The quiz was organised on 7th April 2018 in our college auditorium with participants coming from all over Delhi.
Highest in prelims - 8.5
Cut off-4.5
Valuable suggestions most welcome !!
2. • Born into a Sikh family in Andheri in Mumbai, X is
popularly known by his nickname Y. As a kid he
was less inclined academically and spent a major
part of his childhood chipping in at his father's
automobile workshop. And before Bollywood ,
pumping iron was X’s only passion, something
that helped him win a few bodybuilding contests
namely Mr. Mumbai and Mr. Maharashtra
contest in which he stood second. His Bollywood
debut came along side Katrina Kaif in 2011 .
(Cameo in a song).
4. • X born on 11 July 1960, fondly known as Y is a
reputed businessman today. After giving a few
super hits in Bollywood, he shifted his focus to
family business and looks like he never
regretted the decision of staying away from
the limelight. Back in 1981 he made his debut
with Z which was a roaring success. One of his
daughter Saachi is married to the grandson of
filmmaker Kamal Amrohi . He was last seen in
“Kaante”(2002).
6. Prior to making his debut as an actor , X worked
with film director David Dhawan as an assistant.
Following this, he got formal training in acting and
dancing . He made his debut in 2001 with
blockbuster Y a remake of the Telugu super hit Tholi
Prema, along with a star kid. He studied in Bombay
Scottish School where he was in the same class as
Abhishek Bachchan. An alumni of Stephen M. Ross
school of Business his last release in 2017 was a
huge success.
8. • X born on 26th October 1954 is an Indian playback
singer who shot to fame in 80’s . It was
Manmohan Desai who recommended X to music
director duo Laxmikanth-Pyarelal. Soon success
followed him and he sang songs in 1983 super-hit
Coolie for Amitabh Bachchan. Some of his famous
songs include “Gori hai kalaiyan”, Zindagi har
Kadam” and many more.
Back in 2010 X made a comeback of sorts when he
sang for Akshay Kumar in Housefull (2010) .
10. • In December 2017 X became the first Indian
actor to endorse Master Card. X was born 7th
January 1967 in Tonk,Rajasthan. He made his
screen debut in 1988 with the Academy
Award nominated Salaam Bombay . Film
critics, contemporaries consider him to be one
of the finest actors in Indian cinema for his
versatile and natural acting. Two of his films
are scheduled to release in 2018.
12. • X worked in India’s first TV serial series Hum
Log in 1984. He played the role of Prince Ajay
Singh in the show. In 1986 he made his
Bollywood debut with “Aag Aur Shola” but his
big break came with “Rama O Rama” in 1988.
After that he worked in numerous films and
serials. His song “ Bin tere sanam“ sung by
Udit Narayan is still shown on music channels
sometimes.
14. • Born on 5th February 1976 , X made his film
debut in the year 2000 . Before that he
worked as an assistant in his father’s
production house . He rejected films like
“Saathiya” and “Lagan” which did wonders in
the carriers of Vivek Oberoi and Amir Khan. In
2004 he decided to quit acting because of
string of flops in his kitty but in the same year
he gave two hits which changed his mindset
and filled him with confidence .
16. Who’s Filmography ?
• Kamsin : The Untouched
• Phool Aur Aag
• Mangal Pandey: The Rising
• Jaana Let’s fall in love
• C Kkompany
X born on 17 August 1978 made her film debut
in the year 1997, but she shot to fame in the
2000s on Television .
18. • A famous statement by X
My father was planning to launch me in an Abbas
Mustan film. But I always wanted to become an
actor on my own , so I told him that I would like to
go through my struggle .So I went to Y’s office and
told him to give me an audition for his new film. He
told me I look too good for the role and he wanted
to cast someone rough and tough. Identify X & Y.
The film X’s father planned was Soldier(1998) and
after his son’s walk out Bobby Deol came on board.
23. The song was used in “Befikre”
•C’Est La Vie by
Khalid (Didi
fame)
24. • Born in Honk Kong on 16th July 1984 X made
her film debut in 2003 with Y. Y was not
supposed to be her first film as she was in
talks for an erotic thriller with a certain
supermodel Z. Rumor has it that it was the
supermodel who showed X the door outside
the film and get his then girlfriend on board. Y
was a box office disaster whereas “erotic
thriller “ did pretty well. Identify X,Y & Z
26. • Besides being a brilliant actor , X also
practiced homeopathy. He could often solve
illnesses that doctors couldn’t manage to
tackle. His introduction to films was purely an
accident . He got the lead role in his first film
because the producer’s wife had eloped with
the hero casted before.
His first big hit was Y where he was again paired
with that producer’s wife.
28. • Aashiyana bungalow in Carter Road use to be the
home of music director Naushad . There was
another bungalow close to it in a decrepit and
dilapidated state. People in the locality called it a
haunted house. There were no takers for it even
when it was offered at dirt cheap prices. A friend
told X about the property but he was short of
funds. X rushed to B.R Chopra and agreed to
work in his films if he were paid in advance. The
kind hearted Chopra gave 90k to X . X bought the
property and named it ”Dimple” .
40. • Bollywood movies and its stars are very
popular in Nigeria. The favorite stars are often
given nicknames by the local people in their
language (Hausa).Dan Daba Mai Lasin
(Hooligan With a License) is for X . X made his
debut in 1981 with Y which was a big success.
The film was produced and directed by his
father. Legends like Shammi Kapoor and
Amjad Khan along with X acted in his first film.