Ayushmann Khurrana to Karisma Kapoor – Bollywood stars who changed their name’s spelling

In our society, a lot of things are mainly dealt through emotions. Logic and facts only work within a framework, beyond that we as a society like to give in to certain things that have no logical reasoning.

For instance, the routine life superstition, obsession or beliefs bear no meaning but are close to the heart of those, who indulge in them. And, Bollywood isn’t untouched by this behaviour. Afterall, it’s a human tendency. There have been many Bollywood stars, who have changed their lifestyle or names to suit the astrological beliefs.

Today, we will talk about Bollywood celebs who changed their name’s spelling.

1. Karisma Kapoor: After a super hit career in the 90’s Karisma tried reviving her career in Bollywood after a long break. She even changed her name from Karishma to Karisma. However, things didn’t go as expected for her.

 

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Evening light ?

A post shared by KK (@therealkarismakapoor) on Nov 6, 2020 at 4:25am PST

2. Ayushmann Khurrana: He added an extra ‘n’ in his name and extra ‘r’ in his surname in pursuit for good luck. This change seems to have worked for the dapper dude who is now a ruler of hearts.

 

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Two constants in this photo, my black T-shirt and the @danielwellington Iconic Link watch 40mm. Also, added the newly launched silver Elan bracelet to my collection. Check out their latest range of watches and accessories. #DanielWellington

A post shared by Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) on Oct 6, 2020 at 11:05pm PDT

3. Rani Mukherji: The queen of Yash Raj khandaan went from Rani Mukherji to Mukerji somewhere midway in her career. Rani experienced times in her Bollywood career too which made her rush to the astrologer and change her name-spelling. Well one thing is sure, ‘Mukerji’ does sound British.

 

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Sunset give the best shot?

A post shared by Rani mukherjee? (@raaniimukherjee) on Oct 26, 2020 at 6:12am PDT

4. Tusshar Kapoor: Contrary to Ayushmann Khurrana, his career didn’t quite take-off even after changing his name-spelling. Tushar Kapoor went Tusshar Kapoor but hard luck!

 

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#portfolio #professional One of my favourite portfolio pictures throwback to 2010! I was “Leaving to Las Vegas” the next day ✈️? thank you!! @dabbooratnani #photoshoot #model #fashion #photo #makeup #Instamood #throwback #leavingtolasvegas #photooftheday #bts #beautiful #instapic

A post shared by Tusshar (@tusshark89) on Oct 28, 2020 at 11:25pm PDT

5. Viveik Oberoi: Vivek’s career graph, at best, can be described as ‘rocky’. The actor had once tried fiddling with the spelling of his name and altered it to ‘Viveik’, in search of luck, we believe. However, he is back to being ‘Vivek’ now.

 

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Back to being on set , my second home ❤️ Because the show must go on * with safety measures* Styled by: @chicsideup Shirt: @superdry Jeans & shoes: @kennethcolein

A post shared by Vivek Oberoi (@vivekoberoi) on Sep 12, 2020 at 7:29am PDT

6. Riteish Deshmukh: In search of better luck, the villain of Ek Villain too tweaked his name a little and added an extra ‘i’ right after the ‘t’ in his name. The spell change was put to effect only during the editing of the movie. Can’t confirm or deny the effectiveness of astrology here, but the star is seeing some success in his career since the little tweaking.

 

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Life is too short to have boring hair. #Baaghi3 #promotions styled by @karishmagulati

A post shared by Ritiesh Deshmukh (@ritieshdeshmukh) on Mar 3, 2020 at 12:46am PST

7. Suneil Shetty: He had an average career throughout the nineties; managed to deliver a couple of hits too. Aspiring for more, he brought an extra ‘e’ to his name. But he made that change fairly late in his career, almost when it had run its course.

 

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There’s always a reason to SMILE… FIND IT. ??‍♂️: @aalimhakim ?: @munnasphotography

A post shared by Suniel Shetty (@suniel.shetty) on Nov 5, 2020 at 11:36pm PST

8. Ajay Devgn: After his filmy career ran its decades-long course, and a pretty prominent one, Ajay, in search of some more luck, decided on dropping a vowel from his surname. Whoever was the astrologer, the potency of his advice is evident in the success of the Golmaal series starring Ajay in the central role.

 

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We’ll rise, heal & conquer! #GoodVibes #StaySafe

A post shared by Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) on Jun 23, 2020 at 11:00pm PDT

So that was our story on Bollywood celebs who changed their name’s spelling. We will be back with more stories. Till then, keep watching Bollywood Bubble.

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Ramesh Modi

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