I was thrilled to spot one of my favorite actors in an early movie the other day. Can anyone tell me who he is?
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May 19, 2008
Trivia time #21
May 10, 2008
Trivia time #20
In the film Namak Halaal (1982) there is a funny scene in the hotel club where Arjun (Amitabh Bachchan) has food spilled on one of his shoes; when he tries to clean it off in the canal that goes through the club, he loses it, and then spends the next 20 minutes or so trying desperately to get it back without being noticed (this naturally involves a drunk man falling in, Amitabh almost falling in, and general mayhem).
Which Hollywood film is this scene copied (almost exactly) from?
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April 30, 2008
Trivia time #19
April 20, 2008
Trivia time #18
In which film does my beloved Shammi Kapoor meet a gruesome death, when he climbs into a large urn to escape detection by his beloved’s father. Her father, suspecting that he’s hiding in there, orders the firewood underneath it to be lit, and he roasts to death as his spineless beloved sings a sad song (needless to say, not my favorite film; it breaks my Cardinal Rule Number One for Hindi films: Shammi should never ever die).
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March 15, 2008
Trivia time #17
March 11, 2008
Trivia time #16
In which film does an obviously stuffed bird attack a scantily-clad Jeetendra, and why does it attack him?
Our winners are Nithin and Aspaan, who knew that it’s the film Nagin (1976) and Jeetendra is a snake (in man form) and the bird wants to eat him! A truly baaaaaad film as you might expect, but good fun nonetheless.
February 28, 2008
Trivia time #15
These screenshots show an actress and an actor who play husband and wife in this film. Who are they, and what is the name of the film (hint: the actor plays the title character)?
Our winner is Shweta, with a big assist from v9y and Carla. I thought this was a difficult one, but guess I will need to try harder!
The movie is Halaku (1956). Pran plays Halaku, a Mongol conqueror of Iran, who falls in love with Meena Kumari. This doesn’t go down well with his wife (Veena) or Meena’s beloved (Ajit, in one of his early hero roles, before he became a stock villain). The music by Shankar Jaikishan is beautiful, and Helen and Minoo Mumtaz have a dance together too!
February 26, 2008
Trivia time #14
Can anyone tell me who this lovely lady is? She was “Maa” in films from the 1950s into the 1980s.
v9y knew the answer: it is Mumtaz Begum (or Begam). If I had an Indian mother I might want it to be her!
January 1, 2008
Trivia time #13
I thought of this while writing yesterday’s post. How were Mehmood and Meena Kumari connected in real life?
Anonymous UK is our winner today! Mehmood married Meena Kumari’s older sister Madhu, making him Meena’s brother-in-law.
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