Amitabh Bachchan, one of Indian cinema's most prominent stars, was originally named Inquilaab Srivastava.He adopted the name Amitabh Bachchan as he embarked on his acting journey in Mumbai.
Akshay Kumar changed his name from Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia to Akshay Kumar afted the film Aaj, in which Kumar Gaurav was playing the character of Akshay.