Many change their names just for the heck of it. Most of the Bollywood actors/ stars happen to change their name just because their real names are not-so-cool or catchy. There happen to be a number of reasons behind a name change.

Shammi Kapoor, the naughty romantic star was born Shamsher Kapoor. The diva of yesteryears Madhubala was Mumtaz Begum.

While working at Hindustan Lever, he participated in a function where his stand-up and mimicry became an instant hit and the union leader there, christened him вЂJohnny LeverвЂ™. Johnny LeverвЂ™s real name is Badruddin Qazi. Our own Jitendra was actually Ravi Kapoor before donning the white shoes of filmdom. Devdutt Pishorimal Anand nee Dev Anand couldnвЂ™t have become a romantic icon with a Godly name like Devdutt? Hamid Ali Khan changed his name to become the famous villain Ajit. Haribhai Jarivala rechristened Sanjeev Kumar and became famous for his phenomenal acting in Khilona, Trishul and Angur. Yusuf Khan shot to fame only after he changed his name to Dilip Kumar and delivered movies like Devdaas, Naya Daur and Mughal-e-Azam, that have re-defined Indian cinema.

He took on the surname Bachchan and Amitabh never looked back thereafter He was determined to make it work and soon he did. The next string of movies he appeared in bombed at the box office, but he didnвЂ™t lose hope. After several tries, he got a film, Saat Hindustani and gave it his best shot. A tall and lanky boy from Allahabad, Amitabh Srivastav decided to try his luck in the city of dreams, Mumbai as an actor.

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