No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace
as I have seen in one autumnal face
- John Donne
Her hardest hue to hold,
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
- Robert Frost
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!
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!
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?
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
Loved Amul’s spoof on Shashi Tharoor’s cattle class comment. Holy Cow!
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?
Well, did you know that Kapil Sibal was a poet in the making? One who recites poems looking at his mobile phone screen!? Listen on all ye fans of this bard!
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:
