hi friends believe me when it comes to sholay or discussion about it , there is no end whatsoever.....here is an interesting quiz , if you guys wanna check it out...Don't forget to keep visiting to check others answers.... compare yours or discus why you think your answer is correct. After few days I will post correct answers to this :-

1. The site for Sholay was a place called

White fields
Avantikam
Ramnagaram


2. Sholay was the first of its kind in Indian films. It had :

Panavision
70 mm with stereophonic sound
Cinemascope with Dolby sound


3. Who in Sholay had the name of a well-known composer known for his compositions in 'Hum Dono' (1961)?

Amitabh Bachchan
Sanjeev Kumar
A K Hangal


4. By running for a record 5 years, Sholay broke the record set by which film?

K Asif's Mughal-e-Azam
Mehboob's Mother India
Gyan Mukherjee's Kismet


5. In which theatre did Sholay have its magical run?

Roxy, Calcutta
Chanakya, New Delhi
Minerva, Bombay


6. After Sholay, the song Mehbooba Mehbooba was used to market a product. What was it?

Mills & Boons
Strepsils
VIP briefs


7. The day 'Sholay' was released, all major offices were closed. Why?

It was a Sunday
It was 15th August
It was 2nd October


8. If you can remember numbers, what was the number of Amitabh's motorcycle used during the sequence of 'Yeh dosti'?

MYB 3047
MYB 4037
MYD 7043


9. Sholay had 2 ad lines, one of them being ' The greatest story ever told'. Incidentally this was also the name of a Hollywood film based on a famous book. What was the book?

Bible
Romeo and Juliet
War and Peace


10. Who played Master Alankar's mother in the film?

Mita Vasisth
Gita Siddharth
Nirupa Roy


11. What game did Gabbar play with Kaalia & Company?

Strip Poker
Russian Roulette
Ghanaian Roulette


12. Ramgarh ke Sholay was a film made in 1991 based on Sholay. Who played Gabbar in the film?

Sharat Saxena
Amrish Puri
Amjad Khan himself


13. In Sholay, what is the claim to fame of a person called Viju Khote?

He played Kaalia
He directed the fight sequences
He was Dharam's double during the stunts


14. Which of these songs was not written for Sholay - 1.O jabtak hai jaan 2. Chalo saheli chalo re Saathi 3. Aa shuru hota hai fir

1 only
1 & 3 only
All songs were written for Sholay


15. This person associated with Sholay once played one of Shammi Kapoor's buddies in the film 'Teesri Manzil'. He was:

Amjad Khan
Salim Khan
R D Burman


16. Thakur Saab's full name in Sholay was

Thakur Jarnail Singh
Thakur Baldev Singh
Thakuar Ranbir Singh


17. Which of the star's in Sholay started his career in a film which had the famous song 'Mujhko is raat ki tanhai mein awaaz na do'?

Dharmendra
Asrani
Jagdeep


18. For all the greatness of Sholay, it won only one Filmfare award. What was it?

Best director - Ramesh Sippy
Best actor in a parallel role - Amjad Khan
Best editing - M R Shinde


19. As per Javed Ahktar, Sholay was inspired primarily from which famed Western?

Magnificent Seven
Shane
The Unforgiven


20. According to Asha Bhonsle, who was originally supposed to sing 'Mehbooba Mehbooba'?

She herself
Amitabh Bachchan
Usha Iyer (Uthup)


21. Gabbar Singh was the first villain to endorse a product. What was it? ( he did many more after that)

Tata Tea
Parle G Biscuits
Britannia Glucose D Biscuits


22. 'Sholay, the making of a classic' is a national award winning book on our favourite subject, written by Anupama Chopra, who incidentally is the wife of a famous film personality, Who ?

Prem Chopra
Vidhu Vinod
Manoj Bajpai


23. Danny's shooting spree in Afghanistan was instrumental in a way in the success of Sholay. How?

He brought technicians from there for the fight sequences
Amajd Khan got the Gabbar role on the rebound
He financed the film as he had earned in Dinars


24. To which director was the story of Sholay first floated by Salim-Javed?

Prakash Mehra
Ramesh Sippy
Manmohan Desai


25. What connects Ramesh Sippy (the director of Sholay), Nitin Mukesh and Amartya Sen?

All went to London School of Economics
All began their careers as small time actors
All graduated from Ruia College, Bombay

My God! When I was in Std IX, everyday after coming from school at 4:30 pm and before my dad came home, I'd pop in the tape of Sholay in VCR and watch the last half an hour of fight sequence while munching over tea and Britannia biscuits. Even having done this for weeks, I am unable to supply answers for BJ's quiz. :-(

I can prolly answer just about 25% of the questions. BJ, yaar tum kahan sey quiz khoj kar laaye ho?

Let me try

1. Ramanagaram

2. 70 mm with stereophonic sound

3. Amitabh (Jaidev)

4. Gyan Mukherjee's Kismet (this one is a guess )

5. It has to be bombay where else - Minerva in bombay

6. i dont think there have been ads for mills and boon on tv or vip stuff with this song - must be strepsils

7. 15th aug?

8. ayyo dont know

9. Bible

10. Gita Siddharth (father used to host a prog on dd long time back with Renuka Shahane - now wife of Ashutosh Rana)

11. no idea

12. Must be amjad khan !

13. Kaalia

14. All

15. no idea

16. Thakur Baldev Singh

17. Dharam Paaiji

18. Best editing

19. Magnificent seven

20. Asha ji!!!!!!!!!!!

21. Britannia ??

22. Vidhu Vinod

23. Amjad got the gabbar role??

24. M Desai

25. No idea

(ayyo some of the pure guess work letz see how our lady luck works )

me too participate this way i ensure im not absent for long
1. shouldnt it be Ramghar???
2.70 mm with stereophonic sound
3.Amitabh Bachchan
4.K Asif's Mughal-e-Azam
5.Minerva, Bombay
6.Strepsils
7.It was 15th August..... do you guys know Sholay is again going to hit the theaters in august again some where around 28th??? with 70 mm film and better picture quality....
8.MYB 4037
9.War and Peace
10.Gita Siddharth
11.Russian Roulette
12.Amjad Khan himself
13.He played Kaalia
14.All songs were written for Sholay......i guess but i know the song in Mr. natwarlal " tauba tuaba kya hoga" wasn't written for it on rekha's request it was added so that she could compete with hema's song....
15.Salim Khan
16.Thakur Baldev Singh
17.Dharmendra
18.Best director - Ramesh Sippy
19..... me confused wasnt magnificent seven the inspiration for " saat hindustaani"???
20.Usha Iyer (Uthup)
21.Parle G Biscuits
22.Vidhu Vinod
23.Amajd Khan got the Gabbar role on the rebound
24.Manmohan Desai
25.All graduated from Ruia College, Bombay
question 25 aadmi -er- ladki ek mazza aaya...

Hey gr8 , anu , nimmi , preety.... Come on!!! rest of the guys...gals ..... try it ....atleast attempt it.... I will post the score later on....

1. The site for Sholay was a place called

Correct Answer : Ramnagaram


2. Sholay was the first of its kind in Indian films. It had :

Correct Answer : 70 mm with stereophonic sound


3. Who in Sholay had the name of a well-known composer known for his compositions in 'Hum Dono' (1961)?

Correct Answer : Amitabh Bachchan
The only time, in fact when this name was used


4. By running for a record 5 years, Sholay broke the record set by which film?

Correct Answer : Gyan Mukherjee's Kismet
Kismet in 1943-1946 had the previous record .. an astonishing 187 weeks at Empire theatre, Calcutta


5. In which theatre did Sholay have its magical run?

Correct Answer : Minerva, Bombay
Minerva Movietone Bombay's largest cinema hall and one of the country's largest


6. After Sholay, the song Mehbooba Mehbooba was used to market a product. What was it?

Correct Answer : Strepsils
An animation showed that a singer resembling Jalal Agha in Sholay has to use strepsils to clear his throat while rendering 'Mehbooba Mehbooba'


7. The day 'Sholay' was released, all major offices were closed. Why?

Correct Answer : It was 15th August
It was released on 15th August, 1975


8. If you can remember numbers, what was the number of Amitabh's motorcycle used during the sequence of 'Yeh dosti'?

Correct Answer : MYB 3047
Just follow the song to check the number which is MYB 3047


9. Sholay had 2 ad lines, one of them being ' The greatest story ever told'. Incidentally this was also the name of a Hollywood film based on a famous book. What was the book?

Correct Answer : Bible


10. Who played Master Alankar's mother in the film?

Correct Answer : Gita Siddharth


11. What game did Gabbar play with Kaalia & Company?

Correct Answer : Russian Roulette


12. Ramgarh ke Sholay was a film made in 1991 based on Sholay. Who played Gabbar in the film?

Correct Answer : Amjad Khan himself


13. In Sholay, what is the claim to fame of a person called Viju Khote?

Correct Answer : He played Kaalia


14. Which of these songs was not written for Sholay - 1.O jabtak hai jaan 2. Chalo saheli chalo re Saathi 3. Aa shuru hota hai fir

Correct Answer : All songs were written for Sholay
The last number was written, composed and recorded, but not filmed


15. This person associated with Sholay once played one of Shammi Kapoor's buddies in the film 'Teesri Manzil'. He was:

Correct Answer : Salim Khan


16. Thakur Saab's full name in Sholay was

Correct Answer : Thakur Baldev Singh
A name suggested by Javed


17. Which of the star's in Sholay started his career in a film which had the famous song 'Mujhko is raat ki tanhai mein awaaz na do'?

Correct Answer : Dharmendra
Dharamendra in the film Dil bhi tera hum bhi tere


18. For all the greatness of Sholay, it won only one Filmfare award. What was it?

Correct Answer : Best editing - M R Shinde
It was more of a technical award than a popular one.


19. As per Javed Ahktar, Sholay was inspired primarily from which famed Western?

Correct Answer : Magnificent Seven
Main inspiration was Magnificent Seven. There were more, but this was the primary inspiration


20. According to Asha Bhonsle, who was originally supposed to sing 'Mehbooba Mehbooba'?

Correct Answer : She herself
As per the album she produced after Pancham's demise - 'Rahul and I' where she re-sung some of her numbers for Pancham, including Pancham's 'Mehbooba'


21. Gabbar Singh was the first villain to endorse a product. What was it? ( he did many more after that)

Correct Answer : Britannia Glucose D Biscuits
Britannia Glucose D biscuits were advertised as 'Gabbar ki asli pasand'


22. 'Sholay, the making of a classic' is a national award winning book on our favourite subject, written by Anupama Chopra, who incidentally is the wife of a famous film personality, Who ?

Correct Answer : Vidhu Vinod


23. Danny's shooting spree in Afghanistan was instrumental in a way in the success of Sholay. How?

Correct Answer : Amajd Khan got the Gabbar role on the rebound
Danny who was offered the role, was busy shooting for Feroz Khan's desi Godfather , 'Dharmatma' in Afghanistan. Amjad was a reluctant second choice. The rest as you might say, is histroy


24. To which director was the story of Sholay first floated by Salim-Javed?

Correct Answer : Manmohan Desai
He was busy with Chacha Bhatija, and considering the fact that his film direction skills were limited to comedy (Amar Akbar Anthony) or costume drama (Dhramveer), Sholay might have been another Coolie..


25. What connects Ramesh Sippy (the director of Sholay), Nitin Mukesh and Amartya Sen?

Correct Answer : All went to London School of Economics
Believe it or not, both Nitin & Ramesh had been sent to study at the London School of economics. Both came back after a short stint. Amartya Sen, I believe, needs no introduction

I forgot about this completely!

Chalo phikar nahi Bawra has posted the answers

God bless Bawra and God bless Sholay

N