Whats in a name? Bollywood stars hidden identity.

It may come as a shock but most of us, who follow the popular Bollywood stars day and night, are actually unaware of their real names. Many well known actors of tinsel-town have changed their real names and today they are known by their screen names. It will be hard for anyone to judge that who is Inquilab Srivastav or  Shivaji Rao Gaekwad in the glamour industry, here are some popular stars and their real names. Follow Spotlife Asia for the latest Entertainment and Lifestyle news.

Amitabh Bachchan‘s real name is  ‘Inquilab Srivastav’. The megastar name was changed to Amitabh and surname too changed to Bachchan by his father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

The sensational star from South India, whom we know as Rajnikanth, is actually born as ‘Shivaji Rao Gaekwad’.

Bollywood’s Mr Perfectionist even perfectly changed his name too. Don’t be surprised but Aamir Khan’s real name is ‘Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan’.

The Dabangg Khan of Bollywood our Sallu Bhai jaan whom you popularly recognize as Salman Khan,  real name is ‘Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan’.

Bollywood Preity Zinta‘s actual name is ‘Preetam Singh Zinta’. The actress later changed her name to Preity Zinta. Also read: “Bollywood’s Helicopter Parents”

Hrithik Roshan‘s original name too is not what you know. In reality his name is Hrithik Nagrath. Well, we would prefer Roshan only!

Bollywood veteran actress Rekha‘s real name is ‘Bhanurekha Ganesan’. Well, the actress decided to adopt a new name which was Rekha.

The Bollywood Singham, Ajay Devgn‘s real name is ‘Vishal Veeru Devgan’. Surprising right?

Shahid Kapoor also leads the list of actors who changed their actual names. Shahid’s real name is Shahid Khattar.

Bollywood’s popular action star Akshay Kumar also changed his real name. His  actual name is ‘Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia’.