Bollywood Trivia Questions

Answer: Priyanka Chopra

"Don" is a super-hit movie featuring Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra. Priyanka Chopra also appears in the sequel to the movie "Don." She has acted in many other movies and is a very famous actress.

Answer: Dev.D

'Dev.D' is a romantic drama film, which is a remake of the famous film 'Devdas'. One of the songs from the movie 'Emotional Attyachar' became very famous. Abhay Deol plays the role of 'Dev', who is the son of a rich Punjabi Businessman. Mahi Gill plays the role of 'Paro', who is Dev's childhood sweetheart. The movie revolves around the two of them and how they are separated because of their parents. Paro is also forced into another marriage by her parents and Dev ends up spending the rest of his life with someone else.

Answer: One Night at the Call Center

'Hello' stars Salmaan Khan and his brother Sohail Khan, along with Isha Kopikar and Amrita Arora.
'One Night at the Call Center' is a novel written by Chetan Bhagat that was published in 2005. The novel talks about six call center workers in Delhi and how their lives change after they receive a call from God.

Answer: Prithviraj Kapoor

'Mughal-E-Azam', directed by K Asif was released in 1960 and was the first box office mega hit, creating many records. The film portrayed the love affair between Prince Salim and a courtesan named Anarkali. The movie starred Dilip Kumar and Madhubala, one of the most popular movie couples. Prithviraj Kapoor, the father of Raj Kapoor played the role of Emperor Akbar. The music was composed by Naushad and was a great success. The film was the most expensive made, using 2000 camels, 4000 horses and 8000 troops for the battle scenes. The film cost more than a crore of rupees and was one of the most expensive Hindi movies made. The film, originally made in black and white was released in colour (after digital editing) in 2004 and was a moderate success.
The film was based on a supposedly historical fact about the love between Salim and Anarkali. Emperor Akbar who was furious about the love affair ordered Anarkali to be walled alive. However at the end of the film, Akbar allowed Anarkali to go into exile, but Salim's love for Anarkali remained unrequited.

Answer: Raakhee

Raakhee played the roles of twin sisters. One was upright and the other crooked, in this entertaining movie directed by Samir Ganguly in 1971. The crooked girl was a gangster's (Ranjeet) moll, who impersonated the other to escape the law. Shashi Kapoor was the hero.

Answer: Jadoo

The alien's name was Jadoo. Rohit, a retarded man, befriended Jadoo and received powers to make him well. Jadoo was a short, blue, human-like alien who protected Rohit and gave him powers to enable him to return to normal.

Answer: Ek Duje Ke Liye

In "Dobara", Ranbir Sehgal and Ria have been in love, but their love does not last long, mainly due to Ria's mental illness. Ria is confined to a mental institute, and Ranbir marries Dr. Anjali, a psychiatrist. The Sehgals give birth to a baby boy, who tragically dies. Then years later Ria enters Ranbir's life, and tells him that she has given birth to a son named Varun, and would like Ranbir to accompany her to meet him. Ranbir is delighted and anxious to meet his son, and agrees to go with Ria. After Ria and Ranbir drive for several days, Ranbir starts to realize that Ria is more intent on the journey than on the destination, and that Varun may just be someone she conjured in her mind.

The cross-culture romance "Ek Duje Ke Liye" between a southern Vaasu and a northern Sapna epitomizes inter-caste and inter-state romance. The tragic end to the film depressed many lovers who faced similar problems in their love life. Fed up with the pressures of the society not ready to accept their union, one couple is said to have taken the course shown by the protagonists in the film. They committed suicide.

Ek Duje ke Liye saw southern actor Kamal Haasan appear for the first time in a Hindi film. Rati too stepped into Bollywood with this tragic love story and went on to become the number one in the industry.

Answer: Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Raj was the first actress from India to be selected as a jury member for the reputed film festival. She was also crowned Miss World in 1994.

Answer: Lagaan

Amir Khan's home production, Lagaan, is a critically acclaimed Bollywood film that was released in 2001. The movie is set in the late 19th century and tells the story of a group of Indian villagers who are oppressed by their British rulers and are forced to pay a high tax, known as lagaan. The villagers challenge the British to a game of cricket, with the agreement that if they win, they will not have to pay the tax for three years. Lagaan was not only a commercial success but also received widespread critical acclaim, winning numerous awards both in India and internationally. It was even nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 74th Academy Awards.

Answer: hath

Gabbar Singh to Thakur! Classic this one!

Answer: Major Jaidev Rajwansh

Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, this film talks about a military officer who is betrayed by...! You've got to watch the film!

Answer: Mother India

'Mother India' is a remake of the film 'Aurat', which was released in 1940 and directed by the same director. It was internationally famous for its depiction of the nature of the traditional Indian girl. The film was also produced by Mehboob Khan. The film stars Nargis as Radha, the heroine, Sunil Dutt as Birju, Radha's rebellious younger son and Rajendra Kumar as Ramu, Radha's elder son. In the film, Radha, a traditional Hindu woman who brought up her two sons well in spite of the poverty, is shown valuing the welfare of society more than that of her sons. Ramu is a virtuous man and is married off. However, Birju, who later turns into a dacoit, or bandit, is constantly pestering the village girls. After repeated warnings, his own mother shoots him.

Answer: Roop

Roop is the name of Geet's (Kareena Kapoor's) sister who wants Sahid/Additya to marry. She wants Roop and Additya to elope together.

Answer: Abhishek Bachchan

'Delhi 6' is directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The movie is reportedly based on his childhood days of growing up in Old Delhi. Abhishek Bachchan, son of the famous Amitabh Bachchan, plays the lead role in this film. He made his acting debut in the year 2000 with the film 'Refugee'.

Answer: Anees Bazmee

This movie stars Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, a very likeable and famous pair. Most of the movie was shot around the Gold Coast region of Australia. The spelling of the word 'king' in the film's title, with an additional letter 'n' was due to the advice provided by a numerologist. This belief in numerology is something that is now very common in Bollywood. People believe that it brings luck to the film. Anees Bazmee has directed many other famous films like 'Hulchul','No Entry' and 'Welcome'.

Answer: Vijay Anand

'Guide', released in 1965, starred Bollywood's evergreen hero Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman. The movie was based on the novel 'Guide' by R K Narayan. The movie was directed by Dev's brother Vijay Anand and had hit music by Sachin Dev Burman. The movie swept the Filmfare Awards winning seven awards.
Vijay (Goldie) Anand was a successful director having directed hit films like 'Jewel Thief', 'Johny Mere Naam', 'Tere Mere Sapne' and 'Teesri Manzil'. He also acted in a couple of films, the most prominent one being 'Kora Kagaz'.

Answer: Jeetendra

This 1983 movie was a remake of a Telugu film of the same name and was directed by the same director K.Raghavendra Rao. Jeetendra played both father and son, the father being a judge, who had an impeccable professional life, fathered an illegitimate son (played again by Jeetendra) and whose past then returned to haunt him. Stars Hema Malini played the son's mother, Moushumi Chatterjee was the judge's lawful wife and Sridevi featured as the son's love interest.

Answer: Kabir

Kabir was played by John Abraham in "Dhoom". In the movie, John/Kabir used motorcycles to get away after looting places. He was a quiet man with long hair, who was a genius in thefts. The character was somewhat like Danny Ocean from "Ocean's Eleven". He designed all plans for the thefts.

Answer: Maine Pyar Kiya

"Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi" is about beautiful Anjali Sharma (Sanjana) and Sanjay Malhotra (Uday Chopra), close childhood friends. Anjali falls in love with Sanjay, but Sanjay is tongue-tied, shy and does not display his love for her. As a result, Anjali gives up on him, thinking that he does not love her. She meets up with handsome and debonair Rohit (Jimmy Shergill), and both fall in love. Sanjay is heart-broken yet shows that he is excited, and goes out of the way to make arrangements for the marriage

Sooraj Barjatya's "Maine Pyar Kiya" has been an inspirational movie for a whole generation of film makers in India. Karan (Alok Nath) lives in a small house with his only daughter, Suman (Bhagyashree). He decides to travel overseas in Dubai, in the Persian Gulf, so that he can accumulate enough wealth to get his daughter married. He decides to leave his daughter with his friend, Kishen Kumar Choudhury (Rajiv Verma), wife Mrs. Kaushalya (Reema Lagoo), and son Prem (Salman Khan). Prem is supposed to marry Seema (Pervin Dastur), who is the only daughter of Kishen's business partner, Ranjeet (Ajit Vachani). But Prem falls in love with Suman. He woos her until she also falls in love with him. Kaushalya approves of Suman, but Kishan does not, and asks her to get out of his house and life, as he feels that she has taken advantage of his hospitality. Karan returns and is enraged at Kishan's behaviour. Prem is unhappy with his dad's decision, and he decides to leave home and be near Suman. But Karan does not approve of Prem, and will not let him come anywhere near Suman. Prem will now have to prove himself to Karan, that he is not the same as his dad, and is worthy of Suman's love.

Answer: Lagaan

"Lagaan" was a great blockbuster movie at the box office in India. "Lagaan" was produced by the actor turned producer AAmir Khan and directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar.

Answer: Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, also known as K3G, is a Bollywood family drama film directed by Karan Johar. The star-studded cast includes Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Kajol, and Rani Mukerji. The film was released in 2001 and became one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time. The title of the film translates to "Sometimes Happiness, Sometimes Sorrow" and the story revolves around a wealthy family and their relationships with each other. The film's soundtrack, composed by Jatin-Lalit, was also a huge success and included popular songs like "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" and "Bole Chudiyan".

Answer: Rajkumar Santoshi

This is the Anil Kapur,Madhuri Dixit one! The music is wonderful by AR Rahman.

Answer: Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla

This was their home production under the banner "Dreamz Unlimited" which unfortunately became limited after the film flopped.

Answer: Prithviraj Kapoor

Prithviraj was Raj Kapoor's father. Prithviraj lived from 1901 to 1972. Apart from this film, his notable works include 'Awaara' (released in 1951), 'Anand math' (released in 1952) and 'Kal Aaj Aur Kal'. He was awarded the Dadasaheb. The film also starred Dilip Kumar as Jahangir, Durga Khote as Queen Jodhabai and Madhubala as Anarkali or Nadira. It was directed by Karimuddin Asif and released in 1960. It held the distinction of being the highest ever grossing film for 15 years. It was produced by Shapoorji Pallonji. The film won one National Film award and three Filmfare awards. It was the first Indian black-and-white film to be digitally coloured. In the film, their relationship was disapproved by Akbar and envied by a senior dancer Bahar, played by Nigar Sultana. It had 12 beautiful songs, that were sung by famous singers like Lata Mangeshkar and Bade Ghulam Ali Khan.

Answer: Farting

Paresh Rawal, the great comedian, acts in the movie "Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge". He has a couple of bad habits. He gargles every morning and wakes up the whole family. He troubles the maid. He eats a lot and brings 5-6 friends for dinner. All of these are bad habits but farting every few minutes is even worse.