Trivia 3

Updated on Feb 16, 2008  |  03:33 PM IST |  1.3M

* Madhuri Dixit loves painting and has a huge collection of black and white sketches, which she has made herself.

* Comedian Mehmood sold newspapers and ran a poultry farm before becoming an actor.

* Akshay Kumar considers number nine to be his lucky number. His birthday falls on 9th September. His car numbers are usually nine too.

* Kal Ho Na Ho was originally going to be shot in Toronto but due to the SARS scare at the time, Karan Johar moved it to New York. However some parts of the song "Kuch To Hua Hai" in the movie are shot in Toronto.

* The first movie star Aishwarya Rai ever met was Rekha. Aishwarya was still in high school at the time and was a model. While at a grocery store with her mother, Aishwarya was tapped on the shoulder by none other than Rekha herself. Rekha recognized Aishwarya from her modeling ads. She complimented the young Aishwarya on her good looks and wished her all the best.

* Initially, Dharmendra was keen to play the role of Thakur Baldev Singh. He eventually relented when the director informed him that Sanjeev Kumar would play Veeru if that happened, and would get the heroine. Sanjeev Kumar had just then proposed marriage to Hema Malini. Dharmendra was in love with her and quickly went back to the role of Veeru.

* Yash Raj Films had reunited Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol for a photo shoot to bring in the 500 weeks celebration of Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. While the lensman was setting the lights, Kajol was fretting. When SRK asked her the reason, she said, ''Gosh, can you believe it, our movie is 10 years old. My God, we are getting old. Our kids are growing up. It's so weird.'' While trying to soothe her, SRK just couldn't stop laughing.

Credits: indya-starscreen awards

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