Fascinating Facts About Bollywood

1. Mughal-E-Azam was shot in 3 languages simultaneously, but when the Tamil edition didn’t fair well, the English version was also scrapped.

2. 7:30 p.m. was the time when Bhagat Singh was hanged to death and it has been captured in the movie Rang De Basanti. The broken watch of Sue’s grandfather shows the same time.

3. To keep the stars look in shape, the sequence of shooting the film Rockstar was reversed. As in the climax was shot first in order to keep the long hair look as designed.

4. Danny Denzongpa was the original choice for the role of Gabbar in Sholay as the voice of Amjad Khan was found weak for the villainous rule.

5. Izzat is the only Bollywood movie, where Jayalalitha (Amma) has been cast.

6. 500,000 farmers of Gujrat produced the movie Manthan which is based on the concept of the ‘White Revolution’ in India. It is the only movie with the largest count of individual investors for a movie.

7. Jagdish Raj holds the Guinness World record for the being the most typecast actor as he played the role of a police inspector in 144 movies.

9. Sunil Dutt holds the Guinness World record for the being the only actor in a 113 minutes long feature film Yaadein.

10. The longest Bollywood movie is actually Gangs of Wasseypur which is 319 minutes long. It was released as a single movie at the Cannes film festival but was split into two parts for the Indian theaters.

11. The longest song till date is Ab tumhare hawale hai watan saathiyon which is 20 minutes long and has been split into three parts across the movie. It is soon to be overtaken by the 21 minute song from the movie Mastaan.

12. Ae Maalik Tere Bandhe Hum sung by Lata Mangeshkar from the above movie has been adopted as the anthem of a school in Pakistan.

13. Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai entered the Guinness World Record for holding 92 awards for one movie in almost all the categories.

14. The concept of a dream sequence was first introduced in the movie Awara released in the year 1951. Ghar aaya mera pardesi, became an instant hit with that concept.

15. Sridevi was 13 when she played the role of Rajnikanth’s stepmom in the Tamil movie Moondru Mudichu. It is surprising to have that kind of start at that early age.

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.

Facts about the Bhaijaan of bollywood - "Salman Khan".

Salman Khan’s full name is Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan, he shortened his name when he entered into Bollywood.

Salman Khan is one of the few actors, who has featured in the People’s magazine for being one of the most handsome man ever in the world.

He always wanted to be a writer like his father Salim Khan and still intends to do so. He has also contributed some movies such as Veer, Bhaghi and Chandramukhi.

He has a hobby of painting and is so good at it that some of his work can be seen in Jai Ho . It is said that Aamir Khan’s home has several paintings by Salman.

Even though he had connections in the industry, he hardly used it. Especially when he was jobless for six month after Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya , he never tried using his fathers name to get a role.

He never reads the reviews for any of his movies.

He has a big thing for naturally made items and stores a great deal of different naturally made soaps. He also utilizes only mulmul material rather than the typical industry made cotton handkerchief.

Salman’s favourite actor is Sylvester Stallone and favourite actress is Hema Malini.

Facts about The Future Star of Bollywood "Kriti Sanon"

Kriti Sanon is an Indian model and film actress who appears in Hindi and Telugu films. After beginning with modelling, she made her acting debut with Sukumar's Telugu film 1: Nenokkadine.

She is an Engineer who has done her Bachelor in Electronics and Communication from a reputed engineering college named Jaypee Institute of Technology from Uttar Pradesh. This lady is indeed beauty with brains.

This bold and beautiful actress is known for her great physique. She is a great foodie and loves eating halwa, custards, cheese cakes and chocolates. It is interesting to note that she works a lot in the gym to maintain such figure which has sent millions of heart to flutter.

Kriti Sanon is a very big fan of Salman Khan and he happens to be her first crush also. She has watched every movie of Salman Khan and waits with bated breaths for any of his new release.

In her spare time, Kriti Sanon likes watching motion pictures, cooking and reflecting. She enjoys moving and composes verse in her extra time. Kriti is an expert Kathak artist.

Kriti Sanon is a big lover of scents. You can find an extensive number of aromas in her closet. Her most loved scent is Coolwater from Davidoff.

Kriti Sanon adores voyaging and her most loved travel goal is Goa. She loves boxing in particular and it is her most loved game. She is a tomboy and loves to ride bikes and cars in her extra time.

Kriti Sanon picks the film based on script. She trusts that the story has a major part in making a motion picture effective. After her achievement in Heropanti, she gives careful consideration to the scripts before marking any new motion picture.

Before making entry into the Bollywood industry, Kriti Sanon was working as a model. She could be seen in a number of television commercials like Close Up, Himalaya Face Wash etc.

Facts about the Badshah of Bollywood - "Shahrukh Khan"

Shahrukh Khan is an Indian film actor, producer and television personality. Referred to in the media as the "Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" or "King Khan"

Shahrukh Khan began his career with appearances in several television series in the late 1980s. He that he became a star on TV with hit series like Fauji and Circus.

When he was doing serials like Fauji and Circus in Delhi, he got calls from Hema Malini and Harry Baweja for movie role. SRK politely declined those offer as he was nit interested in doing movies.

His debut film was Dil Aashna Hai, but due to the delay in the release of the film, Deewana is considered to be his debut film.

He agreed to act in Aditya Chopra’s debut film, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaenge (1995), without even looking at the script.

Shah Rukh is named Rahul in nine of his movies, and He is called Raj in six of his movies.

He played negative roles in six films, namely Darr and Baazigar (1993), Anjaam (1994), Duplicate (1998), Don (2006) and Don 2 (2011).

Shahrukh Khan is co-chairman of the motion picture production company Red Chillies Entertainment.

Shahrukh Khan is the co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders, Trinbago Knight Riders team in Caribbean Premier League and in 2017 he has bought a franchisee representing Cape Town in South Africa’s T20 Global League.

Shahrukh Khan got married to Gauri Chibber, in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 25 October 1991. They have a son Aryan (born 1997), a daughter Suhana (born 2000) and a third child named AbRam(born 2013).

Shahrukh Khan's philanthropic endeavours have provided health care and disaster relief, and he was honoured with UNESCO's Pyramide con Marni award in 2011 for his support of children's education.

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 bollywood beauty Sridevi that you may not know

The gorgeous Bollywood actress Sridevi can still give many young actresses run for their money. Indeed, even at this age, the actress is getting the offers to assume the lead roles in the movies. Her comeback movie English Vinglish a huge hit at the Box-Office.

Let's take a look at 10 Interesting and unknown facts about bollywood beauty Sridevi that you may not know:

1. Sridevi was born on August 13, 1963. She was named Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan upon birth. She is the first female actress to have earned the tag of being a superstar. She started her career at the age of four in Thirumugham’s devotional film, Thunaivan.

2. Sridevi was also considered for a role in Jurassic Park. Steven Spielberg wanted to cast her for a brief role. But she was at the peak of her career in Bollywood then and had rejected the offer.

3. When she made her debut in Bollywood, Sridevi was not open to talking in Hindi. Her voice was for the most part dubbed by Naaz. Rekha had dubbed for her in the film, Aakhiri Raasta.

4. In 2013, the Government of India granted Sridevi with the prestigious Padma Shri Award. She was likewise voted 'India's Greatest Actress in 100 Years' in a CNN-IBN national survey led in 2013 on the event of the Centenary of Indian Cinema.

5. The actress started her career as a child artist at the age of four in a Tamil movie.

6. Not many people know that the actress was down with 103 degrees fever, while shooting Chalbaaz’s famous song ‘Na Jaane Kaha Se Aayi Hai’.

7. Sridevi has worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada movies. Lion's share of her movies were made in Kollywood or Tamil film industry.

8. The first time Sridevi dubbed her dialogues in Hindi was for Yash Chopra's film Chandni. Being a South Indian performing artist, she was not extremely OK with Hindi language. Hence, she required a dubbing artist.

9. With movies like Himmatwala, Tohfa, Mr India, Chandni, Nagina and Sadma, Sridevi developed as a standout amongst the most looked for after performing artists in Bollywood. Jaya Prada was considered to be Sridevi’s strongest contender at that point of time.

10. Sridevi was the first choice for Indra Kumar's Beta. She should star inverse Anil Kapoor in the film yet declined the offer since she had officially done a series of movies with the actor.

10 Interesting and unknown facts about bollywood diva Rekha that you did not know

Rekha, or Bhanurekha Ganesan, is a living legend of Bollywood. She was and still has been taking the hearts of her fans through her immortal excellence and acting. Her excursion in Bollywood has been about her perfect acting, as well as been a blend of insider facts and gossipy tidbits.

Let's take a look at 10 Interesting and unknown facts about bollywood diva Rekha that you did not know:

1. Bhanurekha Ganesan, or as we probably am aware her, Rekha, is the daughter of Gemini Ganesan, South Indian on-screen character, and Telugu on-screen character, Pushpavalli. Her dad did not wed Pushpavalli, and furthermore did not recognize his paternity when she was as yet a child. She has a sister, one step-brother and five step-sisters.

2. Rekha disliked acting, but rather was compelled to work in B and C review motion pictures because of financial issues. She quit her school to help her family fiscally. She began her acting career with a Telugu film, Rangula Ratnam. She was additionally considered as an odd one out she set up herself and got her break in Bollywood.

3. Rekha attempted to speak with her co-workers as she couldn't communicate in Hindi, amid her initial days in Bollywood.

4. The actress took some time out and focused just on herself, and entered Bollywood as an ageless wonder in the 1970s. She changed herself by routine activities and eating routine. Furthermore, a great part of the credit for her makeover goes to none other than, incredible performer, Amitabh Bachchan with whom Rekha was accepted to be have had a rampant affair.

5. As her career in Bollywood thrived, she was connected with various Bollwyood performers like Vinod Mehra and Raj Babbar. Notwithstanding amid the later years of her career, she was connected with young actors like Akshay Kumar. We obviously did not forget the gossipy tidbits about her affair with Amitabh Bachchan, who fought with a man troubling her during the shoot of Ganga Ki Saugandh.

6. She wedded Mukesh Agrawal, an industrialist, who committed suicide, only a year after their marriage. Bits of gossip were that he couldn't endure Amitabh and Rekha's affair, however he cleared out a note saying, "Don’t blame anyone".

7. There was additionally another talk about the actress being secretly married to actor Vinod Mehra. However, Rekha never admitted to this. Indeed, she openly denied this gossip on the syndicated program Rendezvous With Simi Garewal.

8. She won the National Film Award for best actress in the movie Umrao Jaan. She learnt Urdu for this movie and furthermore admitted, "After reading the script, I had a strange feeling that I had Umrao in me." She additionally acted in a few parallel movies alongside the standard, keeping up a sound harmony between the two.

9. Rekha practices yoga every day. She trusts that it is yoga and the exceedingly trained life that she drives that have made her an ageless beauty in Bollywood, today. She likewise appreciates distinctive ayurvedic spa medications.

10. Rekha, after the demise of her husband did not marry again. However she has frequently been spotted with sindoor (an indication of a wedded Hindu lady) at open trips. Also, much more intriguing than this is the way that, nobody till date had the nerve to question her about the mysterious sindoor in her maang!

Fascinating Facts About Bollywood

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