2. A is from Budhana a small town of Muzaffarnagar district in
Uttar Pradesh, where his father is a farmer and grew up
amongst nine siblings, seven brothers and two sisters. He
went to Bhartendu Natya Academy Lucknow for theatre
training. After completing two years course there, he went to
the National School of Drama New Delhi. He started his
bollywood career as a side artist with small roles in movies
like Sarfarosh, Black friday, MunnaBhai MBBS, Peepli Live,
Dev D, Firaaq before getting his first break as a lead role in the
movie Patang. He has been awarded National Film Award-
Special Jury multiple times for his work in recent past.
Identify A.
4. In which movie will you find A high school football coach, a bank
teller, a person who owns messenger service, a stock broker, a
painter, an architect, a garage owner, a watch maker, an
advertising executive and two others whose proffession is not
known.
Also name its Bollywood remake.
8. Its gross earnings are 2.35 crore. One reason for its continued
success is attributed to the close proximity of Mumbai Central
and State Transport Bus Stand, with porters and slum dwellers
dropping by during the afternoon due to the low prices and
unbelievable comfort.
Families consider it a weekend outing, coming during the
afternoon , then having a lunch outside.
What ‘phenomenon’ does this explain?
12. X was the first Indian film to be actually shot in side the NASA
research center at the Launch Pad 39 A of the Kennedy Space
Center of NASA in Florida.
In a particular scene of the movie X the movie Y is being shown
to a public audience. Y is a story of three brothers being reunited
after being separated in their childhood.
14. What movie was known as O Alitis tis Vomvais in Greece,
Wloczega in Poland, Katkera Rakkaus in Finland, Brodyaga in
Russia and El Vagabundo in Spain?
17. Windows 8 songs
1. Movie Aage se Right (mujhpe daav laga song)
2. Lenka(everything at once)
18. The Movie X came about when Y read the
autobiography on which the film is based on the
sets of the Godfather Part 2. This all time great
actor forced the all time great director Z to kick his
cocaine addiction and work on this movie, a project
which he took up to redeem himself and he did this
by conceptualizing the ring as an allegory of life.
20. X : All the animals come out at night - whores, skunk pussies, buggers, queens, fairies,
dopers, junkies, sick, venal. Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the
streets. I go all over. I take people to the Bronx, Brooklyn, I take 'em to Harlem. I don't care.
Don't make no difference to me. It does to some. Some won't even take spooks. Don't
make no difference to me.
X is considered to be ( disturbingly) one of the greatest characters. He takes his dates to
watch porn and fixates on young prostitutes projecting himself to be their savior.
Identify X and the movie
22. Identify the person sitting with Dilip Kumar. There have been two movies based loosely on
his rise, while a third movie is set to be released this year.
24. This movie was directed by Alfonso Cuaron. Some critics say that
it probably wasn't Universal's best decision, releasing this movie
on Christmas Day 2006. How many people would want to spend
their holiday watching a dystopian nightmare, even if it is a work
of art? Set in 2027, this film is a dark , ripping road movie that
follows Theo Faron as he tries to lead the world's first pregnant
woman in 18 years, Kee , to safety.
25.
26. This name/word , means "Violence" in Japanese. This is also the
name of a greenish-yellow variety of apple with red stripes, that
was introduced to American colony of New Sweden in 1637 by
Peter Gunnarsson _______.
The character was born in Bowie, Arizona to a native American
Navajo father and a mother of Italian descent, His experiences in
Vietnam and back home resulted in an extreme case of post
.traumatic stress disorder. At the same time , inner questions of
self identity and reflectiveness cause him to lash out at society
rather than handling difficult situations in a civilized manner.
Identify this movie character.
27.
28. A _____ is a character serving as the love interest of X._______
usually have names that are double entendres like Pussy Galore,
Plenty O'Toole, Xenia Onatopp, or Holly Goodhead and are
considered ubiquitous symbols of glamour and sophistication.
34. X is credited with bringing in a new genre in horror cinema. He says he did this by
identifying the monster within us. The year was 1968 and the fear of nuclear annihilation
and civil unrest triggered his thought process, he recognized that the epitome of horror lay
in humanity itself. So he came up with the movie Y: they wont stay dead. Give me X and Y
or the genre of the movies being talked about.
36. The director X worked for an advertising firm in India and was
the cover designer of "Man Eaters of Kumaon" and "A Discovery
of India". When the firm transferred him to England, he ended
up spending his three months there watching over 90 movies. He
was drawn into independent filmmaking after meeting French
filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing Vittorio De Sica's Italian
neorealist 1948 film Bicycle Thieves.
"X" decided to use a classic Bengali novel "Y" by Bibhutibhushan
Bandopadhyay as the basis of his first film and did the same later
in his early career.
Identify X, Y.
38. X was a comic book character in the series The Adventures of Y
published in the 1980s. The series was based on Y, with his
approval, and ran for approximately two years. In the comics, X
was an alter ego of the Y.
He loves peanuts and "music is his passion", which is why he
carries a Walkman. Identify X and Y.
43. Victor Hugo(3) and
Actors playing role of
Jean Valjean
colm wilkinson (2)
Hugh jackman (4)
Liam neeson (1)
44. This cult classic was released in the year 1983. The names of the
lead characters came from film directors X and Y, who were
assisting the director, Kundan Shah in the movie. X co-wrote the
script and assisted in directing the movie, while Y was the
production controller of the film and also acted in it.. Both X and
Y went on to become well-known Hindi movie directors.
A digitally restored print of the film was released on
November 2, 2012 at selected theatres.
Identify the movie , X and Y.
46. Abdul Hayee was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist, who
worked extensively in Hindi films.
He is better known by his pseudonym X. The 1957 classic
"Pyaasa" is said to be inspired by his early life story as a poet.
Few days back , on 8th March 2013 on X's birth anniversary, The
President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, released a
commemorative postage stamp on X.
48. What happened to the character on these ocassions :
while repairing a leak on a roof,
while crossing the road to get his mail,
in a field while tending to his cows,
while sitting in his truck just minding his own business,
while walking his dog down the road,
and on two other occasions.
49. Mr. Daws had been struck by
lightning seven times in the movie
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
50. X was based on a novel by Saadat Hasan Manto and focussed on
the plight of poor farmers. The story revolved on the life of a
poor peasant Ram (Nisar) who was being ill-treated by his
landlord Ghani. Eventually, Ghani is murdered and Ram becomes
the prime suspect in the eyes of the public.
X is India's first indigenously made color film.
Identify X.
54. X is the lead character in a series of French soft porn erotic
movies based on a character created by
________ Arsan in the novel “X”(1959). Only films and episodes
produced by the ASP ("Alain Siritzky Productions") film company
are official and based on Arsan's character.
The name X (and its various spelling combinations) has gone on
to become a by-word for erotic film.
55.
56. The tamil movie X was released in 1990 and deals with the story
of a dying mentally disabled child, and the emotional trauma
experienced by her family. The film was dubbed into Hindi and
Telugu and released under the same name. X was critically
acclaimed, winning three National Film Awards. It was chosen as
India's official entry to the Oscars in 1991.
57.
58. X is an Indian director, screenwriter. After writing the screenplay
for Dil Se.. and working as assistant for director Shekhar Kapoor
in the movie Bandit Queen, he turned to television. Thus during
the 90s “X” directed and produced several television programs
for Doordarshan and Star channels. He directed his first feature
film, Haasil in 2003.
Last year he directed a movie that won him wide critical acclaim
including National Film Award for Best Feature Film.
X made his acting debut last year and was highly praised for his
character Y in the movie.
Identify X and Y.
64. The movie X ( set during the late 19th century)explores the decline of the Zamindari
system in west bengal and the rise of social reforms, it talks about relationships which
were considered taboo during this period, in the same breath it presents the angle of
an educated indian woman and the way society perceives them.
The actress Y who is the main protagonist in this movie is considered an all time great actress
who gained a reputation of playing tragic and grief stricken roles. Like her character in X, Y
becomes addicted to alcohol in real life and dies at an early age.
Give me X and Y
66. •Director Peter Weir filmed this movie in the ratio 1.66:1 to make it seem
more like TV show.
•Some trailers which show a wall with a cast read through which says “ATTENTION:
1. REMOVE CELLPHONES. 2. NO SCRIPTS ON SET. 3. NO I.D. CARDS ON SET”
• A visible “tear” in the “sky” after a light falls on to the “street”
• Robin Wiliams was initially considered for the role but the director gave it to X as
he reminded him of Charlie Chapin. X wanted to take this opportunity to project himself
as a dramatic actor and avoid being typecast for comic roles.
Give me the movie and X
68. In this breakthrough movie one of the central character says: This work is legal,
not only from today but from the time of the Mahabharat . This striking moment in
the movie where a parallel is drawn to ancient texts enables the main protagonist
to shed all inhibitions. Identify the movie and what is being talked about here.
72. This epic 1950s movie is loosely based on a true World War 2 incident. Shot in the
colorful dense forests of Sri Lanka, the movie’s main theme is the futility and insanity of
war. The characters in the movie were asked to construct _______, to help move
something from Bangkok to Rangoon. Give us the name of this movie.
76. X is a sub genre of film making popularized by Y who directed foreign films with
American actors. The term X was coined by an Italian journalist. The most striking example
of this genre of movies is reflected in the Z trilogy which elevated a rising
American actor to unprecedented stardom.
78. Actor, screenwriter and film director and academy award winner X is a legend of American
cinema. He is also known for his left wing political outlook and social activism and most
recently came in to spotlight when he went to Venezuela to mourn the death of his friend
Hugo Chavez
80. Question : __________________
Tillie( with sarcasm): the reverend martin luther king
This particular response had to be removed due to King’s tragic
assassination in 1968. Though it was later restored.
Which famous American comedy drama am I talking about here
