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Real Names of Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Ajit, Akshay Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra, Kamal Haasan, Sunil Dutt & Tuntun

    Did you know that some of the most popular Bollywood stars, actors and actresses, have changed their name to make it in the Hindi Film Industry? I’m sure you recognise some of the names in the list below. This is all thanks to the ever growing media that leaves no stone unturned when it comes to bringing information to the audience. Like a few years back, no one knew Akshay Kumar’s real name. But now everyone knows and even he himself admitted that he changed his name.

     

    Real Names of Bollywood Stars

    Amitabh Bachchan – Amit Srivastav

    Amitabh Bachchan – Amit Srivastav
    Aamir Khan – Aamir Hussain Khan

    Ajay Devgan – Vishal Devgan

    Ajay Devgan – Vishal Devgan

    Ajit – Hamid Ali Khan

    Ajit – Hamid Ali Khan

    Akshay Kumar – Rajiv Bhatia

    Akshay Kumar – Rajiv Bhatia

    Ashok Kumar – Kumud Ganguly

    Ashok Kumar – Kumud Ganguly

    Bobby Deol – Vijay Singh Deol

    Bobby Deol – Vijay Singh Deol

    Dev Anand – Devdutt Pishorimal Anand

    Dev Anand – Devdutt Pishorimal Anand

    Dharmendra – Dharam Singh Deol

    Dharmendra – Dharam Singh Deol

    Dilip Kumar – Yusuf Khan

    Dilip Kumar – Yusuf Khan

    Govinda – Govinda Arun Ahuja

    Govinda – Govinda Arun Ahuja

    Jeetendra – Ravi Kapoor

    Jeetendra – Ravi Kapoor
    John Abraham – Farhan Abraham

    Johnny Lever – Badruddin Qazi

    Johnny Lever – Badruddin Qazi

    Kamal Haasan- Alwarpettai Aandavar

    Kamal Haasan- Alwarpettai Aandavar

    Kumar Gaurav – Manoj Tulli

    Kumar Gaurav – Manoj Tulli

    Lucky Ali – Maqsood Mehmood Ali

    Lucky Ali – Maqsood Mehmood Ali

    Madhubala – Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi

    Madhubala – Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi

    Mahima Chaudhry – Ritu Chaudhry

    Mahima Chaudhry – Ritu Chaudhry

    Mallika Sherawat – Reema Lamba

    Mallika Sherawat – Reema Lamba

    Manoj Kumar – Hare Krishna Goswami

    Manoj Kumar – Hare Krishna Goswami
    Nana Patekar – Vishwanath Patekar

    Nana Patekar – Vishwanath Patekar

    Raj Kumar – Kulbushan Pandit

    Raj Kumar – Kulbushan Pandit

    Rajesh Khanna – Jatin Khanna

    Rajesh Khanna – Jatin Khanna

    Rajnikanth – Sivaji Rao Gaekwad

    Rajnikanth – Sivaji Rao Gaekwad

    Rekha – Bhanurekha Ganesan

    Rekha – Bhanurekha Ganesan

    Salman Khan- Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan

    Salman Khan- Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan

    Sanjeev Kumar – Haribhai Jarivala

    Sanjeev Kumar – Haribhai Jarivala

    Shammi Kapoor – Shamsher Raj Kapoor

    Shammi Kapoor – Shamsher Raj Kapoor

     

    Shashi Kapoor – Balbirraj Kapoor

    Shashi Kapoor – Balbirraj Kapoor

     

    Sunil Dutt – Balraj Dutt

    Sunil Dutt – Balraj Dutt

    Sunny Deol – Ajay Singh Deol

    Sunny Deol – Ajay Singh Deol

    Tuntun – Uma Devi Khatri

    Tuntun - Uma Devi Khatri