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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!

Anshu’s Mad Ad Quiz 2

Anshu — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:28:26 +0000

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 ad’? (The one which begins with.. aur phir bhediye ne memne se kahaa) Identify both the actors in the ad.

4. Remember the Lijjat Papad rabbit. Who designed the puppet?

5. Which international figure modelled for Rapidex English speaking books saying not knowing English couldn’t prevent anyone from reaching the top?

6. This brand derived its name from the cocaine and caffeine which were ingredients in its product when it was first launched. Which brand?

7. What is common to Jalal Agha, Saeed Jaffrey, Ashok Kumar and Shammi Kapoor?

8. Which world famous director created an ad for ICI paints?

9. Which was the first Indian commercial to win at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival?

10. Which ad won India an unprecedented two Golden Lions at Cannes in 2009?

Anshu’s Mad Ad Quiz 1

Anshu’s Mad Ad Quiz

Anshu — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:17:28 +0000

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 then bagged her debut with a choreographer turned director. Who are we talking about?

4. This model sold detergent and then directed Shekhar Kapur in a television serial? Who are we talking about?

5. This on-screen brother-sister pair sold Complan and then both joined films. Who are they?

6. Yeh bechaara kaam ke bojh ka mara. Inhe chahiye Cinkara…. who was the model?

7. This mainstream Bollywood actress sold Gits Idli mix before essaying the role of a Bengali. Who?

8. This actress played a coy radiant bride in a Vicco Turmeric ad, got involved with a Khan and was finally bowled over. Who?

9. Remember the Rasna girl… ras ki rachna Rasna…. I love you Rasna? She has now joined Telugu films. What is her name?

10. Who were the two actresses who featured in the Leher Pepsi ad featuring Aamir Khan- the ‘Hi! I’m Sanju’ one?

Anshu’s Amitabh Bachchan Trivia Quiz 2

Anshu — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:36:55 +0000

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 composer was responsible for introducing many unusual voices to playback singing, including AB. He sang for an AB film (though for his costar SK and not him). Name the composer and the film.

8. Which song did AB sing with a former Miss India?

9. For which film has AB sung the maximum number of songs?

10. Asrani sang two songs for this AB film. Which film? What is the Bachchan family’s unique contribution to the music of this film.

Ab Trivia Quiz 1

Bollywood trivia quiz

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!