Bollywood celebrities and their cute nicknames

Bollywood celebrities and their cute nicknames

Bollywood celebrities and their cute nicknames

When you are an ardent fan of your idol, you ought to know everything about them. While you might be aware of the most commonly used nicknames of Bollywood celebrities like, Sallu, SRK, Bebo, Lolo, Chi Chi, Duggu, there are some of them we bet you never would have guessed. Here are 10 of the funniest nicknames of B-towners that will make you smile.
 

Alia Bhatt- Aloo Kachaaloo

Ali Bhatt before looking like the way she does now, was all bubbly and chubby as a kid. Before she came in the Bollywood industry, she lost a massive amount of weight. Alia once said, "My mom calls me Aloo Kachaalu. Some people call me Batata Vada, Aloo Baalu and Aloo Kalu... my sister calls me Alools." Everything related to Aloo we must say.

Kangana Ranaut- Arshad

Kangana Ranaut is a rebel who has always spoken her mind out at various forums. She is known to be brutally honest and for breaking stereotypes. She has often revealed how she feels devoted in everything that she does, and that is why she puts her heart and soul into it. Thus, her parents coined the nickname Arshad, which is unusual for a woman, but means devotion, so it does go with her attitude.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan- Gullu

The Bachchan bahu, and former Miss World, has many honours in her treasure called life. While a Netherlands tulip is named after her, Bollywood prefers calling her Ash, shortening her name. But, her actual nickname is Gullu.

Ranbir Kapoor- Raymond

While RK is called Dabbu everyone in the Kapoor house, his mother fondly calls him Raymond, based on the famous clothing brand, as Neetu believes that Ranbir is a complete man. His grandfather, Raj Kapoor used to call him Ganglu. Now these are some really funny nicknames.

Priyanka Chopra- Mimi

Named after the famous French Diva, whom her mom is really fond of, globetrotter star Priyanka Chopra’s nickname is Mimi. She also is fondly addressed as Mithu.

Karan Johar- Kattu Battu

We all know that Karan Johar has always been a favourite at the Johar’s residence. While everyone in the industry and the fans call him KJo, his actual nickname is quite funny. Any guess? Well, it’s Kattu Battu!

Sonam Kapoor- Giraffe

Because of her super amazing height, Sonam Kapoor was mockingly called Giraffe by her daddy dearest Anil Kapoor. 

Shraddha Kapoor- Chirkoot

Shraddha Kapoor and Varun Dhawan have been childhood friends and their amazing rapport can be seen in the movie ‘ABCD 2’. While she might have got several nicknames by her fans, her actual nickname was coined by her childhood friend Varun Dhawan, and it was chirkoot! 

Anushka Sharma- Nushie

The ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ actress’ nickname is cute, simple and an abbreviation of her name, Nushie.

Bipasha Basu- Bonnie

The bong beauty has always stunned us with her sultry looks and amazing body. Since bong nicknames are known to be funny, Bips too wasn’t spared. Here nickname was Bonnie as she looked like Bonnie, round, plump and healthy.