10 Bollywood actors and their real names

Ayushmann Khurrana

Ayushmann Khurrana is his screen name whereas the actor`s real name is Nishant. He added an extra `n` to his name and `r` to his surname

Kiara Advani

Alia Advani changed her name to Kiara on Salman Khan`s suggestion before her debut film Fugly in 2014

Rajkummar Rao

Rajkumar Yadav changed his surname to Rao in 2014 and also added an extra `m` to his name

Katrina Kaif

Born as Katrina Turquotte, she changed her surname to Kaif in order to find acceptance in the Hindi film industry

Kartik Aaryan

Kartik Aaryan, the current heartthrob of Bollywood, was born as Kartik Tiwari. He has been using `Aaryan` since the beginning of his career

Ranveer Singh

Ranveer Singh is a Sindhi and his actual surname is Bhavnani. For the unversed, his full name is Ranveer Singh Bhavnani

Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty was born as Ashwini Shetty. She has been using this name for the longest time

Sunny Leone

Sunny Leone`s actual birth name is Karenjit Kaur Vohra. She changed her name before becoming a public figure

Tiger Shroff

Did you know Tiger Shroff`s real name is Jai Hemant Shroff? Well, he is using his pet name professionally too

Sunny Deol

Gadar 2 actor Sunny Deol has been using his pet name. His actual name is Ajay Singh Deol