We're sure you don't know the real names of these Bollywood celebrities

Celebrities change their names on the screen depending on their roles. Similarly, they change their name before entering into Bollywood as per their personality traits.

Katrina Kaif (File Photo)

'What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet’ –Willaim Shakespeare. But, if Bollywood would have followed the suit then the name of famous celebrities would not have been as cool as they sound know.

Celebrities change their names on the screen depending on their roles. Similarly, they change their name before entering into Bollywood as per their personality traits. We’ve been chanting them for years now, completely unaware of their original names! Even though all of them are surprising, you’ll be shocked to know a few of them. That’s for sure. Check out the list below.

Salman Khan
The ‘Bhai’ of Indian cinema was originally christened Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan. Aren’t you all glad about the trimmed name of the Bollywood’s cool dude.

Amitabh Bachchan
The living legend of Bollywood was named Inquilab Srivastava. If he had kept this name, how would he ever have got a nickname as cool as Big B!

Preity Zinta
The dimple-cheeked beauty, who makes guys go weak on their knees, was named Preetham Singh Zinta, by her parents. Duh.. the pretty woman so deserved to be called ‘preity’, didn’t she?

Hrithik Roshan
The Greek God of Indian cinema, the handsome hunk’s real name is Hrithik Nagrath. Roshan is the name of his grandfather, which was adopted later by members of the family. Thank You, Roshans!! You saved our lives.

Katrina Kaif
Hailing from the land of the Queen, England, this diva, who is ruling the roost in Bollywood, was earlier known as Kate Turquotte. Now, if Katrina looks back, she might think that the change in identity was totally worth it.

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