THE 90s KID: QUIZ

This movie is an adaptation of a James Thurber short story by the same name. Many years ago it inspired Prakash Jha to make an Indian adaptation for the TV. There was news in 2013 that he might come back with a film version in which Ranbir will play the lead. What’s the highly appreciated and remembered Indian adaptation of Walter Mitty?

MUNGERILAL KE HASEEN SAPNE

He drew inspiration from the several women in his life which was visible in his work. The real Godfather! Once an “incest” kiss landed him in controversy. Pehchan Kon!

MAHESH BHATT

Madhu Rye’s book Kimball Raveswoods inspired Gowariker’s movie. It also inspired a stage play. But one of the earliest adaptation of the book was for TV. From the golden days of Doordarshan, which program ?

MR. YOGI

The craze started in 1998 and over the next few years it developed into an obsession wherein actual trading and looting started. It shot the sales of the product several folds and it was a hit! Over the period the actual size of the “commodity” increased too if one bought a product of higher range. Several series came out of which Timewarp was probaly the first. Kya?

Anjjan was a simple man who worked in Allahabad Bank, had two sons and took a transfer to Mumbai to fulfill a long cherished desire to act. He was destined to play someone very similar to himself on screen. Would you believe me if I tell you RK Laxman gave him acting lessons to play the character he created. Where did Anjjan land and his world changed for better?

WAGLE KE DUNIYA

One sibling drew inspiration from the other. Thus one played the reel life of the other’s real life. The real life hero created history in the chosen profession. A London returned CA got to do a cameo in the mentioned program. Which program?

Kavita Chaudhary played a cop a role inspired by her sister KanchanChaudhary a real life police officer who was the second woman after Kiran Bedi to become an IPS officer and first woman DGP of a state when she became one of Uttrakhand.

Coke was kicked out by the Janta Govt in ’77. The Indian companies tried to fill in the vacuum created. And later when Pepsi had to enter the race, it strategically made an addition to it’s name to give a feel of “Indianess”. People initially used it too but in the coming years it was silently dropped. What word?

It was a modern day story of a few women freshly out of college. The viewers witnessed a new age program which dealt with urban issues and talked about subjects like -HIV, drugs, broken families- through it’s characters. Even the fashion sense of the characters was different from any other program of it’s time. It was probably the first program to use the “hook point climax” on Indian TV. ID.

TARA

The ad-makers suggested using the 25th symphony of Mozart. And it clicked! Even after two decades people identify the product by the signature tune played on a piano which was endorsed by Aamir Khan till some years ago. Which clichéd gift item can you remember?

Some fun facts first-*He wanted to cast Tom Cruise*It was titled The Brave Hearts Will Take the Bride Away

*Kirron Kher suggested the title DDJL

Now tell me how did Raj Kapoor inspire DDLJ as per Aditya Chopra’s own confession?

MANDOLIN

Alexey Pajitnov was a computer programmer and designer. He made our childhood super with his creation, a name which is a combination of two words- Greek for four and his favorite sport tennis.

Why should we be thankful to him?

Do you know him? He is William Moody. I know you don’t know him but only in this way. Later in life he “managed somebody’s life ” literally. Why did he made us piss in our pants as kids?

PAUL BEARER

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