What are some unknown facts about Kangana Ranaut?

 

• Helped Her Sister

Kangana’s sister Rangoli was a victim of an acid attack. She supported her throughout and made sure she recovers mentally and physically.

• Disowned By Family

She once had a fight with her father and he asked her to leave them alone. It was a hard choice, but no other option than walking away. She left with no money and started her struggle since then.

• Inspired By Aamir

Being successful needs some hard work too. The star sits with her team during the film’s editing. She took this inspiration from Mr. perfectionist Amir Khan.

• Against Racism

The queen strictly denied fairness creams offer to support equality. She also sued a company that used her images for a fairness product without seeking her permission

• Struggle days

Kangana was not from a rooted Bollywood family. That added much to her struggle days. She had to travel in auto taxies and locals. She also slept on pavements when she had no stay.

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What are some rare, unknown facts about Sachin Tendulkar?

 Once Tendulkar was asked to control the crowd and he stopped a riot.

VENUE : Eden Gardens, Calcutta.
TIME : 4th day of the inaugural Asian Test Championship match between India and arch rivals Pakistan.
The crowd had erupted. They chanted "cheats, cheats" against Shoiab Akhtar
and threw missiles when he returned to the long-on fence. Players and umpires ran for shelter in the dressing rooms as part of the 90,000 crowd threw bottles and oranges at the Pakistan team. Play at the Eden Gardens ground was halted for 46 minutes.
After getting out, Tendulkar went back to the dressing room in tears -- and was less than enthused when, immediately thereafter, the officials, with Dalmiya for company, asked him to take a walk around the stadium and cool things down. As armed policemen patrolled the ground Tendulkar walked out and gestured to the crowd to calm down and let play continue.

What are some unknown facts about Amit Shah?

 

1. 
   Amit Shah was born as Amitbhai Anilchandra on October 22, 1964. Mumbai is the birthplace of Shah and he is brought from a well-to-do joint family.
2. Shah comes from an affluent family and the ancestral house in Mansa is a heritage building. Interested in national politics since the early 1980s, he gave up his PVC pipes business to join politics full-time.
3. Everyone in his constituency had his mobile number.
4. He has never lost an election he has contested.
5. Shah believes if he had not been “sent to jail by the Congress” in 2010 in an alleged fake encounter case, he would not have been at the centrestage of his party’s politics in 2014. He says the jail term changed his life
6. During an election in the 1990s, Shah, while sitting in a small restaurant near the Ahmedabad railway station, told Modi: “Narendrabhai, get ready to become Prime Minister of India.”
7. He is the president of Gujarat Cricket Association.

A modern day Chanakya of INDIAN POLITICS.

What are some lesser known facts about Jacqueline?

 Jacqueline was crowned Miss Sri Lanka in 2006 and the same year she represented her country for Miss Universe.

Jacqueline was supposed to make her debut in Salman Khan - Ajay Devgun starrer London Dreams, but as the film was getting delayed she opted for Aladdin starring Ritesh Deshmukh and Amitabh Bachchan which released in 2009.

She shot to fame with her special appearance song “Dhanno” from the film HOUSEFULL which released in 2010.

Jacqueline feels that she is a lucky charm as far as sequels are concerned. Her sequels and further installments have been quite successful.

She likes to be a part of sequels as it further gives a scope to be a part of the franchise. Her lucky charm with sequels started with Murder 2

which was followed by Housefull 2, Race 2, Housefull 3, Judwaa 2, Baaghi 2 and Race 3.

She can speak fluently in French, Spanish and Arabic languages.

Jacqueline regards John Abraham as her fitness inspiration.

Jacqueline is associated with PETA and has supported several campaigns to prevent cruelty to animals.

She will be seen with Akshay Kumar for the fourth time in their upcoming film Bachchan Pandey.

She was a judge in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa - 9th Season.

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What are some unknown facts about Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel?

 

• Topper : Sardar Vallabh Bhai Zaveri Bhai Patel stood first during bar at law examination (Middle Temple Inn) in 1913 held in United Kingdom.
• Matriculation : Sardar Patel passed his matriculation at the age of 22 years and every one treated him as a mediocre student with no future at all. No, he did not fail but kept on changing schools for one reason or other.
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• Westernized : Once Vallabh Bhai Patel was known as excessive successful lawyer ;who was knowledge for his westernized life style and an anglophile.
• Cigars : He used to enjoy his Cuban cigars.
• Bridge : Sardar Patel was a skilled bridge player 
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• Apolitical : Vallabh Bhai Patel fought elections of Sanitary commissioner of Ahmadabad without any political ambition or motive.

• Gandhi : A chance meeting with Mahatma Gandhi in October of 1917 really impacted him. Gandhi ji made his realize about gravity of Indian independence.

• Gandhian : Sardar Patel insisted on wearing clothes prepared in khadi thread spun by his daughter. He never allowed wastage of men (women), money and matter. Mani ben always travelled in third class of Indian Railways.
• Vegetarian : Sardar Patel turned vegetarian and enjoyed boiled vegetable dishes with rice prepared by his daughter Mani Ben Patel.

• Daughter : Mani ben - a spinster and a Gandhian and later distinguished parliamentarian was his personal assistant who attended to his all needs - food, clothes ,medicine and so on. He shared his private thoughts with her.
• Son : Sardar Patel didnot allow his son Dahya Bhai- an insurance agent to stay with him in Delhi as he believed that it may send a negative message to others.
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• Union secretary : VP Menon served as his union secretary in Ministry of States (Ministry of home affairs) under him ;and was privy to integration of India .
• Personal secretary : Mool Shankar Bhatt served as his official personal secretary for four years.

• Home : Sardar Patel used to stay in 1 Aurangzeb Road (now APJ Kalam Road), Delhi as Union Home Minister
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• Movie : His speech appeared in Brandy chi Botal (1939) directed by Master Vinayak in marathi language against liquor consumption. Although Sardar (1993) - a national award winning biopic was also made on him. 
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• Air crash : Sardar Patel survived an air crash near Jaipur in 1949.He made sure that all were evacuated safely and the last man to get down. He was honored by Indian parliament by his courage.

• Conclusion : Iron man of India !
• Note : Today is Sardar Patel’s birthday (31st October).
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Footnotes

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Sardar Patel passed 10th at 22. What else you didn't know about him

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https://www.mkgandhi-sarvodaya.org/short/ev62.htm

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Sardar Patel warned his son, Dahyabhai, never to use his name for personal gains | India News - Times of India

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An Appeal

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Sardar's only tryst with celluloid was for an anti-liquor film | Ahmedabad News - Times of India

What are the lesser known facts about Rohit Shetty?

 His dad passed away when he was only 6 years old.

Rohit Shetty is a son of MB Shetty, commonly known as Fighter Shetty. Fighter Shetty was the stunt director in Bollywood movies.

A life-shattering demise of fighter Shetty forced Rohit’s mother to work as a junior artist in Bollywood.

He traveled a long distance to attend his school.

He used to take Virar local train every morning at 5:49 am.

At 15, ‘Phool Aur Kaante’ gave him his first salary of Rs 35.

He didn’t continue his studies and started working as AD in Bollywood movies. He met a film director and almost begged him for work. He worked for rupees 35 as an assistant director in the movie Phool aur Kaante.

In addition to this, he became friends with Ajay Devgn during the shoots of Phool Aur Kaante. He got the action guidance from Ajay Devgn’s father Veeru Devgan.

No one wanted to do a movie with him after ‘Zameen’ bombed.

Dino Morea was the first choice for Tusshar Kapoor’s role.

Shetty hated ‘Golmaal Returns’, but calls ‘Golmaal 3’ a landmark.

Flops and criticism don’t matter – and here’s why:

He will forever be indebted to Amitabh Bacchan.

Rohit Shetty struggles to get this son admitted to the Oberoi International School in Mumbai.

Oberoi International School in Mumbai is the most reputed and prestigious school in the city. Rohit Shetty struggled to get his son admitted to the Oberoi International School.

His mother is the stunt woman and second wife of MB Shetty

Rohit’s mother Ratna Shetty worked as a stunt woman in many Bollywood films. She also worked as an action coordinator. She was the part of movies like Afsana Dalwalo ka, Anth, and Daraar.

Rohit Shetty lives a simple life and avoids limelights

Rohit ironed Sarees of Tabu and work as a spot boy for Kajol

What are unkown facts about Mahesh Babu?

 1. Mahesh Babu was born and raised in Chennai. Although Telugu is his mother-tongue, the actor is quite fluent in Tamil as well

2. The actor’s first on-screen appearance was for the film Needa (1979) (as a child artist). Years later, he has managed to win the hearts of many. He has won seven Nandi awards and four Filmfare awards. Now, that’s what we call a winner!

3. In 2013, Mahesh Babu was voted the ‘Most Desirable Man’ in a survey conducted by Times Of India.

4. 30% of Mahesh Babu’s earnings are donated to charity. And he makes sure that they are utilized for a good cause.

5. The latest we hear is that Mahesh Babu might adopt a village named Burripalem in Tenali – the native place of his father, Krishna. Looks like he’s staying true to his role in Srimanthudu.

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6. Despite not promoting his films in other regional languages, Mahesh Babu replaced Bollywood star Akshay Kumar as the national brand ambassador for Thums-up.

7.Mahesh Babu was ranked 30th in the Celebrity-100 list by Forbes magazine.

Actor Karthi was his schoolmate in Chennai

Mahesh Dated his co-star Namratha during the Film Shoot of Vamshi in 2002

Income Tax Raid after the Success of Dookudu

Although Mahesh Babu is a Superstar of Telugu film Industry, he can’t read Telugu Language

What are some of unknown facts about Asha Bhosle?

1. Asha Bhosle was born in Sangli, now in Maharashtra on September 8, 1933. Her real name was Asha Mangeshkar.
2. She was the third among five siblings.
3. Her father, Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar was a renowned classical singer and stage actor.
4. Her mother Shevanti was Pandit Dinanath’s second wife.
5. Famous for her popular cabaret playbacks, she won her first National Award for ghazals.
6. She is the sister of playback singer Lata Mangeshkar.
7. At the age of 10, in 1943, Asha Bhosle sang her first song 'Chala Chala Nav Bala'. Both sisters, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle began singing to support their family.
8. At the age of 16, in 1949, Asha Bhosle sang her first solo song for the movie Raat Ki Raani.
9. She married Ganpatrao Bhosle at the age of 16. The marriage didn't end well and after few years she returned her home with two children and pregnant with third child.
10. She continued singing and she gained popularity after singing 'Nanhe Munhe Bachche' with Mohammed Rafi.
11. She got many breaks with Rafi, R.D. Burman, Sachin Dev Burman etc. and became popular.
12. In 1960s and 1970, Ashaji became the voice of Bollywood actresses and dancers.
13. She married R.D. Burman in 1980. They were married for 14 years till Burman died in 1994.
14. One of her favourite songs of all times was composed by the Hooghly riverside.
15. In 2000, the Government of India honoured Asha Bhosle with Dadasaheb Phalke Award and later in 2008, she was awarded Padma Vibhushan.
16. She has travelled all over the world to perform in concerts as well as collaborating with musicians overseas.
17. She sang with famous musicians like Boy George for the song ‘Bow down mister’, collaborated with boy band Code Red.
18. She performed in 13 cities in the USA in a span of 20 days.
19. She had sold out concerts in Stockholm, Dubai, London, Canada and other countries.
20. Her song with Michael Stipe ‘The Way you Dream’, was featured in the movie Bulletproof Monk.
21. She also came together with Cricketer Brett Lee for his music debut in the song ‘You're the One for Me’ in 2006.
22. In 2011, Asha Bhosle was acknowledged officially by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most recorded artist.
23. She debuted in films in the year 2013 at the age of 79. She played the role of a mother in a Marathi film called 'Mai'.
24. She found an outlet for her creativity through her unique collaborations.
25. She was the first Indian singer to be nominated for a Grammy.
26. She won a Filmfare award for a playback song that was never picturised!
27. She received honorary degrees from University of Amaravati, University of Jalgaon and Jodhpur National University.
28. A skilled cook herself, she owns several restaurants across the world like in Dubai, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi,Qatar, Kuwait, and Birmingham and Manchester in UK.

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Sources:

https://www.thebetterindia.com/114711/asha-bhosle-birthday-little-known-facts-life/

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