(NOT READY YET) 50 interesting Bollywood movie trivia
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Bollywood makes over 1000 movies in a year. Each movie made and produced has several juicy and spicy stories behind it. We bring to you some of the most entertaining trivia from popular films in recent times, including films like “Lagaan,” Neerja,” and “Bajirao Mastani.”
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Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
Cast: Aamir Khan and Gracy Singh
Aamir Khan got his ears pierced for the film and wore his then wife’s (Reena Dutta) earrings for the role of Bhuvan.
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Heroine (2012)
Cast: Divya Dutta (L), Kareena Kapoor (2nd from R) and Arjun Rampal (R)
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was the original choice for the leading role but she had to be dropped because she was expecting her first child during that time.
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It was the first film to depict Spain’s famous La Tomatina festival through a recreation in Buñol, with tons of tomatoes from Portugal.
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Rockstar (2011)
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri
Ranbir sports long hair towards the end of the film so he had to shoot in reverse for the sake of continuity. Climax scenes were therefore shot first.
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3 Idiots (2009)
Cast (L to R): Sharman Joshi, Aamir Khan and R. Madhavan
Aamir Khan had to lose weight to look like a college student and restricted his diet to only milk and bananas.
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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013)
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone
Director Ayan Mukherjee, who is great friends with Ranbir Kapoor, only wanted him as his lead in the film. He wrote the story with only Kapoor in mind.
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Dilwale (2015)
Cast (L to R): Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Kajol and Shah Rukh KhanÂ
Bollywood’s most romantic pairing of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol reunited after five years for the film. The film starred veteran actor Vinod Khanna and marked the last film of his career.Â
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Piku (2015)
Cast (L to R): Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan
Bachchan won his fourth National Award for Best Actor for the film. Also, the film was offered to Parineeti Chopra before Padukone.
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It is a remake of the 2013 blockbuster Malayalam film of the same name, which featured Mohanlal.
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Bajirao Mastani (2015)
Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Tanvi Azmi and Priyanka Chopra
The film was officially announced in 2003 with Salman in the lead role. Also, Tanvi Azmi had to shave her head for the film and Priyanka Chopra had to learn Marathi.
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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016)
Cast: Anushka Sharma (L) and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (R)
Director Karan Johar (C) finished writing the film in just nine days.
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Airlift (2016)
Cast: Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur
Airlift is based on the 1990 evacuation of Indians from Kuwait after Iraq invaded the country, under the rule of Saddam Hussein. The film was shot in the city of Ras al Khaimah, UAE.
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Azhar (2016)
Cast: Prachi Desai and Emraan HashmiÂ
Director Anthony D’Souza’s previous two films “Blue” and “Boss” featured Akshay Kumar in the lead role. He thanked Kumar in the film’s credits for being his mentor.
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Dangal (2016)
Cast (L to R): Suhani Bhatnagar, Aamir Khan and Zaria Wasim
Director Nitesh Tiwari and Aamir Khan had auditioned at least 3,000 girls to play wrestlers Geeta and Babita Phogat’s role in the biographical film.
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Fan (2016)
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan
This is Khan’s first film without any song. The song “Jabra Fan” was just made to promote the film.
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Fitoor (2016)
Cast: Aditya Roy Kapur and Katrina Kaif
Based on Charles Dickens’ novel “Great Expectations,” the film saw a fresh pairing in the lead roles but tanked at the box office. Also, Katrina Kaif had to colour her hair red for the movie.
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Kapoor & Sons (2016)
Cast (L to R): Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Fawad KhanÂ
Fawad Khan’s role was also offered to Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan, who declined the film.
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M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016)
Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Disha Patani and Kiara Advani
Some parts of the biopic were shot in M. S. Dhoni’s actual school in Ranchi.
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Befikre (2016)
Cast: Vaani Kapoor and Ranveer SinghÂ
The film is director Aditya Chopra’s first without Shah Rukh Khan playing any role.Â
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Ki & Ka (2016)
Cast: Kareena Kapoor Khan and Arjun Kapoor
The film saw Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan play themselves in a small appearance. Before this, they shared screen space in “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham…” (2001).
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Mirzya (2016)
Cast: Harshvardhan Kapoor (L) and Saiyami Kher
The film marked the acting debut of Harshvardhan Kapoor, the son of actor Anil Kapoor. To play the title role of Mirza, he took lessons in archery and learned horse riding.
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Neerja (2016)
Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi
The biographical film is based on the hijack of PanAm flight 73 on Sept. 5, 1986. Kapoor played Neerja Bhanot, the brave flight attendant who saved lives on the flight while sacrificing her own. She won the National Film Award – Special Mention, for the film.
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Pink (2016)
Cast (L to R): Kirti Kulhari, Andrea Tariang, Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu and Angad BediÂ
It was Amitabh Bachchan’s idea to have the names of the film’s leading ladies’ appear first in the credits as the movie is all about gender equality.Â
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Sarbjit (2016)
Cast (L to R): Richa Chadda, Randeep Hooda, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Darshan KumaarÂ
The film is a biopic on Sarabjit Singh, an Indian farmer who accidently enters Pakistan and is mistaken for a spy. Hooda and Rai, who played Sarabjit and his sister Dalbir respectively, said yes to the film within minutes of hearing the narration.
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Sultan (2016)
Cast: Salman Khan and Anushka SharmaÂ
The film based on wrestling, was to be named “Dangal” but the title went to Aamir Khan’s film that released later in the same year.Â
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Udta Punjab (2016)
Cast (L to R): Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Kareena Kapoor Khan
Shahid Kapoor won IIFA and Filmfare Awards for Best Actor for playing Tommy Singh, a singer addicted to drugs. Alia Bhatt won several awards for Best Actress for playing a Bihari migrant.
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Saand Ki Aankh (2019)
Cast: Taapsee Pannu (L) and Bhumi Pednekar
The biography was based on Indian sharpshooters Chandro Tomar and her sister-in-law Prakashi Tomar. Actor Aamir Khan brought the women in limelight with his show “Satyamev Jayate” and therefore his name featured in the opening credits of the film.
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Marjaavaan (2019)
Cast (L to R): Tara Sutaria, Sidharth Malhotra, Rakul Preet Singh and Riteish DeshmukhÂ
In the film, actors Ritesh Deshmukh and Sidharth Malhotra shared screen space for the second time after “Ek Villain” (2014). Riteish’s character is just three-foot-tall in the film.
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Dream Girl (2019)
Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana (L) and Nushrat Bharucha
The film was previously titled “Googly”. It also featured Anu Kapoor as Jagjit who keeps actress Hema Malini’s photograph in his wallet and refers her as his dream girl. Malini’s 1977 film was titled “Dream Girl.”
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Bala (2019)
Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami GautamÂ
“Ujda Chaman,” starring Sunny Singh, released ahead of “Bala” but both films were based on the same issue of premature baldness.
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The Sky Is Pink (2019)
Cast: Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Farhan Akhtar
Zaira Wasim, who plays Aisha in the film, quit movies right after finishing the film and requested the producers to keep her away from its promotions.
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Jabariya Jodi (2019)
Cast: Sidharth Malhotra (L) and Parineeti Chopra
The film was shot in extreme heat during the months of August- September in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
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Kalank (2019)
Cast (L to R): Kunal Khemu, Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt
For the first time in 21 years, Sanjay Dutt and Madhuri Dixit were paired opposite each other. Their last film was “Mahaanta” (1996). Sridevi was the original choice for Madhuri’s role but her untimely demise led to the change in cast.
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Batla House (2019)
Cast (L to R): Nora Fatehi, John Abraham and Mrunal Thakur
Based on the 2008 Batla House encounter case in Delhi, the film saw Abraham play DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, who is still serving and gave inputs for the film.
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Judgementall Hai Kya (2019)
Cast: Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao
The film was originally titled “Mental Hai Kya” but after The Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS) objected, it was changed to the current name.
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Article 15 (2019)
Cast: Ayushmann KhurranaÂ
Director Anubhav Sinha, who also co-wrote the film, wanted to cast Ranbir Kapoor for the lead role.
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Kesari (2019)
Cast: Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra
Based on the 1897 Battle of Saragarhi, the film’s action scenes were shot in Wai, Maharashtra. Kumar had to shave his head to carry a massive turban, weighing nearly 6 kilograms.
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War (2019)
Cast (L to R): Hrithik Roshan, Vaani Kapoor and Tiger Shroff
The film was shot in seven countries and 15 cities across the world.
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De De Pyaar De (2019)
Cast (L to R): Tabu, Ajay Devgn and Rakul Preet Singh
Ajay Devgn who plays a 50-year-old in the film, turned 50 on the day of the movie’s trailer release. Also, the title of the film is taken from a song of the 1984 film “Sharaabi.”
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Student of the Year 2 (2019)
Cast (L to R): Ananya Panday, Tiger Shroff and Tara Sutaria
The film stars Hollywood actor Will Smith. It was it his first appearance in a Bollywood movie.
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Saaho (2019)
Cast: Shraddha Kapoor and Prabhas
 Telugu and Tamil film actor Prabhas had to learn Hindi for the film.
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Gully Boy (2019)
Cast: Ranveer Singh and Alia BhattÂ
“Gully Boy” is the first Bollywood film based on rap artists. It featured real rappers during its battle scenes.
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Bharat (2019)
Cast: Salman Khan and actress Katrina Kaif
Sonali Kulkarni played Khan’s mother in the film. She is actually nine years younger than him.
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Mission Mangal (2019)
Cast (L to R): Nithya Menen, Kirti Kulhari, Taapsee Pannu, Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha and Akshay Kumar (bottom).
Originally titled “Mahila Mandali,” the film was based on ISRO’s Mars Orbter Mission in 2013.
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Total Dhamaal (2019)
Cast (L to R): Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit and Ajay Devgn
The film is Madhuri Dixit’s first full fledged comedy. She speaks Marathi, her mother tongue in most parts of the film.
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Super 30 (2019)
Cast: Hrithik Roshan (L) and Mrunal ThakurÂ
This is Roshan’s first biopic. The film was based on mathematician Anand Kumar from Patna. Roshan had to learn to get a Bihari accent.
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Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)
Cast: Vicky Kaushal and Yami GautamÂ
The film, based on the surgical strikes against 2016 Uri attack, won three National Awards for Best Director, Best Background Score and Best Actor, which went to Aditya Dhar, Shashwat Sachdev and Vicky Kaushal, respectively.
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Luka Chuppi (2019)
Cast: Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon
All the songs of the film were remixes or recreations of old songs, including “Poster Lagwa Do Bazaar Mein.”
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Kabir Singh (2019)
Cast: Kiara Advani and Shahid Kapoor
The film is a remake of Telugu blockbuster “Arjun Reddy,” featuring Vijay Deverakonda and Shalini Pandey.
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Chhichhore (2019)
Cast: Shraddha Kapoor and Sushant Singh Rajput
This is the second time when Shraddha Kapoor played an older character onscreen. The first being “Haseena Parker” (2017).
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