1. The
bus comedy scene in Andaz Apna Apna was shot on the ring road of JNU.
2. George
Clooney proposed Amal Alamuddin in the Nehru statue arena. She came to JNU to
deliver special lecture on Violation of Human Rights.
3. Some
scenes of Sholay was shot in the Parthasarthy
rock. Thanks to the rocks in PSR.
4. Some
of the dance practice scenes of Happy New Year was shot in the big upper
hall of Teflas.
5. In
the 1980s, the open air theatre in KC was considered twice for hosting the
Filmfare Award.
6. Diego
Maradona inaugurated the football ground of JNU
7. Students
of JNU knows that there is a cave inside the campus. Extra shots for Indiana
Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981) were held there, but it was
never considered in the movie.
8.Indira
Gandhi was reluctant to name a university after her father, so the first
name to be considered was 'Socialist International University'.
9.
The typewriter which was used for Vladimir Lenin’s last speech is kept in the
Vice Chancellor’s office as a showpiece.
10. The
aerial view of JNU looks somewhat like this- Thank you for reading this
article- Happy April Fools’ Day!
11.There is a big tunnel which lies opposite to the Indian
Council of Social Science Research institute, but behind Brahmaputra hostel, it
leads to Russia.
