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This time Hansika Motwani changed the spelling of her name from Hansika to Hannsikaa. Who advised her this time? The one and only Himesh Reshammiya. Entertainment One India reports:

Her most recent film is Bollywood composer Himesh Reshammiya's Aap Ka Suroor. Her long legs have made the film a hit at the box office. The film has become the biggest hit of 2007 so far.

After success, on Himesh's advice, she changed her name from Hansika to Hannsikaa. And she admits that the change in spelling brought about some fresh success. She says that after the films did well at the Box Office, she is being flooded with offers.

But she is not being carried away with her success. She is being choosy and selective about which films she takes up and which she doesn't. She is right to do so. She is young ands has a long way to go. She needs to make all the right decision at the right time that is now.

Changing name is nothing new in Bollywood. You all know Dilip Kumar, the famous Bollywood actor of the 40’s and 50’s. His actual name is Yusuf Khan. Many famous Bollywood actors, directors and producers observe various rituals for good luck. Changing spellings of names or changing names is a very common ritual. Here is a list of actors and actresses who either changed their names or spelling of their names:

Actors:

Akshay Kumar: Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia

Ajay Devgan: Vishal Devgan

Ashok Kumar: Kumudlal Kanjilal Ganguly

Balraj Sahani: Yudhishthir Sahni.

Bobby Deol: Vijay Singh Deol

Dharmendra: Dharam Singh Deol

Guru Datt: Gurudatt Shivshankar Padukone

Jitendra: Ravi Kapoor

Johnny Lever: John Rao

Lucky Ali : Maqsood Mehmood Ali

Kishore Kumar: Abhas Ganguly

Manoj Kumar: Harikishen Goswami

Mithun: Gouranga Chakraborty

Nana Patekar: Vishwanath Patekar

Raj Kumar : Kulbushan Pandit

Rajesh Khanna: Jatin Khanna

Rajnikant: Sivaji Rao Gaekwad

Sanjiv Kumar: Harihar Jariwala

Sunil Dutt: Balraj Dutt

Sunny Deol: Ajay Singh Deol

Actresses

Madhubala: Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi

Mahima Chaudhari: Ritu Chaudhry

Mallika Sherawat: Reema Lamba

Mandakini: Janki Roy

Meena Kumari: Mahjabeen Bano

Nadira: Farhat Ezekiel

Nargis: Fatima Rashid

Preity Zinta: Preetam Singh Zinta

Rekha: Bhanurekha Ganesan

Tabu: Tabassum Hashmi

Tuntun: Uma Devi Khatri   

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