5 best Bollywood records which continues to be unbeatable – Actress with longest career, actor with most superhits films in a row and more.
While in the race of making money, the box-office records of Bollywood films are beaten every Friday as well as creating some unique ones. However, there have been some true Bollywood records which continues to be unbeatable:
Higlights
Most Number of Superhit films in a row:
Rajesh Khanna, aka Kaka of Bollywood, continues to hold the record for giving most superhit films – which is 15 – as a solo lead in a row. No other actor has faced such success and that’s why Rajesh Khanna is regarded as the first superstar of Bollywood.
Indian movie crowd-funded by 400 people:
Onir’s I am – an anthology consisting four short films – is an Indian films which holds the record for being a crowd-funded film by 400 people. Upon exceeding their budget, the makers of the film put it out on social media that they are unable to shoot for the movie because of lack of money and it led to many people coming together to help the crew of the film in numerous ways including offering catering service to donating money. The film also credits all of it’s 400 producers in the post credits as well as sharing profit with a few who donated the most.
Best Writer duo with 22 blockbuster movies.
Salim-Javed (Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar) has been the legends of writing films in Indian cinema. The duo did about 24 films together out of which 22 were blockbusters. The redefined the story telling in Bollywood and fought for the rights and respect of writers in cinema. At a point, the duo were charging more than the leading hero of the film as well.
Actress with longest career.
Indian actress, Lalita Pawar, holds the guinness world record for having the longest career as an actress – which spanned for over 70 years. The actress started working as a child star and went on entertain audience with her fine performances in numerous movies.
Most Filmfare awards for best actor.
Legendary Dilip Kumar and Global icon, Shah Rukh Khan, continues to hold the record for most Filmfare award wins in best actor category. Both the actors has won the trophy 8 times.
