Trivia

Sridevi started acting at the age of four and is a seventh standard dropout.

Mithun used to dance at social functions under the name of Rana Rez before he became a star.

Not many people know that Jaya Bhaduri (Bachchan) began her acting career with a small role in Satyajit Ray's Mahanagar in 1963.

Did you know that Bollywood "Jumping Jack" Jeetendra's real name is Ravi Kapoor.

Both the times Amitabh worked opposite Rajesh Khanna (Anand and Namak Haram), he ended up winning the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Trophy.

Amitabh Bachchan holds an art degree from Sherwood College, Nainital.

Late Priya Rajvansh is the only Indian artiste till date to pass out of the Royal Academy of Drama, London. Her picture hangs there in the Hall of Fame.

South superstar Chiranjeevi's real name is Sivasankara Varaprasad.

Lata Mangeshkar's passion, other than singing is painting and she is also an expert in the art of applying make-up and an avid photographer.

Lata Mangeshkar's passion, other than singing is painting and she is also an expert in the art of applying make-up and an avid photographer.

Salman Khan is obsessed with photography and has clicked hundreds of brilliant sepia pictures of friends and family.

Shekhar Kapur was officially 'engaged to be married' to Shabana Azmi till Kapur realised it wasn't such a good idea after all. Azmi was also engaged to Benjamin Gilani, now a television actor.

Mothers played an important role in Salim-Javed films because both lost their mothers early in life.

Urmila Matondkar played the role of a small boy in Shashi Kapoor's Kalyug. Rekha played her mother in the film.

Smita Patil studied in a marathi medium school and was a TV newsreader before she became an actress.

Ameesha Patel's Grand father Rajni Patel was the first sheriff of Bombay.

The title song Kabhi kabhie mere dil mein was originally recorded by Chetan Anand many years ago but not picturised for some reason. There were two versions, one sung by Sudha Malhotra and the other, later by Lata Mangeshkar.

Rekha can’t sleep without the sound of tap water running in her house.

Did you know that Jatin Khanna is the real name of our very own superstar Rajesh Khanna.

During Sanjay Dutt's drugs phase, there were strict instructions to the household from his mother Nargis, that the refrigerator should never, never be empty of rasmalai.

Shah Rukh Khan lived in Bangalore before his family shifted to Delhi. He still has a house there.

Hindi films actor Raaj Kumar always requested editors of magazines to send pretty journalists to interview him. "I can't bear ugliness," he used to say.