Unknown facts about Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan is famously known as Saifu made the debut with Yash Chopra’s Parampara but became successful with films like Main Khiladi Tu Anari and Yeh Dillagi which was two years later from entering the B-World.

Sameer, a laidback guy role played by Saif in one of the most successful Movie Dil Chahta Hai was loved by all, the role and film both. To your surprise, initially he was rejected for this film and it was only then when Dimple persuaded him to agree to play the part. Movie bagged many awards in Saif’s kitty.

There were many contenders for the role of Langda Tyagi in Omkara, including Aamir Khan. Saif's audition blew Vishal Bharadwaj away and the rest as they say is history.

Secret affair with Swiss Model -- After his divorce, Saif dated Swiss model, Rosa Catalano, for over three years. However, the model then revealed that Saif didn't tell her about his previous marriage and children and she only learnt of this information when she came to India.

From his infamous blackbuck poaching case to the brawl and assault in a upscale restaurant, Saif has a lot of explaining to do. In fact, he was also involved in an assault on a photographer while shooting Love Aaj Kal. Saif is also alledgedly involved in illegally procuring a high-end car through Hawala. Looks like Kareena really does like bad boys.

12 Interesting and unknown facts about Irrfan Khan that will make you admire the actor even more

Unconventional looks, no godfather in Bollywood and no story of exponential rise in the industry! It’s Irrfan Khan, the actor, the person and the global Indian. The guy made a name for himself from the ground up, brick by brick. Ask his fans and they would almost certainly try convincing you that in terms of acting talent, this guy is all other Bollywood Khans put together. Perhaps! He certainly is one of The Best actors in the industry. No doubts about that.

Let's take a look at 12 Interesting and unknown facts about Irrfan Khan that will make you admire the actor even more:

1. He became an actor by chance. He wanted to be a cricketer. Parents disapproved of it. As if by stroke of luck, he got a scholarship to attend NSD (National School of Drama). He was pursuing MA in Jaipur at that time. And he lied about having past theater experience to get in. By all means, it was a ‘good lie.’ We only have a handful of real artists like him in Bollywood.

2. He was a final year student at NSD (1988) when Mira Nair chose him for a role in Salaam Bombay.

3. A TV regular from 1994 to 1998, Irrfan was so bored at one point in time that he thought of quitting. It is an award winning movie based on local tribes of Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh.

4. His real name – Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan. He was born in the village of TONK in Jaipur, in a well off family with royal connections. He has two siblings and his father was a wealthy Zamindar who wanted his son to join the family tyre business. Good that he didn’t.

5. He added an extra ‘R’ to his name – hence the name IRRFAN. And it was not a numerologist who suggested this. Irrfan did it himself.

6. At 6 feet, 1 inch, Irrfan is one of the tallest actors in Bollywood.

7. LunchBox is the only Indian movie to have ever won a TFCA – Toronto Film Critics Association Award. With so much talent he sure has a long way to go.

8. He was offered a big role in Interstellar, but turned it down as he was expected to stay in USA for four months at a stretch.

9. Our home grown Irrfan Khan play the full fledged baddie in the hollywood movie The Amazing Spider-Man in 2012.

10. He has a wish – to gift his mother a suitcase full of money.

11. Julia Roberts stopped outside the Kodak Theater (where the Oscars were being staged) to compliment Irrfan on Slumdog Millionaire.

12. He reads a LOT; almost one new Hollywood script per week to better understand how to play his roles better. Irrfan did about 200 episodes of this TV serial in 1990s.

10 Interesting and unknown facts about the 'Item Girl of Bollywood' Malaika Arora

Malaika Arora is one of the few actresses in Bollywood who has impressed the audience with her sheer dance moves. She is a remarkable person who can sweep you off your feet with her spectacular looks. She continues to rock the film industry and has given a number of items songs. She is the heartbeat of every fan and these days you can see her judging the dance reality shows like Jhalak Dikhla Ja and India’s Got Talent. If you are an ardent fan of this actress, then it is important that you know everything about her right from professional to personal level.

Let's take a look at 10 Interesting and unknown facts about the 'Item Girl of Bollywood' Malaika Arora:

1. She is born and brought up in Mumbai in the year 1981. Her parents got divorced when she was only 11 years old. She had to get shifted to Chembur in Maharashtra later on.

2. Mallaika Arora’s mother is a Malayali Cathoic while her father is Punjabi of Fazilka district near Indian border. She has a younger sister Amrita Arora who is also an actress in the Indian film industry and known for her gorgeous looks.

3. Malaika Arora completed her education from Swami Vivekanand School at Chembur. Grace Polycarp, the principal of the school happens to be her maternal aunt. She is also an alumnus of Holy Cross High School at Thane where she studied up to class 9.

4. She is extremely protective about her younger sister and has taken very good care of her ever since her parents got divorced. Malaika Arora is extremely close to Amrita and takes very good care of her.

5. She was one of the first Video Jockeys of India and she was elected for MTV when it started its operations in India. Malaika Arora started as an interviewer and later turned into anchoring many programs. Malaika started dancing at a tender age of 4 years and never stopped dancing since then.

6. Malaika Arora works out three days in the week in gym. Apart from that workout schedule includes medicine balls, free weights, kickboxing, squats and Yoga. All these things help her to keep her curvaceous body in proper shape.

7. Malaika’s favourite dancer in Bollywood is none other than Hrithik Roshan. She will do anything to share the screen dancing with him. Surely it will set the stage on fire watching both of them dance together. Deepika Padukone is her favourite dancing diva in Bollywood.

8. She has revealed in a show that she never wanted to become an actress. This vibrant actress has numerous items songs to her credit and she loves dancing more than acting. If she is ever offered a full pledged role, she wants to do action movies preferably a super hero.

9. Before her entry into the film industry, Malaika Arora worked as a model. She appeared in a number of commercials in the early phase of her life. You might have seen her in the music video “Gur Naal Ishq Mitha” and also in the song “Chaiyya Chaiyya” dancing to the tune of the music with Shah Rukh Khan in the movie Dil Se.

10. Malaika Arora is married to Arbaaz Khan who is the elder brother of Salman Khan. Both of them met during a coffee advertisement shooting and instantly fell in love with each other. They have a son named Arhaan Khan.

Unknown facts about Saif Ali Khan

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