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Who Are Pappu, Anarkali & Raymond ?
Pet names are the bane of our lives. They follow us around throughout our lives and we can never shake them off. Bad enough for us, non-starry types, but when the stars are saddled with names like these, its definitely hilarious!
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Duggu - Guddu Ki Jodi
Bollywood has its fair share of superstars who have some very embarrassing and some endearing pet names. It's common knowledge that Hrithik Roshan is called Duggu and his father Rakesh Roshan - Guddu.
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Behnein - Lolo & Bebo
The Kapoor sisters are also famous by their pet names - Lolo (Karisma) and Bebo (Kareena).
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Pappu Serves 'Koffee'
Karan Johar is embarrassed as hell by his pet name Pappu. However, when Hrithik shot with the filmmaker and TV host for his talk show Koffee with Karan, the light-eyed superstar, who is one of KJo's closest friends, apparently kept calling him 'Pappu' all through.
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Pari Hoon Main !
The source says that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the darling of the Bachchan parivaar, is called Pari (Fairy) at home. 'In fact, even when Jaya Bachchan reportedly refers to Ash in front of their close Bollywood friends, Mrs B invariably says, 'Wait a while, Pari will join us shortly.'
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Govinda Ala Re!
Govinda is Chichi. Chichi?? Ya, you heard right!
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Did You Know...?
Did you know the original names of Sunny and Bobby? Well, they are originally jats by the names of Ajay Singh and Vijay Singh.
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Salaam to Anarkali and Salim!
Some of our Bollywood stars have been rechristened by their own families. A source says, 'Babita Shivdasani-Kapoor's nickname for her daughter Kareena is Anarkali. And Kareena's beau, the royal Saif Ali Khan, is Salim.
Whenever Babita refers to Kareena and Saif she apparently talks about 'Salim and Anarkali'. Is that funny or what? -
Now who are Munna and Bunty?
The Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan was called Munna by his mother, Teji Bachchan, and his younger brother Ajitabh is called Bunty by the Big B.
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The Prize Goes To...
But the one who takes the bakery is Neetu Singh who refers to her son Ranbir Kapoor as Raymond. Why Raymond? An insider says, 'Neetu thinks that Ranbir is a complete man. She even voiced this on a talk show saying that after God made Ranbir, he broke the mould.'
