White fields
Avantikam
Ramnagaram

2. Sholay was the first of its kind in Indian films. It had :

Panavision
70 mm with stereophonic sound
Cinemascope with Dolby sound

3. Who in Sholay had the name of a well-known composer known for his compositions in 'Hum Dono' (1961)?

Amitabh Bachchan
Sanjeev Kumar
A K Hangal

4. By running for a record 5 years, Sholay broke the record set by which film?

K Asif's Mughal-e-Azam
Mehboob's Mother India
Gyan Mukherjee's Kismet

5. In which theatre did Sholay have its magical run?

Roxy, Calcutta
Chanakya, New Delhi
Minerva, Bombay

6. After Sholay, the song Mehbooba Mehbooba was used to market a product. What was it?

Mills & Boons
Strepsils
VIP briefs

7. The day 'Sholay' was released, all major offices were closed. Why?

It was a Sunday
It was 15th August
It was 2nd October

8. If you can remember numbers, what was the number of Amitabh's motorcycle used during the sequence of 'Yeh dosti'?

MYB 3047
MYB 4037
MYD 7043

9. Sholay had 2 ad lines, one of them being ' The greatest story ever told'. Incidentally this was also the name of a Hollywood film based on a famous book. What was the book?

Bible
Romeo and Juliet
War and Peace

10. Who played Master Alankar's mother in the film?

Mita Vasisth
Gita Siddharth
Nirupa Roy

11. What game did Gabbar play with Kaalia & Company?

Strip Poker
Russian Roulette
Ghanaian Roulette

12. Ramgarh ke Sholay was a film made in 1991 based on Sholay. Who played Gabbar in the film?

Sharat Saxena
Amrish Puri
Amjad Khan himself

13. In Sholay, what is the claim to fame of a person called Viju Khote?

He played Kaalia
He directed the fight sequences
He was Dharam's double during the stunts

14. Which of these songs was not written for Sholay - 1.O jabtak hai jaan 2. Chalo saheli chalo re Saathi 3. Aa shuru hota hai fir

1 only
1 & 3 only
All songs were written for Sholay

15. This person associated with Sholay once played one of Shammi Kapoor's buddies in the film 'Teesri Manzil'. He was:

Amjad Khan
Salim Khan
R D Burman

16. Thakur Saab's full name in Sholay was

Thakur Jarnail Singh
Thakur Baldev Singh
Thakuar Ranbir Singh

17. Which of the star's in Sholay started his career in a film which had the famous song 'Mujhko is raat ki tanhai mein awaaz na do'?

Dharmendra
Asrani
Jagdeep

18. For all the greatness of Sholay, it won only one Filmfare award. What was it?

Best director - Ramesh Sippy
Best actor in a parallel role - Amjad Khan
Best editing - M R Shinde

19. As per Javed Ahktar, Sholay was inspired primarily from which famed Western?

Magnificent Seven
Shane
The Unforgiven

20. According to Asha Bhonsle, who was originally supposed to sing 'Mehbooba Mehbooba'?

She herself
Amitabh Bachchan
Usha Iyer (Uthup)

21. Gabbar Singh was the first villain to endorse a product. What was it? ( he did many more after that)

Tata Tea
Parle G Biscuits
Britannia Glucose D Biscuits

22. 'Sholay, the making of a classic' is a national award winning book on our favourite subject, written by Anupama Chopra, who incidentally is the wife of a famous film personality, Who ?

Prem Chopra
Vidhu Vinod
Manoj Bajpai

23. Danny's shooting spree in Afghanistan was instrumental in a way in the success of Sholay. How?

He brought technicians from there for the fight sequences
Amajd Khan got the Gabbar role on the rebound
He financed the film as he had earned in Dinars

24. To which director was the story of Sholay first floated by Salim-Javed?

Prakash Mehra
Ramesh Sippy
Manmohan Desai

25. What connects Ramesh Sippy (the director of Sholay), Nitin Mukesh and Amartya Sen?

All went to London School of Economics
All began their careers as small time actors
All graduated from Ruia College, Bombay

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