EXTRAAA SHOTSTM
CHALLENGE
BOLLYWOOD QUIZ BOOK
HarperCollins Publishers India
CONTENTS
For me, acting on the big screen has been a cherished dream. I have grown up dancing to Khaike paan Banaraswala, often tearing my mothers dupattas in my attempt to imitate Amitabh Bachchan. Somewhere deep down, I always knew that acting was what I wanted to do. So when Bollywood came calling, I was ecstatic. The emotions I felt when I stood in front of the camera for the first time on the sets of my first film are beyond words. It gave me goosebumps! To actually be able to act and emote on the big screen was a new experience altogether.
When MAX decided to come out with this quiz book, I couldnt wait to get my hands on it. Being an avid movie buff, this seemed like a perfect chance for me to exercise my passion for Hindi films. While reading the questions and trivia, I found myself pleasantly surprised. The amount of research and effort put into this project by the producers is worthy of applause. Some of the facts border on the bizarre and are bound to test even the hard-core Hindi film buff.
This book will be a bible to anyone who eats, breathes and lives hindi movies. So go ahead and drown yourselves in what is an integral part of our lives, hindi cinema.
DIVYA DUTTA
1. | Which actor worked in the military censor office before he got a break in Bollywood? |
(a) | Dharmendra |
(b) | Dev Anand |
(c) | Amitabh Bachchan |
(d) | Guru Dutt |
2. | What car did Dev Anand buy after the release of his first film? |
(a) | Black Hillman |
(b) | White Mercedes |
(c) | Red Pontiac |
(d) | Black Ferrari |
3. | In the film Aan, which song did Dilip Kumar sing? |
(a) | Takra gaya tumse dil hee to hai |
(b) | Khelo rang hamare sang |
(c) | Aaj mere man mein |
(d) | Maan mera ehsan |
4. | What was the title of Dharmendras first, unfortunately incomplete, movie? |
(a) | Bhadakta Shola |
(b) | Ticket no. 786 |
(c) | Railway Station |
(d) | Railway Platform |
5. | Which was Dev Anands first movie? |
(a) | Udhaar |
(b) | Ziddi |
(c) | Namoona |
(d) | Jeet |
6. | Which singer-actress was saved by Dev Anand during a boat capsize, post which they fell in love and even wanted to get married? |
(a) | Suraiya |
(b) | Noorjehan |
(c) | Shamshad Begum |
(d) | Rajkumari |
7. | Which heroine did Sunil Dutt save from a fire that had broken out on the sets of a film? |
(a) | Nargis |
(b) | Saira Bano |
(c) | Sadhana |
(d) | Mala Sinha |
8. | Which was the first film done by Sharmila Tagore in Bollywood? |
(a) | Apur Sansar |
(b) | Shesh Anka |
(c) | Devi |
(d) | Nirjan Saikate |
9. | What was Sharmila Tagores age when she signed her first film? |
(a) | 15 years |
(b) | 16 years |
(c) | 13 years |
(d) | 18 years |
10. | Before he became an actor, what was Amitabh Bachchans profession? |
(a) | Salesman for a soap company |
(b) | Insurance agent |
(c) | Head clerk at a primary school |
(d) | Freight broker for a shipping firm |
11. | At the age of thirteen, which female actress played the role of Rajnikanths step mother in a Tamil film? |
(a) | Hema Malini |
(b) | Sridevi |
(c) | Smita Patil |
(d) | Silk Smitha |
12. | Who were the first people Rekha approached in the Hindi film industry? |
(a) | Dev Anand and Narendra Bedi |
(b) | Mohan Segal and Ali Raza |
(c) | Nargis and Sunil Dutt |
(d) | Kewal Misra and R.K. Nayyar |
13. | Which Bollywood actor was selected in a talent hunt finale by Sunil Dutt and Nargis Dutt? |
(a) | Dharmendra |
(b) | Vinod Mehra |
(c) | Danny Denzongpa |
(d) | Mithun Chakraborty |
14. | The Hindi film industry had banned which handsome actor from wearing black suits in front of the camera as well as in public appearances? |
(a) | Dharmendra |
(b) | Dev Anand |
(c) | Amitabh Bachchan |
(d) | Vinod Mehra |
15. | Which hero with the surname Kumar is also known as The Jubilee Kumar, since most of his films made the silver jubilee on the big screen? |
(a) | Raj Kumar |
(b) | Manoj Kumar |
(c) | Rajendra Kumar |
(d) | Dilip Kumar |
16. | At a very young age, Saroj Khan choreographed a song because her mentor Sohanlal was unavailable. Which song was it? |
(a) | Nigahe milane ko jee chahta hai (Dil Hi To Hai) |
(b) | Rukh ja raat thaher ja re chanda (Dil Ek Mandir) |
(c) | Raat bhi hai kuch bheegi bheegi (Mujhe Jeene Do) |
(d) | Allah bachaye naujawano se (Mere Mehboob) |
17. | How old was Sharmila Tagore when she signed Kashmir Ki Kali? |
(a) | 13 years old |
(b) | 14 years old |
(c) | 16 years old |
(d) | 18 years old |
18. | The film Guide was originally shot in which language? |
(a) | Telugu |
(b) | English |
(c) | Bengali |
(d) | Oriya |
19. | In which film did Sharmila Tagore play a double role? |
(a) | Anupama |
(b) | Aranyer Din Ratri |
(c) | An Evening in Paris |
(d) | Paap Aur Punya |
20. | Which female actress of yore was in a controversy because of a magazine photo of hers in a two-piece bikini? |
(a) | Bindu |
(b) | Sharmila Tagore |
(c) | Zeenat Aman |
(d) | Parveen Babi |
21. | Which of Dev Anands movies is based on a novel by R. K. Narayan? |
(a) | Pocket Maar |
(b) | Kinare Kinare |
(c) | Guide |
(d) | Jewel Thief |
22. | Which song in Jewel Thief was shot in just one take? |
(a) | Aasman ke neeche |
(b) | Dil pukare |
(c) | Rulake gaya |
(d) | Hothon mein aisi baat |
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