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Mar 25, 2022 · The actor has a mixed heritage — his father was of a Muslim of Gujarati Indian descent and his mother was part Jewish and an English model and actress (via Radio Times). Growing up, Kingsley was mostly known as Krish but he eventually came to realize his name was "more invented" than the stage name he'd chosen in the late seventies.
In the 1960s, Kingsley changed his name to Ben Kingsley, fearing that a foreign name would hamper his career. [23] [24] He told the Radio Times , "As soon as I changed my name, I got the jobs. I had one audition as Krishna Bhanji and they said, 'Beautiful audition but we don't quite know how to place you in our forthcoming season.'
Sep 8, 2020 · In some interviews, Kingsley has been reluctant to say he changed his name because of racism. He told The Radio Times that his name change “says more about the 1960s than anything else.”
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Apr 30, 2013 · In an appearance on 'The Tonight Show' last night to promote his role as the villain in 'Iron Man 3', Ben Kingsley told the story of what made him change his name when he was first starting out his career. Born in England to his father, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, of Indian descent, Kingsley was named Krishna Pandit Bhanji.
Jul 30, 2022 · After that incident, Kingsley said his father gave him some blunt advice: if his name was hurting his chances at getting gigs, then he should simply change his name. The moment he Anglicized his ...
Apr 2, 2014 · (1943-) Who Is Ben Kingsley? Born on December 31, 1943, in Snainton, England, Khrishna Bhanji switched his name to Ben Kingsley and developed a stage career with the Royal Shakespeare Company....
His birth name was Krishna Bhanji, but he changed his name to "Ben Kingsley" soon after gaining fame as a stage actor, fearing that a foreign name could hamper his acting career. Kingsley first earned international fame for his performance in the drama movie Gandhi (1982) .
