Here are some mind-blowing facts & trivia about Bollywood -
- Raj Kapoor is the face of optimism in Russia, as his smile in the movie Awara conquered the hearts of all the folks after the war with Germany.
- Bollywood’s first production which was a short film was produced in the the year 1899 – that is 11 years before the first Hollywood movie was released.
- Kalki Koechlin’s great grandfather happens to be the Chief Engineer of Eiffel Tower and was also in charge of construction of Statue Of Liberty. This is the picture of Maurice Koechlin.
- Lagaan was the first Indian film to be released in China.
- The entire film of ‘Ra One’ cost $27 million, making it the most expensive movie ever produced in Bollywood.
- Do Aankhein Baraah Haath is the first Indian film to have won the Golden Globe award under the Samuel Goldwyn category
- After ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ was released, there was a 32% increase in Indians visiting Spain.
- Jeetendra started his career as a body double for a female actor Sandhya for the movie Navrang. We don’t who was more embarrassed in this case.
- Ghajini was the first film to have crossed 100 crores in the Box Office.
- The Indian film with the most number of songs- Indira Sabha, featured 71 songs and made its first appearance in 1932
- Sunil Dutt holds the Guinness World record for the being the only actor in a 113 minutes long feature film Yaadein.
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Source:
- 26 Interesting Facts About Bollywood That Are Bigger Than Any BlockBuster!
- 10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT BOLLYWOOD YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW
- 15 Interesting Facts About Bollywood You Probably Didn't Know
- Image Source: Wikipedia - Maurice Koechlin.
Google Images - Lagaan, Ra One & Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.