Friday, October 06, 2023

Dev Anand Quiz

1. The debur film of Dev Anand was: 

A. Baazi 

B. Saat Hindustani 

C. Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar ke 

D. Hum Ek Hain 


 2. Which of these was based on a novel by R K Narayan? 

A. Guide 

B. Mohan 

C. Stage 

D. Munimji 


3. Which of these is the correct set of the heroines who played the Teen Deviyaan in a film by the same name? 

A. Nanda, Kalpana Mohan, Simi Garewal 

B. Nanda, Nimmi, Simi Grewal 

C. Nanda, Asha Parekh, Nutan 

D. Kalpana Mohan, Asha Parekh, Padmini 


4. Who was the leading lady opposite Dev Anand in Solhavaan Saal, a film largely based on an English film called It Happened One Night? 

A. Nimmi 

B. Waheeda Rahman

C. Sitara Devi 

D. Simmi Garewal 


5. The iconic song "Jeevan ke safar mein Rahi" is from which Dev Anand film? 

A. Pocketmaar 

B. Munimji 

C. CID 

D. Baaazi 


6. How many brothers did Dev Anand have? 

A. 2 

B. 3

C. None 

D. 1 


7. Main Zindagi ka Saath Nibhata Chala gaya - the song, is from the film Hum Dono. It is sung by Mohd. Rafi and composed by Jaidev. Who wrote this song? 

A. Sahir Ludhianvi 

B. Vijay Anand

C. Gopaldas Neeraj 

D. Majrooh Sultanpuri 


8. What was Dev Anand's Production House called? 

A. New Cinema 

B. Gemini Movies

C. Navketan 

D. Rajshri 


9. Dev Anand never got the Dada Sahab Phalke Award. 

True 

False 


10. Dev Anand married a co-star. Which one? 

A. Kalpana Mohan (Teen Deviyaan) 

B. Kalpana Kartik (Baazi) 

C. Suraiya (Vidya) 

D. Waheeda Rehman (Guide) 


Answers in the first comment. .Enjoy! 

1 comment:

How do we know said...

1. D. Hum Ek Hain - 1946, was his debut film. But he first tasted moderate success with Ziddi (1948) and then the 1951 film, Baazi, was his first super hit.
2. A. Guide.
3. A. Simi, Nanda, and Kalpana Mohan
4. B. Waheeds Rahman was the heroine.
5. B. Munimji
6. B. 3 - Vijay Anand, Chetan Anand, Manohar Anand
7. A. Sahir Kudhianvi wrote that song
8. C. Navektan Films
9. False - he won the Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 2003.
10. B. Kalpana Kartik, whom he met on the sets of Baazi.