Published on: 11/16/2015IST

We all know Bollywood celebs go to all extents to boost their careers in the industry. Be it over enthusiastic PR machinery, gaining all sort of publicity, visiting all holy places right before the release of their movies, or even changing their name's spellings.

Yes! Till a while ago, changing their real names was a thing for Bollywood stars. But now it seems like changing the spellings of their names is the latest fad in Bollywood. Of course it's done after consulting various numerologists, in a bid to bring good luck to them. Now we don't know whether it actually works or not, but it definitely makes their name sound funny! Don't believe us? Check out these 16 Bollywood celebs who changed their spellings in a bid to bring them some good luck.

1. Rani Mukherji

The bahu of Yash Raj khandaan went from Rani Mukherji to Mukerji somewhere midway in her career. Doesn't 'Mukerji' makes it sound way more British?

2. Ayushman(n) Khur(r)ana

Ayushmann Khurrana too added the extra 'n' and extra 'r' in his name in search of good luck. Okay, so looking at his career, we're still in two minds whether it worked well for him or not.

3. Tus(s)har Kapoor

Even if he adds 3 more 'S's to his name, we think it won't be able to help this man's career. So, why did he even bother!

4. Ajay Devgan

Ajay Devgn decided to drop the 'A' from his surname a few years ago, and we think it's worked out pretty well for him. The Golmaal series, both Singham flicks, he sure has delivered some big blockbusters after he made this change. But doesn't 'Devgn' sound a little funny?

5. Karishma Kapoor

The senior Kapoor girl decided to drop the 'H' from her name in bid to change her luck. Now her name has become so complicated that depending on how you pronounce it, it can either sound way too classy or way too tacky!

6. Rite(i)sh Deshmukh

Here is one exception. Riteish added an extra 'I' to his name not on advice of numerologist, but simply because his friends in the industry insisted!

7. Vive(i)k Oberoi

Hmmm. Okay, so, just like Tusshar Kapoor, we think no amount of spelling changes can help even this man's career. Though he added an extra 'I' to his name, somewhere in the middle he added 'Anand' in his name, then changed back to Viveik. Ok wait, now we have lost track of how many times he changed his name!

8. Suni(e)l Shetty

Suneil Shetty too added an extra 'E' to his name, but really late in his career. So by the time the extra alphabet would have worked his magic, Suneil's career was almost over!

9. Adhyayan Suman

We know nobody really cares, but this guy changed his name's spellings, and now it's a different name altogether! Doesn't Adhyayan and Adhyan sound like two separate and distinct names? Nevertheless, neither of the names seemed to work in his favour!

10. Sonam A. Kapoor

Very few people know this, but before entering the industry, Sonam Kapoor used to write an 'A' in the middle of her name. But in a bid to have a successful career, she dropped the alphabet, and has been ruling the B-town as the fashion queen since then!

11. (H)Rithik Roshan

Here is one guy for whom this name changing business has worked out really well! Hrithik added a 'H' to his name and there's been no looking back for him since. Sure, he's had issues in his personal life, even got divorced, but all this while his career has been untouched.

12. Rajkum(m)ar Rao Yadav

So, this guy decided to change his name's spelling and drop his surname altogether! While he added an extra 'M' to Rajkumar, he got rid of his surname 'Yadav'. With Queen and Hamari Adhuri Kahani in his kitty, looks like it's slowly working its magic!

13. Narmada Tina Ahuja

Special drumrolls for our girl Narmada/Tina Ahuja here. Govinda's daughter, who went from Narmada to Tina for her Bollywood debut!

14. Ja(a)ved Ja(a)ff(e)rey

We know that looks like some deep, complicated thing! But don't worry, it's just (now) Jaaved Jaafery's name's spelling! But seriously, that's got to be the most complicated name spelling ever!

15. Jimmy She(i)rgill

The dude debuted way back Mohabbatein with a lot of promise. But sadly his career sort of fizzled out, despite his once-upon-a-time drop dead gorgeous looks! Now that he has addedan extra 'I' to his name, at least his Punjabi film career has really flourished, and he's been constantly getting some awesome character roles in Bollywood too.

16. Kare(e)ina Kapoor

Well, we know that this is how Kareena has always spelt her name, with double 'E's. But once a few years ago, Kareena had decided to add and 'I' to her name and lose the second 'E'. But dad Randhir Kapoor didn't quite approve of the idea, and she was back to being Kareena Kapoor.

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