Awara
Anari
Do Bigha Zamin

2. Which of his own films as a director does he revere as closest to his heart?

Anand
Satyakaam
Gol Maal

3. Which of Hrishida's films is loosely based on a Hollywood musical 'A Star is born'?

Abhimaan
Chaitali
Alaap

4. What was Anand's surname in the film 'Anand'?

Banerjee
Saigal or Sehgal
Kapoor

5. To whom was Hrishida's 'Bemisaal' dedicated?

Indira Gandhi
Uttam Kumar
M.G. Ramachandran

6. Before entering the world of films, Hrishikesh Mukherjee was associated as a freelancer with the AIR in Calcutta. In what capacity?

As a director of plays
As an announcer
As a sitar player

7. Which actress played Jaya Bhaduri's aunt in Hrishida's film 'Mili'?

Nalini Jaywant
Urmila Bhatt
Usha Kiron

8. Who played the title role in 'Kotwaal Saab', Hrishikesh Mukherjee's disastrous attempt at the thriller genre?

Shatrughan Sinha
Navin Nischol
Anil Dhawan

9. What was Utpal Dutt's surname in the film 'Naram Garam'?

Bajpayee
Shankar
Sharma

10. Which of Hrishida's films was the winner of the National Award for the Best Feature Film of the Year?

Anand
Anuradha
Alaap

11. Which of Hrishida's films is based on a story by the maternal uncle of Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, a famous Bengali novelist?

Rang Birangi
Guddi
Chupke Chupke

12. Which director, apart from Hrishikesh Mukherjee, has used both Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan as lead characters in the same film?

Manmohan Desai
Basu Chatterjee
None

13. 'Namak Haraam', the last film where Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan came together as lead actors, was loosely based on a feature film based on a famous story. Which of these films could have been the inspiration for 'Namak Haraam'?

Becket
Papillion
Pygmalion

14. Which of these Manmohan Desai films did Hrishida edit?

Amar Akbar Anthony
Coolie
Parvarish

15. Which Hrishikesh Mukherjee film revolves around a central character named 'Kusum'?

Guddi
Mem Didi
Chayya

16. This character from a Hrishida film was based on the central character of a story and a film by Bengali director Tapan Sinha. Which of these characters fit the bill?

Raghu
Mili
Dr. Bhaskar Banerjee

17. Which was Hrishida's first film as a director in Bombay?

Naukri
Musafir
Madhumati

18. Which was Hrishida's first attempt at commercial filmmaking?

Do Dil
Chayya
Anari

19. Who played the title role in the film 'Anuradha'?

Leela Naidu
Kamini Kaushal
Vimmi

20. Hrishida had started a film named 'Doctor Babu' which could not be completed. This film was based on a literary piece of work. Can you identify the work?

Tagore's 'Hungry Stone'
Phanishwar Nath Renu's 'Maila Aanchal'
Premchand's 'Godaan'

21. In the film 'Aashirwaad', actor Ashok Kumar claimed to have done something for the first time in Hindi films. What?

Sung the first rap number
Appeared without any makeup
Completed all shots in single takes

22. What was shown for the first time in Hrishida's film 'Anari'?

A Bikini Costume
A Cabaret
A Beauty Contest

23. Hrishikesh Mukherjee's only attempt at a sex comedy was received with lukewarm response at the box-office. Can you recall the film?

Buddha Mil Gaya
Sabse Bada Sukh
Do Ladke Dono Kadke

24. The story idea for Hrishida's unsuccessful music drama 'Alaap' was provided by which eminent personality?

Harindranath Chattopadhyay
Pearl S. Buck
Harivansh Rai Bachchan

25. Hrishida's third comedy in the line of 'Gol Maal' and 'Naram Garam' was 'Rang Birangi'. This film ends when police inspector Utpal Dutt gives orders to arrest a particular personality. Who?

Film director B.R. Chopra
Painter M.F. Hussian
Writer Shobha De

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