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23 Mind Blowing Facts About Kolkata Even Bengalis Hardly Know Whenever we claim of knowing a place perfectly, we basically rejoice in knowing only the locally known facts. None of us actually do a deep research and delve into the not-so-known aspects of the place. Well, let’s do that now, and what’s a better place than Kolkata to start with: the perfect amalgam of old world charm and modernity. 23. Move over Mumbai and Bangaluru; in terms of  area covered , Kolkata is the second-largest city in India, after New Delhi. 22. To the British rulers, Kolkata, the then Calcutta, was the most important city in India (it was India’s capital too), and the second most important city of the whole British Empire, after London. 21. You often refer to the city as the “city of joy”, but did you know its other names—“city of palaces”, “city of processions” and the “cultural capital of India”? 20. In terms of the unique trains it daily handles, the ...

Most celebrities want to look stunning and they think plastic surgery can do the magic; but some stars have resorted to extreme ways and the results are pretty bad. They regret having done plastic surgery as it was disaster; yes, it was no less than a nightmare for them. They paid a hefty amount for plastic surgery but it made them realize one thing i.e. “One shouldn’t play with God’s creation else God will be angry”. Have a look at the before and after plastic surgery disasters of these 10 celebrities:- knowledgefouryou 1. Rakhi Sawant 2. Pamela Anderson 3. Lindsay Lohan 4. Lil Kim 5. Donatella Versace 6. Jocelyn Wildenstein 7. Kim Kardashian 8. Koena Mitra 9. Lauren Goodger 10. Farrah Abraham 11. Anushka Sharma   And the latest entry to this list is Ayesha Takia. See how her looks has been drastically changed:-

While rumours of Salman Khan being paid as much as Rs 11 crore per episode in Bigg Boss 11 have been making news, you won't believe how much the superstar's first salary was. There was a buzz that Salman is entitled to fees of Rs 11 crore for each episode of Bigg Boss 11 that will be aired on Colors TV. Although the actor has not confirmed or denied this buzz, he has revealed his first salary, which was not even three digits. The Bigg Boss 11 host said that his first salary was Rs 75 that he had received for dancing at a show in Taj Hotel. "My first salary was, I think, about Rs 75. I was dancing behind in some show in Taj Hotel. One of my friends was dancing there so he took me just for fun," PTI quoted Salman as saying. Sallu bhai further narrated how his pay scale increased gradually after he got his first Bollywood movie. "Then it went up to Rs 750 for Campa Cola and then it was Rs 1,500 for the longest time. Then I got paid Rs 31,000 for Maine P...

             Mahesh Babu and Rakul Preet Singh in Spyder The business of Mahesh Babu's Spyder is not up to the mark at the Tamil Nadu box office in its opening weekend. If the trade buzz is taken into consideration, the bilingual movie is staring at huge losses in the state. Mahesh Babu's Spyder was released in two languages in the state. As per leading trade tracker, Andhra Box Office, Spyder has grossed Rs 9 crore from the Tamil Nadu box office. The distributors' share stands at Rs 3.8 crore. Lyca Productions reportedly acquired the Tamil Nadu theatrical rights of Spyder for Rs 18 crore. They have just recovered over 20 percent of the investment and the movie might end up with huge losses for the distributor if we go by the current trend. The trade experts say that Spyder should perform well and pull the audience to the theatres in big numbers for the next 7-10 days in order to recover the investment for the distributor. In Chennai, the...

Judwaa 2 has brought “Ache Din” for Bollywood once again. Many films hit the screens this year but hardly few of them worked well with audience. Amidst dry days, Judwaa 2 has worked wonders at the Box Office. In Just 3 days, the film surpassed 50 crores and this is indeed a wonderful thing. Varun Dhawan is truly the new superstar of the industry & the collections of this movie are a proof of that. The pace at which it is minting money is enough to put other big movies at shame. After a brilliant 1st weekend, all eyes were on Monday collections. Usually, Monday collections are very low, but Judwaa 2 earned good because it was Gandhi Jayanti holiday. Wow, this is simply awesome, on Monday, the movie collected 18 crores and the total is now 77.25 crores. This is simply outstanding. 18 crores on Monday is very difficult for movies, but as we mentioned above, Judwaa 2 got advantage of Gandhi Jayanti. Day 1- 16.10 crores Day 2- 20.55 crores Day 3- 22.60 crores ...

KBC 9 has got its first Crorepati finally in Jamshedpur’s Anamika Majumdar. The 41-year-old lady played immensely well and knew the answer to the question worth Rs 7 crores also, but she decided to not take the chance and hence quit the game to ensure Rs 1 crore. “Honestly, I was nervous throughout the game. Even if I knew the answer, I wasn’t much confident about it. So for me, it was like taking a risk on every question. Also, when I reached on 1 crore question, I was confident on my answer. But in spite of it, I took lot of time to answer. I did not wanted to take a risk at that time since lot of hopes were on me. If my answer would be wrong then from 1 crore, I would land it up to 3 lakhs. Thankfully, my answer was correct (smiles). However, I wasn’t confident on the last question and so; I decided to quit the show.” To go back and know about her background and life, one feels really inspired. It was surely not an easy path for Anamika who wanted to go Mother Tere...