19 Facts About Bollywood Stars That I Think About A Lot More Than I Should

    So Alia Bhatt is actually British?

    1. His real name is Vishal Veeru Devgan. Ajay Devgn happens to be his professional name.

    Ajay Devgn, clad in a white shirt and a silver watch, smiles

    2. Directors Ashutosh Gowariker and Ayan Mukherji are technically related! Sunita, actor Deb Mukherjee's daughter from his first marriage, is married to Ashutosh Gowariker, whereas his son, from his second marriage, is Ayan Mukherji.

    A collage of Ashutosh Gowariker and Ayan Mukherji smiling while posing for photographs

    3. While most people know about Ranbir Kapoor working as an assistant director in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black, his first experience as an AD was actually with his father, Rishi Kapoor, in the film Aa Ab Laut Chalen, starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Akshaye Khanna!

    A bespectacled Ranbir Kapoor, wearing a suit, listens to someone with his fingers on his chin

    4. TIL that Aishwarya's film Dil Ka Rishta, in which she starred opposite Arjun Rampal, was co-produced by her brother and co-written by her mother, Vrinda Rai.

    Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, clad in a floral dress, poses for a photograph

    5. Hrithik Roshan's actual surname is Nagrath. His grandfather, Roshan Lal Nagrath Mohan, also a music director, was popularly known by his first name. The Roshan family simply started using that as their surname in order to honour his legacy.

    Hrithik Roshan, wearing a black polka dotted suit, sits while holding a microphone

    6. Not many people know that Tara Sutaria is also a professional singer, and has been singing in operas and competitions since she was seven years old.

    Tara Sutaria is photographed wearing a black and golden suit with silver earrings

    7. Sidharth Malhotra actually had a teeny-tiny role as Jaichand in the 2009 television serial, Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan.

    Sidharth Malhotra, wearing a suede jacket and white pants, stands in front of a cop car with a microphone in his hand

    8. Parineeti Chopra technically started her career by scoring an internship in the marketing department of Yash Raj Films, in 2009. She was a public relations consultant.

    Parineeti Chopra, walks the ramp wearing a sequinned black dress with a cape

    9. Priyanka Chopra Jonas actually has political roots. Her mother, Madhu Chopra, is the eldest daughter of Dr. Manohar Kishan Akhouri, a former Congress leader and Madhu Jyotsna Akhouri, who was previously a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.

    Priyanka Chopra, wearing sunglasses, a white dress, and stilettos, poses outdoors for the photographers with her mother, Madhu Chopra, who is wearing sunglasses, a sundress, and stilettos

    10. Before he became the Bollywood superstar that he is today, Akshay Kumar, or Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia, worked in a travel agency in Kolkata, as a chef in Dhaka, and as a jewellery salesman in Delhi.

    Akshay Kumar, wearing sunglasses and a black suit poses for a photograph

    11. Shraddha Kapoor, Tiger Shroff, and Athiya Shetty were all schoolmates at the American School of Bombay and used to collectively participate in dance competitions.

    A collage of Shraddha Kapoor, Tiger Shroff, and Athiya Shetty, all formally dressed and posing for photographs

    12. Alia Bhatt happens to be a British actress of Indian descent and holds a British passport. Her mother, Soni Razdan, is of British origin.

    Alia Bhatt, wearing an off-shouldered lime green gown, poses for a photograph

    13. Similarly, Barbara Shivdasani, the grandmother of Karishma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Babita Kapoor's mother, was British.

    Kareena Kapoor Khan, Babita Kapoor, and Karishma Kapoor pose for a photograph. A bespectacled Babita has her hands around Kareena's waist

    14. Kareena Kapoor Khan is named so because her mother read the book Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, while she was pregnant with her. She was initially named "Siddhima".

    Kareena Kapoor smiles and sits with her hands folded underneath her chin

    15. Apart from his fabulous acting chops, Rajkummar Rao also has a formal training in Taekwondo!

    Rajkummar Rao smiles while holding a coffee cup

    16. Katrina Kaif won a beauty contest in Hawaii at the mere age of 14 and then went on to become a model.

    Katrina Kaif, clad in a black bodycon dress and stilettos, poses for a photograph in front of a car

    17. Prior to becoming a model and an actor, Taapsee Pannu worked as a software engineer. She actually holds a degree in Computer Science Engineering and has previously developed an app called "FontSwap".

    Taapsee Pannu, wearing a saree and dangler earrings, smiles

    18. Pankaj Tripathi initially worked as a chef at Patna's Hotel Maurya where he once encountered his idol, Manoj Bajpayee. He decided to keep Bajpayee's slipper, which the latter forgot in his room, as a souvenir.

    Pankaj Tripathi poses for a photograph while holding an award trophy and a bouquet of flowers

    19. Shahid Kapoor spent a lot of his formative years with his maternal grandparents, who happened to be journalists with the Russian magazine, Sputnik.

    Shahid Kapoor, wearing sunglasses and a printed shirt, smiles for a photograph

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