‘Mughal-e-Azam’ (1960) was a trilingual – with all scenes shot thrice in Hindi, Tamil and English. When the Tamil one flopped miserably, the English language one was aborted. Dilip Kumar was offered a lead role in the international project ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ (1962) by director David Lean. However for reasons unknown, the actor declined the offer. The role subsequently went to Egyptian actor Omar Sharif. Lata Mangeshkars song ‘Ae Malik Tere Bande Hum’ from ‘Do Aankhen Barah Haath’ (1957) which was an original composition by Vasant Desai, was adapted by a Pakistani school as the school anthem. Dharmendra’s fee when he debuted in 1960 in the movie ‘Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere’ was a meager 51 rupees. In his youth, actor Dharmendra was such a big fan of actress Suraiya that he walked miles to watch her film ‘Dillagi’ (1949) over 40 times. Anil Kapoor’s family lived in Raj Kapoor’s garage when they first moved to Mumbai. Later they shifted to a room in one of Mumbai’s middle-class suburbs, Tilak nagar in Chembur. Dilip Kumar was born on December 11, 1922 in Peshawar (Now in Pakistan). His father Lala Ghulam Sarwar was a fruit merchant. Amitabh is ambidextrous, which means he can write with both hands equally well - Amitabh reportedly owns 11 cars, which include one Lexus, two BMWs and three Mercedes. His favourite is the Lexus which is a bulletproof one. The car has radial tyres that are normally used for Formula 1 races. The cost of each tyre is Rs. 2.5 lakh. - Narendra Modi , The PM of India, is a teetotaler. He doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke. He is a complete vegetarian.
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