A cracking pop culture Diwali quiz

When did Johnny Walker sing a Diwali song? (And other puzzlers)

Diwali day,

Shah Rukh Khan’s character leapt nimbly out of a plane and ran to Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan to join the family celebration… in which movie?

November 2018, the football club, Arsenal, posted a Diwali video on their social media channels to wish Indian fans. In the video, three of the club’s players were asked Diwali-related questions. What were the names of the players?

movie ran a promo that saw Deepika Padukone and Vin Diesel in a maroon sherwani wishing everyone a ‘Happy Diwali’ in Hindi?

One of London’s biggest Diwali celebrations is called ‘Diwali on _________’. Organised in partnership with the Mayor of London, people show up to enjoy music, dance and food pop-ups. Name the area after which the annual bash is named.

Guide (1965), Waheeda Rehman’s Rosie makes her feelings for Dev Anand’s Raju clear through a Diwali song sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Namethe song.

Marathi publications had a tradition of releasing a Diwali magazine each year. Manoranjan, published in 1909, was the first one. What were these magazines commonly called?

Kumar and Raaj Kumar’s first film together featured a funny song about Diwali, Kaise Diwali manaye lala, featuring Johnny Walker. Name this 1959 film.

the 1999 film where Sanjay Dutt, playing a gangster, comes home on Diwali to give out gifts, and brags about his pachaas toley ka (50 tola) necklace to his mother.

the 1973 Hindi blockbuster that opened with a murder on a Diwali night. (Hint: It was also the first film to feature Amitabh Bachchan as the ‘Angry Young Man’).

Khan and Ayesha Jhulka celebrate Diwali and tease each other in a Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) song. Name the song.

Peeche Ke Pariyon

Ki Shehar 10. Square Trafalgar 4. Zanjeer 9. Cage Xander

of Return XXX: 3. Reality

The Vaastav: 8. Iwobi Alex and

Koscielny Laurent Paigham 7. tathopoulos, Anks Diwali 6. PapasSokratis 2.

re lage Gham… Kabhie naina tose Piya 5. Khushi Kabhi 1.

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