9 Facts We Bet You Didn't Know About Our Indian Film Industry That Will Simply Blow Your Mind!
GARIMA SATIJA | JULY 08, 2017
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Bollywood is more than what the world perceives of. When we talk about cinema, all that comes to our minds is acting, cinematography, sound effects, editing among other things. But Bollywood is more than that. Indian film industry is all about costume dramas, catchy yet quirky songs, masala entertainer and more, right?
Being one of the largest film industries across the world, Bollywood has also set several world records and there are other crazy facts too that leave you stunned.
For all the Bollywood buffs in you, here’s some enlightenment on the facts that will, for sure, blow your mind.
1. The Kapoors make the largest screen family of Bollywood!
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While the debate on nepotism has taken over the world of entertainment in the recent past, here’s how it all started.
Not only the industry is ruled by celebrities but also their families. Prithviraj Kapoor carved his own path in the world of entertainment, and he worked hard enough to make it easy for his decedents to start off their career with utmost ease. Not only that, he passed on his knowledge of the acting world upon his three sons -- Raj, Shammi and Shashi Kapoor among other relatives. So much so, that now the almost the entire Kapoor clan is taking the industry a notch higher.
And for this achievement, they also have a set a Guinness World Record. About 24 people from the extended family have worked in the industry. And so, Kapoors are the largest screen family of Bollywood.
2. Jagdish Raj Khurana was the most typecast actor ever!
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Also, contributing to the debate on how easy it is to get typecast in Bollywood. While SRK is called the King of Romance and his serious roles such as in Fan fail at the box office, did you know that there exists an actor who played the same role in 144 films precisely, and for that, he holds a Guinness World Record too?
Jagdish Raj Khurana is the actor who holds the record for being the most typecast actor in the world. He played the role of a police inspector in 144 films.
3. Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai has won the most number of awards ever in Bollywood!
Just take a blind guess on the most number of awards a Bollywood film would have ever won? Beyond your expectations, the number is 102. The movie that has won these many awards is Hrithik Roshan’s debut movie -- Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, and it was added to the Limca Book of records too.
4. You think our films aren’t good enough? This Bollywood movie is a part of Spain Colleges’ syllabus!
Zoya Akhtar’s Zindagi Na Milegi Dobarawas a soothing cinematic experience for most of us. The movie, which revolves around friendships and what you actually want from life, was mostly shot in Spain. And weren't you all fascinated to spend your vacations there too? Yeah, that is the impact the film had on all of us.
And not surprisingly, the movie contributed to the tourism of the country so much (causing an increase by 65 percent) that now the movie has been included in the syllabus of the colleges there. Yes, the students of marketing management have it in their syllabus as a case study.
5. How long do you think a Bollywood movie had spent in the making? 20 years?
No, it’s not Mughal-e-Azam, the film that took 14 years to complete, but it is Love and God movie from the same director.
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Love And God (Qais Aur Laila) took 20 long years in the making and after crossing several hurdles that include the deaths of Guru Dutt in (1964) and director K. Asif in (1971), the incomplete movie was finally released in 1986.
Haven’t watched the movie yet? You can put this on your must-watch list!
6. How many songs do you think a Bollywood singer can record in a day? Well, Kumar Sanu recorded 28.
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Don’t we all miss Kumar Sanu’s songs? We all were on a nostalgia trip when he, after a very long, time sang for Dum Laga Ke Haisha -- Tumse mile dil mein utha dard karaar.
The singer was touted to be the next big thing after the death of Kishore Kumar. He sang so effortlessly that he would sing several songs in a day – sometimes as many as 28 songs. Yes, the singer has a set a Guinness record for the same.
7. Did you know that 10 National Award winners came together for one Bollywood film and it was one of a kind!
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Let’s talk about the star-studded films and how they ensure the success of a film? No, let’s talk about the talent-studded film for a change? As many as 10 National Awards winners worked in a single Bollywood film and looked like there was too much awesomeness at one place. The movie in talks is Drishyam, that stoked flames of curiosity before its release.
Who are the national award winners? Ajay Devgn, Tabu, director Nishikant Kamat, writer-filmmaker and composer Vishal Bhardwaj, the legendary Gulzar, cinematographer-turned-director Avinash Arun, editor Aarif Shaikh, production house Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, producer Kumar Mangat Pathak and director Abhishek Pathak.
8. Tamil actress Manorama acted in the most number of films – 1000!
How many films do you think an actor can act in his entire career span? Well, renowned Tamil actress Manorama acted in approximately 1000 films and she received Guinness World Record for that.
9. In the year 2013, Indian Film industry made as many as 1,724 films, and that’s a whopping number.
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When we say that we eat and breathe films, we aren’t kidding. Almost every Friday, most of us check which all movies have released and pick one up to head the theatres for, right? That is one o the reasons that inspire our Indian film industry to make more films. So much so, that it now holds a record for churning out the most number of films in 2013. Yes, the industry saw the release of 1,724 feature films in the year.
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