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Longest singing marathon

The longest singing marathon by an individual lasted 105 hours and was achieved by Sunil Waghmare (India) in Nagpur, India, from 3 to 7 March 2012. The record attempt started at 11.06am on 3 March, with a variety of popular Indian songs being sung. No song was repeated within a 4 hour period. The attempt ended on the evening of 7 March after which Mr Waghmare joined in with a sing song with his supporters.

Longest sewing needle

The longest sewing needle is 2.46 metres (8 ft 1 in) long and was made by Nishant Choudhary, Rajbala Choudhary, Alok Sharma and Praveen Jakhar (all India). The needle was presented and measured in Jaipur, India, on 26 December 2009. 15 stitches were made with the needle on two pieces of black fabric, as requested by the guidelines.

Lowest score under par in a professional golf tour tournament

The lowest score to par after 72 holes in a major golf tournament is – 32 (32 under par) and was achieved by Chapchai Nirat (Thailand) at the 2009 SAIL Open at the Classic Golf Resort, Gurgaon, India, on 21 March 2009. The SAIL Open is part of the Asian Tour which is one of the six full members of the International Federation of PGA Tours. This defines the tournament as a “major” tournament.

Most best singer awards

Kishore Kumar, who died in 1987, won eight Filmfare awards for Best Male Playback Singer. He appeared in several comedies in the 1940s before becoming a full-time singer. Although best known for his yodelling and jazz-scat rhythms with nonsense lyrics, it was his melancholic songs which won him the most awards.

Most best actress Filmfare awards

Nutan (1936–91) won five Filmfare awards for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress during a career which spanned 47 years. Widely considered the most versatile actress of her generation, she came from a family of top Hindi performers. She won the best actress awards with her performances in Seema in 1956, Sujata in 1959, Bandini in 1963, Milan in 1967 and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki in 1978 and for her supporting role in Meri Jung in 1985.