Q 01/05

Which actor played Veeru, the partner in crime of Bachchan's character in Sholay?

A) Sanjeev Kumar

B) Dharmendra

C) Amjad Khan

D) Shatrughan Sinha

Answer · why

B) Dharmendra

Dharmendra. He was in love with Hema Malini, who played Veeru's sweetheart Basanti, during the shoot, and the two later married.

Q 02/05

What was the profession of Amitabh's father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan?

A) Hindi poet

B) Film director

C) Lawyer

D) Army officer

Answer · why

A) Hindi poet

Hindi poet Harivansh Rai wrote as 'Bachchan'; asked for a surname when enrolling his son at school, he gave the pen name instead of his caste name, an...

Q 03/05

Born amid 1942's Quit India movement, Bachchan was nearly given which name?

A) Azaadi

B) Swaraj

C) Inquilaab

D) Bharat

Answer · why

C) Inquilaab

Inquilaab, after the freedom slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad' (long live the revolution); the writer Sumitranandan Pant suggested Amitabh instead.

Q 04/05

Which reality show did Bachchan host for a single season in 2009?

A) Indian Idol

B) Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa

C) Bigg Boss

D) MTV Roadies

Answer · why

C) Bigg Boss

Bigg Boss. He fronted only its third season; Salman Khan took over the next year and became the show's long-running host.

Q 05/05

From which Delhi University institution did Bachchan graduate with a science degree in 1962?

A) St. Stephen's College

B) Hindu College

C) Kirori Mal College

D) Hansraj College

Answer · why

C) Kirori Mal College

Kirori Mal College. Its drama teacher Frank Thakurdas, an English professor, urged him into the college plays; Bachchan later called him his mentor.