What are some strange facts about some popular Bollywood actors?

Lets talk about some facts about the legend, Amitabh Bachchan

• Amitabh Bachchan's father considered naming him Inquilab (Revolution) before deciding on Amitabh (unending brilliance). Like, Seriously ?
• He wanted to become an engineer and was keen to join the Indian Air Force. Baap Re !! I wanted to join IAF as well. Did not happen, let me wait till I become a superstar.
• Though his surname was Shrivastava, his father had adopted the pen name Bachchan. Amitabh has stuck to this name. Nice decision bro :)
• His baritone voice saw two rejections from the All India Radio. Well, we’ve heard about it in Shamitab.
• The superstar has given 12 consecutive flops before his first big hit ,Zanjeer. Ha ! So much shit before something good happens.
• He has played more double roles than any other actor. In Mahaan,he had a triple role. OOk , now that was a craze back then I guess.
• Amitabh Bachchan is ambidextrous. Cool ! Isn’t it.?
• He suffers from a rare muscular disorder known as myasthenia gravis. Din’t know that, did you ?

Moving on to his lavish lifestyle.

• It is said both his bungalows, Jalsa and Pratiksha , put together would be worth R 160 crore ! Maahn, You started with 500Rs as your salary !!!
• He is very fond of suits. His favourite is Gabbana. They have been designing his suits for the past 30 years. The fabric is especially imported from Italy, the thread from France and buttons from England. Ha ! Can’t even imagine getting a thread from another state :P
• The Big B owns 11 cars, including one Lexus, two BMWs and three Mercedes. His favourite is the Lexus. The car is bulletproof. Nope ! Never seen a Lexus. -_-
• The cost of each tyre is Rs 2.5 lakh. And I was looking to buy a car for that price :P.
• The Big B has a passion for collecting watches. It is said he never repeats his watches. His favourite brand is Longines, which costs about Rs 2 lakh. I have a fast track worth 650 Rs:)
• His other interest is collecting pens. The actor has a collection of over thousand pens. Mont Blanc gifts him a special pen every year on his birthday.  Hmmm….I have a parker, and that too gifted by someone.
• According to ad pundits, a company once paid him Rs 10 crore for 10 days. That works out to Rs 7,000 per minute! No comments pls.

There are many other known facts , but these are some of the few which make me go.. “Whaaat ??? Seriously ?? No way !!”.

Source - All over the Internet.

What are some strange facts about some popular Bollywood actors?

• From Being a waiter in Bangkok to ruling the film industry. Akshay’s life is full of fate changing moments. Akshay said at The Anupam Kher Show ,

“While working in Bangkok i had three posters plastered in my room . One ofSylvester Stallone in Rocky ,one of Jackie Chan and the other of Sridevi. And today by God’s grace i’ve worked with all three of them.

• Akshay was looted by dacoits of Chambal.

Akshay used to sell kundan Jewelry from Delhi to Mumbai.One of the crazy thing happened to Akshay Kumar was that once he was travelling between his route from Mumbai and Delhi. The train he was travelling in was robbed by the dacoits of Chambal. Just before boarding, he has shopped clothes for himself from the known fashion street of Mumbai .The bogey in which Akshay was travelling in, was robbed and everything possessed by the people was looted by the dacoits of Chambal. Akshay Kumar said, he was crying as well was laughing when his belongings was robbed by the dacoits. Akshay Kumar pretended as he was asleep, when the robbery was done.

• Akshay had worked as a Light Boy for photographer Jayesh Sheth for 18 months without payment to shoot his first portfolio.

• During one such session working with Jayesh once he met Govinda who told him that he is a hero material and should try his luck.

“Hai chikna ha tu, hero kyu nahi banta (You look good, why don’t you become a hero?)” said Govinda to Akshay