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Do you know the real names of these Bollywood stars?
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News18•16-10-2026, 20:06
Do you know the real names of these Bollywood stars?
- •Amitabh Bachchan's original name was Inquilab Srivastava before his family adopted the surname Bachchan.
- •Salman Khan's full and original name is Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan.
- •Akshay Kumar's real name is Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia, which he changed after entering the film industry.
- •Nana Patekar's original name is Vishwanath Patekar, and he kept the childhood nickname Nana as his official identity.
Key Questions Answered
Amitabh Bachchan's original name was Inquilab Srivastava. His father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, opposed the caste system and adopted a pen name that eventually became the family surname.
Akshay Kumar's original birth name is Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia. He chose to adopt the name Akshay after playing a character with that same name in his 1987 film "Aaj".
Salman Khan's full original name is Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan. The middle name Salim comes from his father, the famous screenwriter Salim Khan.
