Trivia



A male ballet dancer is referred to as a 'danseur noble.'

Leonardo da Vinci spent twelve years painting the Mona Lisa's lips.

Indians go out to the movies 3 billion times a year.

In the early days of motion pictures, movies were the people who worked on films.

In 1974, Lata Mangeshkar became the First Indian to have performed in the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Walt Disney got the idea for Mickey Mouse from watching mice play in a garage, where he was forced to work, because he could not afford to rent an art studio.

The traditional act of painting eggs is called Pysanka.

The Vatican's Swiss Guard still wears a uniform designed by Michelangelo in the early 16th century.

The only X-Rated film to win the Best Picture Oscar was 'Midnight Cowboy' in 1969.

The first TV broadcast of the Oscars took place in 1953, hosted by Bob Hope on NBC.