Sanskriti MELA prelims

He has written the dialogues for Dhan Dhana

Dhan Goal(2007), Shakalaka Boom Boom (2007), Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007), Main Aisa Hi Hoon (2005), Nayak: The Real Hero(2001) amongst others. He has also been acknowledged for the story idea of Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007). However he is better known for his critically acclaimed movies which due to their controversial subjects have trouble in releasing. Who?

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This is a medium sized city located in the

fictional US state of Calisota. The location of this city was originally known as “Fort Drake Borough”, a fort built in the 16th Century by British Explorer Sir Francis Drake. By the 19th century, the fort had been handed over by its departing British occupants to Cornelius Coot, who renamed the fort with the name of the city. Many of its inhabitants are quite famous.

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Officially, the name was chosen to confuse

those who tried to pronounce the URL of the site. It was one of the first popular websites to include a commentary section i.e. It is known for the Internet forum-style comments section attached to each story

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This term derived from the supposed behavior

of X’s of singing beautifully and mournfully just before they die. Shakespeare used the tale in The Merchant of Venice, 1596:

“Let music sound while he doth make his choice;Then, if he lose, he makes a X-like end,Fading in music.”

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This song was originally supposed to be just a

part of the background score of the movie. However the amazing response from the crowd in a Dharamshala monastery when the song was played prompted the director to change his mind. Identify the song which was shot in Panchatan studio in LA.

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Based on a poem of the same name by the

Russian Nicolai Necrassov, Korobeiniki is a Russian folklore song whose melody is known worldwide due to which successful Russian entertainment export to the west?

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Shah Rukh Khan: Nice guy. Aamir Khan: Dickhead Salman Khan: Never heard of him Katrina Kaif: Never heard of her Aishwarya Rai: Pretty, but a terrible, terrible

actress. Isn’t she knocked up now? Why is she still acting?

These were actual interview answers as part of a publicity interview. Whose words?

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If they were the 4 losing Oscar nominations, who was the final winner?

A Parody of what?

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Who addressing whom?

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His mischievous companions include Bachhu

and Bichchu. Vedo and Uto are his pets. His aunt cooks delicious food for him. Which superhero are we talking about?

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Identify this rockstar.

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Id the man in the center

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Identify theMovie.

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What do these two images combine to make?

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Identify this aircraft

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Identify the singer

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Identify the movie.

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What are these guys upto?

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