Several celebrities have changed their name before entering Bollywood. Dilip Kumar (Muhammad Yusuf Khan), Sunny Leone (Karenjit Kaur Vohra), Rekha (Bhanurekha Ganesan) and Mallika Sherawat (Reema Lamba) are some of the stars known to have changed their name for the screen. Even Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar changed his name from Rajeev Bhatia. But do you know why? In mid-day exclusive interview, Sit With Hitlist, the 'Padman' actor revealed the real reason why he opted for a different name while joining films.

Akshay Kumar. File pic/mid-day archives