Some mind-blowing facts & trivia about Bollywood– Bollywood- That’s one word for a multi-million dollar business that rules our hearts. Rarely do we know what goes on behind the camera, and what it takes to make a film- it’s so much more than blood, sweat, and tears. It’s an art.
Here are a few facts about Bollywood you probably didn’t know.
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10. Indian films are screened in over 90 countries
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And North America generates 25% of Bollywood’s overseas box office revenue.
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11. K Asif only directed two films in his life, the second being Mughal-e-Azam
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The third, Love And God, was left unfinished when he died at age of 48.
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12. Sridevi played Rajnikanth’s stepmother in a film when she was 13 years old
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She played the character in a Tamil film called ‘Moondru Mudichu’.
13. Ghajini was the first film to have crossed 100 crores in the Box Office
And 3 Idiots was the first film to cross 200 crores in the domestic domain.
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14. Kalki Koechlin’s great-grandfather was the chief engineer for the construction of the Eiffel Tower
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His name was Maurice Koechlin, and he was also in charge for the construction of the Statue of Liberty.
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15. Raj Kapoor was a figure of optimism in Russia
During the second world war, Russia was in a terrible state- people dead, starvation was on the rise and the whole country was devastated. When the Russian people saw greater hardships being faced by the poor in a country after watching Awaara, with a smile, it gave them optimism. And hence, he became the face of optimism in Russia.
