Top 10 Bollywood celebrities who changed their names for success in showbiz

We have made a compilation of the list of stars who changed their names before they joined Bollywood. Here, take a look at the same right here.

Siddhi Chatterjee Source: Bollywoodlife.com | Feb 27, 2023

Amitabh Bachchan

The actor reportedly was named Inquilab Srivastava by his parents. He changed his name before his Bollywood debut.

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Salman Khan

Salman is just a part of his name and his real name is Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan.

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Rajinikanth

The actor was initially called as Shivaji Rao Gaikwad during his struggling days.

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Akshay Kumar

The actor was called as Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia by his family.

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Hrithik Roshan

The actor initially was Hrithik Rakesh ‘Nagrath’.

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Rekha

The gorgeous lady was known as Bhanurekha Ganesan.

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Ranveer Singh

The full name of the star is Ranveer Singh Bhavnani. Before his debut film he removed his surname.

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Annu Kapoor

He was called Anil Kapoor. Reportedly he changed his name as Anil Kapoor was a famous name in Bollywood.

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Shilpa Shetty

The actress was named Ashwini Shetty. Her mom who is an astrologer changed her name to Shilpa as it would get her more luck.

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John Abraham

The real name of the star is Farhan Abraham. Reportedly, his dad used to call him John and so he used the same in Bollywood.

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