FUNDAMENTALS

India’s first true super heroine passed away in a foreign land, leaving millions of her fans distraught. Today’s quiz is on the movies of Sridevi.

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CHANDNI MOMENTS

1. Sridevi’s double role in the 1989 comedy ChaalBaaz won lots of fans for her. The movie itself was a remake of a 1973 movie where Hema Malini had done the original double role. Name the movie.

2. Amitabh Bachchan appeared alongside Sridevi in five movies including Khuda Gawah, Aakhree Raasta and Inquilaab. In the last movie that these two superstars appeared together, both played themselves. Name the movie.

3. Which Sridevi movie was inspired by the life of Vaishali Shinde, a housewife who ran a pickles business on the side?

4. Oscar- winner Bhanu Athaiya was originally roped in as the costume designer for Chandni, but she dropped out due to differences with Yash Chopra. Which designer finally ended up designing Sridevi’s iconic look that inspired fashion trends across the country?

5. Balu Mahendru’s 1982 Tamil classic Moondram Pirai was remade in 1983 in Hindi with the same star cast — Sridevi and Kamal Haasan. Name the film.

6. Sridevi acquired the infamous title ‘ Thunder Thighs’ after which 1983 musical blockbuster that also starred Jeetendra?

7. The 1969 Tamil movie Thunaivan was a hit at the box office. It is also known for Sridevi’s acting debut. Sridevi played the role of a young Hindu god. Identify this god who is Ganesha’s brother and known as the god of war?

8. Lamhe, now regarded as a cult classic, was a box office failure when it released. Incidentally, another movie released on the same day as Lamhe turned out to be a runaway hit. Identify this movie that marked the debut of a son of a Bollywood personality. 1. Swami Shradhanand of Arya Samaj was asked by Muslims to preach from the pulpit of Jama Masjid at Delhi and Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew, a Muslim, was given the keys of the Golden Temple of Amritsar, during what movement in India?

( Dee Surendranath, Hyderabad)

2. Participants from the armed forces are allowed to wear their uniforms in which Olympic event? ( Partha Sarkar, Kolkata)

3. In the 2017 election campaign in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Modi quoted noted Hindi poet Ashok Chakradhar and talked about Nazrana, shukrana, jabrana and haqrana, four types of what? ( Aadisht Grover, Kolkata)

4. He represented India in cycling at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. He was also a member of the International Olympic Committee at the 1936 Olympic Games. Hindi movie buffs will remember him as a character actor in movies such as Seeta aur Geeta and Des Pardes. Name this personality who passed away at the age of 93 years in 2003.

( BK Harinath, Mysuru)

5. Frederick Auguste Bartholdi is known for his most famous work — The Statue of Liberty in New York. He is also the creator of another much smaller Statue of Liberty. In which city would you find this statue? ( Gayathri Jeevan, Thiruvananthapuram)

6. In Ramayana, who is the chief minister in the court of King Dasharatha and was also his most trusted aide? ( Commander GR Balakrishnan( Retd), Chennai)

7. The Indian Machiavelli Chanakya is also known as Kautilya. However, he was originally known by another name. Identify. ( S. Miracle, Secunderabad)

8. In Mahabharata, name the king of Sindhu who was married to Dushala, the only sister of the 100 Kauravas.

( P. S. Nivritee Sreelekha, Secunderabad) as