Round 2

1. Connect

Movies• Aks – 2001• Major Saab – 1998• Antar Mahal – 2005• Tere Mere Sapne – 1996

Events• 1996 Miss World pageant

List is not exhaustive

Answer

• Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd• Presently shortened to Amitabh Bachchan Corporation

2. Which movie?

• (Dialogue): ”Geology is the study of pressure and time. That’s all it takes really, pressure, and time. That, and a big god-damned poster”.• Although a very modest hit in theaters, this movie became one of the

highest grossing video rentals of all time.• The director of this movie watched “Goodfellas” every Sunday while

shooting this movie and drew inspiration from it on using voice-over narration and showing the passage of time.• Identify this movie.

Answer

3. What?

• James Franco, Seth Rogen and Jason Segel are mainstream Hollywood actors today. • They began their career with a show that was cancelled after one

season but developed a cult following after its DVD release. • Ranked the greatest show to be ‘Cancelled Too Soon’ in 2013 by TV

Guide, who also ranked it among the 60 greatest Drama TV series• Name the show.

Answer

4. Which movie?

• 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 Indias official entry to the Oscars in 1991.

Answer

• Anjali

5. Id X• 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”• Robin Williams 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

Answer

6. FITB• ______ Management is a trust fund once owned by Saddam Hussein.

It has a 2% holding in the Lagardère Group; however all its holdings are frozen. • Not coincidentally, “______ Management, Inc." was also the name of

a money laundering front company controlled by fictional drug lord X of a cult movie.

Answer

Montana

7. Give Funda.• The picture is that of “El Indio” Fernández, a famous Mexican

actor, screenwriter and director of the Cinema of Mexico. • He developed his own style which had such an effect in the

industry that his portrayal of rural Mexico became a standard for the film industry and also became the image of Mexico in the world.• Cedric Gibbons was introduced by his then wife Dolores Del

Rio to El Indio. Reluctant at first, Fernández was finally convinced to do some a special modeling assignment that stands till now. •What did he do?

Answer

8. Which movie?

• Dr Solanki graduated in Chemical Engineering from IIT and got a PhD from China's Zhejiang University in only three years, researching in high-density polymers. This is somehow related to a Bollywood movie in 2014?

Answer

• Hasee Toh Phasee

9. Who?

• For the first time in Bollywood, DDLJ credited someone for the ‘Title idea’. Who was this person? • Hint: This person is spouse of one of the actors in the movie

Answer

• Kirron Kher

10. Which movie?

• Nominated in the Best Foreign film category at the Oscars, Mother India lost to...?

Answer

• Nights of Caberia

11. Id X

• Aamir Khan said of X: “The only film I signed without reading the script was Awwal Number.” Name X who himself was a legendary actor.

Answer

• Dev Anand

12. Name the movie

• This movie is based on a Korean comic of the same name.• It has a plot dealing with an alternate world where humanity and

vampires have warred for centuries.

Answer

• Priest

13. Connect these images to a Bollywood family.

Answer

• Bachchan Family

14. Confused Identity

• Name the politician who was rumoured to have made a guest-appearance in the bus-scene of Andaaz Apna Apna.

Answer

• Shashi Tharoor

15. Which movie

Connect this 1973 movie with a hit film of 2014.

Answer

• Queen(Anhonee had the hit song ‘Hungama ho gaya’, which was remixed and used in Queen)

16. Which movie?

• X is a Bollywood star is known for not doing any Television Commercial throughout his career. • Name the movie in which X appeared without a moustache for the

first time.

Answer

• Lamhe (Anil Kapoor)