Funny pet names of superstars

Isn't it amazing that in Bolly wood where most stars have screen names, several are still saddled with the pet names they picked up in childhood!

For instance macho man Salman khan is addressed by most everyone in the industry as Bhai, because his siblings and boyhood chums called him that. Salman is also known as Sallu.

To continue, does Gullu suit Aishwariya Bachan Perhaps not, but it goes well with bad man Gulshan Grover! That other beauty, Sushmita Sen, must live down the ignominy of being called Titu!

If you need to ryhme, consider Guddu and Duggu… Rakesh Roshan and son Hrithik respectively.

And don't know what Bong bombshell Bipasha Basus parents were thinking of when they adoringly called her Bonny.

Clinical analyst Dr Pratikshay Dhole explains, "A nickname symbolises a form of acceptance, but can often be a form of ridicule."

Celina is called as Chinki at home,

Mahima Chaudhary is known as Rits!

Govinda, is known as Chi Chi, it is a name given by his mother Nirmala Devi. "In Punjabi, Chi Chi means little finger. Lord Krishna lifted an entire mountain on his little finger. Chi Chi's a symbol of strength and unity," says Govinda.

The Kapoor sisters Kareena and Karisma are Bebo and Lolo respectively. Karisma explains her pet name, "I got it from my dad because mom liked the Italian actor Gina Lollobrigidia."

Shahid Kapoor, meanwhile, is Sasha.

Aamir Khan's friends call him AK

Shahrukh khan known as SRK. But Juhi Chawla calls him Lucky Ali, because she believes SRK's a fluke!

Malaika Arora Khan is Malla and sister Amrita is Amu.

Lanky Tabu is Tabassum, that's her real name, and Tabu her pet name!

Akshay Kumar's real name is Rajiv Bhatia and he is called Raju by his friends. He adopted Akshay, aka Akki, as his screen name.

Ajay Devgan was Vishal Devgan but friends call him VD.

Boney Kapoor's original name is Achal Kumar.

Sunshine and Angel are Ameesha Patel's pet names. "Both were given by an uncle who lives in Paris," recalls Ameesha.

While Suniel Shetty is Anna to everybody,

Sanjay Dutt's pet name given by his mother Nargis is Sanju, but the industry knows him as Baba.

Abishek s pet name is Abhi and dad Amitabh is called Amit.

But the funniest name has to be Aftab Shivdasani's. He's called Faffy!

And nobody can beat Priyanka whose pet name Piggy Chops was given to her by Abhishek Bachchan.