Quiz Masters

DHRUBOJIT BHATTACHARYA and UTKARSH KUMAR

1*.

X is one of the highest paid actors of all time, who

also was one of the judges of the 1995 Miss

World Beauty Pageant. He also suffers from

myasthenia gravis, a rare muscular disorder. He

has a double M.A. degree and the Indian comic

book character, Supremo, has his facial

caricature. Identify X.

The answer is…

Amitabh Bachchan

2.

When it was being shot, this movie was the most

expensive one ever made in India. Tailors were

brought from Delhi to stitch the costumes,

specialists from Surat-Khambayat were employed

for the embroidery, Hyderabad goldsmiths made the

jewellery, Kolhapur craftsmen designed the crowns,

Rajasthan ironsmiths crafted the weapons, and the

elaborate footwear was ordered from Agra. For the

battle sequence, 2000 camels, 4000 horses and

8000 troops were used, many of them soldiers on

loan from the Indian Army. Altogether the film cost

Rs. 1.5 crores (38.29 crores in present terms).

Which “royal” movie am I talking about??

The answer is…

Mughal-E-Azam

3.

This body, formed in 1951, has been headed by

many eminent personalities like Anupam

Kher, Asha Parekh, Hrishikesh Mukherjee

among others, and has its 9 regional offices

at Cuttack, Guwahati, New Delhi, etc, with

head office at Mumbai. Identify this

institutional body closely related with

movies.

The answer is…

The Central Board of Film Certification

(Censor Board)

4.

Identify the person whose face has been

hidden .

(Hint : They share the same first name)

The answer is…

Mohammad Rafi

5*.

Whose achievements?

• 2001: Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India

• 2001: NTR National Award

• Berlin International Film Festival 1961: Golden Bear: Nomination: Anuradha

• Filmfare Awards 1956: Filmfare Best Editing Award: Naukari

• 1959: Filmfare Best Editing Award: Madhumati

• 1970: Filmfare Best Screenplay Award: Anokhi Raat

• 1972: Filmfare Best Movie Award: Anand shared with N. C. Sippy

• 1972: Filmfare Best Editing Award: Anand

• 1972: Filmfare Best Story Award: Anand

• 1981: Filmfare Best Movie Award: Khubsoorat shared with N. C. Sippy

• 1994: Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South (1994)

The answer is…

HRISHIKESH MUKHERJEE

6*.

For a certain role, of an NRI, it is rumored that

Saif Ali Khan, and even Tom Cruise were

considered (eventually played by SRK). This

role was named after a legendary movie

actor, suggested by Aditya Chopra. Identify

this character.

The answer is…

RAJ MALHOTRA (from DDLJ)

7.

‘M’ is considered a figure of optimism in Russia.

When the Russian people saw greater hardships

being faced by the poor from the country (India)

with a smile, it gave them optimism. Prominent

figures like ex-President Boris Yeltsin and

powerful Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov could be

heard humming Awara hoon song from the first

Indian movie ever shown behind the Iron curtain.

Identify ‘M’

The answer is…

Raj Kapoor

8.

This movie marked the debut of Rishi Kapoor

as a child artist. Also, this was the first

movie ever to have two intervals. Identify

this legendary movie.

The answer is…

Mera Naam Joker

9.

According to the Wikipedia page of this movie,

the following actors made a ‘cameo’

appearance in the movie

(List on the next slide)

Identify the movie

Amitabh Bachchan

Biswajeet

Rajesh Khanna

Vinod Khanna

Ashok Kumar

Dilip Kumar

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Naveen Nischol

Om Prakash

Pran

Shashikala

Mala Sinha

Shatrughan Sinha

Deven Verma

The answer is…

Guddi (1971)

10*.

James Colmer, one of the specialists in special

effects, said this

“Throughout history, in every culture there are ancient

traces of civilisations and knowledge which

suggests a much more advanced and intelligent

race of beings once lived here. In creating a history

for __________, I felt it was important to include these

esoterical and mystical influences. _________ comes

from a very intelligent and advanced race which

may have visited our earth many times before,

passing on this ancient knowledge to our different

cultures in the hope of uniting us all. It was

important to Rakesh and to the script that

___________ was able to use the energy of the sun.

This was an ideal opportunity to introduce the

symbolism of the tree of life.”

Fill in the blank.

The answer is …

Jadoo

11.

Identify the “controversy” depicted by this

Amul advertisement.

The answer is …

Vishwaroopam release controversy

12.

The only time in the history of any Indian award,

when the best female playback singer award was

shared, was between Ila Arun and Alka Yagnik

for the song X from the Sanjay Dutt starrer Y.

Identify X, Y. Partial points (1/2 each) for both

The answer is…

X : Chholi ke pichhe

Y : Khalnayak

13*.

The documentary on which BJP leader is

named “______:Yes Madam, Sir”?

The leader has recently been in the news.

The answer is…

Kiran Bedi

14.

The inspiration of which Bollywood movie is

Aravinda Pillalamarri and Ruchi

Kuchimanchi, an NRI couple who returned to

India and developed the pedal power

generator to light remote, off-the-grid village

schools. This movie also remains the only

Indian movie to be shot at the Launch Pad

39A of the Kennedy Space Center.

The answer is…

Swades

Next 5 Slides are

based on minimal

Bollywood posters.

Identify the movie and

write it down

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20*.

Cast of which movie?

• Sachin Khedekar (the Protagonist)

• Ila Arun

• Divya Dutta

• Surendra Rajan

• Jishu Sengupta

• Rajpal Yadav

• Sonu Sood

And many more.

The answer is…

Bose : The forgotten hero

21.

Which was the first Indian movie to win at the

Golden Globe awards (The Samuel Goldwyn

Award)?

The answer is …

Do aankhen baarah haath (1957)

22*.

A member of the Indipop band “Silk Route”, he

is proficient in playing Guitar, Flute,

Harmonica and the Saxophone. His laurels

include Filmfare for best playback singer in

2010 and 2012. His albums include Fitoor

and Raunaq. Who is he?

The answer is …

Mohit Chauhan

23.

Identify the movie, starring Ajay Devgan, who

won the filmfare for best male debut in 1991

The answer is …

Phool aur kaante

24.

What “phenomenon” began on October 19,

1995 and is still continuing? At most parts of

the country it is over, except for one

particular location.

The answer is …

The screening of DDLJ at Maratha Mandir

25*.

X initially used to be an RJ for Radio Ceylon

and wanted to interview his favorite actress

Y, but it had to be cancelled when he could

not say a single word to her. Later, when he

worked with her in ‘Z’, an Oscar-nominated

film, they fell in love and got married. Give

me X and Y. ( ½ + ½)

The answer is …

X : Sunil Dutt

Y : Nargis

26.

Connect

The answer is …

Kishore Kumar’s wives

Yogeeta Bali

Leena Chandavarkar

Madhubala

Ruma Guha Thakurta

27*.

Which cricketer is nicknamed Lagaan Bhai as

his look and fielding reminded his Ranji

colleagues of the rustic cricketers in the film

Lagaan? He hails from Bharuch where the

film was shot

The answer is …

Munaf Patel

28.

Identify these child artists.

The answer is …

Shahid Kapoor and Ayesha Takia

29.

X is an Indian actress of French descent. Her

great-grandfather was the Chief Engineer for

the construction of the Eiffel Tower, France

as well as the Statue of Liberty, USA.

Identify X.

The answer is …

Kalki Koechlin

30.

X made his debut as a mainstream hero in the

movie Y in 2000. He had a double role in it

and this effort turned him into a superstar

overnight. Incidentally, Y was added to the

2002 Guiness World Records for winning the

most no. of awards ever (92).

Identify X and Y.

The answer is …

Hrithik Roshan & Kaho na Pyar Hai