99 Bollywood Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: Dadasaheb Phalke

Dhundiraj Govind Phalke lived from 1870 to 1944. He is known as the Father of Indian Cinema. He was also the producer and scriptwright of this film. It was released on May 3 at Coronation Cinematograph, Mumbai. The entire cast was drawn from non-professionals. Phalke wanted to cast women in female roles, but no woman was willing to perform. He made a remake of this film in 1917. The Dadasaheb Phalke award, initiated by the Indian government in 1969 is one of the most prestigious awards in the field of Indian cinema. Harishchandra is a renowned figure in Indian culture. He sacrificed his wife, kingdom and son to keep his promise to Sage Vishwamitra. A Marathi film called Harishchandrachi Factory was released in 2009 that depicted the making of that film. It was India's entry for the Best Foreign Film Oscar in 2009-10 but it did not go to the final list.

Answer: Budhbuda

It is the same village where Sahir, the character played by Shahrukh Khan, comes to shoot his movie. It is the same village where his friend, Billu the barber, also lives. Billu tries to stay away from his friend, Sahir, because he believes Sahir may have forgotten him.

Answer: Deepika Padukone

'Chandni Chowk to China' also starred actor Akshay Kumar in the lead male role.
Deepika Padukone made her Bollywood debut with the film 'Om Shanti Om' which also starred Shahrukh Khan.

Answer: Amitabh Bachan

Amitabh Bachchan is married to actress Jaya Bhaduri. They have two children, Shweta Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan. His first film was 'Saat Hindustani', in the year 1969.
He has won a lot of major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards and twelve Film fare Awards. He has had the most number of nominations at the famous Indian Film fare Awards.

Answer: Nargis

'Barsaat', released in 1949 was a hit movie catapulting Raj Kapoor to fame. This movie starred Raj Kapoor and Nargis, who were one of the popular pairs in Bollywood. The movie marked the debut of music directors Shankar-Jaikishan. The movie starred Nimmi, not opposite Raj Kapoor, but opposite Prem Nath. In the movie, Pran (Raj Kapoor) and Gopal (Prem Nath) fell in love with Reshma (Nargis) and Neela (Nimmi) respectively. While Gopal ditched Neela, Pran and Reshma were united at the end of the movie.

Answer: Sridevi

Directed by Pankaj Parasher in 1989, Sridevi played the roles of separated twins, both orphaned, one having a huge fortune to which she was entitled only after turning 21. She was subjected to cruelty by her wicked uncle (Anupam Kher), who had designs on her fortune. The other role was that of a street-smart girl living in poverty. With each twin running away from their situations, they got mistaken for each other. The two male stars opposite were Sunny Deol and Rajnikant.

Answer: Bobby

"Hulchul" is about two warring families, Angaar Chand's and Lakshmidevi's, who hate each other. No women are allowed in Angaarchand's house and family. When Angaarchand disrupts Lakshmidevi's grand-daughter's marriage, Anjali decides to take revenge by pretending to be in love with Jai, Angaarchand's son. But soon they really fall in love and all hell breaks lose. Jai's brother, Kishen, who had secretly married seven years earlier, and Anjali's uncle, Veer, help to bring them together.

"Bobby" is a classic film directed by the legend Raj Kapoor. Raja is the 18-year-old son of a wealthy Bombay businessman who suffers from his parents' coldness and neglect. Shortly after finishing school he meets Bobby, the 16-year-old daughter of a poor Christian fisherman. They fall head over heels for each other, but they'll need everything they have to defend their love as their families won't accept them marrying each other...

Answer: India

Hollywood is indeed the biggest extravaganza in world movie fair. But Bollywood, the heartbeat of India, has also its shine in its country of India.

Answer: Bollywood

Yes - Western influence at its best - combining the words Bombay and Hollywood! Mollywood (or Kollywood)is the name given to the Tamil movie industry (based in Chennai).

Answer: Ramgopal Verma

Ramgopal Verma is a well-known Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who has directed several critically acclaimed movies in Bollywood. He is best known for his crime and thriller films, including the 1998 movie 'Satya'. The film was a commercial and critical success and is considered a cult classic in Indian cinema. Ramgopal Verma's unique style of storytelling and his ability to create realistic and gritty portrayals of the Indian underworld have earned him a reputation as one of the most talented directors in Bollywood.

Answer: Kaho naa... Pyaar Hai

This film was directed by his own father-Rakesh Roshan and music by his uncle Rajesh Roshan.

Answer: Raj Kapoor

'Awara' was also popular in USSR, China, Turkey, Romania and Afghanistan. The film's music was composed by Shankar Jaikishan. Raj Kapoor was born in Peshawar in modern-day Pakistan. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Indian Government in 1971 and the Dadasaheb Phalke award in 1987. Raj Kapoor lived from 1924-1988. Ths film was nominated for the Palmes d'Or at the Cannes Fim Festival. It starred artistes like Raj Kapoor, Nargis and Prithviraj Kapoor. Raj's own father Prithviraj acted as his father in the film as well! Prithviraj Kapoor acted as Judge Raghunath, Nargis as Rita and Raj Kapoor as Raj Raghunath.

Answer: Roy

Out of the four jokers, Roy is the most out-going one. He always thinks of new ideas like inserting a magnet in his belt which occasionally helps him but also gets him in trouble. Roy also likes to think of himself as the world's greatest detective.

Answer: acting

'Luck By Chance' is written and directed by Zoya Akhtar. The movie was released in January 2009 and did not do very well on the box-office. It has Farhan Akhtar in the lead role, playing a struggling actor. The film portrays the problems he has in his life, as he tries to become famous in the acting industry.

Answer: Priyanka Chopra

'Fashion' is directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. The film stars Priyanka Chopra in the lead role and Kangana Ranaut along with newcomers Mugdha Godse and Arjan Bajwa.
Priyanka Chopra has been Miss India World and also became Miss World 2000. Her first film was the Tamil film 'Thamizhan' in the year 2002. Her Bollywood debut was made in the next year in the film 'Hero: The Love Story of a Spy'. She has done numerous movies after that like 'Mujhse Shaadi Karoge','Krrish' and 'Don'.

Answer: Dilip Kumar

'Mother India' released in 1957 starred Nargis who was paired opposite Raaj Kumar. The film starred Rajendra Kumar and Sunil Dutt as Nargis's children. Nargis later on married Sunil Dutt in real life. The movie, directed by Mehboob Khan, had music by Naushad and was an Oscar nominee under the Foreign Language film category. Nargis played the role of a village woman Radha who was married to Shamu (Raaj Kumar). The movie explored the social conditions in rural Indian. After losing her husband, Radha had to suffer to bring up her children Birju (Sunil Dutt) and Ramu (Rajendra Kumar). Birju became a dacoit and began to harass the daughter of a money lender who troubled his mother. The movie ended with the mother killing her own son.

Answer: Amitabh Bachchan

Directed by Chandra Barot in 1978, Bachchan played the roles of an underworld don and a look-alike city dweller. After the don's death at the hands of police, one was impersonated by the other, to catch the remaining gang members. Zeenat Aman starred opposite.

Answer: Dhano

In "Sholay", Hema Malini played Basanti who drove a "tanga". Basanti used Dhano to pull her "tanga". Dhano was a white, female horse which was a constant source of transport throughout the film. Dhano "listened" to Basanti's feelings and emotions throughout the film.

Answer: Seeta Aur Geeta

"Akayla" shows that Vijay and Ajay have been orphaned at a very young age and as a result Vijay has looked after Ajay, ensured that he has a good education, while he himself joins the Bombay Police and is now an Inspector. He meets with and falls in love with Seema, wants to marry her, but quickly changes his intentions when he finds out that his close friend and garage mechanic, Shekhar, is in love with her. Subsequently, Shekhar and Seema get married and eventually give birth to a baby boy, Bobby. Ajay meets and falls in love with Neetu and both seek Vijay's blessings for their marriage, which takes place with lot of pomp and ceremony. Vijay then meets with a club dancer, Sapna, and is attracted to her and would like to marry her. Before he can propose to her, he must first deal with a gangster named Anthony "Tony" Braganza, who along with his twin brother, Jojo, have wrecked havoc in Vijay's life. Tony and Jojo, on the run from Vijay, stop to get their car fixed at Shekhar's garage, a confrontation ensues, and Shekhar and Seema are killed. Vijay, hot on the heels of the Braganza brothers finds out that the next on the list are Ajay, Neetu and Sapna, and he will have to move quickly and out-think them before he ends up losing everyone in his life and remaining alone (Akayla) for the rest of his life.



"Seeta Aur Geeta" is Ramesh Sippy's second film as director. Seeta (Hema Malini) lives with her grandma (Pratima Devi) and her cruel aunt Kaushalya (Manorama), uncle Badrinath (Satyen Kappu), Kaushalya's brother, Ranjeet (Roopesh Kumar), and daughter Sheela (Honey Irani). Although Seeta is wealthy and owns the property, she is treated worse than a servant by Kaushalya, and Sheela. Ranjeet lusts after her, and uncle Badrinath is a silent spectator. The only emotional support for Seeta is her grandma, who is handicapped and wheelchair bound. One day Seeta, after being beaten by Kaushalya and Ranjeet, for purportedly stealing Ranjeet's wallet, leaves the house, and runs into a man called Raka (Dharmendra) who calls her "Geeta". She is also introduced to a woman, who calls her daughter (Radhika Rani). Perplexed at this situation, but having no choice, she stays on. Meanwhile, her look-alike, Geeta, is apprehended by the police and brought back to uncle and aunt. Geeta, unlike Seeta, is unafraid and soon assumes control of the house, and reduces her aunt, cousin, and Ranjeet to mere underlings and servants at her command. She also falls in love with wealthy Dr. Ravi (Sanjeev Kumar). But as fate could have it, Geeta's cover is blown and she is arrested for impersonation. Seeta, in the meantime, is unable to meet life's harsh demands, including dancing in the street, as was Geeta's and Raka's profession. As Geeta is got rid off, the aunt and Ranjeet locate Seeta and bring her back to her life of mute slavery, abuse, and confinment

Answer: Mumbai

Bombay (now called Mumbai) is the biggest city of India and is famous for two things: Bollywood and Underworld. Underworld is the name given to the people and groups who fall in the category of gangsters, international groups who believe in grabbing money from people on the basis of power and 'guns'.

Answer: Amitabh Bachanan

Amitabh Bachanan is the most popular Hindi actor ever; now over 60 years old.

Answer: Baadshah

Shahrukh Khan's character in the film 'Baadshah' is named after the title of the movie itself. The film, released in 1999, is a Bollywood action-comedy directed by Abbas-Mustan. Shahrukh Khan, who is also known as the "King of Bollywood," has appeared in over 80 Bollywood films and is one of the most successful actors in the industry. 'Baadshah' was a commercial success and is still remembered for its catchy songs and entertaining storyline.

Answer: Shahrukh Khan

For the film 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'.

Answer: Kaho naa Pyaar Hai

It was his father's film and his co-star was Amisha Patel.

Answer: 'Pather Panchali' ('The Song of the Road')

The films were adapted from stories written by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. The music for these films was composed by the famous Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar, who died in 2012. 'Pather Panchali' was the directorial debut of Satyajit Ray. The three films of this trilogy were 'Pather Panchali', 'Aparajito' and 'Apur Sansar'. I made up the name 'Janmabhum'.
It depicts the sad story of Apu, a boy living in a village in Bengal. At first, no one wanted to produce his film. Finally, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, Bidhan Chandra Roy, provided financial help to Ray. 'Pather Panchali' was nominated for the Palmes d'Or in the Cannes Film Festival. The film also won several National Film Awards. The film stars Kanu Banerjee as Harihar Roy, Karuna Banerjee as Sarbajaya Roy, Subir Banerjee as Apurba Roy(Apu), Uma Dasgupta - Durga Roy and Chunibala Devi as Indir Thakrun. Satyajit Ray won a Lifetime Oscar award in the year of his death, 1992.