To become a celebrity from any common man, a very powerful name is needed. Because of this reason, many people changed their name before stepping into Bollywood and chose a different name for the films.
There are many B-Town celebs whose reel life name and real names are different and Today we are going to tell you about all those actors.
We will tell you about Bollywood celebrities who have never put their surname behind of their name.
1. Ranveer Singh
Newest sensation of Bollywood Ranveer Singh’s full name is Ranveer Singh Bhavani but he decided to only keep it as Ranveer Singh till date in his career.
2. Tabu
One of the finest actress of the film industry, the full name of Tabu is Tabsasum Hashmi. Let me tell you that she had shortened her name before entering the film industry.
3. Rekha
Well known actress Rekha’s real name is known by few which is Bhanurekha Ganesan but she chose to use only Rekha in her full acting career.
4. Govinda
Govinda’s full name is Govinda Arun Ahuja. Aren’t you bit surprised to hear his last name because we have never thought of his surname.
5. Jeetendra
One of the most successful actor of his times has a famous surname Kapoor but don’t know why he decided to drop his surname when he entered the Bollywood.
6. Shaan
Well known singer Shaan decided to ditch his full name that is Shantanu Mukherjee and used only Shaan before entering to Hindi Cinema.
7. Shri Devi
The stunning late actress Shri Devi has started her career from south movies and she had a very successful career and a huge fan following but she is among the list who used only first name.
8. Kajol
Gorgeous wife of Bollywood’s Singham Ajay Devgan has also ditched her Surname that is Mukherjee. She stopped using her surname after her parents got separated.
9. Asin
Ready and Gajini famed actress Asin also decided to ditch her surname. Her full name is Asin Thottumkal, she took this decision so that people don’t have problem in remembering her name.
10. Helen
Most loved actor and dancer of her times Helen has also dropped her surname. Her full name is Helen Jairag Richardson because she is from Anglo-Burmese.
11. Dharmendra
The legendary actor Dharamedra not only dropped his surname which is Deol but he also altered his name from Dharam to Dhramendra.