Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Aditya Goel (India) became a pilot at the age of 16 years (the normal age is 18 years) when he received the Student Pilot’s License (License No: CA/59/2011) on May 10, 2011.

Ramoji Film City (India) which was opened in 1996 and measures 674 ha (1,666 acres) is the largest film studio in the world. Comprising of 47 sound stages, it has permanent sets ranging from railway stations to temples.

Alia Sabur (South Korea) became the youngest college professor when she was appointed as a full-time faculty at Konkuk University in Seoul, South Korea as a research liaison with Stony Brook University, at the age of 19 years and 364 days.

The cover of Kohl, a women’s magazine published by ITP Lifestyle Publishing (United Arab Emirates) which was handmade with 91 grams of gold and 622 diamonds, was auctioned for $10,000 in October 2008. The magazine cover, which had gold leaf applied by hand,  featured Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif.

Asako Kanda (Japan) has a collection of 4,519 different Hello Kitty items including stationeries of Hello Kitty, a Hello Kitty toilet seat etc . She has been collecting these objects from the time she was in elementary school and in future she wants a Hello Kitty-shaped house, with two ears sticking out of the roof. Her ultimate wish is to have a funeral Kitty-style with a Hello Kitty-shaped tombstone.

A total of 1,274 people performed modeling on catwalk at an event organized by T-ARTS Company, Ltd. at Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama, Kanagawa (Japan), on March 30, 2012.

P. R. Subramania Chetty & Corporation, Tamil Nadu (India), manufactured a handloom silk sari (sari is the native clothing for women of the Indian Subcontinent) by using 1, 46,600 punched design cards and 1,920 hooks and illustrated 32 natural shades, within a duration of 1 month. This silk woven sari, which costs Rs. 1, 50,000 INR (2695.4250 USD), measures 5.92m in length, 124.5cm in width and weighs 1,440gm.

Paeng Nepomuceno (Philippines) became the youngest tenpin bowling world champion, when he won the Bowling World Cup of the year 1976 which was held in Tehran, Iran, at the age of 19 years and 292 days.

A total of 12,000 Sky Lanterns were flown simultaneously in HITEX, Hyderabad (India), as a part of India’s first ever Annual Sky Lantern festival, on March 25, 2012. The event was organized by Business of Tollywood, a site which combines business and entertainment in the Telugu Film industry (India).

Uma Jayakumar, from Bangalore (India), can do over 60 hairstyles in a minute and she can even do it with her eyes closed. She takes just 30 seconds for doing a sari and another 30 seconds for a full bridal make-up.