Tuesday Trivia: Did you know Amitabh Bachchan used to steal cars from Mehmood's collections to impress his girlfriends?

Today marks the 88th birth anniversary of popular comedian, singer and filmmaker Mehmood Ali. The multi-talented personality, who dominated there decades from of 50s- 80s, is known for portraying memorable characters in films like Padosan, Kunwara Baap, Gumnaam and many others. While everyone knows that superstar Amitabh Bachchan was Mehmood's protege and used to stay at his place during his struggling days, it will surprise you to know that Big B used to steal cars from Mehmood's collections to impress his girlfriends.

In a throwback interview, Mehmood's brother Anwar Ali had said, "He (Mehmood) lived like a king both in terms of his lifestyle but also his large-heartedness. He looked after our extended kutumb of 150 people. He loved cars and at one point he owned a fleet of 24 cars including a Stingray, Dodge, Impala, MG, Jaguar and others." And reportedly Amitabh Bachchan used to steal from his collections to "impress his girlfriends." Well, that's definitely a funny story, isn't it? Interestingly, Amitabh and Mehmood shared screen space in films like Garam Masala, Kunwara Baap, Bombay To Goa and Khud-Daar.

On the work front, Amitabh Bachchan will be next seen in Brahmastra, which also features Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy, Nagarjuna Akkineni and Dimple Kapadia in key roles with a cameo from Shah Rukh Khan. Big B has collaborated with Ranbir for the first time for this project, which is directed by Wake Up Sid and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani helmer, Ayan Mukerji. The cinematic icon earlier praised Ranbir in an interview, saying, "His face is God's blessing. He doesn't seem to make any effort to convey emotions, whereas I've to constantly struggle to express myself and ask the Director to help me." Brahmastra is produced by Dharma Productions and Fox Star Studios. It is scheduled to release on December 4. So, are you excited for this film? Tweet and let us know @bollywood_life.

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