Film, Theatre, and Media

Sunil Dutt played the iconic role of Birju, the rebellious younger son of Radha (Nargis), in Mehboob Khan's classic 'Mother India' (1957). His performance in this film catapulted him to stardom.

Ashutosh Gowariker made his directorial debut with the mystery thriller 'Pehla Nasha' in 1993. The film starred Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bhatt, and Raveena Tandon, and featured cameo appearances by several leading actors of the time.

Preity Zinta made her acting debut with a supporting role in Mani Ratnam's romantic thriller 'Dil Se..' (1998). Despite her brief screen time, her performance earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

The 1973 action-drama film 'Zanjeer,' written by Salim-Javed and directed by Prakash Mehra, established Amitabh Bachchan's famous 'Angry Young Man' persona, breaking the trend of romantic leads in Bollywood.

Akshay Kumar was born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia in Delhi. He held Canadian citizenship for many years before obtaining Indian citizenship again in 2023.

Varun Dhawan is the son of director David Dhawan, who is famous for directing comedy films. Varun made his acting debut in Karan Johar's teen drama 'Student of the Year' in 2012.

Salman Khan's father is the legendary screenwriter Salim Khan, and his two brothers, Arbaaz and Sohail Khan, are also actors and filmmakers in Bollywood. Salman is widely regarded as one of the most commercially successful actors in Indian cinema.

Ajay Devgn is famous for playing police officers (such as in Singham) and starred alongside Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit in 'Total Dhamaal' (2019). He is married to Kajol, one of the most iconic actresses of the 1990s.

Michael J. Fox played the lead character, Marty McFly, a high school student who accidentally travels back in time to 1955 in a DeLorean time machine.

Robin Williams won his sole Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as therapist Sean Maguire in the 1997 drama 'Good Will Hunting'. While he starred in the other listed films, they did not earn him an Oscar.

Chandler's full name in the sitcom Friends is Chandler Muriel Bing. The other options are the last names of other main characters: Monica and Ross Geller, Joey Tribbiani, and Rachel Green.

Amitabh Bachchan made his film debut in 1969 as one of the seven protagonists in the film "Saat Hindustani", directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas.

Madhuri Dixit won her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1990 romantic drama "Dil", where she starred alongside Aamir Khan.

Govinda disguised himself as a woman in "Dulaara", "Aunty No. 1", and "Shola Aur Shabnam". In "Haseena Maan Jayegi", his character disguises himself as an old uncle, but not as a woman.