Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
The former beauty queen and one of the leading ladies of Bollywood adopted her hubby Abhishek Bachchan's last name post their marriage in 2009. The actress today is known as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Kareena Kapoor Khan
After her marriage, when her film 'Talaash' released, her name flashed as Kareena Kapoor in the credits. Everybody thought that Kareena had decided not to change her surname. But, she surprised everyone by changing her name in the film 'Satyagraha' to Kareena Kapoor Khan.
Kajol Devgn
Throughout her professional career, Kajol only used her initial name. But with her 2015 release 'Dilwale', she started using hubby Ajay Devgn's surname and became Kajol Devgn. Later on, in interviews she reportedly clarified that she used Devgan as her last name in the movie as it was her husband Ajay's constant push which made her make her comeback in Bollywood.
Madhuri Dixit Nene
The dhak-dhak girl who ruled the 90's with her performances and graceful dance moves adopted her husband's last name. Madhuri who got married to Dr. Shriram Madhav Nene, a cardiovascular surgeon from Los Angeles, California in 1999 adopted his last name Nene to her name and turned Madhuri Dixit Nene.
Shilpa Shetty Kundra
The 'Baazigar' actress who was one of Bollywood's leading ladies in 90's adopted her businessman-husband Raj Kundra's last name after their marriage in 2009. The actress now goes by the name Shilpa Shetty Kundra.
Genelia Deshmukh
The girl next door actress dropped her last name D'souza post her marriage to actor-husband Riteish Deshmukh and adopted his last name. The actress now goes by the name Genelia Deshmukh.
Neetu Kapoor
Neetu Kapoor before her marriage was known as Neetu Singh. But post her marriage to actor-husband Rishi Kapoor in 1980, Neetu dropped Singh from her name and adopted Kapoor in her name.
Jaya Bachchan
The veteran actress in her initial days used to go with the name Jaya Bhaduri. But post her marriage to Amitabh Bachchan in 1973, Jaya changed her last name from Bhaduri to Bachchan.
Anushka Sharma ended the year 2017 on a high after she tied the knot with Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli in Italy. Currently, the actress is on a short vacation to South Africa with hubby Virat. And once she is back, Anushka has her film ‘Pari’ slated to release on February 9. Now, there is a lot of debate over will she adopt her husband Virat’s last name Kohli to her name and become Anushka Sharma Kohli?
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As we have seen that there have been many actresses who have preferred to stick to their names post marriage and avoided using their husband’s last name. Actresses like Rani Mukerji, Juhi Chawla, Raveena Tandon, Amrita Singh have kept their pre-marriage names, while there have also been actresses who have changed their last names. (Also Read:2018: The year we look forward to these movies of Anushka Sharma)
So, here’s the list of actresses who have changed their last names post marriage: