14 Times Hindi Movies Really Needed An Urgent Fact Check!

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Visual comparison of myth and truth about bazookas in Hindi movies, highlighting the importance of accurate information.

An Icchadhari Naag dressed like Keanu Reaves in The Matrix jumps out of a hospital window and morphs into a man dressed like Keanu Reaves riding a bright red sportsbike. That’s before he discovers that he is also the Bad Terminator from Judgement Day and Sunny Deol has realised he’s the good terminator and the Naag Mani quest has been abandoned. If you’re reading the above two lines and wondering just what expired cough syrup is being chugged here let me clarify, it’s not expired. And this is the most boring bit of the plot of Jaani Dushman.

Regardless, accidentally or sometimes because someone was just too lazy to cross-check facts have ended up in some rather smashingly ignorant things in our movies. The article you read here is an ode to people who really should have Googled.

1. Remember the Hand Pump Tara Singh pulled out of the ground in Pakistan?

Illustration comparing myth and truth about handpumps in Hindi movies.

2. And then Sunny Paaji did this in Border.

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3. While Sunny Deol launches Surgical strikes with his truck and punches, this is what Ajay Devgn has been upto…

Man exiting a running car, myth vs. truth about safety and face injury.

4. Did someone annoy you and you want to take care of them without a peep? Or are you a secret agent in the hunt for nuclear weapons and your next Moneypenny?  

Comparison of gun myth and truth in Hindi movies, showing silent gun vs. audible gunshot.

5. Harrisson ka taala hai, tootega nahin.

Debunking lock myths in Hindi movies with facts about padlock strength.

6. Point, shoot, kill. Miss, photoshop, do it on a chroma screen.

Comparison of robot myth and truth about firing guns simultaneously.

7. Kholney Ka, Phainkney ka, Bhool janey ka. Pull it, Throw it, Forget it.

Comparison of myth and truth about Shivaji The Boss with grenade images.

8. Hang on for a Prakash Jha special.

Kidnap myth and truth comparison with a woman being drugged and a quick fact check.

9. Calling all cinema lifeguards.

Illustration comparing myth and truth about drowning victims in Hindi movies.

10. Tracing…tracing…found him!

Myth vs. Truth about police tracing phone calls quickly.

11. Jump, Chat, Hang. Repeat.

Skydivers and wind noise: myth claims talking is possible during free fall; fact clarifies wind spee.

12. Reboot?

Myth vs. Truth about defibrillators and heart restart.

13. Amnesia. On Call.

Comparison of myth and truth regarding amnesia and head injuries in a visual infographic.

14. The Great Indian Blood Donation.

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Can you think of any more? Let us know in the comments section below.

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