Unknown Facts About Bollywood

Bollywood has always been known for glamour, entertainment, gossips, and well-kept secrets. If you thought you know Bollywood then this list could blow your mind.

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The filmmakers of Rockstar didn't want to mess Ranbir Kapoor’s hairstyle, therefore, the movie was shot in reverse, with the climax being shot first.

Ranbir Kapoor shared the screen with his uncle Shammi Kapoor for the first and last time in the movie Rockstar. This was also the last appearance of Shammi Kapoor on the silver screen.

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The real name of Sunil Dutt was Balraj Dutt. Did you know, that in his vast career, the actor played the role of a dacoit in nearly 20 movies. He started his career as an RJ on Hindi service of radio Ceylon, where he had to interview Nargis but the show was canceled as he couldn't utter a word in front of her.

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Saif Ali Khan was the original choice for Shahrukh Khan’s role in ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.’ In fact, Tom Cruise was also considered for the role of Raj Malhotra.

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Sridevi played Rajnikanth’s stepmom in a Tamil film called ‘Moondru Mudichu.’ But she was only 13 when she got the role.

A trilingual movie - with all scenes shot thrice in Hindi, Tamil & English. When the Tamil one flopped miserably, the English language one was aborted almost immediately - 'Mughal-e-Azam'

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'Kaho Naa Pyar Hai’ won a total of 92 awards. It was added to the Guinness Book of World Records 2002 edition.

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'Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyon’ is the longest Hindi film song. The length of this song is 20 minutes.

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The famous freedom fighter and philosopher Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was Aamir Kna's great grand uncle.

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Hrithik’s actual surname is Nagrath & not Roshan.

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Anil Kapoor was living in Raj Kapoor's garage when he initially moved to Mumbai. The actor later moved into a room in one of Mumbai"s suburbs.

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PK had a paanwala on set every day. Aamir Khan ate upto 10-15 betel leaves to get the right colour around his lips.

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Salman Khan bought two new horses for his farmhouse after shooting for Bajrangi Bhaijaan, and he named them Bajrangi and Bhaijaan respectively.

Jeetendra started his career as a body double for actress Sandhya in her film, Navrang.

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Deepika got her major break with Himesh Reshammiya's much hit album "Nam hai Tera" pop collection. This was the album in which Farah Khan spotted her and choose to cast her in Om Shanti Om.

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Lagaan was the first Indian film to get premiered in China.

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The crowd in the cricket scenes of Lagaan was required to cheer at specific moments, which was not always possible, therefore, cheering during the cricket match scenes was recorded during a test match between India and Australia at Wankhede stadium. Though only recorded a small part and was looped as people kept chanting SachinSachin.