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The Lord of the Rings trilogy (Fellowship, Two Towers, Return of the King) and the original Star Wars trilogy (A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi) are the only film series where every installment appears in IMDb's Top 250. The Godfather has only 2 of 3 in Top 250, while The Man with No Name (Dollars trilogy) and Terminator series have incomplete representation.

The Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean contains the Challenger Deep, which reaches approximately 36,000 feet (10,994 meters) below sea level - the deepest known point in Earth's oceans. Puerto Rico Trench is deepest in the Atlantic (~28,000 feet), while Java Trench (Sunda Trench) is deepest in the Indian Ocean (~24,000 feet).

Guru Dutt made his directorial debut with 'Baazi' in 1951, starring Dev Anand. This film established his reputation as a promising director. 'C.I.D.' (1956) and 'Mr. & Mrs. '55' (not listed) came later, while 'Kismet' was actually directed by his uncle.

As of 2009, Japan was ranked as the most expensive country to live in based on cost of living indices, particularly due to high prices in Tokyo. Kuwait was wealthy but not most expensive, while Russia and South Korea had lower costs of living compared to Japan's urban centers.

Linfen, China was ranked as the world's most polluted city in 2009 by the Blacksmith Institute due to severe coal mining and industrial emissions. While Mexico City was historically polluted, Linfen's air quality was worst in 2009. Chernobyl and Sumgayit were toxic sites but cities themselves weren't 'most polluted' in that ranking.

Farhan Akhtar directed the music video for Shankar Mahadevan's album 'Breathless' (1998), which was one of his early directorial projects before making his feature film debut with 'Dil Chahta Hai' (2001).

Africa has 54 internationally recognized sovereign countries, the most of any continent. Asia has 49 countries (depending on definitions), Europe has 44-50, and South America has only 12. The high number in Africa results from colonial-era borders and post-independence partitions.

There are 195 officially independent countries in the world as recognized by the United Nations. This includes 193 UN member states plus 2 observer states (Holy See/Vatican and Palestine). The number 205 would include dependent territories, while 163 is too low.

The film 'Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam' (1962) was based on Bimal Mitra's Bengali novel 'Saheb Bibi Golam' (1953). The novel depicts the decline of feudal Bengal zamindari, which the film adapted. It was NOT based on Premchand, Sharat Chandra, or Rabindranath Tagore's works.

China shares borders with 14 countries (the most in the world): Mongolia, Russia, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. India has 8 neighbors, Russia has 14 but only 13 if counting contiguous (excludes Kaliningrad), Brazil has 10, and Sudan has 7.