Amitabh Bachchan to Hrithik Roshan: 10 Bollywood stars who changed their real name

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Amitabh Bachchan (Inquilaab Srivastava)

Big B's parents decided to change his name during enrolling the superstar in school.

Sunny Deol (Ajay Singh Deol)

He consciously changed his name to Sunny for the screen.

Akshay Kumar (Hari Om Bhatia)

Before coming to Bollywood he changed his name to Akshay.

Kiara Advani (Alia)

The diva changed her name on Karan Johar's recommendation due to a clash with Alia Bhatt.

Shilpa Shetty (Ashwini)

She changed her name to Shilpa based on her astrologer's recommendation.

Katrina Kaif (Katrina Turquotte)

Initially used her mother's surname but changed it to Kaif for better recall.

Sunny Leone (Karenjit Kaur Vohra)

The Baby Doll fame actor changed her name quite early in her life.

Ajay Devgn (Vishal Veeru Devgn)

The Bollywood actor-director changed his name for numerological reasons.

Salman Khan (Abdul Rashid Salim Khan)

The Dabangg star's real name is Abdul Rashid Salim Khan.

Hrithik Roshan (Hrithik Nagrath)

He changed his name way before debuting in Bollywood.