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Watch:AmitabhBachchansfirsteverscene
onthesilverscreen

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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Saat Hindustani might not be the most watched of Indian lms, but it marked the
beginning of the career of Amitabh Bachchan, arguably the most watched Indian lm actor. In this 1969 lm
Amitabh played the role of Anwar Ali, an Urdu acionado from Ranchi, Bihar, who along with ve dierent
men [Read more]

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amitabh bachchan, bollywood videos. khwaja ahmed abbas, hindi, liberation of goa, saat hindustani, urdu,
videos on October 11, 2015 [http://www.cuttingthechai.com/2015/10/7222/watch-amitabh-bachchans-rst-
ever-scene-on-the-silver-screen/] by Soumyadip Choudhury.

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AkshayKumarsfirstmodellingassignment

Before becoming an actor, Akshay Kumar did only one modelling assignment and it was for a gym called
Perfect 10. And from the money that he earned from his rst modelling assignment, Akshay got a photo
session done to put together his portfolio to pursue his a career in acting.

This entry was posted in Bollywood, Bollywood Trivia, Movies and tagged actors, akshay kumar, bollywood,
bollywood trivia, modelling on February 24, 2014 [http://www.cuttingthechai.com/2014/02/6734/akshay-
kumars-rst-modelling-assignment/] by Soumyadip Choudhury.

MaoTsetungsfavouriteBollywoodsong
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It is a little dicult to imagine Chairman Mao, humming along a Hindi lm song. But it is said that the
founding father of communist China Mao Tse-tung quite liked the Chinese rendition of Awara hoon, from
Raj Kapoors Awara (1951). Had China been the manufacturing powerhouse it is now. the lyrics of another
popular [Read more]

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china, mao tse-tung, mao zedong, raj kapoor on February 24, 2014

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[http://www.cuttingthechai.com/2014/02/6732/mao-tse-tungs-favourite-bollywood-song/] by Soumyadip
Choudhury.

ShammiKapoorsunrealiseddesire

One of Shammi Kapoors unfullled desires was to be a horse-riding tea garden manager in Assam.

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bollywood trivia, shammi kapoor, tea gardens on February 11, 2014
[http://www.cuttingthechai.com/2014/02/6686/shammi-kapoors-unrealised-desire/] by Soumyadip
Choudhury.

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GuruDuttthereluctantactor

Shammi Kapoor was to be the hero in Aar Paar (1954) and Dilip Kumar was the choice for the role of Vijay in
Pyaasa (1957) but Guru Dutt, ever the reluctant actor, ended playing both the roles.

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This entry was posted in Bollywood, Bollywood Trivia, Movies and tagged aar paar, actors, bollywood,
bollywood trivia, dilip kumar, guru dutt, pyaasa, shammi kapoor on February 3, 2014
[http://www.cuttingthechai.com/2014/02/6660/guru-dutt-reluctant-actor/] by Soumyadip Choudhury.

Watch:Intervalatacinemahallinthe1970s
screeningaHindifilm

Now that multiplexes (and piracy) have altered our movie watching experience for good, ever wondered
what it was like inside a theatre back in the heydays of the single-screen theatres? To know/relive that
experience Krishna Shahs 1979 quasi-documentary Cinema, Cinema is a recommended watch. Shah (who
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bollywood, cinema cinema, cinema halls, documentaries, interval, krishna shah, mera naam joker,
multiplexes, popcorn, sangam, single-screen theatres on January 29, 2014
[http://www.cuttingthechai.com/2014/01/6636/interval-cinema-hall-screening-hindi-lm-1970s/] by
Soumyadip Choudhury.

Don(1975)andthecuriouscaseofduplicates

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In Chandra Barots Don (1978) Prans duplicate (for stunts) was a woman, while Zeenat Amans was a man.
(Hat tip: Rohit Vats) Surprise of the day: Pran's duplicate was a girl in DON. You want the proof. See this
picture: pic.twitter.com/rZ2nWoTieN Rohit 'Vats' (@nawabjha) January 25, 2014 New revelation: Zeenat
Aman's duplicate was a [Read more]

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chandra barot, don, pran, zeenat aman on January 29, 2014
[http://www.cuttingthechai.com/2014/01/6634/don-1975-curious-case-duplicates/] by Soumyadip
Choudhury.

FilmfaremagazinecoverdatedApril2,1954
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featuringthefirstFilmfareAwardwinners

60 years ago on Sunday, March 31, 1954 the rst Filmfare Awards ceremony (for lms released in 1952-53)
was held at Bombays Metro Cinema and the subsequent issue of the fortnightly lm magazine (dated April
2, 1954) had on its cover three of the winners from the night posing with their trophies. On the cover [Read
more]

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This entry was posted in Bollywood, Bollywood Trivia, Magazines, Movies and tagged 100 years of indian
cinema, bimal roy, bollywood, bollywood trivia, lm awards, lm magazines, lmfare, lmfare awards, geeta
roy, george v allen, kamini kaushal, magazine covers, magazines, meena kumari, metro cinema,
mohammed ra, nalini jaywant, naushad ali, talat mahmood, vande mataram, vyjayanthimala on January
26, 2014 [http://www.cuttingthechai.com/2014/01/6630/lmfare-magazine-cover-dated-april-2-1954-
featuring-rst-lmfare-award-winners/] by Soumyadip Choudhury.

FirstGhazibghazaltobeusedinafilm

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Aah ko chahiye ek umr asar hone tak was the rst Mirza Ghalib ghazal to be used in a movie (Masoom
1941).

This entry was posted in Bollywood, Bollywood Trivia, Movies, Music and tagged bollywood, bollywood
trivia, ghazal, masoom, mirza ghalib, movies, music on January 19, 2014
[http://www.cuttingthechai.com/2014/01/6610/rst-ghazib-ghazal-used-lm/] by Soumyadip Choudhury.

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WhyGulzarlearntBangla

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Gulzar learnt Bangla because having read the translations, he wanted to read Rabindranath Tagores
writings in their original form.

This entry was posted in Bollywood, Bollywood Trivia, Movies and tagged bangla, bengali, bollywood trivia,
gulzar, literature, rabindranath tagore on January 19, 2014
[http://www.cuttingthechai.com/2014/01/6608/gulzar-learnt-bangla/] by Soumyadip Choudhury.

PremNathasGabbar

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When Danny Denzongpa refused, Salim-Javed had thought of casting Prem Nath as Gabbar, but many in the
Sholay team were intimidated by the veteran actors temperament.

This entry was posted in Bollywood Trivia and tagged bollywood, bollywood trivia, cinema, danny
denzongpa, prem nath, salim-javed, sholay, trivia on January 16, 2014
[http://www.cuttingthechai.com/2014/01/6588/prem-nath-gabbar-sholay/] by Bollywood Trivia.

HumAapkeHainKounandpiracy

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Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) is possibly the rst Bollywood movie to be CamRipped. Pre-HAHK lms had
simultaneous theatre/VHS releases.

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piracy, hum aapke hain koun, movies, piracy on January 16, 2014
[http://www.cuttingthechai.com/2014/01/6606/hum-aapke-hain-koun-piracy/] by Soumyadip Choudhury.

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