9 Lesser-Known Facts About Bollywood Industry

Zee Media Bureau
Mar 14, 2024

Bollywood is full of glitz, glamour, paparazzi, and also very good at keeping secrets. If you felt that you knew everything about your favourite stars inside out, you’re mistaken.

Check out 10 not-so-known but incredible facts about Bollywood that will blow your mind away!

Superstition

Akshay Kumar is superstitious, he will never write anything on a page unless he first heads it with an ‘Om’. He has revealed this in many of his interviews.

Reversed Roles

Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan hold the Guinness World record for being the only father-son duo to have played reversed roles on-screen in the movie Paa.

Mother-Lover Duo

Waheeda Rahman played both mother and lover to Amitabh Bachchan. She played his love interest in 'Adalat' and was seen portraying the role of his mother in 'Trishul'.

Extraordinary Wardrobes

According to the reports, in the film 'Heroine,' Kareena Kapoor wore over 130 different dresses by top fashion designers from all over the world.

Garages!

As told by Anil Kapoor, his family lived in Raj Kapoor’s garage when they first moved to Mumbai. Later, they shifted to a room in one of Mumbai’s middle-class suburbs.

Mera Naam Joker

Raj Kapoor’s timeless classic 'Mera Naam Joker' was the first Hindi movie to have two intervals.

The timeless Sridevi

Sridevi was only 13 when she played Rajnikanth’s stepmom in the Tamil film Moondru Mudichu.

92 Awards

'Kaho Naa.. Pyar Hai' was added to the Guinness Book of World Records 2002 edition for winning the most number of awards for a movie with a total of 92 awards.

They Are Cousins!

Ranveer Singh's original name is Ranveer Singh Bhavnani and he is a cousin to Sonam Kapoor, Rhea Kapoor, Harsh Varrdhan.

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