So. The third Quizarre quiz. Here it is. We decided on a theme this time, and what better than good old Bollywood?
10 questions again. Mail in your answers to quizarre[at]gmail[dot]com, with the subject line "Quizarre Quiz 3 answers".
1. X played Y’s son in this landmark movie. Y was then an established actress, X was a newbie. During the shooting, there was a fire on the set, and X saved Y from near certain death. They married soon after. Their son is also a famous actor. Identify X and Y.
2. Identify this gentleman
3. His name means 'passion' in Swahili. He tried to destroy India, first using adulterated food and later rockets. He died at the end of the movie when the hero blew up his base. Later his nephew became a villain too, but in a comedic role. Identify the villain and his nephew.
4. Identify the duo
5. The landmark silent movie "Battleship Potemkin" has a now famous scene in which a baby's pram rolls down the flight of steps as the mother looks on in horror. This scene was there in the movie "The Untouchables" where Kevin Costner and Andy Garcia save the baby. A Hindi movie also had this scene, with Anil Kapoor doing the baby saving honors. Name the film.
6. Meena Kumari holds the record for being the only actress to bag all the nominations for the Best Actress award in a year. But in those days, there were only 3 nominations. Another actress later got 4 of the 5 nominations, and won the award for one of them. Who?
7. Which classic literary work is this movie based on?
8. A professor who pretends to be a driver. Another professor pretending to be the first one. The first's professor's wife pretending to have an affair with the driver (who is actually her husband). All this to fool the first professor's wife's brother-in-law who she praised so much that the first professor got an inferiority complex. A timeless comedy. Identify.
9. Sanjeev Kumar did nine roles in the movie "Naya Din Nayi Raat". This record was broken by Kamal Haasan who did ten in "Dashavatharam". Who holds the current record for most roles in a Hindi movie?
10. A famous actor in her own right, two of her daughters, a grandson and two granddaughters all are famous actors. Identify.
So there you go. Mail in your answers to quizarre[at]gmail[dot]com, with the subject line "Quizarre Quiz 3 answers". And do keep watching this space for more quizzes and crosswords and much more...
