Tuesday,
July
24,
2007
Neha,
wife
of
versatile
actor
Manoj
Bajpai,
recently
switched
back
to
her
real
name,
Shabana
Raza.
She
had
been
named
Neha
by
film-maker
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
for
her
debut
movie
Kareeb,
starring
Bobby
Deol.
A
few
days
ago,
the
actress
announced
in
public
that
she
no
longer
wishes
to
carry
on
with
the
name
'Neha'
and
would
henceforth
prefer
people
calling
her
by
her
real
name.
She
also
conveyed
her
decision
to
make
a
comeback
to
films,
starting
with
Sanjay
Gupta's
Alibaug.
We
asked
hubby
Manoj
about
his
wife's
decisions
regarding
her
name
and
acting
career.
"I
married
an
actress
and
I
want
her
to
act.
In
fact,
I
prompted
her
to
move
out
of
the
house.
She
has
missed
a
lot
of
good
films
already." As
for
the
name
change,
Manoj
feels
that
the
real
name
is
a
person's
true
identity.
"I
never
liked
the
name
Neha,
it
is
too
short.
Shabana
is
proving
to
be
good
for
her,"
said
the
proud
husband.
Manoj's
films
Return
to
Rajapur
and
1971
will
go
to
the
Ocean
film
festival
in
New
Delhi
soon.