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!

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Try this one for some more fun: 1. Which present day popular actor was Farex’s first baby model? 2. When the US company first decided to launch Pepsi in India which Padmashree and Ms Universe Best National Costume winner were roped in for their first commercial? 3. Remember that old Vicks ‘gale mein khich khich [...]

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Here’s a heady mix of easy and not-so-easy questions on advertisements we have grown up watching: 1. Which popular director featured in a commercial for a well-known adhesive brand? 2. Which popular playback singer made her singing debut with a Farex jingle? 3. This model went on to do a music video for Himesh Reshammiya and [...]

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Time for an Amitabh Bachchan Trivia Quiz again! My favourite topic! Have the following singers ever provided playback for Amitabh Bachchan? If so, name the movies. 1. Bappi Lahiri 2. RD Burman 3. Laxmikant 4. Hariharan 5. Sukhwinder Singh 6. Which song sung by AB has been indirectly inspired by Meher Baba? 7. This music [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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