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The Babumoshai Don
Amitabh Bachchan turned 59 on 11th October. How well do you know the man and his career?
ANIRUDHA BHATTACHARJEE

1. Which famed litterateur and amateur astrologer first predicted a brilliant career for the young Amitabh?

Mahadevi Verma
Ruskin Bond
Sumitranandan Pant

2. Daughter of Gemini Ganeshan and Pushpavali, she has been the leading lady in nine Amitabh Bachchan starrers. Who is she?

Raakhee
Hema Malini
Rekha

3. Which game did Amitabh Bachchan play with Sridevi in the film 'Khuda Gawah'?

Korfball
Buzkashi
I Spy

4. This film of Amitabh Bachchan was started under the name 'Raag Ragini', but was released under a different name. What?

Manzil
Alaap
Abhimaan

5. How many dialogues did Amitabh Bachchan have in the film 'Reshma aur Shera'?

None
13, to be exact
188, to match his height in cm

6. Who played the heroine opposite Amitabh Bachchan in Desh Mukherjee's colossal flop, 'Imaan Dharam'?

Aparna Sen
Helen
Neeta Khayyani

7. What was unique about Amitabh Bachchan's name in the film 'Benaam'?

The only instance where he appeared under the name Amit Bachchan
The only instance where he appeared under his original name Amit Srivastava, Bachchan being a adopted title
He did not have any name

8. Which pop singer released a version of the title song of the Amitabh Bachchan film 'Kabhi Kabhie' ?

Paul Anka
John Denver
Cliff Richard

9. What was the breed of Amitabh's dog in the film 'Mard'?

Labrador
Spitz
German Shepherd

10. Which actress made a comeback playing Amitabh Bachchan's mother in Pramod Chakrabarty's 'Nastik'?

Nalini Jaywant
Leela Naidu
Kamini Kaushal

11. Vijay has been Amitabh Bachchan's most popular screen alias. Which was the first film where he had this name?

Zanjeer
Deewar
Saat Hindustani

12. 'Ek rahan bir', a song sung and popularized by Amitabh in the mid nineties, had originally been recited by him in a film much earlier. Can you identify the film?

Adalat
Sanjog
Bandhe Haath

13. In the film 'Akayla', Amitabh Bachchan's car 'Rampyari' was modeled on a car, which was the central character in a few Walt Disney productions. Which one of these cars was the inspiration?

Boxer
Herbie
Benji

14. This person's accidental death in August 1992 robbed Indian cinema of a well-known Amitabh Bachchan clone. Who was he?

Jayant Saxena
Prakash Saxena
Vijay Saxena

15. Amitabh's character in the film 'Kala Pathar' was loosely based on the central character of a Hollywood film. Which one?

Casablanca
Lord Jim
African Queen

16. In which film the role originally slated for Amitabh Bachchan went to Samit Bhanja on the rebound, as the producer wanted a fresh face?

Guddi
Sabse Bada Sukh
Anjaane Mehmaan

17. Who lips the number 'Deewane hain deewano ko na ghar chahiye' in the film 'Zanjeer', the song which supposedly brings Amitabh Bachchan & Jaya closer in the film?

Gulshan Bawra
Anand Bakshi
Sardar Malik

18. How did Amitabh Bachchan get the name 'Babumoshai' in the film Anand?

The idea had been floated by Rajesh Khanna
This was the name by which Raj Kapoor used to address Hrishikesh Mukherjee, the director
Jaya Bhaduri, being a Bengali herself, suggested

19. How do we know the Hindi remake of the Tamil film 'Oru Kathiyan Diary' as?

Do Anjaane
Indrajeet
Aakhri Raasta

20. In the film Andha Kanoon, Amitabh shared his name with the father of a famous poet, currently hot property. Who?

Javed Akhtar
Rani Malik
Gulzar

21. Amitabh Bachchan's debut, everyone knows, was in the film Saat Hindustani. But before signing on the dotted line for this film, Amitabh was supposed to play the lead in a film, which was unfortunately shelved. Which one?

Chetan Anand's 'Salim Anarkali'
Sawan Kumar Tak's 'Mirza Ghalib'
Mukul Dutt's 'Aparajit'

22. In which of these Govind Nihalani films was Amitabh associated?

Documentary on Elephanta Caves
Aakrosh
Ardh Satya

23. What was the inspiration behind the film name 'Agneepath'?

A play by Naseeruddin Shah
A poem by Harivanshrai Bachchan
A story by Jaishankar Prasad

24. Which of these numbers featured on Amitabh was banned on AIR for some time?

Chhukar mere manko (Yaraana)
My name in Anthony Gonsalves (Amar Akbar Anthony)
Aaj rapat jaye to (Namak Halal)

25. Who made this very well know statement 'An actor like Amitabh Bachchan, like Haley's comet, comes once in seventy six years'?

Satyajit Ray
Prakash Mehra
Manmohan Desai



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