LONDON: Entertainment world has its own needs where celebrities change their name quite often by choosing a screen name. Besides this, there are number of showbiz stars who have changed their religion after marriage, to find spiritual peace or for their love match.
We bring a list of 10 most famous celebrities who converted to other religion for the reasons described above.
Celebrity
|
Religion By Birth
|
Religion Converted To
|
Reason
|
A R Rehman
(Indian Musician + Playback Singer) |
Atheist
|
Islam
|
Inspired by Islam as his mother was also Muslim
|
Sharmila Tagore
(Bollywood Actress of 1970s) |
Hinduism
|
Islam
|
After marrying Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan Patuadi, she embraced Islam
|
Nargis Dutt
(Bollywood Actress of 1960s) |
Islam
|
Hinduism
|
After marrying to Sunil Dutt, she converted to her spouse religion
|
Micheal Jackson
(King of Pop Music) |
Atheist
|
Islam
|
Inspiration, as his brother embraced Islam before him
|
Tom Cruise
(Hollywood Hearthrob) |
Christianity
|
Scientology
|
His firm belief in Scientology incited for a conversion
|
Katie Holmes
(Hollywood Actress) |
Catholicism
|
Scientology
|
To tie knot with Tom Cruise
|
Julia Roberts
(Hollywood Actress) |
Christianity
|
Hinduism
|
For Spiritual Peace & Soul Searching
|
Richard Gere
(Hollywood Actor) |
Christianity
|
Buddhism
|
On his own preference
|
Madonna
(Famous Singer) |
Christianity
|
Judaism
|
Inspiration by Judaism
|
Elizabeth Taylor
(Hollywood Actor) |
Christianity
|
Judaism
|
To marry one of her lover
|
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