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Bohemian Rhapsody features Rami Malek in the lead role as Freddie Mercury, the front-man for Queen. Penned by Justin Haythe, the film is scheduled to release on December 25 next year.
Check out these 10 unknown trivia about the film:
10) Born Farrokh Bulsara, he spent his early years transitioning between Tanzania and India, which was then under the British rule. His family practiced Zoroastrianism.
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9) He was a cat lover and owned 10 cats. He dedicated his debut solo album ‘Mr Bad Guy’ to his cat. He said and I quote, ‘ This album is dedicated to my cat Jerry. Also Tom, Oscar and Tiffany and all the cat lovers across the universe. Screw everybody else!
8) He nicknamed all but one of his friends and bandmates after women. He called Elton John ‘Sharon’, Rod Stewart ‘Phyllis’ and Queen guitarist Brian May ‘Maggie’. He even had one for himself , ‘Melina’. But he didn’t give one to his base guitarist John Deacon who was considered too masculine in his eyes.
7) A dentist appointment helped pave the way for Sex Pistols. He cancelled an appearance on the TV show, Tonight With Bill Grundy, to plug their new album, A Day At The Races. The band cancelled as Mercury had his first dental appointment in 15 years. Their replacement was the Sex Pistols. And we all know what happened next.
6) A llama interrupted his recording with Michael Jackson. In 1983, Freddie was invite to Michael Jackson’s home studio in California so they could work on a few tracks together. The King of Pop insisted on bringing his pet, a llama, to the studio. This was apparently not cool with Mercury who gave up the collaboration calling his manager complaining “Michael is bringing his pet llama into the studio! I’ve had enough, I want to get out.”