Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi

Mahima Chaudhry – Ritu Chaudhry

Mallika Sherawat – Reema Lamba

Manoj Kumar – Hare Krishna Goswami

Nana Patekar – Vishwanath Patekar

Raj Kumar – Kulbushan Pandit

Rajesh Khanna – Jatin Khanna

Rajnikanth – Sivaji Rao Gaekwad

Rekha – Bhanurekha Ganesan

Salman Khan- Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan

Sanjeev Kumar – Haribhai Jarivala

Shammi Kapoor – Shamsher Raj Kapoor

 

Shashi Kapoor – Balbirraj Kapoor

 

Sunil Dutt – Balraj Dutt

Sunny Deol – Ajay Singh Deol

Tuntun – Uma Devi Khatri