• the 2008 Indian film Tahaan was the first to be filmed in the strife-torn region of Kashmir after a gap of 18 years?
• the Indian film Shehar Aur Sapna, a love story set in a drain pipe, won the National Film Award for Best Film and Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for actor Nana Palsikar?
• the 2008 Indian film Ru Ba Ru is the cinematic adaptation of the Hollywood film If Only?
• the 1948 Tamil film Chandralekha had the longest sword-fight sequence in any Indian film?
• multiple-award winning Indian film Vanaja, which could not be screened in India because it found no takers, was the Master of Fine Arts thesis of its director, Rajnesh Domalpalli?
• Indian film director Mohan Krishna Indraganti won eleven awards including the National Film Award and Nandi Award for his first directorial venture?

Facts on topics related to Indian film

Cinema of India

• Indian actress Kamalinee Mukherjee's poem was selected for an international poetry contest in Washington, D.C. just before she began her acting career in the Telugu film industry?
• Indian actress Mukta Barve won the 2007 Zee Award for best actress in a commercial play for her portrayal of a Kabaddi enthusiast?
• Indian actor Sikandar Kher was still in high school when he assisted director Sanjay Leela Bhansali in making the 2002 film Devdas?
• Monisha, a South Indian cinema actress, was only 15 years old when she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her debut performance in Nakhashathangal?
• Patience Cooper, an Anglo-Indian actress, was the first to play a double role in an Indian film?
• the 2008 Indian film Woodstock Villa marked the debut of veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher's son, Sikandar Kher?
• the Indian horror film 1920 was filmed at a Yorkshire mansion that was rumored to be haunted by the spirit of a carpenter?
• the screenplay for the upcoming film Maya, starring Tamil actress Namitha, was written by Indian film historian Randor Guy?

Bengali cinema

• the 2007 Bengali film Kaal, based on the lives of four women trapped in the world of human trafficking, is in trouble with the Bengali regional censor board over some scenes considered too graphic?