What is in name ?

I always keep thinking why many entertainment actors change their name before entering the world of entertainment ? Reasons could be many, like 'To make their name more appealing' or 'to make it pronounce easier' or 'to stay away from the prejudice related to a particular group'. Todays column will try of publish the real name of Entertainment personalities and the reason for changing their names.

1. Actor Nicolas Cage's real name was 'Nicholas Coppola'. He changed his name to disassociate himself with famous film director Uncle Francis Ford Coppola.

2. Famous director Woody Allen's real name was 'Allen Stewart Konigsberg'

3. Famous singer and Musician Bono's real name is 'Paul David Hewson'. Bono is his stage name.

4. Actor Tom Cruise's real name is 'Thomas Cruise Mapother'. Tom Cruise is his screen name.

5. Actress Jodie Foster's real name is 'Alicia Christian Foster'.

6. Actor Ben Kingsley's real name is 'Krishna Pandit Bhanji' which was later changed to Ben Kingsley.

7. Singer George Michael's real name is 'Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou'.

8. Actor Dilip Kumar's real name is 'Muhammad Yusuf Khan'. Dilip Kumar is his screen name.

9. Actor Rajesh Khanna's real name is 'Jatin Khanna'. Rajesh Khanna is his screen name.

10. Actor Sanjeev Kumar's real name was 'Harihar Jariwala'. Sanjeev Kumar was his stage name.

11. Actor Johnny Walker's real name was 'Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi'. Johnny walker was his screen name.

12. Comedian Johny Lever's real name is 'John Prakasa Rao Janumala'. Johny Lever is his stage name.

13. Actor cum comedian Govinda's real name is 'Govind Arun Ahuja'. Govinda is his screen name.

14. Actor Jeetendra's real name is 'Ravi Kapoor'.

Does name change makes any difference in the career of the Entertainment personality ? For some it makes and for some it doesn't makes. Its combination of various key factors to achieve success in the world of entertainment, name is just one of them.

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