Bollywood, or Bollywood Film Business, is the name of the Indian film industry that is located in Mumbai. Famous people like Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan inhabit this glitzy society. It creates and directs successful movies, hit songs, and jaw-dropping dance routines every year. Even so, if you consider yourself a true enthusiast of the Bollywood film business, it’s likely that you are unaware of the industry’s development and the releases that have shaped its history on a global scale. Here are some startling Bollywood facts you should be aware of to aid you.

 

Information About Bollywood

1.] Bombay and Hollywood are combined to form the word Bollywood.

2.] Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan are the first father-son team to have performed opposite parts on screen, a record held by the Guinness World Records.

3.] In 2002, Kaho Naa.. Pyar Hai became the first film to win the most awards and was included into the Guinness Book of World Records.

4.] Dulhania Dilwale In Indian cinema history, Le Jayenge is the longest-running movie.

5.] Mother India, which was helmed by Mehboob Khan, represented India in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards for the first time.

6.] The first Hindi film featuring two intervals was Mera Naam Joker, directed by Raj Kapoor.

7.] For the 74th Academy Awards, Ashutosh Gowariker’s Lagaan received a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.

8.] The highest-grossing movie in India ever is Dangal, directed by Nitesh Tiwari.

9.] In the 2012 movie Heroine, Kareena Kapoor’s heroine donned more than 130 gowns created by some of the world’s top fashion designers.

10.] The first feature film produced in India is Raja Harishchandra, directed by Dadadsaheb Phalke.

11.] The first Indian sound film is Alam Ara, directed by Ardeshir Irani.

12.] The most recorded artist in music history is Asha Bhosle.

13.] With an estimated fee of between Rs 150 and Rs 250 crores every minute, Shah Rukh Khan is the highest paid actor in India.

14.] The most British actors have ever been cast in a Bollywood film is in the well-known movie Lagaan, which stars Aamir Khan in the lead role.

15.] Due to his early career dramatic parts, Indian actor Dilip Kumar is renownedly referred to as the Tragedy King.

16.] When Mughal-e-Azam debuted in 1960, it was the priciest movie ever made.