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Still can’t get over the fact that Ayushmann Khurrana was born Nishant Khurrana.
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Bachchan revealed that his father, the poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, changed their surname in order to conceal any indication of their caste.
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He made this change because in his first ever film, Aaj, in which Akshay had a cameo appearance, the lead actor Kumar Gaurav’s character was called “Akshay”.
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There are, however, several speculations regarding Katrina’s actual name, one of which is that Ayesha Shroff, the producer of Katrina’s debut film, Boom, recommended the surname “Kaif” to her owing to the popularity of cricketer Mohammad Kaif during the early 2000s.
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Similarly, his father, superstar Chiranjeevi was born Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad. However, his name was changed owing to his family’s belief in Lord Hanuman.
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Moreover, he changed the spelling of his surname at the request of his mother.
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