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They drop reality and ensconce themselves in their onscreen avatars pretty easily. Who are the famous faces behind these names: Preetam Singh, Rajiv Bhatia, Sajid Ali? Here are some of Bollywood's famous faces and their real names. Read on..
Did you know that Ranveer dropped his surname when he entered Bollywood? Here's what he has to say 'It's too long, too many syllables. Ranveer 'Singh' is short, crisp and can stay in your memory easily. Ran-veer-Singh-Bhav-nani is too long. It's not a saleable commodity
Saif Ali Khan's real name is Sajid Ali Khan, according to a marriage application form filed by the couple at Bandra Court in Mumbai.
We know her as Sunny Leone, but did you know that she uses her birth name - Karenjit Kaur Vohra - on her passport?
Preity Zinta uses her given name very rarely perhaps with good reason. Born Preetam Zinta Singh, the dimpled star calls herself a tomboy. With a name like Preetam, sure sounds like it.
The one actress who has speculation surrounding her personal life, there's much debate about Katrina Kaif's past and her name, but as far as we know, she was born Katrina Turquotte In Hong Kong, long before her Bollywood debut.
She may not have hit the big bucks at the box office back home but Reema Lamba, or Mallika Sherawat as this sexy star is better known, does know how to keep herself in the limelight in the West.
Madhubala was Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi
Salman Khan is Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan
Rajnikant is Sivaji Rao Gaekwad
Once a frequent flyer on the red carpet, Ritu Chaudhry chose to take a break from acting with motherhood. Mahima Chaudhary has recently been spotted making a comeback at events. Who knows, maybe the silver screen will beckon again?
The current king of controversy, the actor who is said to have mortgaged his property to make Viswaroopam was born to a Tamil Iyengar familiy as Parthasarathy.
Born to a Malayali father and Parsi mother, John's Parsi name is Farhan, but he is better known as John Abraham.
Once known as the Elvis of India, the hip twister of the Seventies had audiences grooving to his every move, but few know that his real name was Shamsher Raj Kapoor.
Martial arts expert and once-upon-a-time waiter, Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia has since found success as an actor under his screen name Akshay Kumar.
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