The original name of Mithun Chakraborthy is Gouranga Chakraborty. The actor changed his name to Rana Rez during his struggling days and ultimately changed it to Mithun to get wider recognition.

Do You know that the original name of Dilip Kumar was Muhammed Yusuf Khan. He had told in an interview that the  real reason he changed his name was the fear of his father.

The Indian actress Shilpa Shetty has changed her name from Ashwini Shetty to Shilpa Shetty as her mother believed it carried better prospects for her daughter according to numerology.

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.

Devanand, the Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema was originally called Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand. 

 The real name of Raj Kapoor was Ranbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor.