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29 unusual facts about Bollywood


Adrian Bustamante

Adrian played a role of college student in a Bollywood movie "My name is Khan" where he got the opportunity to see the culture of shooting films by Bollywood.

Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary

Menace of wild urban monkeys in Delhi sprouted the popular urban legend of Monkey-man of Delhi which has been fictionalized in popular culture in the Bollywood Hindi feature film Delhi-6.

Ayesha Kapur

She is an award winning Indian film child actress who is best known for playing young Michelle McNally in the Bollywood movie Black.

Bollywood Times

Bollywood Times broadcasts Bollywood films encompassing a variety of genres including action, comedy, horror, and crime.

Bombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars and Sitars

Bombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars and Sitars is a 1998 project of producer Dan The Automator in which music from 1970s funk Bollywood composer duo Kalyanji-Anandji (Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah) was taken and given a funky remix.

Chelembra bank robbery

The leader confessed that the crime was inspired by the Bollywood movie Dhoom.

Colombo Dreams

In making the film, Pushpa becomes ensnared by the sexy allure of an Indian co-star, the famous D-grade actress Aishwarya, who exposes him to the self-obsessed and indulgent lifestyle of Bollywood stars.

East, West

Rushdie's collection of short stories East, West is loaded with references to Bollywood, beginning by the tragic character Ramani in "The Free Radio."

Engelberg

Due to the risks of filming in the disputed region of Kashmir, many Bollywood films requiring a Kashmir/snowy mountain setting are filmed in Engelberg.

Huqa Pani

It gained a lot of popularity and many Directors in the Bollywood film industry requested his music for use in their films.

Indo-Caribbean American

Music is a large part of the Indo-Caribbean American community, which includes the tunes of Bollywood, Carnatic music, bhajans, chutney music, soca (Indo-Caribbeans participate in Miami Carnival and Labor Day Carnival in huge numbers), parang, steel pan, tassa, calypso, and dancehall.

Kash Aap Hamare Hote

Kash… Aap Hamare Hote (Translation: Wish... You Were Mine) is a 2003 Bollywood musical film.

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore

The episode ends with the Simpsons, Lenny, Carl, Patty, Selma, Richard Dean Anderson, and Smithers joining in a Bollywood style dance at the plant.

Lalita Lajmi

She gave a guest appearance in Aamir Khan's 2007 Bollywood film, Taare Zameen Par.

Madal

The well-known Nepali musician Ranjit Gazmer introduced this instrument to Bollywood music, when he started working under Rahul Dev Burman, and has used it in numerous Bollywood songs such as 'Hum dono do premi duniya chhod chale', 'Kanchhi re kanchhi re' and many others.

Manini Mishra

She portrayed the role of a Bollywood superstar mother, Sushmita Juneja, who cannot speak Hindi properly.

Mehndi TV

Mehndi TV broadcasts programming aimed at women including such programs as cooking shows, health and wellness programs, reality series, exercise shows, Bollywood films, and more.

My Girlfriend Is an Agent

The Bollywood remake will be co-produced by UTV Movies and director-turned-producer Imtiaz Ali, and directed by choreographer Bosco (of Bosco-Caesar fame), with Sushant Singh Rajput as the male lead.

Neela Satyanarayanan

Neela Satyanarayanan has penned 150 songs and composed music for several Marathi movies and two Bollywood movies.

Nuranang Falls

It came to limelight when a song from the movie Koyla featuring Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit, Tanhai Tanhai Tanhai was shot here and at Sangetser Lake in 1997.

Old Scona Academic High School

Numerous student-run clubs are available at Old Scona Academic, such as Multicultural Club, Speech & Debate Club, Go Club, Business/Finance Club, Hip Hop Club, Bollywood club, Reading Buddies, and Discussion Club.

Radio Guyana International

Chris then teamed up with long-time friends Nevil Johnson (DJ Soca Devil) Shivanand Singh (DJ Shivy of Orlando, Florida) and Emron Ally (DJ Emron – United Kingdom) and started RGI with the focus on all music genres, primarily Caribbean genres - Reggae, Dancehall, Soca, Chutney, Chutney Soca, Bollywood, & Calypso.

Sanjay Mitra

Sanjay Mitra is an Indian actor who has appeared in Malayalam, Telugu,and Hindi films.

Save girls

Celebrities such as video director Jagmeet Bal, and Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, have become involved in "Save the girl child" initiatives.

Screen Award for Best Special Effects

The Screen Award for Best Special Effects is chosen by a distinguished panel of judges from the Indian Bollywood film industry and the winners are announced in January.

The Haçienda

Before it was turned into a club, the Haçienda was a yacht builder's shop and warehouse before becoming a Bollywood cinema in the 1970s, showing films to the local Asian community.

The Vinyl Records

In a land where Bollywood rules, all-girl four-piece The Vinyl Records (TVR) are making a whole lot of noise all their own, exciting the ears of India’s Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire magazine editors (who have featured TVR on their pages) in the process.

The Vulcan Dub Squad

The LP comes on like a meld of Arthur Lee's Love, The Smiths and The Kinks, The Wedding Present and Thor's Hammer (60s legends from Iceland), while at the same time offering transitional coherence reminiscent of 50/60's Bollywood scores.

There Goes Our Love Again

According to Slater, the video "is a homage to 1960s Bollywood thriller Gumnaam".


Aahat – Ek Ajib Kahani

Aahat – Ek Ajib Kahani is a 2010 Bollywood film directed by Kishor and produced by Vishal.

Abu Dhabi Indian School

Vishakha Singh, a bollywood actress, known for playing 'Neetu' in the 2013 movie Fukrey.

Alfred Hsing

Hsing has appeared on TV shows and films such as CSI: NY, Spike TV's Deadliest Warrior, and even in a Bollywood movie called Aakhari Decision.

Andy Hillenburg

Hillenburg also was a technical advisor and provided equipment for the filming of the Bollywood film Ta Ra Rum Pum, which was filmed at Rockingham and also at the ARCA race at the Wisconsin State Fair Park.

Arena of Stars

In 2002, it was the site of the 3rd IIFA Awards, the premier award show that honors both the artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood.

Armaan Kirmani

Armaan made his Hindi Cinema (Bollywood) debut in Nikhil Advani's Patiala House (2011) alongside veteran actors Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia and Akshay Kumar.

Baharon

Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka, 1977 Indian Bollywood romance film drama directed by J. Om Prakash

Bhavani Junction

Bhavani Junction is a 1985 Indian Bollywood film directed by H. Dinesh and produced by Deepak S. Shivdasani.

Birla Mandir, Shahad

It has also serve as a shooting location for Bollywood films like Tere Naam.

Blame It on the Bellboy

The Bollywood film One Two Three is an uncredited remake of Blame It On The Bellboy.

Chaalbaaz

ChaalBaaz, a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Pankaj Parashar

Dance India Dance

The show features a variety of Indian cultural and international dance styles ranging across a broad spectrum of classical, contemporary, Bollywood, hip-hop, jazz, Kalaripayattu, Salsa, Samba and musical theatre styles, amongst others, with many sub-genres within these categories represented.

Dekha Pyar Tumhara

Interestingly after Dekha Pyar Tumhara, Kamal left Bollywood for personal reasons and resurfaced with Chachi 420 only in 1997, eventhough he had successful dubbed releases like Pushpak in 1988, Appu Raja and Mayor Sahab in 1990 and Hindustani in 1996.

In Bollywood, Kamal Haasan and Rati Agnihotri has done two films together; While Ek Duuje Ke Liye became a blockbuster, Dekha Pyar Tumhara became a flop.

Dharam Sankat

Dharam Sankat is a 1991 Indian Bollywood film directed by N.D. Kothari and produced by Umesh N. Kothari.

Dragon International Film Studios

The project has been nicknamed "Valleywood" as an homage to Hollywood, in the manner of other Hollywood-inspired names such as Dollywood or Bollywood.

Earl Reginhard

As he accelerated his knowledge in film making, he realized that his heart lied in making movies or to be a part of movies, which are globally appealing; breaking the barriers between Hollywood and Bollywood.

Esperson Buildings

The Bollywood film Sirf Tum had scenes filmed at the top of the Niels Esperson tower, notably for the song "Dilbar (Beloved)".

Fame X

Ganesh Hegde, an Indian singer, performer, video director and Bollywood choreographer

Gita Dey

She also acted in a Bollywood musical based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Parineeta, starring Saif Ali Khan and Vidya Balan.

Gulabi Gang

Initially, it was reported that the Bollywood film, Gulaab Gang, starring Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla as leads, is based on Sampat Pal's life, but the director denied this, saying that he is obliged to her work but the movie is not based on her life.

Himmat Aur Mehanat

Himmat Aur Mehanat is a 1987 Indian Bollywood film directed by K. Bapaiah and produced by B.S. Shaad.

Illuminati Films

The company was founded in 2009 by Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan and producer Dinesh Vijan, with its first release Love Aaj Kal (2009) becoming a major commercial and critical success.

Jaspinder Narula

She has lent her voice to record numerous music albums for a large number of successful Bollywood films like Dulhe Raja, Virasat, Mission Kashmir, Mohabbatein and Bunty aur Babli to name a few.

Jaspreet Jasz

He stepped into the world of playback singing in 2006 with the Bollywood film, Dil Kabaddi.

Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary

J. P. Dutta's Bollywood film Refugee is shot on location in the Great Rann of Kutch and other locations in the Kutch district of Gujarat, India.

Lata Sabharwal

She has played supporting role in Bollywood films like Vivah and Ishq Vishq.

M. M. Srilekha

Apart from South Indian films, She has composed for bollywood films like Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain, Mere Sapnon Ki Raani, Aaghaaz etc.

Matt Brandstein

As an actor, Brandstein made a brief cameo as a CIA operative in the 2006 Karan Johar Bollywood blockbuster Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.

Maude Barlow

Bollywood film,Paani being directed by Shekhar Kapur is based on Blue Covenant: the global water crisis and the coming battle for the right.

Mohsin Khan

Mohsin later married Bollywood movie star Reena Roy and had a short career as an actor in the Indian film industry.

My Life as a Poster

At the end, it is revealed that all of these pictures come from a Bollywood movie poster, revealing that the entire story is fictional.

Nafrat Ki Aandhi

Nafrat Ki Aandhi is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Mehul Kumar and starring Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Madhavi, Anita Raj.

Naren Weiss

He followed this up with Bollywood Kee-Maa, a play he co-wrote with four others including Sunil Vishnu.

Qutb Minar

Bollywood actor and director Dev Anand wanted to shoot the song Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukar from his movie Tere Ghar Ke Samne inside the minar.

Roopak Saluja

It has completed its inaugural project, L’Oreal Fall Repair campaign with Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor, and will be shooting another spot soon for L’Oreal starring Aishwarya Rai.

Royal Palm Golf and Country Club

In 2004, a large group of Bollywood personalities from India, including Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty and Sajid Khan, were hosted at an event at the club during their visit to Lahore.

Saavn

Saavn, LLC is a digital distributor of Bollywood and Tamil Cinema music, with rights to over 2 million music tracks.

Saboot

Saboot is a 1980 Bollywood Horror Film directed by Shyam Ramsay & Tulsi Ramsay.

Santoshi Mata

However, it was the 1975 Bollywood film Jai Santoshi Maa ("Hail to Santoshi Maa")—narrating the story of the goddess and her ardent devotee Satyavati—which propelled this then little-known "new" goddess to the heights of devotional fervour.

Smilie Suri

Suri was with Bollywood choreographer Shiamak Davar's group for five years and has also been trained by Sandeep Soparrkar.

Sudanipur

Ubaid Azam Azmi s/o Shaikh Shamim Ahmed (Urdu Poet, Bollywood Lyricist, Prosody Scholar & ex. Special Executive officer Govt. of Maharashtra)

Tahalka

Tahalka is a 1992 Bollywood film directed by Anil Sharma and featuring an ensemble cast including Dharmendra, Naseeruddin Shah, Aditya Pancholi, Javed Jaffrey, Amrish Puri, Mukesh Khanna, Ekta Behl, Pallavi Joshi, Sonu Walia, Shikha Swaroop and Firdaus Dadi in her acting debut.

Tamil culture

The Tamil cinema industry is the second largest film industry in India after Bollywood

Tomchi

Tomchi (Hindi:टोमची) is a 2014 Bollywood children film directed by Rajesh Gupta under the banner of Tulsi Production in association with Star buzz, starring Yashpal Sharma, Vrajesh Hirjee, Rati Agnihotri, Mahesh Thakur, Narendra Bedi, Upasana Singh, Kurush Deboo,Sheetal Shah, Swati Aggarwal and child artist Faiza Thakur, Azaan Shah, Shubham Sharma, Yana Mistry, Azaan Khan,Adeeb Hussain, Alam Khan, Haitvi Parek.

Wendy Albiston

Albiston had small roles in the Bollywood film Jhootha Hi Sahi directed by Abbas Tyrewala and in Five Daughters the BBCs factually-based drama telling the stories of five young women who were murdered in Ipswich in 2006.

Yatra.com

In March 2012, Yatra.com announced Bollywood actor Salman Khan not just as the brand ambassador for the travel website but also as a shareholder.