Antaragni Film Quiz

Prelims
QUIZ MASTER: ANINDITA BASU ROY
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DISCLAIMER: I always start my
quiz with a tribute question!
 Q1.
X is a 1993 Telugu patriotic film, produced by Mohan Babu under his Sri Lakshmi Prasanna
Pictures banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. N. T. Rama Rao portrayed the
characters of Chhatrapati Shivaji, Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Alluri Sitarama Raju, Netaji
Subhash Chandra Bose in the Punyabhumi Nadesham song. The film was recorded as a
blockbuster at the box office and celebrated its silver jubilee. What is X?
#KolzStyleButNotKolztyle
(Poster on next slide)
 Q2.
It was a movie studio founded in 1934. During its period of operation, it produced 102
movies in Malad. Prominent Indians associated with it included filmmakers and film stars
like Himanshu Rai, Rajnarayan Dube and Devika Rani. Rajnarayan Dube was the great
financier and known as the pillar of Indian cinema. Also, a 2013 released, a “Tribute” to
the 100 years of Indian cinema, is named after this studio. Which iconic film studio is
this?
Q3.
This film ‘X’ centers around Raja Krishnappa Bairya, born into poverty, who arrives in
Bombay in the 1960s, on a quest for power and wealth as desired by his dying mother.
Involved with the gold mafia there, he is recruited to kill Garuda, the oppressive heir-in-
waiting, in a leading mining region. Ravi Basrur composed the music and background, while
Tanishk Bagchi remastered the track "Gali Gali" from Tridev (1989) for the film's Hindi
version. Which National Award winning film is this?
Q4.
Connect Karishma Kapoor, Khalid Mohammed and Alam Ara with this audio.
Q5*.
Director Satyajit Ray had written the script of this movie considering only Uttam Kumar in the lead role.
He had confessed that if Uttam Kumar had refused this movie, he would have abandoned this project
altogether. The train service shown in this movie still runs in the present days in between Howrah
(Kolkata) and New Delhi. At that time the train was called as 'AC Deluxe Express' since the train was
consisted of AC coaches only. But later Non-AC coaches were added and the train was renamed as
'Poorva Express'. Which ‘actor-centric’ award winning film is this?

(Video in the next slide)

Q6.
Connect:
Westworld (1973),
Coma (1978),
The Great Train Robbery (1979),
Looker (1981) &
Runaway (1984).
 Q7.
Set in Sweden during the Black Death, it tells of the journey
of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of chess
he plays with the personification of Death (Bengt Ekerot),
who has come to take his life. The title refers to a passage
from the Book of Revelation, used both at the very start of
the film, and again towards the end. Identify this
quintessential Swedish film by the legendary Ingmar
Bergman.
Q8.
X is the only actor to have earned a Filmfare Best Actor in a Leading Role award
and a Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination for the same movie in the
year 1985. On April 27 2002, he was detained at Toronto airport and denied
boarding his flight to L.A. because he had an Arab name and look, thus was
considered a potential terrorist. He is also the first Indian actor to get a 1 crore
as his salary for a single film in 1994. Identify him, coincidentally the singer of
this track.
Q9.
‘A’ is a 1998 film directed by Sai Paranjpe. The music was given by
none other than the greats Ustad Zakir Hussain and Bharat Ratna Dr.
Bhupen Hazarika. It was assumed to be based upon the sibling rivalry
between X and Y. Javed Akhtar won the National Film Award for Best
Lyrics for this film. Identify A, X and Y.
Q10*.
Eminent Japanese filmmaker Yasujiiro Ozu and screenwriter Kōgo Noda wrote the script in 103 days, loosely
basing it on the 1937 American film, Make Way for Tomorrow, directed by Leo McCarey. It was screened in 1957 in
London, where it won the inaugural Sutherland Trophy the following year, and received praise from US film critics
after a 1972 screening in New York City. Released in Japan in 1953, it did not immediately gain international
recognition and was considered "too Japanese." Identify this film, the third best film made in the history of films,
according to the BFI?

(Video on the next slide)

Q11.
Q12.
“Chehre Pe Chehra” is a 1981 psychological thriller based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s story “Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” starring X in the lead role. X held a long standing record for essaying the most
number of characters in the same film before Piggy Chops broke it by essaying 12 roles for the 2007
film “What’s Your Rashee.” Starting his career as a theatre artist with the IPTA, he’s well known for
his versatile acting. He is the first and only (as of 2016) Indian film actor to have a state auditorium
named after him. Who’s X?
Q13.
A series of numbers keeps appearing: the number that Fischer gives Cobb/Arthur is 528491, The two
hotel rooms used are rooms 528 and 491, the number that Eames (as a woman) gives to Fischer is 528-
491, the combination to the strong room starts with 52, and the combination to the safe is 528-491. This
is all to reinforce the importance of the number throughout this movie. Mathematically, the number
528491 is a prime number.

Also, Dom , Robert, Eames, Arthur, Mal, Saito, Peter, Ariadne, Yusuf are the first names of the Characters
of this film. The first letters of their names arrange to form the word “DREAMS PAY”. Identify the film.
Q14.
In 1928, Fox Films Corporation started working on a wide film format using __ __ which they
called GRANDEUR. It’s a wide high-resolution film gauge for still and motion picture
photography. Actually, the no. is 65, additional leftover are for 4 magnetic strips holding 6
tracks of sound. Fill in the blank.
 Q15*.
The last scenes of this movie (with snow and
footsteps) were filmed in New Zealand. After the
ending credit completely rolls over, audiences can
hear sound of the wind. It was actual sound of the
wind recorded in NZ location. The director
revealed in an interview that he was impressed by
the scenery of NZ so much he saved the sound
there for the (Korean) audience. Identify this
Korean action film.
Q16.
Where have you all heard a version of this?:

“The girl of heart is in Egypt,

presented is all this beauty
in the service of your greatness.
(in short, all this beauty is there in your service.)
with these ever-burning (flirtatious) gestures,
the veil of your tearful eyes
will be burned…”
Q17.
What are these categories of?
 Q18.
X Awards are the national film award of France. It was first awarded in 1976. The
nominations are selected by the members of twelve categories of filmmaking
professionals and supported by the French Ministry of Culture. The award was
created by Georges Cravenne, who was also the creator of the Molière Award for
theatre. The name of the award comes from the sculptor X Baldaccini who created it.
It replaced the Étoile de cristal, which was awarded from 1955 to 1975. What is X?
Q19.
X was a Malayali Indian filmmaker, short story writer and screenwriter. He is ranked among the
greatest Indian film directors. His film Amma Ariyan (1986) was the only south Indian feature film
to make the list of "Top 10 Indian Films" of all time by British Film Institute. He entered the film
industry working as an assistant director to Mani Kaul for the film Uski Roti. He started shooting a
documentary based on the life of E.M.S. Namboodiripad, but never completed it. His namesake is a
famous Bollywood hunk who debuted in the Bollywood industry in the year 2003. Who’s X?
 Q20*.
The director ‘Y’ belongs to the new wave movement of Iranian cinema. Time selected his
2001 film Kandahar as one of the top 100 films of all time. In 2006, he was a member of
the Jury at the Venice Film Festival. His films have explored the relationship between
the individual and a larger social and political environment. As a result, his work serves
as an extended commentary on the historical progression of the Iranian state and its
people. In 1997, his 17-year-old daughter Samira directed The Apple, using him as a
scriptwriter and editor. Who’s this quintessential Iranian filmmaker?
Q21.
Nino Rota had used this famous movie theme in a comedic version in the film
Fortunella in 1958. Because of this it was disqualified from winning the Oscar for Best
Original Score in 1973. The tune did win the Oscar for Best Original Score the year the
sequel was released, even though it was essentially the same music. Name the Film or
the famous score.
Q22.
A pristine turquoise gemstone studded in thick silver chain is quite apt to be carried with
any style, be it cool denims or chic formals. Turquoise is a powerful gemstone of protection
with strong cosmic properties. Its beauty is accentured by sky bluish shades of this stone.
It’s believed that it saves its possessor from any evil and ill health. With better clarit and
sharp intuition, it enhances the probabilities of success. This is the description of which
certain object?
(HINT: IT IS A FILM QUIZ!)
Q23.
An excerpt from Outlook India. ID X, a landmark movie in the history of Indian cinema. “As the studio was
located near a railway track and had no sound-proof stages, X was largely shot at night. They would
commence shooting at 1 am after the last local train had ground to a halt and pack up before the first train
left Churchgate station at the stroke of 4 am. The crew also had to be extra-cautious about extraneous
noises, as they were shooting with a Tanar ‘single-system’ camera, which recorded sound directly on to the
film. X took months because of the hazards of having to record under difficult conditions and the need to keep
the project a secret. What is X, a “not watched yet known” Indian film?
Q24.
This is the disclaimer scene from which film?
Q25*.
He was born in Uganda, his current residence is in San Francisco. He is owner of a
bungalow worth $ 3.5 Million, with a heated swimming pool and maple wood flooring in
the living room. He owns a 6496 cc Lamborghini. His business card reads – Vice
President, Rockledge Corporation. Who is he?
Answers
 Q1.
X is a 1993 Telugu patriotic film, produced by Mohan Babu under his Sri Lakshmi Prasanna
Pictures banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. N. T. Rama Rao portrayed the
characters of Chhatrapati Shivaji, Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Alluri Sitarama Raju, Netaji
Subhash Chandra Bose in the Punyabhumi Nadesham song. The film was recorded as a
blockbuster at the box office and celebrated its silver jubilee. What is X?
#KolzStyleButNotKolztyle
(Poster on next slide)
Major Chandrakant: Naam toh suna hi hoga!
 Q2.
It was a movie studio founded in 1934. During its period of operation, it produced 102
movies in Malad. Prominent Indians associated with it included filmmakers and film stars
Himanshu Rai, Rajnarayan Dube and Devika Rani. Rajnarayan Dube was the great
financier and known as the pillar of Indian cinema. Also, a 2013 released, a “Tribute” to
the 100 years of Indian cinema is named after this studio. Which iconic film studio is
this?
Bombay Talkies
Q3.
This film ‘X’ centers around Raja Krishnappa Bairya, born into poverty, who arrives in
Bombay in the 1960s, on a quest for power and wealth as desired by his dying mother.
Involved with the gold mafia there, he is recruited to kill Garuda, the oppressive heir-in-
waiting, in a leading mining region. Ravi Basrur composed the music and background, while
Tanishk Bagchi remastered the track "Gali Gali" from Tridev (1989) for the film's Hindi
version. Which National Award winning film is this?
K.G.F.
Q4.
Connect Karishma Kapoor, Khalid Mohammed and Alam Ara with this audio.
Zubeidaa
Q5*.
Director Satyajit Ray had written the script of this movie considering only Uttam Kumar in the lead role.
He had confessed that if Uttam Kumar had refused this movie,he would have abandoned this project
altogether. The train service shown in this movie still runs in the present days in between Howrah
(Kolkata) and New Delhi. At that time the train was called as 'AC Deluxe Express' since the train was
consisted of AC coaches only. But later Non-AC coaches were added and the train was renamed as
'Poorva Express'. Which ‘actor-centric’ award winning film is this?

(Video in the next slide)

Nayak
Q6.
Connect:
Westworld (1973),
Coma (1978),
The Great Train Robbery (1979),
Looker (1981) &
Runaway (1984).
Movies directed by Michael Crichton
 Q7.
Set in Sweden during the Black Death, it tells of the journey
of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of chess
he plays with the personification of Death (Bengt Ekerot),
who has come to take his life. The title refers to a passage
from the Book of Revelation, used both at the very start of
the film, and again towards the end. Identify this
quintessential Swedish film by the legendary Ingmar
Bergman.
The Seventh Seal
Q8.
X is the only actor to have earned a Filmfare Best Actor in a Leading Role award
and a Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination for the same movie in the
year 1985. On April 27 2002, he was detained at Toronto airport and denied
boarding his flight to L.A. because he had an Arab name and look, thus was
considered a potential terrorist. He is also the first Indian actor to get a 1 crore
as his salary for a single film in 1994. Identify him, coincidentally the singer of
this track.
Kamal Haasan
Q9.
‘A’ is a 1998 film directed by Sai Paranjpe. The music was given by
none other than the greats Ustad Zakir Hussain and Bharat Ratna Dr.
Bhupen Hazarika. It was assumed to be based upon the sibling rivalry
between X and Y. Javed Akhtar won the National Film Award for Best
Lyrics for this film. Identify A, X and Y.
X – Saaz; A – Asha Bhonsle & B – Lata Mangeshkar
Q10*.
Eminent Japanese filmmaker Yasujiiro Ozu and screenwriter Kōgo Noda wrote the script in 103 days, loosely
basing it on the 1937 American film, Make Way for Tomorrow, directed by Leo McCarey. It was screened in 1957 in
London, where it won the inaugural Sutherland Trophy the following year, and received praise from US film critics
after a 1972 screening in New York City. Released in Japan in 1953, it did not immediately gain international
recognition and was considered "too Japanese." Identify this film, the third best film made in the history of films,
according to the BFI?

(Video on the next slide)

Tokyo Story
Q11.
Mammootty
Q12.
“Chehre Pe Chehra” is a 1981 psychological thriller based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s story “Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” starring X in the lead role. X held a long standing record for essaying the most
number of characters in the same film before Piggy Chops broke it by essaying 12 roles for the 2007
film “What’s Your Rashee.” Starting his career as a theatre artist with the IPTA, he’s well known for
his versatile acting. He is the first and only (as of 2016) Indian film actor to have a state auditorium
named after him. Who’s X?
Sanjeev Kumar
Q13.
A series of numbers keeps appearing: the number that Fischer gives Cobb/Arthur is 528491, The two
hotel rooms used are rooms 528 and 491, the number that Eames (as a woman) gives to Fischer is 528-
491, the combination to the strong room starts with 52, and the combination to the safe is 528-491. This
is all to reinforce the importance of the number throughout this movie. Mathematically, the number
528491 is a prime number.

Also, Dom , Robert, Eames, Arthur, Mal, Saito, Peter, Ariadne, Yusuf are the first names of the Characters
of this film. The first letters of their names arrange to form the word “DREAMS PAY”. Identify the film.
Inception
Q14.
In 1928, Fox Films Corporation started working on a wide film format using __ __ which they
called GRANDEUR. It’s a wide high-resolution film gauge for still and motion picture
photography. Actually, the no. is 65, additional leftover are for 4 magnetic strips holding 6
tracks of sound. Fill in the blank.
70 mm
 Q15*.
The last scenes of this movie (with snow and
footsteps) were filmed in New Zealand. After the
ending credit completely rolls over, audiences can
hear sound of the wind. It was actual sound of the
wind recorded in NZ location. The director
revealed in an interview that he was impressed by
the scenery of NZ so much he saved the sound
there for the (Korean) audience. Identify this
Korean action film.
OldBoy
Q16.
Where have you all heard a version of this?:

“The girl of heart is in Egypt,

presented is all this beauty
in the service of your greatness.
(in short, all this beauty is there in your service.)
with these ever-burning (flirtatious) gestures,
the veil of your tearful eyes
will be burned…”
Q17.
What are these categories of?
Hollywood Walk of Fame
 Q18.
X Awards are the national film award of France. It was first awarded in 1976. The
nominations are selected by the members of twelve categories of filmmaking
professionals and supported by the French Ministry of Culture. The award was
created by Georges Cravenne, who was also the creator of the Molière Award for
theatre. The name of the award comes from the sculptor X Baldaccini who created it.
It replaced the Étoile de cristal, which was awarded from 1955 to 1975. What is X?
Cesar Awards
Q19.
X was a Malayali Indian filmmaker, short story writer and screenwriter. He is ranked among the
greatest Indian film directors. His film Amma Ariyan (1986) was the only south Indian feature film
to make the list of "Top 10 Indian Films" of all time by British Film Institute. He entered the film
industry working as an assistant director to Mani Kaul for the film Uski Roti. He started shooting a
documentary based on the life of E.M.S. Namboodiripad, but never completed it. His namesake is a
famous Bollywood hunk who debuted in the Bollywood industry in the year 2003. Who’s X?
John Abraham
 Q20*.
The director ‘Y’ belongs to the new wave movement of Iranian cinema. Time selected his
2001 film Kandahar as one of the top 100 films of all time. In 2006, he was a member of
the Jury at the Venice Film Festival. His films have explored the relationship between
the individual and a larger social and political environment. As a result, his work serves
as an extended commentary on the historical progression of the Iranian state and its
people. In 1997, his 17-year-old daughter Samira directed The Apple, using him as a
scriptwriter and editor. Who’s this quintessential Iranian filmmaker?
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Q21.
Nino Rota had used this famous movie theme in a comedic version in the film
Fortunella in 1958. Because of this it was disqualified from winning the Oscar for Best
Original Score in 1973. The tune did win the Oscar for Best Original Score the year the
sequel was released, even though it was essentially the same music. Name the Film or
the famous score.
Godfather Theme
Q22.
A pristine turquoise gemstone studded in thick silver chain is quite apt to be carried with
any style, be it cool denims or chic formals. Turquoise is a powerful gemstone of protection
with strong cosmic properties. Its beauty is accentured by sky bluish shades of this stone.
It’s believed that it saves its possessor from any evil and ill health. With better clarit and
sharp intuition, it enhances the probabilities of success. This is the description of which
certain object?
(HINT: IT IS A FILM QUIZ!)
Salman Khan’s Turquoise Bracelet
Q23.
An excerpt from Outlook India. ID X, a landmark movie in the history of Indian cinema. “As the studio was
located near a railway track and had no sound-proof stages, X was largely shot at night. They would
commence shooting at 1 am after the last local train had ground to a halt and pack up before the first train
left Churchgate station at the stroke of 4 am. The crew also had to be extra-cautious about extraneous
noises, as they were shooting with a Tanar ‘single-system’ camera, which recorded sound directly on to the
film. X took months because of the hazards of having to record under difficult conditions and the need to keep
the project a secret. What is X, a “not watched yet known” Indian film?
Alam Ara
Q24.
This is the disclaimer scene from which film?
Guardians of the Galaxy
Q25*.
He was born in Uganda, his current residence is in San Francisco. He is owner of a
bungalow worth $ 3.5 Million, with a heated swimming pool and maple wood flooring in
the living room. He owns a 6496 cc Lamborghini. His business card reads – Vice
President, Rockledge Corporation. Who is he?
Chatur Ramalingam