20 Shocking Facts about Bollywood

Apart from the entertainment delivered by the Bollywood industry there lies some unusual facts which we rarely know about. This list of shocking facts about Bollywood will freak you out. 1. Waheeda Rehman not only acted as Amitabh Bachchan's mother in ‘Trishul’ (1978) but also played a role of his lover in ‘Adalat’ (1976) [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Waheeda-Rahman.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Waheeda-Rahman.jpg" title=""] 2. For Gabbar Singh role in 'Sholay' (1975) movie, Danny Denzongpa was given initial preference as script writer Javed Akhter found Amjad Khan's voice weak. [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Danny-Denzongpa.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Danny-Denzongpa.jpg" title=""] 3. Amitabh Bachchan was so punctual that he used to come earlier than watchman or gatekeeper and open the gates of studio. [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Amitabh-Bachchan1.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Amitabh-Bachchan1.jpg" title=""] 4. The first actress with a degree in film-making was Devika Rani. [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Devika-Rani.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Devika-Rani.jpg" title=""] 5. The Movie ‘Mera Naam Joker’ (1970) was the first movie to have 2 intervals. [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Mera-Naam-Joker.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Mera-Naam-Joker.jpg" title=""] 6. Dev Anand used to pick up his movie titles and story lines from newspapers. [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Dev-Anand.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Dev-Anand.jpg" title=""] 7. Dilip Kumar has won the most number of awards as the Best Actor than any other actor. [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Dilip-Kumar.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Dilip-Kumar.jpg" title=""] 8. Nadia (from Australia) also known as ‘Fearless Nadia’ or ‘The Hunterwali’ was the first foreigner to take part in Bollywood movies. [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Nadia.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Nadia.jpg" title=""] 9. Dharmendra's fee was 51 Indian Rupees when he debuted in ‘Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere’ (1960). [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Dharmendra.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Dharmendra.jpg" title=""] 10. At the age of 13, Actress Sridevi played a role of Rajnikanth's stepmom in a tamil movie ‘Moondru Mudichu’. [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Sridevi.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Sridevi.jpg" title=""] 11. The longest movie in Bollywood history ever is LOC, which runs for 4hours and 25minutes. [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/LOC.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/LOC.jpg" title=""] 12. While the longest song of length 20minutes is 'Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyon' from the movie of the same name. [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Ab-Tumhare-Hawale-Watan-Saathiyon.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Ab-Tumhare-Hawale-Watan-Saathiyon.jpg" title=""] 13. The movie 'Kaho na Pyaar hai' was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records(2002) for winning most number of awards(i,e 92 awards). [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Kaho-na-pyar-hai.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Kaho-na-pyar-hai.jpg" title=""] 14. Anil Kapoor along with his family used to live in Raj Kapoor’s garage when he first came to Mumbai. [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Anil-Kapoor.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Anil-Kapoor.jpg" title=""] 15. Kareena Kapoor wore 130 different dresses from all over the world in the movie 'Heroine' . [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Kareena-Kapoor1.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Kareena-Kapoor1.jpg" title=""] 16. Hrithik Roshan once ordered 50 books on ‘How to Stop Smoking’ to give them to all his friends. [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Hrithik-Roshan.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Hrithik-Roshan.jpg" title=""] 17. Akshay Kumar is so superstitious that he never write anything on a page unless he first heads it with an ‘Om’. [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Akshay-Kumar1.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Akshay-Kumar1.jpg" title=""] 18. Saif Ali Khan was initially preferred for Raj Malhotra's role in DDLJ. [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Saif-Ali-Khan.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Saif-Ali-Khan.jpg" title=""] 19. Language Hindi was Shahrukh Khan's least favorite subject. His mother used to take him to Hindi movies to get him closer to Hindi. [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Shah-Rukh-Khan.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Shah-Rukh-Khan.jpg" title=""] 20. Salman Khan has a habit of collecting soaps. He have a collection handmade and herbal soaps, His favorite soaps are those which are made from natural fruit and vegetable extracts. [wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_image link="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Salman-Khan1.jpg" description="" source="https://filmymantra.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Salman-Khan1.jpg" title=""]

Murtaza Rangwala

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