Things that are weirdly named after celebrities

Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan's love for their pet dogs is known to all. Recently, their pooches even made it to the newspapers. In an interaction with Dnaindia.com, Kareena said that both her dogs are the stars of Bandra. Apart from a Jack Russell with the name Elvis, she owns a pug which was gifted to them by Sonakshi Sinha, the report stated. Interestingly, the actress had named the pug after Leonardo DiCaprio! The report quoted Kareena as saying that although Leonardo is so good looking, her dog is ugly in a cute way; so it’s like a juxtaposition.

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Late musician James Brown is the latest celebrity to have a street named after him. He has joined the likes of Gulzar, AR Rahman, Raj Kapoor, Nargis and Manoj Kumar who have streets or roads named after them. An IANS report says that a Harlem block behind the Apollo Theater in New York will be renamed as James Brown Way as a tribute to the music legend. However, it is not just roads or streets that are christened after popular stars. Be it the unreasonable demands of their ardent fans or a star's quirk, many celebrities even have flowers, constellations, milkshakes and waterfalls named after them! Let us take a look...

Sanjay Dutt: If you think just naming cafés, hotel chains or restaurants after celebrities is enough, then think again. You will be surprised that food dishes and delicacies too have been christened after celebs. So while there is a delicious chicken delicacy named after Sanjay Dutt, Telugu star-politician Chiranjeevi too has a dosa named after him. According to a report in Hindustan Times, the owner of Noor Mohammadi Hotel in Bhendi Bazaar in Mumbai named a dish of chicken after Sanjay Dutt as a gesture of gratitude. The recipe of that dish was given by the actor and it instantly became popular.

Shahid Kapoor: Like the gorgeous Madhuri Dixit-Nene, actor Shahid Kapoor too has a star named after him. The star, which is reportedly named after Shahid, is located in the Orion constellation. A Mumbai Mirror report dated 2012 says that a group of Shahid’s fans had bought a star for him and named it Shahid. Sources have confirmed that the star was booked by his fans through the official website ‘starfoundation.net.’

Raj Kapoor: The iconic actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor was rightly called Showman of Indian cinema as he was very popular among his fans and also did movies that entertained the audience. It is because of his popularity that a street is named after him in Brampton, Canada. It is called 'Raj Kapoor Crescent.'