Q 01/05

Which Hindi film villain played the cult priest Mola Ram in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom?

A) Om Puri

B) Amrish Puri

C) Roshan Seth

D) Kabir Bedi

Answer · why

B) Amrish Puri

Amrish Puri shaved his head for the part and kept it shaved afterwards. Hindi film fans know him best as Mogambo, the villain of the 1987 hit Mr. Indi...

Q 02/05

Which Hindi 'curry western' sends two small-time crooks after the bandit Gabbar Singh?

A) Sholay

B) Deewaar

C) Zanjeer

D) Trishul

Answer · why

A) Sholay

Sholay ran for more than five years at Mumbai's Minerva theatre. Its villain was modelled on a real dacoit of the same name who menaced villages aroun...

Q 03/05

Which Hindi romance has played at Mumbai's Maratha Mandir cinema for more than 1,000 weeks?

A) Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

B) Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain

C) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

D) Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Answer · why

C) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge opened in October 1995 and reached its 1,000th week of daily shows in December 2014. Its European scenes were filmed aroun...

Q 04/05

Which composer, nicknamed the Mozart of Madras, won two Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire?

A) Ilaiyaraaja

B) R. D. Burman

C) M. M. Keeravani

D) A. R. Rahman

Answer · why

D) A. R. Rahman

A. R. Rahman took both Best Original Score and Best Original Song at the 2009 ceremony. Born Dileep Kumar, he changed his name around the time his fam...

Q 05/05

Which dance number from the Telugu epic RRR was the first song from an Indian film to win an Oscar?

A) Naatu Naatu

B) Etthara Jenda

C) Komuram Bheemudo

D) Raamam Raaghavam

Answer · why

A) Naatu Naatu

Naatu Naatu was shot in August 2021 at the Mariinskyi Palace in Ukraine. It was also the first Indian song to win the Golden Globe for Best Original S...