9 Indian Celebrities Whose Real Names You Probably Didn’t Know

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Sujata Singh

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Ranveer Singh’s full name is actually Ranveer Singh Bhavnani.

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Shilpa Shetty was advised by an astrologer to change her name from Ashwini to Shilpa before entering the film industry.

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Kiara Advani’s actual name is Alia Advani. Allegedly, Salman Khan advised her to change the name.

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Amitabh Bachchan was originally named Inquilaab Srivastava by his father, after the song Inquilaab Zindabad.

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Tabu’s original name is Tabassum Hashmi Khan.

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Did you know that John Abraham was originally called Farhan Abraham? His father preferred to call him John.

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Jackie Shroff changed his real name from Jai Kishan Kakubhai Shroff.

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