Quiz-Time I (Answers)

 

Topic : ‘Hindi movies, based on Books’

Here are the answers --

1.         Reportedly, Gulzar had expressed his reservations when daughter Meghna decided to turn the debut novel written by this author (pic) into a film. For Meghna, what appealed the most about the story was that it portrayed an intrepid young girl’s journey. The film ultimately received 15 nominations at the Filmfare Awards, where it won five awards, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actress. 

 Which much-appreciated film is being talked about?

 Ans. – Raazi, based on the book ‘Calling Sehmat’ by Harinder Sikka

2.         One of the best-selling crime novels of the 19^th century, it became the British Empire’s most sensational ethnographic fiction. Its avid readers included Queen Victoria. Prior to Rudyard Kipling’s Kim, it was the most talked-about novel about India and was responsible for the coinage of a particular word in the English language. The presence of that very word in a 21^st century film’s title started a rumour that the said film was inspired from the above-mentioned novel. But the director (pic) vehemently refuted that claim.

 Identify both the novel and the film.

 Ans. – ‘Confessions of a Thug’ by Philip Meadows Taylor & Thugs of Hindostan

3.         A seminal work of literary realism, this debut novel is now considered the author’s masterpiece, and one of the most influential literary works in history. Mired in controversy for obscenity, it (directly or indirectly) inspired quite a few number of times in different languages since the 1930s (pic).

Still remembered for the melodious songs composed by Hridaynath Mangeshkar, which 90’s bollywood movie was said to have been based on this novel?

 Ans. – ‘Maya Memsaab’ (Also known as ‘Maya’, the Ketan Mehta directed movie was based on Gustave Flaubert's famous novel ‘Madame Bovary’.)

4.         The first chapter, titled – ‘Bare Beginnings’, started with the following lines : “Before I really begin this book, let me first tell you what this book is not. It is not a guide on how to live through college. On the contrary, it is probably an example of how screwed up your college years can get if you don’t think straight.”

 Which best-seller is this? Which popular movie is said to have been inspired by this book?

 Ans. – ‘Five Point Someone: What not to do at IIT’ by Chetan Bhagat. The movie is Aamir Khan starrer ‘3 Idiots’.

5.         Robert Beckwith is contacted one day by a friend in France, who tells him that Nicole, a woman with whom Robert had had a relationship years ago, has died - and Jean-Claude, their son Robert never knew he had, is now an orphan. That evening, he explains the situation to his wife, Sheila. After lot of ups-and-downs, the whole family come to terms with Jean-Claude and their relationship with him.

Identify both the novel and the hindi film based on it. (R.D. Burman won the Filmfare Award for Best Music for this film.)

Ans. – ‘Man, Woman and Child’ by Erich Segal. The film was ‘Masoom’, directed by Shekhar Kapoor.

Happy quizzing!!!!