FUNDAMENTALS

The world said a tearful goodbye to Kundan Shah known for his iconic classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro. Neglected when the film was first released, JBDY has acquired a cult status and is now considered as India’s greatest comedy movie. See how much a JBDY fan are you in this quiz on the movie. Write in with your suggestions, questions (with answers) to senjam@gmail.com

JAANE BHI DO YAARO

1. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro is centered around two bumbling photographers played by Naseeruddin Shah and Ravi Baswani. The name of the two characters have been taken from filmmakers who were Shah’s FTII colleagues. Who? 2. The government-owned National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) produced the film as Kundan Shah was one of three winners of a scriptwriting competition. Two other films that were declared winners of the competition that year were also produced by NFDC. Name them. 3. Anupam Kher spent a considerable length of time shooting for JBDY but his scenes and character were cut from the final movie. Kher was cast as a ‘disco killer’ in the film. Why was the character called ‘disco killer’? 4. In the film, Naseeruddin Shah and Ravi Baswani own Beauty Photo Studio. They have a running feud with another studio owned by Satish Kaushik and Neena Gupta. Name that photo studio. 5. The film has only one musical score. The song originally written in English was translated to Hindi by poet Girija Kumar Mathur and was quite a regular feature in Doordarshan programmes of 1970s. Identify. 6. The expose on the lives of rich and famous by the Khabardar newspaper forms one of the key elements of the plot of JBDY. What is the name of the editor of the newspaper played by Bhakti Barve in the movie? 7. Satish Kaushik’s character has a codeword in the movie which is taken from Saeed Akhtar Mirza’s film. What? 8. The film was made on a shoestring budget. Naseeruddin Shah who was a photographer in JBDY had to bring his own Nikon camera for the shoot. What eventually happened to the camera? 9. The park in which the murder takes place is called Antonioni park. 1. Ankit Kawatra was awarded by Queen’s Young Leaders Award for 2017 by Queen Elizabeth II on June 2017 for his exceptional work towards solving hunger and malnutrition. Name the organisation he founded. (Gayathri Jeevan, Thiruvananthapuram) 2. Railways and defence are the biggest landholders in India. Which organisation is recorded as the third largest landholder? (Dee Surendranath, Hyderabad) 3. Former England cricket captain Alec Stewart was known by an interesting nickname — ‘The Gaffer’. Why did his teammates give him this name? (Shiva Reddy, Bengaluru) 4. Which Indian wicketkeeper has the distinction of stumping the great Don Bradman in a First Class match? (B.K. Harinath, Mysuru) 5. What was the entertainment channel founded in 1981 by Tom Preston, John Sykes, Les Garland and Robert Pittman? (Cdr G.R. Balakrishnan (Retd), Chennai) 6. If Green Revolution = cereal grains, White Revolution = milk, Blue Revolution = fish, then Sweet Revolution = ? (Partha Sarkar, Kolkata) 7. In the world of sports, specially amater sports, the BQ (Boston qualifier) is a big achievement. What is BQ? (Arnab Ghosal, Secunderabad)