Birth Names of Actors - I

Bollywood has always had the age-old trend of actors taking up screen names different from that of their birth names. In the next few posts, I'll try to give out the birth names of some of the more popular actors / actresses against their screen names.

Screen Name Birth Name

1. Raj Kapoor - Ranbir Raj Kapoor

2. Shammi Kapoor - Shamsher Raj Kapoor

3. Shashi Kapoor – Balbir Raj Kapoor

4. Gulzar – Sampooran Singh Gulzar

5. Sanjeev Kumar – Haribhai Jariwala