Bollywood actors , much like you and me also have pet names they are called by their friends and family . Listening to these cutsie nick names makes them sound totally normal like one of us. While some of these are widely known due to the media , many are reserved for only their inner circle.
Here is a list of twenty Bollywood pet names:
Shah Rukh Khan:
SRK is called Lucky Ali , a nick name given to him by Juhi Chawla.
Hrithik Roshan:
The rockstar of Bollywood is called Duggu , quite cute and not hunk-like !
Shahid Kapoor:
Bollywood’s chocolate boy has the super cute pet name of Sasha.
Akshay Kumar:
Akshay is called Raju by his closest friends , based on his real name Rajiv Bhatia.
Govinda:
The king of commercial Bollywood is called Chi Chi , a name given to him by his mom. His name , meaning little finger is actually a symbol of strength , based on a story of Lord Krishna lifting an entire mountain on his little finger.
Suniel Shetty:
He is lovingly called Anna meaning brother by his friends.
Aftab Shivdasani:
His friends and family call him by the funny and cute name of Faffy.
Sushmita Sen:
The diva is lovingly called Titu by her friends.
Bipasha Basu:
Young Bipasha was nicknamed Bonny by her parents, the reason being she was born an healthy , happy and bonny baby.
Karishma and Kareena Kapoor:
The sisters were nicknamed Lolo and Bebo by thier father , given his love for the Italian actress Gina Lollobrigedia.
Amisha Patel:
The actress has two adorable nicknames, Sunshine and Angel , given to her by a Parisian uncle.
Priyanka Chopra:
Priyanka is famously known as Piggy Chops, a name given to her by Abhishek Bachchan during the filming of ‘Bluffmaster’.
Twinkle Khanna:
Akshay Kumar’s wife is lovingly called Tina by her friends and family.
Alia Bhatt:
Super talented Alia was nicknamed Aalu at home , due the the fact that she was a chubby teenager.
Shraddha Kapoor:
She was given the funny nickname of Chirkoot , by no other then childhood buddy Varun Dhawan.
Sonam Kapoor:
Due to her fabulous height, Sonam’s dad often teased her and lovingly called her Giraffe.
Parineeti Chopra:
Cutsy Parineeti has an equally cute nickname, Tisha.
Varun Dhawan:
In true bollywood style , Varun is called Pappu by his friends.
and finally…
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan:
Apart from Ash, Bahu Bachchan has the goofy nickname Gullu, which totally does not fit her elegant persona!
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