Q 01/05

The word 'Bollywood' is a blend of 'Hollywood' and the former name of which Indian city?

A) Calcutta

B) Madras

C) Bombay

D) Bangalore

Answer · why

C) Bombay

Bollywood blends Hollywood with Bombay, the Hindi film industry's home city; Bombay was officially renamed in 1995, but the portmanteau, in use since ...

Q 02/05

Which 1913 silent film is regarded as India's first full-length feature?

A) Raja Harishchandra

B) Shakuntala

C) Lanka Dahan

D) Achhut Kanya

Answer · why

A) Raja Harishchandra

Raja Harishchandra, a silent telling of a truthful king's ordeal released on 3 May 1913, is counted as India's first full-length feature; its maker sp...

Q 03/05

India's highest award in cinema is named after which pioneer?

A) Satyajit Ray

B) Ardeshir Irani

C) Himanshu Rai

D) Dadasaheb Phalke

Answer · why

D) Dadasaheb Phalke

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award, instituted in 1969 and first given to Devika Rani, honours the 'father of Indian cinema', who made around 95 features and ...

Q 04/05

Which 1931 film was India's first with sound?

A) Alam Ara

B) Devdas

C) Kismet

D) Achhut Kanya

Answer · why

A) Alam Ara

Alam Ara, released on 14 March 1931 at the Majestic Cinema, was India's first talkie; director Ardeshir Irani took his cue from the 1929 American part...

Q 05/05

Which 1943 film was Indian cinema's first 'blockbuster', crossing one crore rupees at the box office?

A) Kismet

B) Achhut Kanya

C) Anmol Ghadi

D) Shaheed

Answer · why

A) Kismet

Kismet (1943), with Ashok Kumar as a pickpocket, was the first Indian film to gross a crore of rupees, running over three years at Calcutta's Roxy cin...