1. For which film was George Campbell Scott given the Best Actor Oscar which he refused?
2. Which Amitabh Bachchan-Shatrughan Sinha flick that started shooting in 1971 was finally released in 2008?
3. If it was Collector Janaki in Telugu and Sanjog in Hindi, what was the original Tamil film called?
4. Which Stanley Kubrick film is loosely based on the Cold War thriller novel Red Alert (also known as Two Hours to Doom )?
5. Name the much-married versatile actor, born Joseph Yule, Jr., who passed away some days back aged 93.
6. If it was Sri Ramachandra murthy in the Thillu Mullu , what was it in Gol Maal ?
7. Apart from 1942: A Love Story , for which two other films did R.D. Burman win the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director?
8. The first cinematographer to be chosen for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award passed into history recently. Name him.
9. Shivaraj Kumar is making a biopic of which mystic poet and saint about whom his father Dr. Rajkumar had a made a film in the 1960s.
10. Who played Kamal Haasan’s love interest in the silent classic Pushpak (or Paesum Padam )?
Answers:
1. Patton .
2. Yaar Meri Zindagi .
3. Iru Kodugal .
4. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb .
5. Mickey Rooney.
6. Bhavani Shankar.
7. Sanam Teri Kasam and Masoom .
8. V.K. Murthy.
9. Kabir.
10. Amla.
