What are some unknown facts about Kaikeyi (Ramayana)?

Rajkumari Kaikeyi

The most interesting fact people actually don't know is that Kaikeyi was actually Bactrian because Valmiki Ramayana mentions Kaikeya Kingdom existed beyond Sudama Mountain in Bahlika (Balkha in modern day Afghanistan) region.

In Mahajanpada era, Kaikeya shrank to a small region in modern day Pakistani Punjab.

Kaikeyi was very beautiful and she was beloved wife of Dashrath. Her influence was so much so that Mata Kaushalya said to Shri Ram that even servants of Kaikeyi had more importance than her who was seniormost Queen.

Kaikeyi although had no problem with Shri Ram being the new King, she couldn't tolerate when Manthara said Kaushalya would behave with her exactly how Kaikeyi behaves with her and every other queen of Dashrath. Kaikeyi was not abusive or disrespectful but she had a sense of haughty proud and superiority complex and she got very insecure with Manthara’s words that she decided to use her boons to exile Shri Ram.

Kaikeyi was a warrior princess and she was an excellent warrior and even saved Dashrath's life once in a war due to which she got her boons. Her father's name was Ashwapati (Lord of Horses) which makes sense the region she came from was Bahlika (Balkha).

Source- Valmiki Ramayana

What are some unknown facts about Pooja Hegde?

Pooja Hegde in hindi is an uprising Indian film actress as well as a model who mainly appears in Hindi and Telugu movies.

A former beauty pageant participant, Pooja was crowned as the second runner-up at the 2010 Miss Universe India competition, Prior going on to make her first acting debut in Mysskin’s Tamil superstar movie Mugamoodi.

She afterward appeared in Telugu movies Mukunda and Oka Laila Kosam, whilst signing on to appear as the leading actress in the movie Mohenjo Daro alongside Hritik Roshan.

Pooja Hegde was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra India on 13th October 1990. Her parents Latha Hegde and Manjunath Hegde are from Mangalore, Karnataka.

Her Mom mother tongue is Tulu, though she is also fluent in Marathi, Hindi, and English. She attended M.M.K College. She frequently sought to enter in intercollege competitions, partaking in fashion shows and dance.

Pooja Hegde also competed in Miss India competition 2009, though it was rejected in the first round regardless of winning the honor of Miss India Talented 2009.

She re-applied the next year and was appeared as second runner-up in the 2010 Miss Universe India competition, whilst also being crowned 2010 Miss India South Glamorous Hair in the secondary competition.

Pooja made her first acting debut with the movie Mugamoodi alongside Jiiva, depicting the female leading character of Shakthi, a frivolous girl who encourages the male lead to change his viewpoint on society.

The film received diversified to negative reviews from criticizers, hindering its progress, and the movie ended up becoming an astounding commercial failure.

Her second movie release, the Telugu movie Oka Laila Kosam, featured her alongside Naga Chaitanya. She was acclaimed for her remarkable performance in the movie. In the same year, she shot the nomination for the Best Actress at 62nd Southern Filmfare Awards.

In July 2014, Pooja Hegde agreed on the terms to make her first Bollywood appearance opposite Hrithik Roshan in Hindi in Ashutosh Gowariker’s forthcoming period movie Mohenjo Daro, set alongside the framework of Indus Valley civilization.

She was chosen after Gowariker’s wife had speckled her in a commercial ad and called her for the audition, which she completed successfully.

By means of her commitment to movie, she publicized that she would take an interval from starring in regional Indian films until or unless her Hindi film’s release and declined an opportunity to work in a movie directed by Mani Ratnam.

What are some lesser known facts about Amarnath Temple?

 The journey to the Amarnath cave temple is considered as the most difficult one.

The lesser known facts about Amarnath temple are ::

• The Amarnath shrine is located in the Himalayan region of South Kashmir which is about 141 km from Srinagar and is situated at an altitude of 3,888 meters (12,756 feet).

The story behind the Amarnath Jyothirlinga,

• One day on mount Kailash, Goddess Parvathi asked Shiva “ Hey Lord ! Why do you always wear the Munda_mala, Garland of skulls around your neck, Whose skulls are these Mahadev “?

Then the Mahadev says “ my dear, whenever you take avatar ( birth in the form of a human), then one kapala gets added to this Garland”.

Parvathi further says “ Swamy ( Lord), why is it that I'm being born again and again, but you are never born again “?

Shiva says “ That is the secret of the immorality, the secret of life and death dear. I can't tell you in this place, let's go to a spot where there are no living beings, and there I would reveal the secret to you. Saying this God Shiva, Parvathi and His family started their journey to the Amarnath cave.

On the way to the cave, God Shiva left all his family members in the middle and reached with only Parvathi to the cave.

• The Place where Shiva left His mount Nandi, came to be known as Pahalgam or Bailgam ( bail means bull in Hindi). This place is 100 kms away from Srinagar.
• From a distance of 16 kms from Bailgav, Shiva renounced Moon at a place called Chandravad.
• After few miles, Shiva left His ornament Vasuki, the cobra king at a place called Sheshnaag ( this place is a combination of seven Hills present there) .
• Later Shiva gave up Lord Ganesh at a place called Mahaguna and later gave up the Holy River Ganga from His hair, at a place called Panchatarini.
• Shiva kept His trishul outside, at the entrance of the cave.
• After leaving them all, Shiva and Parvathi entered into the Amarnath cave.
• After entering into the cave, Shiva made a huge sound with His damru, hearing to that sound, all the birds present in the cave flew away.

• Then Shiva told the secret of life and death and immortality to goddess Parvathi. Shiva did not observe that, in the corner of the cave, two pigeon eggs were present and they hatched and two baby pigeons were born, so this two pigeons heard the entire story.
• Shiva says “ Since these two pigeons have heard the secret, they will be immortal and whoever sees this birds gets the highest virtue, from today on wards, we two will be in this pigeon form “.

• Few people who went to the Amarnath cave, reported to have seen the pigeons.
• Shiva manifested himself into the Ice linga in the cave to bless His devotees.
• It's a popular belief that, Sage Kashyapa created many water streams ( rivers) in the mountains surrounding this cave.

• And it was sage Bhrigu, who visited this cave first and made it popular to others.
• This temple is open only in the summers, that too for a period of 45 days ( July and August month).
• When summer starts, the ice starts to melt and the iced water forms into a Linga.

• It is said that, during many foreign invasions, people stopped visiting this temple from 12 th to 15th century.
• In 15 th Century, one day a person named Bhuta malik went to graze his goats and yaks in the mountain. Then a Sadhu came and handed him a bag of coal pieces. But when Bhuta malik went home and opened the bag, he saw full gold coins in place of coal. He was very happy and he went in search of that Sadhu to thank him, in the process he finds this cave and again people started to worship the Iced Linga.

Source :: Amarnath story in Hindu dharmam channel, Shiva purana and devon ke dev mahadev hindi series.

What are some of the unknown facts about Nawazuddin Siddiqui?

 Nawazuddin Siddiqui is undoubtedly the greatest talent in Indian Cinema who was hidden from us for 11 long years. He did junior artist roles in big movies like Sarfarosh, Munnabhai MBBS, Shool, Black Friday and New York. He entered the big leagues in Gangs of Wasseypur and later proved his mettle in both small and big blockbuster films. After his recent release, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, his own stardom has rivaled that of Salman Khan.

Here are 13 interesting facts about our favorite powerhouse actor:

1. He hails from small town of Budhana:

He was born in Budhana, Muzaffarnagar, U.P. His father was a farmer and he has nine siblings.

2. He married Anjali at a very young age:

He got married to Anjali Siddiqui who stayed in his native village while he struggled to get acting jobs. They both stay together now and have a lovely daughter and son.

3. He had no theater in his hometown:

The nearest theater was 45 kilometers away!

4. He worked as a watchman and a chemist:

After his graduation, he worked as a chemist in a petrochemical company for a short while. Then, he moved to Delhi to work as a watchman.

5. He joined a theater group while working as a watchman:

He didn’t let his passion for acting die during working as a watchman and joined a theater group in Delhi.

6. He saw only 5 films before coming to Mumbai:

Nawaz usually practiced imaginary scenes in front of the mirror because he barely saw any movies.

7. His acting idol is Ashish Vidyarthi:

As a talented, unconventional hero, his idol is also just as unconventional in the hugely underrated powerhouse performer Ashish Vidyarthi.

8. He wears the same suit at Cannes:

In an interview, he claimed that he owns just the one suit and keeps repeating it at Cannes Film Festival since no one realized it’s the same one.

9. His scene in New York made everyone on set including Irrfan khan cry:

During a scene in the movie New York, where he played a wrongly accused and tortured man recalling his torture, his gut-wrenching performance was the talk of the set. When acclaimed actor Irrfan Khan saw the scene after hearing so much, he couldn’t help being overwhelmed with emotion.

10. His first kiss was on-screen:

Nawaz confessed that he never kissed his wife and his first kiss was with his Ms. Lovely co-star Niharika Singh.

11. He was smartly dressed in suits for the first time in Kahaani:

S. Sujoy Ghosh had enough conviction in Nawaz as an actor that he put him in suave suits for Kahaani which he carried off brilliantly.

12. He is an introvert and loner:

His friends claim that he is usually silent and doesn’t talk much and generally sits silently.

13.His dream role is that of Salim:

Nawaz’s dream role is that of Salim in Mughal-e-Azam. We think he can pull off any role including this one.

What are some of the unknown facts that are true?

 Unexpected Things We Got From Our Genes

Scientists still can’t tell for sure how much of our personality is determined by our genes and how much by the environment. But they did find out which character and appearance traits we can inherit only from our parents.

1.High-altitude genes

One of the main problems of living at a high altitude is the low atmospheric pressure. It leads to a lack of oxygen in the body. A person who has spent most of their lives at a low altitude and then goes to the mountains will have a high level of red blood cells( the ones that transport the oxygen). A huge number of red blood cells makes the blood viscous which can lead to heart problems. Over time, people can get something called mountain sickness.

Most Sherpas (people who live in Nepal and India) can handle the lack of oxygen without any complications that would affect their cardiovascular system. This adaptation to the high altitude can be explained genetically.

2.Near-sightedness

In studies where experts researched the possibility of inheriting near-sightedness in families, it was shown that it’s actually possible to inherit it. Most children who have near-sighted parents are more predisposed to having myopia than other people. However, scientists also believe that near-sightedness can develop because of one’s environment.

3.Sweating

This may sound a little strange but genes are also responsible for how much a person sweats. But, it is still unknownwhere the gene responsible for this is located.

Sweating while doing sports is perfectly normal for all people. But if you sweat all the time, no matter what the weather is, it’s probably something you got from your parents. Besides, this can be an indication of several illnesses, so you might need to see a specialist.

4.Earlobe shape

There are 2 types of earlobes: free and attached. Before, it was believed that they were a classic example of dominant and recessive genes. But scientists foundthere are earlobes that don’t fall into any of these categories. And there are several genes that influence the shape.

In all instances, the earlobe shape is definitely genetically inherited.

5.Clinodactyly

Clinodactyly is a finger defect that causes the little finger to be curved. Nowadays, scientists are convinced that children inherit this feature genetically.

If the curvature of the little finger is not extreme and it doesn’t cause any discomfort, people can live with it their entire lives. However, if the finger is seriously curved, a person might require surgery.

6.Photic sneeze reflex

Around 18-35 % of the entire population of the planet have the photic sneeze reflex. When a bright light contacts with the retina, it makes a person want to sneeze.

Scientists found out that we can inherit this feature genetically. Back in 2010, a group of geneticists researched the genomes of 10,000 people. As a result, they found 2 genes responsible for the photic sneeze reflex.

7.Aggression

Scientists are convinced that people become bullies not just because of their environment or bad manners. They managed to find something called the “warrior gene” that makes a person more likely to be aggressive, gamble, and exhibit risky behavior.

The latest research states that maybe the discovered gene makes people more sensitive to their own interests that makes them act more persistent and risky, not more aggressive or as a “risk-taker.” And other people just treat it as aggression!

8.Sleeping habits

Hypersomnia (feeling sleepy during the day), insomnia, or parasomnia (different sleep disorders) are in our genes. Of course, sleepiness and insomnia are often caused by the same circumstances, like stress or anxiety before an important event. But if you have always had these problems, and not temporarily, it’s definitely in your genes.

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What are some unknown facts about Bollywood actresses?

 1.Wahida Rahman has played both mother and lover to Amitabh Bachchan . She played his love interest in ‘Adalat’ (1976) and mother in ‘Trishul’ (1978).

2. In the film ‘Heroine’ Kareena Kapoor wore over 130 different dresses provided from top designers from all over the world. It has been reported that Kareena’s wardrobe for the film was one of the most expensive out of all the Bollywood movies ever created.

3.Anurag Basu wanted Katrina Kaif originally to narrate the story in ‘Barfi!’ instead of Ileana D’Cruz. But the director had to go with the latter when Katrina refused due to unknown reasons.

4.Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was the first choice for Chalte Chalte instead of Rani? But SRK threw her out of the movie because of Salman Khan. Yes. Salman Khan would drive down to the film set everyday and would create a havoc. That is when SRK decided to fire Aishwarya and take in Rani Mukherjee

5.It was indeed disturbing when the multi-talented actress, Deepika Padukone, revealed that she was struggling with depression. After psychiatric consultations and medications, she was able to come out of it. She opened an NGO focusing on spreading awareness about mental illness and providing help and consultations to those who are suffering from depression and other mental health issues

6. Vidya Balan admitted to bribe the officials while she was getting her new house in Mumbai registered to the media. Later, she pledged on the stage of ‘bribe bandh’, to never opt for the easy way to get her things done smoothly and made an assurance to her fans

7. The Dev.D actress Kalki Koechlin revealed that she was sexually abused at the age of nine. The actress said that she disclosed her secret so that parents can teach their children openly about sex and private parts in a body. Being unaware of what was happening to her and not having enough strength to tell her parents about it, she allowed the abuse to happen to her.

8.Tisca Chopra admitted in an interview that she had to go through casting couch to make a career in this industry. She also added that casting couch is a reality in Bollywood and it is like a secret agreement between producer and actor of which nobody openly talks about.