10 Interesting and unknown facts about Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise is one of the most talented and well-regarded actors of his time, and rightly so. Though the actor has been in the public eye for quite some time (especially due to his eccentric behavior surrounding Scientology), there are still some facts that most people do not know about him.

Let's take a look at 10 Interesting and unknown facts about Tom Cruise:

1. In high school, Cruise was known more for his athletic prowess than his acting ability. Once he injured his knee while wrestling, he decided to audition for the lead in the school production of Guys and Dolls, and the rest is history.

2. Tom Cruise was diagnosed with the learning disorder when he was just seven years old. He has since claimed that he overcame the disability with Scientology.

3. When Cruise was just 12 years old, he bought a motorcycle using money that he had saved up. He then proceeded to crash that motorcycle between two cars. Probably for the best.

4. Rather than take expensive dance classes, Cruise used Soul Train to transform himself into an excellent dancer. He memorized routines after he realized that women like a man who can dance.

5. Though he is now most well known for being a devout Scientologist, at one point Cruise actually wanted to be a catholic priest. He went so far as to spend an entire year in a seminary before he was kicked out. The reason he got kicked out? He stole some wine.

6. Cruise has been very adamant about the fact that he does not want any toys modeled after him. You will never see Cruise featured in video games, on action figures or as part of any other toys.

7. Each of His Wives Has Been 11 Years Younger Than the One Preceding. Though Cruise continues to age, it appears his wives are aging in reverse. His first wife, Mimi Rogers, was born in 1956. Nicole Kidman, his second wife, was born in 1967, and Katie Holmes was born in 1978.

8. He Was Also a Director. Cruise directed part of one episode of a tv show. The show was Fallen Angels, and the episode he helped direct aired in 1993.

9. He Was the Prototype for Aladdin. Disney artists had originally based Aladdin’s face on Michael J. Fox, but producers then decided Tom Cruise was more attractive to females, so the character was redesigned after him.

10. Cruise’s first movie was in 1981’s Endless Love, and his co-star was Brooke Shields. More than 20 years later, Cruise and Shields got into a public argument about Scientology and psychiatric drugs.

10 Interesting and unknown facts about 'Harry Potter' Daniel Radcliffe

We as a whole know Daniel Radcliffe as our very favorite 'Harry Potter', the kid who lived. He certainly charmed every one of our souls by establishing the part of Harry Potter so impeccably, that now when he stars in some other film, everything we can believe is, 'Gracious, look! It's Harry Potter!' However, Daniel Radcliffe is not Harry Potter in real life, which is a very sad thought for us all Harry Potter fans!

Let's take a look at 10 Interesting and unknown facts about 'Harry Potter' Daniel Radcliffe:

1. At first, Daniel Radcliffe's parents did not need him to try out for the part of Harry on the grounds that the agreement required shooting all of the movies.

2. In 2007, when he was 18 years of age, the British press gauges Radcliffe's aggregate total assets at $35 at least million. "I may be self-important and enormous headed, however they kept me truly grounded, and I can't say thanks to them enough for that," he says. Starting at 2015, Daniel's net worth is evaluated to be $80 million+.

3. One of the realities about Daniel Radcliffe is that he had a propensity for smoking. Indeed, he was nicknamed "Harry Puffer" by his "Harry Potter" co-stars for having the supposed 20-a-day cigarette propensity!

4. One of the most interesting facts about Daniel Radcliffe is that he is the most youthful individual other than eminence to have a picture of him hanging in the National Portrait Gallery.

5. Before he was cast in the Harry Potter arrangement, Daniel Radcliffe's first role was that of the young David in 'David Copperfield', a TV film discharged in 1999. The primary portion of Harry Potter released just in 2001.

6. Yes, he basically despises the paparazzi! Daniel Radcliffe wore a similar outfit for 6 months, at whatever point he cleared out the theater, to make the paparazzi photos futile.

7. Growing up, he stated, he generally needed to be an expert cricket player for England. Daniel Radcliffe is a major fanatic of Sachin Tendulkar. At a Lords test, he once sat tight in line for his signature. At long last, Sachin obliged without admiring see it's identity.

8. Obviously, he at first despised the HP books. When he was 8, he took a stab at perusing the main Harry Potter book. Nonetheless, he was not able complete it. He later figured out how to experience it when he was given a role as the lead.

9. After the first "Harry Potter" was released, some of Radcliffe's schoolmates would ridicule the performing artist, however Radcliffe never thought about it literally. In the long run, because of his bustling timetable, he quit going to class and was instructed on set by mentors.

10. Radcliffe suffers from a mild form of dyslexia, which represses his motor skills. Sometimes it gets so terrible he experiences difficulty tying his shoes.

10 Interesting and unknown facts about 'The Mr. Bean' Rowan Atkinson

"Action speaks louder than words" and 'The Mr. Bean' Rowan Atkinson truly justifies the statement. Mr. Bean arrangement commended its 25th anniversary in 2015. Rowan Atkinson portrayed the role of Mr. Bean and is undoubtedly the king of comedy.

Let's take a look at 10 Interesting and unknown facts about 'The Mr. Bean' Rowan Atkinson:

1. Rowan Atkinson was born in England on 6th January 1955. Tony Blair, Prime Minister of United Kingdom was his classmate in school.

2. When he was young, he used to be a class comedian. He developed self-consciousness and became rather quiet and withdrawn after teens.

3. He is a knowledgeable man. He graduated from the Newcastle University and the Oxford University. His proposition was on self-tuning control systems.

4. His most prominent enthusiasm is cars. His first car was a Morris Minor. Today, he owns McLaren F1, Renault 5 GT Turbo, Austin Metro Audi A8 and a Honda Civic Hybrid to give some examples. He has likewise composed for British auto magazines.

5. He is a huge James Bond fan since childhood. And his film career started when he played a supporting character in the “unofficial” James Bond movie “Never Say Never Again” (1983).

6. Has suffered from a mild stammer for most of his life. He has a particular problem with “b” words.

7. He got married to Sunetra Sastry. The couple who have two kids together announced their DIVORCE in 2014. During his first date with Sastry, Atkinson said nothing except for a request to pass the ketchup.

8. He was one of the guests at the royal wedding of Prince Wiliam and Kate Middleton.

9. In 2001, on a family holiday trip to Kenya, the pilot of the plane passed out but Atkinson managed to land plane safely on his own.

10. Mr. White was considered as the original name of his famous character, later changed to Mr. Cauliflower and finally ended up with Mr. Bean.

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.

10 Interesting and unknown facts about 'The Disco Dancer' Mithun Chakraborty

The Ultimate Disco Dancer of Bollywood, an actor par excellence and a human being to be adored, Mithun Chakraborty needs a grand salute. Fondly known as Mithun Da, the actor has achieved sky high success in almost 4-decade long career and has witnessed a stardom which is no layman’s job. But still, he is one such rare star who is completely unaffected by all the hullabaloo of the glamorous world.

Let's take a look at 10 Interesting and unknown facts about 'The Disco Dancer' Mithun Chakraborty:

1. Mithun Chakraborty was born on 16 July 1950 in Kolkata, West Bengal. He has completed his schooling at the Oriental Seminary. He graduated with chemistry from Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta and is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India.

2. Mithun Chakraborty was a wrestler in his younger days. In 1967, he won the West Bengal State Wrestling Championship in the Junior Category.

3. He made his acting debut with the film Mrigayaa in 1976. He first gained fame as a renowned dancer and established himself as one of the all time top ten greatest actors of India. He became a household name for his role in film Disco Dancer. He has appeared in about 350 films including Bengali, Oriya, Bhojpuri and Punjabi movies.

4. Mithun Chakraborty was a hard Naxalite before he joined the film industry. It was after the death of his brother in an unfortunate accident that he quit.

5. During his struggling days, he was an assistant to star dancer Helen under the name Rana Rej. Speaking about his struggling days, Mithun Da had once said that when he danced on stage, he was not even sure whether he would get a meal. He used to wish after every performance that a reputed person from the industry saw him dance, and would give him a break.

6. He owns various in the regions of Ooty, Darjeeling, Siliguri and Kolkata. He considers Ooty to be a very lucky place for him because most of his films which had a backdrop of Ooty were a super hit at the box-office.

7. He had got a massive fan following in Russia. There, he has been worshipped by his fans to the extent that in an interview, Mithun once claimed that he sometimes feels he must have got great association with the country in his last birth.

8. Mithun has won four National Awards, three of them Best Actor - 'Mrigayaa' (1976), Agneepath' 1990) and the Bengali film 'Tahader Katha' (1992), and one for Best Supporting Actor for the 1998 film 'Swami Vivekananda'.

9. Mithun Da is married to Yogita Bali and has two kids but there was a time when Mithun Da was quite famous for his relationship with Sridevi. Reports suggest that despite being a married man, Mithun Da couldn’t control his fondness for Sridevi and indulged in a secret wedding with her. It was only after a newspaper published their marriage certificate that their relationship became public.

10. The actor has got tremendous love for animals and he deems himself as a proud father of 38 dogs in Mumbai. He fondly addresses his dogs as his kids and loves them unconditionally.

10 Interesting and unknown facts about bollywood actress Dia Mirza

Dia Mirza is a celebrated actress in the Bollywood industry who has won the Miss Asia Pacific title in the year 2000. Apart from her acting skills, she is known in the media for her humanitarian social work. She is one of the successful actress in the Bollywood industry and has a large fan base in India.

Let's take a look at 10 Interesting and unknown facts about bollywood actress Dia Mirza:

1. She comes from a mixed family of German and Indian. Her father Frank Handrich is a German architect while her mother Deepa is a Bengali and an interior decorator. Her parents separated when she was just 4 years old. Her father died when she was 9 and her mother re-married with her step father dying in 2003.

2. She was born on 9th December 1981 at Andhra Pradesh. Her nickname is Dee and likes eating chocolates. Her favourite perfume is Baby Doll by Ralph Lauren. Her favourite colour being turquoise and her favourite movies include Forest Grump and Schlinder’s List.

3. Her favourite actors incorporate Nana Patekar, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan. In Hollywood, she prefers Tom Cruise and happens to have seen every one of his movies.

4. Dia Mirza got her surname from her step father named Ahmed Mirza who was a Hyderabadi Muslim. She was born and raised in Hyderabad where she went to Vidyaranya High School. She finished her graduation in Arts from Ambedkar Open University in Hyderabad.

5. In April 2014, she got engaged with Sahil Sanga who was her long time business partner. Both of them got married in October that same year at Chattarpur Farm in New Delhi.

6. Before making a career in the Indian film, Dia worked as an advertising official for a media firm named as Neeraj's Multimedia Studio. She was paid Rs 5000 at that point. In the meantime, she began her modelling career and she could be found in various promotions for brands like Lipton and Wall's Ice-cream.

7. She made debut with the film Rehna Hain Tere Dil Mein featuring Saif Ali Khan and R Madhavan. Tragically, the movie did not fared well in the box office. She has showed up in various films like Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Dus, Parineeta with Vidya Balan and Tumko Na Bhool Payenge.

8. Dia Mirza has garnered a lot of praise for her social work. As such, she has received 2012 Green Award from IIFA for her contribution towards the environment. At the same time, she has done a number of different awareness campaigns like HIV, female foeticide, cancer etc. She has publicly supported Narmada Bachao Andolan and written a number of articles for Hindustan Times.

9. In the year 2012, Dia was seen in a regional cinema with a Bengali film maker named Pritam's Paanch Adhyay. It swung to be an exceedingly effective movie at the box office and the film was chosen for major film festivals in India and abroad.

10. Dia Mirza was the second runners up at Femina Miss India 2000 and was the winner of Miss Asia Pacific 2000. In the meantime, she has won different titles like Miss Close Up Smile, Miss Avon and Miss Beautiful Smile.

10 Interesting and unknown facts about Ranveer Singh that you did not know

Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh made a kickass passage in bollywood with 'Band Baja Baraat.' Since at that point, he is shaking the big screen and social media as well. He is best known for his role in 'Baajirao Mastani', and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Ram-Leela'.

Let's take a look at 10 Interesting and unknown facts about Ranveer Singh that you did not know:

1. Ranveer Singh is Sonam Kapoor's Cousin from the maternal side.

2. Ranveer had rejected 3 movies, before marking his first debut film 'Band Baja Baraat' opposite Anushka Sharma.

3. Unlike other actors, Ranveer did not do any ads or music videos before entering into bollywood, thinking that the fresh face works better in film industry.

4. He was not into modelling. After his college, he joined a job as a copywriter at an advertising agency.

5. Ranveer once thought of changing his name as it sounds so much similar to Ranbir (Kapoor).

6. He is master at 'Rapping'. He even rapped a couple of lines in his film 'Ladies vs Ricky Behl'.

7. Ranveer Singh dated Ahana Deol, daughter of Hema Malini and Dharmendra, before entering in the Indian film industry.

8. Ranveer Is a Mama's boy. Likewise, he considers his sister as his second mother.

9. Not Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh was the primary choice for Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet.

10. During the shooting of the film “Lootera”, Ranveer Singh suffered a serious led injury. He again goy his shoulder injured during his to be released film “Bajirao Mastani”.

10 Interesting and unknown facts about Amrita Rao that you did not know

Amrita Rao is an Indian model and a very famous Bollywood actress who has carved a niche for herself in the Indian film industry. She has appeared in a number of movies and left the audience and her fans mesmerized by her performance. Till date, she has done a number of hit movies like Vivaah, Ishq Vish, Legend of Bhagat Singh, Main Hoon Na, Masti etc.

When we discuss Amrita Rao, the main thing that comes to our mind is the Bollywood's quintessential next door girl. She has done a number of movies with Shahid Kapoor who happens to be her favourite co-star. She was hailed for her role in the movie Vivaah opposite Shahid Kapoor and is her best film till date.

Let's take a look at 10 Interesting and unknown facts about Amrita Rao:

1. She was born on 7th June 1981 and has worked in a number of Tamil and Telugu movies. Apart from Hindi and English, Amrita Rao can speak Marathi and Konkani fluently.

2. She is born in a Brahmin Konkani family and did her graduation from Mumbai. Amrita Rao has a younger sibling named Preeta and both of them have done modelling together. Her father Deepak Rao is a businessman in Mumbai.

3. Amrita had done her senior secondary school from Canossa Convent Girls School, which was a very strict school. In one of her interviews she said, “I went to a strict school. Even if a button was missing here and a clip missing there, we were punished. I had to always be obedient. No masti at all for me”.

4. She is the granddaughter of Guru Dutt who was a celebrated chief, maker and film on-screen character. Amrita Rao has done her graduation from Sophia College. She has a decent voice and she has done Hindustani Classical singing for a long time when she was in school.

5. At the point when Amrita Rao was 16 years of age, her first crush was nobody however Nayan Mongia; India's a standout amongst the most praised wicket managers. She says that every one of the young ladies in her group used to like Sachin TENDULKAR yet she was succumbing to Mongia.

6. Amrita Rao came into the Bollywood film industry in the year 2002 and made debut in a movie called Ab Ke Baras. Till date, she has won a number of different awards like Fashion Icon of the Year that was sponsored by NIFD, Stardust Awards, Filmfare Awards etc. Also, she is the winner of prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award when she was 25 years old.

7. Before beginning her vocation in Indian motion pictures, Amrita Rao showed up in various TV plugs and was doing displaying for a few mold houses. Her first open appearance was in the year 2002 when she was 17 years of age. She was included in a music video called Woh Pyar Mera by Alisha Chinoy.

8. In the year 2007, she was offered a movie by Yash Raj Films however she denied the offer for the role of the lead actress in the movie. Actually she needed to kiss Ranbir Kapoor in one scene which she has never done onscreen.

9. Her hobbies include writing, reading and poetry. She loves eating Thai and Mangalorian cuisine. Amrita Rao is the brand ambassador of Miss Players Apparel, Parachute Hair Oil and D’Damas Gold Jewellery. Times of India declared her as one of the Top 50 Desirable Women of 2011.

10. She was in headlines after she secretly married with her boyfriend Anmol who is actually a radio jockey. As she is amazingly saved in her own life, the wedding declaration by this diva came as a kind of shock.

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