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Sholay: The original ending

Anshu — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:15:04 +0000

Did Gabbar Singh die in Sholay? Well, in the original end he was killed by Thakur. But the Censor Board had its way and the director had to bring the police walaahs. For your viewing pleasure, the original unedited unaltered end of Sholay

Hey! You can see Thakur’s fingers at 3:48!

The Light of Freedom Quiz

Anshu — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:37:16 +0000

This is one Doordarshan film which never ceases to make me nostalgic. Adore that clip of Sunil Gavaskar running through the rain.

Now question time. Can you identify the maker of this film? That was simple? OK… so why don’t you identify all the torch bearers in sequence for me!

Happy quizzing!

Shahid Kapur’s humble beginnings

Anshu — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:38:03 +0000

It is amazing where talent and hard work can take you.

Spot Shahid Kapur dancing behind Aishwarya Rai in this song from Taal at 2:19

And remember this one

Dhan te nan

Anshu — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:59:44 +0000

Do you love that song from Kaminey? It was weeks before I related the fact that the Dhan te nan I was reading it was the same as the song I was hearing. Reason? I was reading Dhan as in ‘wealth’, te as the soft punjabi ‘te’ and nan as what we eat!!!!

The song was originally composed for a telefilm of the same name by Vishal for the ZeeTV series Gubbare. Enjoy both of them!

Here’s the original with Sharman Joshi in Gubbare:

Buffalaxed!

Anshu — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:01:40 +0000

Buffalaxing is a concept where a song in a non English language is given subtitles based on what the foreign words SOUND like, not what it means. This word comes from a genius on YouTube whose username is Buffalax. He (or she) created the concept of Buffalaxing and is REALLY good at it. Watch this Govinda- Kimi Katkar Superman song buffalaxed.

One of Prabhu Deva’s songs Muqabala massacred by Buffalax

If you like this try looking at the Benny Lava series on youtube or this buffalaxed Adolf Hitler speech

Tick tick tick tick!

Anshu — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:13:26 +0000

Enjoy this ‘English song’ from the Kannada film Operation Diamond Rocket. Starring the legendary Rajkumar. No, you don’t need to know Kannada to understand the lyrics here, you need to understand Kinglish! Dorrrrling!

English songs in Indian films

Who says prayers are not answered

Anshu — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:57:42 +0000

This came to me by email:

Masakali!

Anshu — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:56:29 +0000

Without comment: Amul’s ad.

Anshu’s Bollywood Trivia Quiz 1

Anshu — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:49:42 +0000

Here we go:

He has essayed major parts in films about a royal court singer, a blind singer and a street singer. He has also given playback for these three roles. Who is he?
This script writer didn’t write this film where Amitabh Bachchan played a small, yet powerful role. But strangely, Amitabh’s character was named after his father. Who is the script writer and which is the film I am referring to?
What is common to the actors: Jackie Shroff, Motilal, Uttam Kumar?
These were two hits – one starring Amitabh Bachchan and the other with Shahrukh Khan in the lead. Strangely, their on screen characters had the same name. Which are these films? (Bonus question: The same onscreen name has been used by today’s immensely successful actor in four of his films- one of which was a great musical murder mystery- a hit which launched his career. Who is this actor?)
Daughter of a politician, she was an unlikely Hindi film actress. She looked stunning in sarees on television, when few knew that she had hurriedly wrapped the garment around a pair of jeans! Her son made his debut in one of last year’s hit films. Who is she?
Remember the famous Mausi scene in Sholay where Amitabh carries his friend’s proposal for Hema Malini to Leela Mishra. What was the inspiration behind that scene?
She dared to sing a ghazal which was originally rendered by Mohd Rafi. She is very active on the internet, has written biographies on the net of Salma Agha and Zeenat Aman and even has a search engine named after her. Who is she?
Amitabh Bachchan often faces flak for his association with Amar Singh. But did you know that he has even played a character called Amar Singh? Well, not exactly, but I slyly dropped the middle name of this onscreen character! Which film?
He acted in two films of the same name, one year apart. In the earlier version, he played the harmonium in the heroine’s house. And in the later version, he played the main lead. Interestingly he also gave playback for both versions of the film. And worse, even sang for the Tamil version of this film with awful pronunciation almost sounding obscene. Who is the actor and which film are we talking about?
What is common to the actresses: Lara Dutta, Aishwarya Rai, Rekha’s step mother and Rama Dasgupta?

Anshu’s Amitabh Bachchan Trivia Quiz

Anshu — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:13:26 +0000

Try your hand at these:

1. Who gave Amitabh his name? What are Amitabh and Ajitabh’s pet names?

2. What are the names of the Bachchan bungalows in Mumbai and Delhi? Which home was renamed and what was the original name?

3. Years ago, in the days of Bofors, an anguished Bachchan penned a poem which was published in a magazine of repute. Give me the name of the poem and the magazine it was published in.

4. Before Brand Bachchan was launched via ABCL, he was turned into a comic book character. Name the superhero based on Bachchan.

5. Name the movie where Amitabh’s parents, Harivanshrai and Teji Bachchan played a ‘blink and you would miss it’ role.

6. What was the name of the audio company launched by ABCL which released his album of pop/remixed songs? The name of the album? And the composer who did the remixes for him?

7. Before he made it big as a hero, he tried his hand at a talent hunt organized by film magazine ‘Madhuri’. He lost the contest. But who was the winner that year?

8. Amitabh just loved a tune called ‘Yeke yeke’ by

Europe’s first African pop star, Morey Kante, so much, that he coaxed his director to use the music in his movie? Which movie am I talking about?

9. ’Karim Abdul’ stopped working with Amitabh after a great journey together, because AB refused to do a guest appearance in his film he was making. Who is this Karim Abdul?

10. Name the movies where Amitabh is called Vijay? And 3 movies where his name is Vijay Verma.

Good luck!