28 Mind-Blowing Facts About Bollywood Stars

If you think you know your favourite cine-stars too well, think again. Here are 28 juicy facts about our Bollywood celebs that will shock, amaze and amuse you!

1. Shah Rukh Khan's father, Meer Taj Mohammad, wanted to be an actor. He even tried his luck in Mughal-e-Azam but couldn't succeed.

2. Kareena Kapoor was offered the role of Aishwarya Rai's younger sister in Gurinder Chadha's Bride And Prejudice. Kareena refused it, as she didn't want to play second fiddle to Ash. Piya Rai Chowdhary eventually did that role.

3. Before trying her luck in movies, Aishwarya Rai once auditioned for voice dubbing for a TV serial but was rejected.

4. Dilip Kumar was offered to play the lead role in the international film, Lawrence of Arabia (1962), directed by David Lean. But the actor turned down the offer for reasons best known to him. Egyptian actor Omar Sharif eventually did that role.

5. Aamir Khan was offered the role of Prakash (played by Sharad Kapoor eventually) in Josh. But he refused to do it, as he thought SRK's character was more powerful.

6. Before debuting in Aag, Raj Kapoor worked as the assistant director for Dilip Kumar's debut film, Jwar Bhata.

7. Nagina and Chandni were two films that upped Sridevi's career graph immensely. But initially, the roles were offered to other actresses – Jaya Prada was approached for Nagina and Rekha was supposed to do Chandni.

8. Amitabh Bachchan's father, noted poet and writer, wanted to name him Inquilab initially.

9. Kaho Naa… Pyar Hai bagged 92 awards under various categories, and thus, was made it to the Guinness Book of World Records 2002 edition for winning the most number of awards for a movie.

10. SRK's received Rs. 50 as his first salary, for which he worked as an usher at the Pankaj Udhas concert in Delhi. The actor made visited the Taj Mahal with that money.

11. Saif Ali Khan was the original choice to play Raj Malhotra in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.

12. Sridevi was down with 103 degrees fever when she danced on the hit peppy number, Na Jaane Kaha Se Aayi Hai.

13. When Anil Kapoor's family first moved to Mumbai, they lived in Raj Kapoor's garage.

14. Sridevi played Rajinikanth's stepmother in a Tamil film, Moondru Mudichu, when she was just 13.

15. Amitabh Bachchan has done cameos in over 10 films as himself, including Gol Maal, Jalwa, Kaun Jeeta Kaun Haara, Hero Hiralal, Om Shanti Om, Bol Bachchan and Bombay Talkies amongst others.

16. Hrithik's actual surname is Nagrath, and not Roshan.

17. Sridevi was originally supposed to play double role in Baazigar, but the makers soon felt that the viewers wouldn't sympathize with SRK's character if he 'killed' Sridevi. They reworked on the script and cast Kajol and Shilpa Shetty instead.

18. Padmini Kolhapure started her Bollywood journey as a singer in Yaadon Ki Baraat when she was just eight years old. Later, she made her acting debut at the age of 10.

19. Sridevi spells her name as Sreedevi.

20. Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow was initially called Mansa, but it was later changed to Jalsa, owing to Vaastu reasons. Similarly, Shah Rukh Khan's bungalow was called Jannat before it was changed to Mannat for similar reasons.

21. Before he dabbled into acting, Ashok Kumar worked as a lab assistant in Bombay Talkies.

22. Mughal-e-Azam was a trilingual, and was shot thrice in Hindi, English and Tamil. While the Tamil version was a box-office disaster, the English one was shelved.

23. Danny Denzongpa was approached for the role of Gabbar Singh initially, but that didn't materialise. When Amjad Khan was being considered for the role, scriptwriter Javed Akhtar was not in much favour of the idea, as he felt Khan's voice wasn't powerful enough to play the dacoit.

24. Dharmendra received Rs. 51 as his fee for his Bollywood debut in the 1960 film, Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere.

25. Jeetendra's first film was Navrang (1959), in which he played a body double to actress Sandhya.

26. Amitabh Bachchan was the first Asian actor to have a wax model, displayed at London's Madame Tussauds.

27. Raj Kapoor's Mera Naam Joker was the first Hindi film that had two intervals.

28. Salman Khan likes to collect a variety of soaps. His bathroom has a collection of all kinds of herbal and handmade soaps. His personal favourites are the ones made from natural fruit and vegetable extracts.