Akshay Kumar Real Name: Bollywood’s best actor Akshay Kumar’s film ‘Sarfira’ was released on July 12. The film is getting mixed response. ‘Sarfira’ has earned Rs 9.73 crore in three days so far. Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar has given an interview. In which the actor has also told the story behind changing his name. Let us tell you that this is not Akshay Kumar’s real name.
Akshay’s real name is Rajiv Bhatia
You are hardly aware of Akshay Kumar’s real name. Akshay Kumar had changed both his name and surname. Akshay’s real name is Rajiv Bhatia. His father’s name was Hari Om Bhatia. While his mother’s name was Aruna Bhatia. Akshay had changed his name after joining Bollywood.
Akshay told the story behind changing his name
Akshay Kumar recently gave an interview to Galatta Plus. During this, the Bollywood superstar told the story behind changing his name. He also said that when he decided to change his name, his father asked him what the problem was.
During an interview, Akshay Kumar was asked a question about his film ‘Aaj’. After this, the actor said, ‘Do you know what was the name of Kumar Gaurav in the film? Akshay! That’s how I got my name. Many people don’t know that my real name is Rajiv and during the shooting, I casually asked him what is the name of the hero in the film, then he said Akshay, I told him – I want to keep my name Akshay only.’ Then Rajiv Bhatia became Akshay Kumar in this way.
Akshay further said, ‘By the way, Rajiv is also a good name. At that time Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister, but I changed it just like that. It is not that I changed my name on the advice of some Pandit or someone else. When my father asked me about this, I said, the hero’s name in my first film was Akshay, so I will also keep my name the same.’
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Let us tell you that the film ‘Aaj’ was released in the year 1987. Akshay Kumar played a role of just a few seconds in it. Its lead actor was Kumar Gaurav who is the brother-in-law of Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt. With the help of Kumar’s character ‘Akshay’ in ‘Aaj’ and Kumar’s name, Akshay changed his name.