MUMBAI: While artists work hard to carve a path for themselves in the Bollywood industry, there are many who change their names before entering showbiz. 

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After all, it's the artist's name that first gives them an identity and introduces them to their audience. Check out the list of celebrities who changed their names. 

Saif Ali Khan: His real name is Sajid Ali Khan. Well, no one knew this until a copy of his marriage certificate to Kareena surfaced on the internet. 

Katrina Kaif: The actress was Katrina Turquotte. She used her mother's surname initially. But after moving to India, she adopted her father’s surname, Kaif. 

Tiger Shroff: His name is Jai Hemant Shroff. His father Jackie Shroff, would call him Tiger out of affection as he would bite like a tiger when he was a kid. 

Kiara Advani: Her real name is Aaliya Advani. It was Salman Khan who advised Kiara to change her name for better recognition. 

Ayushmann Khurrana: He was named Nishant Khurrana when he was born. 

Shilpa Shetty: The diva’s original name is Ashwini Shetty. But her mother, Sunanda Shetty, changed her name to Shilpa later. 

Akshay Kumar: The actor was born with the name Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia. But he was inspired by Kumar Gaurav’s character, Akshay, in the film Aaj and changed his name. 

Ajay Devgn: His real name is Vishal Devgn. He also changed his surname spelling from ‘Devgan’ to ‘Devgn’ because of numerology. 

Sridevi: Late actor Sridevi’s original name was Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan. 

Amitabh Bachchan: The star was named Inquilaab Srivastava. However, it was later changed to Amitabh, on the famous Indian poet Sumitranandan Pant's suggestion. 

Preity Zinta: Her name was Preetam Zinta Singh. She changed it to Preity Zinta before entering showbiz. 

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