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Viju Shah won the first Filmfare Award for Best Background Music in 1992 for his work in 'Vishwatma'. The category was introduced that year to recognize the importance of background score in films.

Bimal Roy holds the record for winning the Best Director Filmfare Award seven times. He achieved two hat-tricks: winning three consecutive years from 1953-1955 for films like 'Do Bigha Zameen' and 'Parineeta', and again from 1958-1960 for films including 'Madhumati'.

Nutan holds the record for winning the most Filmfare Best Actress awards - five in total. She won for 'Sujata' (1960), 'Bandini' (1964), 'Milan' (1968), 'Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki' (1979), and 'Meri Jung' (1986).

The Filmfare Award for Best Choreography was introduced in 1988, and Saroj Khan was the first recipient for her work in the film 'Nagina'. She was a pioneering choreographer who dominated this category for years, winning multiple times throughout her career.

Gulzar won the Filmfare Award for Best Documentary in 1990 for his documentary film 'Lakshmanrekha'. This was indeed a different category from his usual wins in lyrics, dialogue, and screenplay, showcasing his versatility across different mediums of filmmaking.

Abhishek Bachchan is the correct answer - he won Filmfare Best Supporting Actor for three consecutive years: 2004 ('Yuva'), 2005 ('Sarkar'), and 2006 ('Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'). This is a unique record in Filmfare history that no other actor has achieved.

Despite being the biggest blockbuster of its time, Sholay won only one Filmfare Award - Best Editing, awarded to M. S. Shinde. The film was shockingly overlooked in major categories like Best Film, Best Director (Ramesh Sippy), and acting categories.

China's space program shattered this myth. Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut (taikonaut), confirmed in 2003 after his Shenzhou 5 mission that the Great Wall was not visible from space. This definitive statement from China's space mission conclusively debunked the long-standing myth.

In Greek mythology, Hermes was the messenger of the gods. The Romans called this same deity Mercury, which is why the planet Mercury (closest to the Sun and fastest-moving) was named after the swift messenger god.

Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system, with a diameter of about 4,880 km. It's also the closest planet to the Sun. Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006, so it's no longer considered a planet.