SRK changed name to Abhinav to meet Gauri's parents, wanted them to believe he's Hindu

Gauri Khan once revealed that during their courtship, she introduced Shah Rukh Khan to her family as "Abhinav". "We changed his name to Abhinav so they feel he is a Hindu boy but that was really silly and very childish," she later said. Gauri had chosen the name 'Ayesha' for their nikah.