The talented actor recently won the hearts of his fans yet again by delivering a jaw-dropping performance in The Family Man season 2. Fans admire his acting skills and screen presence. However, there is one thing that his fans don’t know about. Manoj Bajpayee’s wife was forced to change her name.
Bajpayee is married to actress Neha Bajpayee. However, her original name is Shabana Raza. The couple also has a ten-year-old daughter named Ava. The actress Shabana changed her name before entering the glamorous world of entertainment. However, she was not happy about it. In an old interview, the actress confessed that she was ‘forced to change her name to Neha before stepping into Bollywood. This video is going viral online.
Manoj Bajpayee’s wife Shabana Raza:
In the year 2008, during an interview with a news portal, Shabana said, “I was never Neha. I was always Shabana. Also, I was forced into changing my name too. I was not okay with it at all. My parents proudly named me Shabana. There was no need to change it, but nobody listened to me. I have matured a lot since I entered the industry. I was very apprehensive about everything before but I understand better now.”
It was only in 2008 when Shabana Raza managed a feature with her original name for Sanjay Gupta’s Alibaug. The actress also confessed that nobody listened to her when she wanted to go back to her first name, Shabana added, “That is why working with Sanjay and the whole team of Alibaug has been the best experience of my life. I told Sanjay that I want to go with my real name, and he was okay with it. I had lost my identity and now, I got it back.”
The actress made her Bollywood debut with Kareeb opposite Bobby Deol in 1998. Her other popular movies include Hrithik Roshan’s Fiza and Ajay Devgn’s Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet. She has also worked in Tamil and Kannada films. Shabana was last seen in ‘Acid Factory’ which was released in 2009 co-starring her hubby Manoj Bajpayee.
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