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  • Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
    Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: GulluReuters
  • Cannes Film Festival 2011: Sonam Kapoor
    Sonam Kapoor: GiraffeReuters
  • Colors Party
    Alia Bhatt: AlooVarinder Chawla
  • Colors Party
    Shraddha Kapoor: ChirkootVarinder Chawla
  • Varun Dhawan
    Varun Dhawan: PappuVarinder Chawla
  • Priyanka Chopra
    Priyanka Chopra: MimiCosmopolitan India/ Facebook
  • Colors Party
    Hrithik Roshan: DugguTwitter/@ColorsTV
  • 'Bombay Velvet' Screening
    Ranbir Kapoor: RaymondVarinder Chawla

Bollywood celebs never fail to charm their fans and if they have cute nicknames, then they become more adorable.

From Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to Alia Bhatt, the superstars have funny nicknames that are too cute.

Here are the B-Town stars and their nicknames.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

World knows Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's nickname as "Aish" or "Ash". But, very few people know that the former Miss World who is about to grace the Cannes Film Festival 2015 has a funny nickname, "Gullu".

Sonam Kapoor

Anil Kapoor used to call his daughter "Giraffe". Fashionista Sonam Kapoor has gone on record admitting that her father used to call her so because of her height.

Alia Bhatt

Everybody knows that Alia Bhatt was fat before she entered Bollywood and surprised audience with her stunning looks in her debut movie, "Student of The Year". However, Alia has a very cute nickname given by her mother. "My mom calls me Aloo Kachaalu. Some people call me Batata Vada, Aloo Baalu and Aloo Kalu... my sister calls me Alools," she once said.

Shraddha Kapoor

The glamorous "ABCD 2" actress, Shraddha Kapoor, had a childhood name as well. Varun Dhawan once told that he remembered calling her "Chirkoot".

Varun Dhawan

During the promotions of "Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania", Varun Dhawan revealed his nickname - which apparently reminded him of a Mexican drug lord. He confessed that his childhood name is "Pappu".

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra is also called PeeCee or Piggy Chops. But the actress has one more nickname, "Mimi". This name of hers is actually named after the famous French diva, Mimi Rogers.

Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik Roshan's nickname is not a secret to anyone. He is called "Duggu" by his family and close friends.

Kapoors (Rishi, Ranbir, Kareena, Karisma)

The Kapoor family has a trend of keeping nicknames. Rishi Kapoor's is "Chintu", while Ranbir is called "Raymond" and "Dabbu". Also, Kareena is known as "Bebo" and Karisma as "Lolo".

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