99 Fun Facts About Bollywood

The word 'Bollywood' is a blend of 'Hollywood' and the former name of which Indian city?

Bollywood blends Hollywood with Bombay, the Hindi film industry's home city; Bombay was officially renamed in 1995, but the portmanteau, in use since the 1970s, stuck.

Which 1913 silent film is regarded as India's first full-length feature?

Raja Harishchandra, a silent telling of a truthful king's ordeal released on 3 May 1913, is counted as India's first full-length feature; its maker spent two weeks in London in 1912 learning the craft.

India's highest award in cinema is named after which pioneer?

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award, instituted in 1969 and first given to Devika Rani, honours the 'father of Indian cinema', who made around 95 features and 27 shorts between 1913 and 1937, including Mohini Bhasmasur and Lanka Dahan.

Which 1931 film was India's first with sound?

Alam Ara, released on 14 March 1931 at the Majestic Cinema, was India's first talkie; director Ardeshir Irani took his cue from the 1929 American part-talkie Show Boat, and the film's seven songs began the Hindi film-music tradition.

Which 1943 film was Indian cinema's first 'blockbuster', crossing one crore rupees at the box office?

Kismet (1943), with Ashok Kumar as a pickpocket, was the first Indian film to gross a crore of rupees, running over three years at Calcutta's Roxy cinema; its song 'Door Hato Ae Duniya Walo' slipped anti-British feeling past the censors.

Which 1957 epic was the country's first Oscar submission and made the final five for the foreign-language prize?

Mother India (1957), with Nargis as the village mother Radha, was India's first Oscar submission and made the final five, losing to Fellini's Nights of Cabiria; Sunil Dutt married Nargis after rescuing her from a fire on set.

Mughal-e-Azam (1960) tells the love story of Prince Salim and which courtesan?

Anarkali, played by Madhubala, is the court dancer whose romance with Prince Salim (Dilip Kumar) defies Emperor Akbar; the film stayed India's top grosser for 15 years, and its 'Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya' sequence was shot in Technicolor.

Which 1951 Raj Kapoor film and its title song became a sensation in the Soviet Union?

Awaara (1951), with Raj Kapoor as a Chaplinesque tramp opposite Nargis, was a phenomenon in the Soviet Union, where 'Awaara Hoon' was sung in the streets and the film drew tens of millions of admissions.

Which 1959 Guru Dutt film was the first Indian production shot in CinemaScope?

Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), about a director's decline, was the first Indian film shot in CinemaScope; it flopped so badly that Guru Dutt never officially directed again, though critics later reappraised it as a classic.

Which 1975 film's dacoit villain Gabbar Singh terrorises the village of Ramgarh?

Danny Denzongpa was first choice for Gabbar but was busy; Amjad Khan prepared for the role by reading a book about Chambal bandits.

Which 1972 Kamal Amrohi film starred Meena Kumari as the courtesan Sahibjaan, weeks before her death?

Pakeezah, Kamal Amrohi's long-gestating Muslim social, has Meena Kumari as the courtesan Sahibjaan; it opened on 4 February 1972 and she died of cirrhosis that March, turning the film into a box-office phenomenon.

Which 1973 film established Amitabh Bachchan as Bollywood's 'angry young man'?

Zanjeer (1973), directed by Prakash Mehra, cast Amitabh Bachchan as the brooding Inspector Vijay after a string of flops, and the 'angry young man' persona it created carried him through the 1970s.

Which show, India's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, did Amitabh Bachchan first host in 2000?

Kaun Banega Crorepati, Hindi for 'Who will become a crorepati?', launched on Star Plus in 2000 with Amitabh Bachchan as host; he fronted the show for more than two decades, with only the 2007 season hosted by Shah Rukh Khan.

Which theatre became famous for running Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge for over twenty years?

Maratha Mandir in Mumbai Central began screening Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge on its release in October 1995 and passed 1,000 weeks in December 2014, the longest run of any Indian film; it was Aditya Chopra's directing debut.

Which pair of characters do Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol play in DDLJ?

Shah Rukh Khan plays Raj Malhotra and Kajol plays Simran Singh in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, a romance between two NRIs who meet on a European rail trip before Raj follows her to Punjab to win her father over.

Which sport is at the centre of Lagaan (2001)?

In Lagaan, villagers led by Aamir Khan's Bhuvan stake three years' land tax on a cricket match against the British garrison in 1893; Aamir Khan was initially sceptical about starring in a sports film.

Lagaan was nominated for which Oscar?

Lagaan was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2002 Academy Awards, only the third Indian film ever nominated in the category, and lost to Bosnia's No Man's Land.

Which nickname does the media give Aamir Khan?

Aamir Khan is the media's 'Mr. Perfectionist' for his reputation for obsessive preparation, such as the year-long physical build-up for Ghajini; King Khan is Shah Rukh, Bhai is Salman and Big B is Amitabh Bachchan.

Which two 1993 villain roles first made Shah Rukh Khan famous?

In one he murders his girlfriend, in the other he is an obsessive stalker; the roles broke the rule that a hero must be a hero.

Which IPL team does Shah Rukh Khan co-own?

Shah Rukh Khan bought the Kolkata Knight Riders with Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta at the IPL's 2008 franchise auction; the team won the title in 2012, 2014 and 2024, and the group also owns the Trinbago Knight Riders.

Which 1989 film gave Salman Khan his breakthrough leading role?

Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), Sooraj Barjatya's romance with Bhagyashree, was Salman Khan's first lead and won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut; Biwi Ho To Aisi a year earlier had been a supporting part.

Which reality show did Salman Khan begin hosting in 2010?

Bigg Boss, the Indian version of Big Brother, had Salman Khan as host from its fourth season in 2010, after Arshad Warsi, Shilpa Shetty and Amitabh Bachchan had fronted the first three.

Lata Mangeshkar became only the second singer to receive which honour, India's highest civilian award?

Lata Mangeshkar received the Bharat Ratna in 2001, after M. S. Subbulakshmi in 1998 became the first singer so honoured; Lata recorded film songs in dozens of languages across seven decades.

Which playback singer replaced her older sister Lata as Guinness's most recorded artist?

Asha Bhosle was acknowledged by Guinness World Records in 2011 as the most recorded artist in music history, credited with over 11,000 songs; she and Lata were two of the five musical Mangeshkar siblings.

A. R. Rahman won two Academy Awards for the music of which 2008 film?

A. R. Rahman won Best Original Score and, with lyricist Gulzar, Best Original Song for 'Jai Ho' at the 2009 Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire; his film career had begun with the Tamil film Roja in 1992.

How many Oscars did Danny Boyle's 2008 Mumbai-set film win in 2009?

Danny Boyle's film won eight of its ten nominations at the 2009 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director and both of A. R. Rahman's music awards; co-director Loveleen Tandan called it a homage to Hindi cinema.

The Filmfare Awards began in 1954 under what original name?

The first Filmfare Awards in 1954 were called the Clares, after Times of India film critic Clare Mendonca; Gregory Peck was invited as guest of honour but his flight from Colombo was delayed.

Which 1988 film, with the song 'Ek Do Teen', made Madhuri Dixit a star?

Tezaab (1988), N. Chandra's action drama, has Mohini forced by her father to dance for money; 'Ek Do Teen', choreographed by Saroj Khan, made its heroine a star opposite Anil Kapoor.

Deepika Padukone is the daughter of a champion in which sport?

Deepika Padukone's father Prakash Padukone won the 1980 All England badminton championship; she was born in Copenhagen, played badminton at national level as a teenager, then turned to modelling before her 2007 debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan.

Which beauty pageant did Priyanka Chopra win in 2000 before entering films?

Priyanka Chopra was crowned Miss World 2000 in London, the same year Lara Dutta won Miss Universe; her acting debut came in the 2002 Tamil film Thamizhan, before her Bollywood debut in The Hero in 2003.

Which 2016 film about the wrestling Phogat sisters became the highest-grossing Indian film ever?

Dangal (2016) cast Aamir Khan as Mahavir Singh Phogat, who trained his daughters Geeta and Babita to wrestle; helped by a huge run in China, it grossed around ₹2,000 crore worldwide, the most of any Indian film at the time.

3 Idiots (2009) is loosely adapted from which Chetan Bhagat novel?

3 Idiots is loosely based on Chetan Bhagat's 2004 debut novel Five Point Someone, about three IIT students; Bhagat and the makers publicly fell out over how little credit the adaptation gave the book.

Which 2007 Farah Khan film reincarnates Shah Rukh Khan's 1970s film extra as a superstar?

Om Shanti Om (2007), directed and choreographed by Farah Khan, has Shah Rukh Khan's junior artist Om Prakash Makhija die in a 1977 studio fire and return thirty years later as star Om Kapoor; it was Deepika Padukone's Hindi debut.

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), a huge hit across India, was originally made in which language?

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion was made in Telugu by S. S. Rajamouli of the Hyderabad-based industry; its Hindi dub alone grossed over ₹500 crore, and the film opened on around 9,000 screens worldwide.

In Indian cinema, what is an 'item number'?

The performer, often a rising star, is called an item girl; the songs are used heavily in promotion.

Which production house did the director of Deewaar and Kabhi Kabhie found in 1970?

Yash Raj Films was founded by Yash Chopra in 1970, its first release being Daag in 1973 and Kabhi Kabhie following in 1976; Yash Chopra's son Aditya took over the company after his father's death in 2012.

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) was the directing debut of which future Dharma Productions head?

Karan Johar directed Kuch Kuch Hota Hai at 26 after assisting Aditya Chopra on DDLJ; his father Yash Johar had founded Dharma Productions in 1976, and Karan took charge of it after Yash's death in 2004.

Who was the first member of Bollywood's most famous four-generation acting dynasty to act in films?

Prithviraj Kapoor began in silent films in 1928, founded Prithvi Theatres in 1944 and played Emperor Akbar in Mughal-e-Azam; his sons Raj, Shammi and Shashi all followed him into the industry.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas (2002) starred Shah Rukh Khan alongside which two actresses?

Aishwarya Rai played Paro and Madhuri Dixit played the courtesan Chandramukhi opposite Shah Rukh Khan's Devdas; at around ₹50 crore it was then the most expensive Indian film, and it screened out of competition at Cannes in 2002.

Which 2011 road movie follows three friends on a bachelor trip across Spain?

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), directed by Zoya Akhtar, sends Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol through the Tomatina, skydiving and Pamplona's bull run; Indian tourism to Spain rose sharply after its release.

Which 1957 Guru Dutt film about a failed poet made Time magazine's All-Time 100 Movies list?

Pyaasa (1957) stars Guru Dutt as Vijay, a poet ignored until he is presumed dead, with Waheeda Rehman as the prostitute Gulabo; Time magazine placed it on its 2005 All-Time 100 Movies list.

Which 2023 Shah Rukh Khan comeback film, released on Republic Day weekend, grossed over 1,000 crore worldwide?

Pathaan, released on 25 January 2023 after Shah Rukh Khan's four-year absence from lead roles, grossed over ₹1,000 crore worldwide; Jawan followed in September and also crossed ₹1,000 crore.

Who composed the score of Mughal-e-Azam (1960), including 'Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya'?

Naushad composed Mughal-e-Azam's score, having Lata Mangeshkar sing 'Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya' and persuading classical maestro Bade Ghulam Ali Khan to record two pieces for the film; he had scored Baiju Bawra in 1952.

Who directed Lagaan (2001) and later Jodhaa Akbar (2008)?

Ashutosh Gowariker, a former actor, directed Lagaan (2001), then Swades (2004) and the Mughal romance Jodhaa Akbar (2008) with Hrithik Roshan as Akbar.

What phrase, literally meaning 'money's worth', do Indian audiences use for a good film?

Paisa vasool, literally 'money recovered', is the verdict on a film that repays the ticket price with songs, dances, love triangles, comedy and thrills, the classic masala recipe; vasool means recovery of a debt.

Which screenwriting duo launched the 'angry young man' genre in the early 1970s?

Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar's gritty Bombay underworld scripts revitalised an industry that had gone stale on musical romances.

Which 1950s star modelled his suave screen persona on Gregory Peck and Cary Grant?

Dev Anand, the third of the 1950s 'big three' with Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar, cultivated a Gregory Peck-style suavity with tilted hat and rapid delivery; Kapoor borrowed Chaplin's tramp and Kumar pioneered a brand of method acting.

Which 1952 Mehboob Khan film was the first Indian release to win mainstream attention in the West?

Aan (1952), Mehboob Khan's colour swashbuckler with Dilip Kumar and Nimmi, was released in Britain as Savage Princess; subtitled in 17 languages and shown in 28 countries, it drew praise from British critics.

Which Hindi social-realist film shared the Grand Prix at the very first Cannes festival in 1946?

Neecha Nagar, a 1946 drama of rich and poor with music by Ravi Shankar, shared the Grand Prix at the first Cannes festival with ten other films, the award later renamed the Palme d'Or.

Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha (2022) is an official remake of which Oscar-winning Hollywood film?

Forrest Gump took years to reach Bollywood: Atul Kulkarni wrote the Hindi script about a decade before Aamir Khan finally secured the remake rights in 2018.

Which Bollywood actor played the villain Mola Ram in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)?

Amrish Puri so impressed Steven Spielberg that the director often said in interviews, "Amrish is my favorite villain."

Which American R&B star sang 'Chammak Challo' for Shah Rukh Khan's 2011 superhero film Ra.One?

Akon had never worked with Indian artists before, and the soundtrack also carried an international version of the song sung by him alone.

Which cooking term names Bollywood films that blend action, comedy, romance and melodrama in one story?

Masala films take their name from the spice mixtures of Indian cooking, and Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) is a landmark of the genre.

Which Bollywood actor played the adult Pi Patel in Life of Pi and the park's owner in Jurassic World?

Irrfan Khan also won India's National Film Award for Best Actor for Paan Singh Tomar, playing a real-life athlete who turned outlaw.

In which 2009 film does Amitabh Bachchan play the 12-year-old son of his real-life son Abhishek?

Paa cast Amitabh Bachchan as a boy with the rare ageing disorder progeria, under prosthetic make-up that took hours to put on. The role won him a National Film Award.

Which 2000 comedy features Paresh Rawal as Baburao Ganpatrao Apte, a debt-ridden garage owner and landlord?

Hera Pheri is a remake of the 1989 Malayalam film Ramji Rao Speaking, and it has grown into a cult classic of Indian comedy.

Which 2003 Bollywood film features a friendly alien named Jadoo, summoned by a dead scientist's computer?

Koi... Mil Gaya was one of the first Indian films to feature aliens, and Jadoo proved popular enough to get a spin-off TV series of his own.

In which 2007 film does Shah Rukh Khan play a disgraced ex-captain who coaches the women's national hockey team?

Chak De! India grew out of a brief news article about the Indian women's team winning at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Which 2007 film, Aamir Khan's directorial debut, follows a boy whose art teacher spots his dyslexia?

Taare Zameen Par, whose title means 'Stars on the Earth', was chosen as India's official Oscar entry but missed a nomination.

Which 2001 film, Farhan Akhtar's directorial debut, sends college friends Akash, Sameer and Sid on a road trip to Goa?

Dil Chahta Hai won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, though it sold far better in India's cities than in rural areas.

Vishal Bhardwaj's Haider (2014), set in conflict-torn Kashmir, is a modern adaptation of which Shakespeare tragedy?

Hamlet became the third part of Bhardwaj's Shakespeare trilogy after Maqbool and Omkara, with the prince recast as a student poet searching for his vanished father.

Which 2008 Aamir Khan thriller, a remake of a 2005 Tamil film, launched Bollywood's '100 Crore Club'?

Ghajini gives its hero a memory that resets every 15 minutes, so he tracks his revenge with photographs, notes and tattoos on his body.

Which poet-lyricist, director of Aandhi and Maachis, shared an Oscar with A. R. Rahman for the song 'Jai Ho'?

Gulzar, born Sampooran Singh Kalra, took small jobs in Mumbai to get by as a young man, including one at a motor garage.

Which 1982 Mithun Chakraborty film, with the song 'Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja', became a huge hit in the Soviet Union?

Disco Dancer reached Soviet cinemas in 1984 and sold about 60 million tickets, more than any other film there that year.

Which actor, born Muhammad Yusuf Khan in Peshawar, became known as Hindi cinema's 'Tragedy King'?

Dilip Kumar grew up in the same Peshawar neighbourhood as his childhood friend Raj Kapoor, and Pakistan later declared his family home a national heritage monument.

Which star of Anand and Haathi Mere Saathi is regarded as the first superstar of Hindi cinema?

Rajesh Khanna set off a fan frenzy in the early 1970s, when female admirers sent him letters written in their own blood.

What nickname is given to the statuette handed to winners at Bollywood's annual Filmfare Awards?

The Black Lady depicts a woman with her arms raised in a dance pose and her fingers touching.

Which 2018 thriller stars Ayushmann Khurrana as a Pune pianist caught up in the murder of a retired film actor?

Andhadhun has its hero fake blindness as an artistic experiment, a lie that traps him once he stumbles onto a crime scene.

Which 2019 Zoya Akhtar film stars Ranveer Singh as an aspiring street rapper from Mumbai's Dharavi slums?

Gully Boy was inspired by the real Mumbai rappers DIVINE and Naezy, and the American rapper Nas signed on as an executive producer.

Which 2012 comeback film stars Sridevi as a laddoo-selling homemaker who joins a language class in New York?

English Vinglish ended Sridevi's 15-year break from acting, and its heroine pays for her lessons with secret savings from her sweets business.

Which Kangana Ranaut film follows a jilted Delhi bride who takes her honeymoon to Paris and Amsterdam alone?

Queen won Kangana Ranaut the National Film Award for Best Actress, and it was named Best Hindi Film at the same ceremony.

Which 2013 Ritesh Batra film, starring Nimrat Kaur as a Mumbai housewife, won a viewers' choice award at Cannes?

The Lunchbox hinges on a rare slip in Mumbai's meal-carrying network, which takes a housewife's cooking to a widowed accountant about to retire.

Which 2018 Sanjay Leela Bhansali epic was retitled before release after protests by groups such as the Karni Sena?

Padmaavat was originally titled Padmavati, and India's film certification board cleared it only with the new name and several added disclaimers.

Which 2015 film stars Salman Khan as a man escorting a lost, mute six-year-old girl home to Pakistan?

Bajrangi Bhaijaan cast the newcomer Harshaali Malhotra as Shahida, the girl stranded in India, and it was the year's highest-grossing Indian film.

Which action star of Singham and Drishyam married Kajol in a traditional Maharashtrian ceremony in 1999?

Ajay Devgn made his entrance in the opening scene of his 1991 debut by doing a split while balanced between two motorcycles.

Which star, dubbed the 'Elvis Presley of India', shot to fame in the 1960s with the hit Junglee?

Shammi Kapoor reportedly never needed a choreographer, composing his own dance steps, and he went on to found the Internet Users Community of India.

Which composer of the Amar Prem and 1942: A Love Story soundtracks was known by the nickname Pancham?

R. D. Burman is said to have earned the name as a baby, either because his cries sounded like Pa, the fifth note of the Indian scale, or because he kept repeating that syllable.

Which Rangoon-born performer got her big break with the song 'Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu' in Howrah Bridge (1958)?

Helen escaped the Japanese occupation of Burma as a small child, when her family trekked to Assam in 1943.

Which 2007 Imtiaz Ali romance pairs a heartbroken businessman with Geet, a talkative Punjabi stranger on his train?

Jab We Met won Kareena Kapoor the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, and Imtiaz Ali took the prize for Best Dialogue.

Which 2006 sequel, about a Mumbai gangster who sees visions of Mahatma Gandhi, popularised the term 'Gandhigiri'?

Lage Raho Munna Bhai became the first Hindi film shown at the United Nations, screened in its auditorium in November 2006.

Which 2006 Bollywood film follows a group of young men cast as freedom fighters in a British film student's documentary?

Rang De Basanti won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film, and Indian media began using the phrase 'RDB effect' for bursts of public activism.

Which 1998 Mani Ratnam film has Shah Rukh Khan dance to 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' on the roof of a moving train?

Dil Se.. filmed the number on top of the Nilgiri Express on its way to Ooty, with Malaika Arora dancing beside the star and the train painted brown for the shoot.

Which 'Khiladi' star studied martial arts in Bangkok, where he also worked as a chef and waiter?

Akshay Kumar earned a black belt in taekwondo in India before learning Muay Thai in Thailand, and his 1992 hit Khiladi gave him his media nickname.

Which 2023 action thriller, Tamil director Atlee's Hindi debut, stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role as father and son?

Jawan grossed over ₹1,100 crore at the box office, which made it the highest-grossing Indian film of 2023.

Which Kiran Rao comedy, India's entry for the 97th Academy Awards, has two veiled brides swapped on a train?

Laapataa Ladies, released abroad as Lost Ladies, turns on a custom of brides travelling in identical red outfits with their faces hidden behind a veil.

Which 2018 horror comedy, set in the town of Chanderi, features a spirit who abducts men during a festival?

Stree grew out of Nale Ba, an urban legend whose name means 'come tomorrow' in Kannada, and its townsfolk paint a similar plea on their walls.

Which 2004 film stars Shah Rukh Khan as a NASA project manager who builds a small hydroelectric plant for a village?

Swades names its hero Mohan, a nod to Mahatma Gandhi's birth name, Mohandas.

While filming which 1983 Manmohan Desai release did Amitabh Bachchan suffer a near-fatal injury in a fight scene?

Coolie freezes the frame at that moment in its final cut, with a message marking the shot, and the ending was rewritten so that the hero survives.

Which star of Dhoom 2 and Guzaarish was born with an extra thumb fused to the one on his right hand?

Hrithik Roshan has also spoken openly about a childhood stammer, which led him to fake illness and injury to dodge oral tests at school.

Which star directed, produced and was the only actor seen on screen in the 1964 Hindi film Yaadein?

Sunil Dutt's one-man film earned an entry in Guinness World Records for the fewest actors in a narrative film.

Which Sunny Deol Partition drama opened on the same day as Aamir Khan's Lagaan in June 2001?

Gadar: Ek Prem Katha follows a Sikh trucker and his Muslim wife, separated when her family takes her to Pakistan, and it drew more than 50 million admissions in India.

Which singer of the Aashiqui (1990) soundtrack entered Guinness World Records by recording 28 songs in one day?

Kumar Sanu set the record in 1993, while winning the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer every year from 1991 to 1995.

Which pioneer of India's parallel cinema directed Manthan (1976), a film crowdfunded by 500,000 farmers?

Shyam Benegal's drama about a milk cooperative was paid for by the farmers themselves, each of whom donated two rupees.

Which Bollywood costume designer became the first Indian to win an Academy Award, for the 1982 film Gandhi?

Bhanu Athaiya shared the Oscar with John Mollo, and in 2012 she returned the trophy to the Academy, fearing her family could not look after it once she was gone.

Which star of Mahal (1949) was described by an American magazine in 1952 as 'the biggest star in the world'?

Madhubala earned the line from Theatre Arts Magazine, which counted her potential audience across the 420 million people of India and Pakistan.

Which Bollywood actor played villains so convincingly that parents are said to have stopped naming sons after him?

Pran was named 'Villain of the Millennium' at the Stardust Awards in 2000, though colleagues in the film industry knew him as 'Pran Sahab'.

Which star of Deewaar and Amar Akbar Anthony was the first Bollywood actor on the cover of Time magazine?

Parveen Babi made the front of Time in July 1976, and she went on to appear in over 70 films as one of the best-paid actresses of her day.

Which playback singer, the screen voice of Raj Kapoor, sang 'Mera Joota Hai Japani' in Shree 420 (1955)?

Mukesh died of a heart attack in 1976 in Detroit, where he had travelled to perform in a concert.

Which Bollywood comic actor of the 1950s was working as a bus conductor when the film world discovered him?

Johnny Walker was named after the Scotch whisky for his drunkard routine, yet he was a teetotaller who claimed never to have drunk alcohol in his life.