Celebs and their real names

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Sophia

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Posted: 11 years ago

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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Posted: 11 years ago

Born Yusuf Khan, he has romanced some of Indian cinema's biggest heroines. Today, Dilip Kumar as he is known is settled with the love of his life, Saira Banu.

Perhaps one of the few who hasn't drastically altered his given name to suit his on-screen persona, Govinda was born Govind Arun Ahuja.

Less successful than his older brother Sunny and father Dharmendra is Vijay Singh Deol, or as he is known to the rest of the world, Bobby.

Numerology got him to change his name around and it seems to have worked. Ajay Devgn who has now dropped the extra 'a' in Devgn was born Vishal Devgan.

Daughter of the legendary Tamil actor Gemini Ganesan, Bhanurekha Ganesan is synonymous with kanjeevarams and gold, but Rekha as she is popularly known was once quite the sex symbol of Indian cinema.

The man who made white pants a staple in every man's wardrobe in the Seventies, Ravi Kapoor is better known by his stage name of Jeetendra.

Born John Prakasa Rao Janumala, this famous Bollywood comedian's actual name really doesn't lend itself to his personality does it?

Amitabh Bachchan's father had named him Inquilaab inspired by the slogan used during the Independence struggle, but later her renamed him Amitabh, which means a light that never fades.

Edited by sophie420 - 11 years ago